Sanding Off Popcorn Ceiling

It was amazing how much it brightened up the room.

Sanding off popcorn ceiling.

Start with a 4 foot 1 2 m area so the ceiling does not dry before you get to it. Keep in mind that scraping the popcorn texture off your ceiling may be simple enough but repairing the drywall beneath is a significant undertaking. You don t realize how dingy the ceiling looks until you take off the popcorn. So the first step in changing popcorn ceilings to knockdown ones is to get rid of the popcorn or at least most of it the carpenter lightly sprayed the ceiling with water working one room at a time.

Popcorn ceilings can be seen as such an eyesore on an otherwise beautiful home. This is the order we were recommended. Since we were not adding texture and wanted a smooth ceiling we had to sand them smooth. Sand uneven areas 3.

It also made the ceilings seem taller i am not sure why but it did. Using a drywall sander mr. Scrape cover with a new layer of drywall or skim coat with plaster to create a new textured ceiling. Removal of popcorn we used water scraper 2.

This was a picture of the kitchen with the popcorn ceiling and wallpapered walls. Do not saturate the ceiling but wet it thoroughly. Consider enlisting the help of a professional to thoroughly smooth out and repair the ceiling before painting or applying a new texture. Fill imperfections with.

If it s time to redo a popcorn ceiling there are three popular ways to take on the challenge. Use a file a sander or an electric grinder to do this. Our popocorn came off fairly easy thank goodness. However the thought of manually sanding it off sounds so much worse than actually having to look at the ceiling itself.

Wipe down with sponge 4. W lightly sanded the whole. If you are sanding a popcorn ceiling wet the ceiling with water using a garden sprayer. Round off the corners of your popcorn scraper whether it s a wide putty knife or drywall taping knife so it won t gouge the ceiling and leave you with dozens of ceiling wounds to repair.

The national average for popcorn ceiling removal is 1 707 according to home advisor.