THREE DIY WAYS TO RID OF POPCORN CEILINGS
SCRAPE
IT AWAY:
- Cover walls and floor with plastic drop cloth
- Cut off light fixtures power
- Saturate popcorn layer with water
- Start scraping it off
- Use joint compound to touch up ceiling and buff
- Prime; paint
- BUT - if your house was built before 1980, have a sample of your ceiling tested for asbestos. Online and home improvement stores carry test kits
COVER
IT OVER WITH WOOD PLANK:
- No scraping needed
- Adhere thin (but quality grade) tongue and groove wood planks to ceiling with coat of Liquid Nails
- Secure them with nail gun
- You can stain or pickle or paint them – inexpensive way to go
TILE
OVER IT:
- No scraping needed
- Cover popcorn with faux-tin Styrofam tilesThese hints came from the www.PersonalHomeManagement.net website.