"You know what's a fun DIY weekend project? Scraping my popcorn ceilings!" said no one, ever. Between testing your popcorn ceilings for asbestos and enduring the subsequent avalanche of falling debris ...
Nothing makes a room look uglier than a popcorn ceiling, and scraping them off can be dangerous and ineffective. So why not ...
Popcorn ceilings are so outdated that they are a bit of an eyesore. The 1980s was last time this interior design choice was popular, so they have not been on trend for decades. As a result, many ...
The Property Brothers know a thing or two about updating homes on a budget. Check out their suggestion for covering a popcorn ...
If you have one or more popcorn ceilings in your home, you understand how difficult it can be to maintain and clean this type of material. This style of ceiling design, known for its textured ...
The ceilings have a "popcorn" finish, which I'm sure contains asbestos. The complex was built in the early '70s. Should I have a HazMat service evaluate or just bring in a contractor to remove the old ...
Q: My husband and I live in a high-rise condo on Russian Hill in San Francisco, which we bought in 1975 and have updated over the years. However we have not tackled the popcorn ceiling problem. The ...
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How to remove a popcorn ceiling

Do the scrape test Before you start removing the old popcorn texture, do a simple scrape test in a small area of the ceiling. First, try scraping a dry area of the ceiling with your drywall knife. If ...
Everybody loves popcorn with a movie. Nobody wants popcorn on their ceilings. Like cork walls, mirror tiles and avocado- green shag carpet, acoustic ceiling texture was all the rage in the 1970s and ...