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My house was built in the era of popcorn ceilings. I need to rig one of those on a counter weighted boom so I can push down instead of holding it up against the ceiling
I want one too, Frank
Me two! When I moved into my current home all of the ceilings except one were pop corn finish. When I started painting them all went well until I got to one room, then the popcorn started falling off! I guess the latex paint started loosing the popcorn finish. I called my friend who's son is a painter and asked the solution, the answer is something called Guardz it seals the popcorn finish so the latex paint does not loosen the bond.
Amazingly for a 60 year old house the popcorn ceilings are still in decent shape all except for one room where the condensation drain for the HVAC leaked in years gone by There is a stain there that I haven't fully managed to eradicate, but what the heck who looks at the ceiling anyway.
You can easily remove popcorn or a textured ceiling if it has not been painted. Water in a spray bottle. Spray it, wait a minute or two, scrape to off with a wide mud knife. You may need to do some touch up after to make the ceiling flat, but if you need to repair a textured or popcorn ceiling, it is easier to remove it all and start over, that it is to match. Or remove it all and go to a nice flat ceiling.
BUT if it has been painted or been sealed like Meyer77 mentioned it is a lot more difficult to remove.
I never understood where "popcorn" came from. It looks a lot like cottage cheese. I know a lot of people hate it but I never really tired of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Altair
More people like popcorn than like cottage cheese :)
I believe that textured ceilings became popular because it is a lot quicker and easier to texture a ceiling than it is to make a flat ceiling look good. The problems with a textured ceiling include, difficult to paint, difficult to clean, and near impossible make a good repair look good.
That's where a can of KILZ spray comes in handy. Works great and easy to apply.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank S
Until about 1982, this stuff had asbestos in it. So it should be treated as hazardous waste.
Asbestos or not the chalky gypsum dust from sanding off the popcorn is not something you want in your lungs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pa1963
I've heard that but I always thought it was a contemporary legend. It doesn't make sense to me that anyone would waste asbestos on that unless they were trying to get rid of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pa1963
It you remove it by spraying with water, wait a couple minutes, then scrape, you eliminate both the dust and the fibers if there are any. It is messy, but cheap plastic drop cloths take care of that problem.