He just used a simple sprayer like what you d spray your yard for weeds.
Best way to replace popcorn ceiling.
Use a file a sander or an electric grinder to do this.
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.
Fill a garden sprayer with lukewarm water and spray the entire ceiling.
Scrape cover with a new layer of drywall or skim coat with plaster to create a new textured ceiling.
I was searching for a cheap way to cover a popcorn ceiling and this was perfect.
When it comes off the ceiling the damp popcorn texture will stick to anything it touches.
Although there is a way to fix the ceiling without removing the texture the easiest and least.
Alternately you can have the ceiling layered over with new drywall.
One of the purposes of popcorn ceilings was to dull sound.
The national average for popcorn ceiling removal is 1 707 according to home advisor.
Thanks for sharing this.
I had them cut in 4 lengths rather than 8.
Options to replace popcorn ceilings popcorn be gone.
You may find that the taping job under the popcorn is less than perfect because one of the.
I went to home depot to get my hardboard and found they had it in white.
Ceiling replacement one of the simplest alternatives to scraping is removing and replacing the ceiling drywall.
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.
Like this garden sprayer.
How much does it cost to remove popcorn ceiling.
They are specifically designed to mute or muffle sound and can be applied directly to your ceiling.
If you re concerned that the acoustics of your room will go haywire after you remove this texture acoustical tiles are a great replacement.
A little not so drastic.
Wet the popcorn ceiling.
Figured i would still have to paint but it alleviated the need for primer.