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The Velveteen Ocelot

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2. I've heard you can remove the "popcorn"

Sun Feb 26, 2017, 01:43 PM

Feb 2017

by soaking the ceiling with water for 15 minutes or so and then scraping it off with something like a putty knife. But that sounds like a horrible job; I'd look into hiring somebody to do it. Covering the ceilings with another layer of sheetrock would make them even lower so you're probably better off removing the popcorn and refinishing and painting what's underneath. I have no idea how much any of this would cost.

Popcorn ceilings were a thing during the '80s and I don't know why, unless it was to cover up sloppy drywall work on the ceiling.

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let's talk about the dreaded 'popcorn' ceilings, shall we? [View all] NMDemDist2 Feb 2017 OP

Its usually just made of sprayed plaster 5X Feb 2017 #1

I've heard you can remove the "popcorn" The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #2

That's exactly why. marybourg Feb 2017 #11

Lots of youtube videos show you techniques to do that fairly easily. PoliticAverse Feb 2017 #3

I had all of mine covered with new sheet rock. DURHAM D Feb 2017 #4

is the paint old? janterry Feb 2017 #5

i doubt it, built in the mid 70s NMDemDist2 Feb 2017 #8

That's good janterry Feb 2017 #15

Those are awful Lotusflower70 Feb 2017 #6

texture scraper? NMDemDist2 Feb 2017 #9

Details Lotusflower70 Feb 2017 #10

You need to determine if the ceiling contains asbestos Phoenix61 Feb 2017 #7

The house I'm living in had popcorn ceilings luvMIdog Feb 2017 #12

Cost? N/t NMDemDist2 Feb 2017 #13

I have no idea my ex husband paid for it luvMIdog Feb 2017 #14

I had it done 2 years ago Motley13 Feb 2017 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2017 #17

If house built before 1980 have it checked for asbestos before removing Jersey Devil Apr 2017 #18