Diy Popcorn Ceiling Removal

This will make the process more manageable.

Diy popcorn ceiling removal. Youll want to sand down the rough edges on your spackling as well as remove any leftover popcorn ceiling dust so the paint will be able to stick to the surface of the drywall. Kidding of course. Dont you just love them.

The Planex Easy Drywall Sander basically a vacuum for your ceilings making popcorn ceiling removal easier than youd believe. Use your sprayer to spray one area at a time to work on so it doesnt soak too long. Youll probably need to.

Taking the popcorn off of your ceiling is as simple as spraying it with a light coat of water letting it soak in for a minute or two and scraping it off. Youll probably need to skim it with a thin layer of joint compound to smooth out imperfections then sand it smooth before repainting. Set up a staging area outside of the room before you start.

Use lots and lots of water. If you want to have less wet texture to clean off the floor you can attach a shop vac to your scraper. It would be silly to wet the ceiling of the entire room at once if.

I surprised my wife by having her walk in from a long day at work to find me covered in sloppy wet oatmeal-like popcorn ceiling plaster and the furniture all over the house but she wasnt mad and it turned out to be a very easy DIY project. Just spread a thin layer of mud and scrape all of it back off right away. If you do decide to move forward with popcorn ceiling texture removal youll want to begin with a scrape test.

However its important that you dont let the water soak through to the drywall beneath it. I had recently removed the popcorn texture from ceilings in 90 of my house. Make sure to wear the proper safety protection when removing popcorn ceiling.