Sanding Off Popcorn Ceiling

Removal of popcorn we used water scraper 2.

Sanding off popcorn ceiling. 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 main reason popcorn ceiling texture was used in the first place was to camouflage the flaws in the sheetrock or taping job. Fill imperfections with. If you are sanding a popcorn ceiling wet the ceiling with water using a garden sprayer.

The way that popcorn ceilings are normally handled and the way that i have removed mine is by scraping them down. Popcorn ceilings can be seen as such an eyesore on an otherwise beautiful home. Scrape cover with a new layer of drywall or skim coat with plaster to create a new textured ceiling. The general process is to get a pump up garden spra.

Wipe down with sponge 4. How much does it cost to remove popcorn ceiling. The national average for popcorn ceiling removal is 1 707 according to home advisor. Our popocorn came off fairly easy thank goodness.

Use a file a sander or an electric grinder to do this. Sanding is probably a bad idea. Since we were not adding texture and wanted a smooth ceiling we had to sand them smooth. Using a drywall sander mr.

However the thought of manually sanding it off sounds so much worse than actually having to look at the ceiling itself. Sand uneven areas 3. However we have some divots and uneven areas. Do not saturate the ceiling but wet it thoroughly.

If it s time to redo a popcorn ceiling there are three popular ways to take on the challenge. Do we need to compound the whole ceiling or just fill the imperfections. It was amazing how much it brightened up the room. You don t realize how dingy the ceiling looks until you take off the popcorn.

It also made the ceilings seem taller i am not sure why but it did. There are tons of videos on youtube about this. W lightly sanded the whole.