Sanding Off Popcorn Ceiling

Using a drywall sander mr.

Sanding off popcorn ceiling.

Scrape cover with a new layer of drywall or skim coat with plaster to create a new textured ceiling. Start with a 4 foot 1 2 m area so the ceiling does not dry before you get to it. Wipe down with sponge 4. The general process is to get a pump up garden spra.

W lightly sanded the whole. However we have some divots and uneven areas. The way that popcorn ceilings are normally handled and the way that i have removed mine is by scraping them down. How much does it cost to remove popcorn ceiling.

The main reason popcorn ceiling texture was used in the first place was to camouflage the flaws in the sheetrock or taping job. If it s time to redo a popcorn ceiling there are three popular ways to take on the challenge. If you are sanding a popcorn ceiling wet the ceiling with water using a garden sprayer. It also made the ceilings seem taller i am not sure why but it did.

However a knockdown finish will accomplish the same camouflage feature but be much more subtle in texture and effect. Fill imperfections with. You don t realize how dingy the ceiling looks until you take off the popcorn. However the thought of manually sanding it off sounds so much worse than actually having to look at the ceiling itself.

There are tons of videos on youtube about this. Use a file a sander or an electric grinder to do this. Do not saturate the ceiling but wet it thoroughly. Sand uneven areas 3.

Sanding is probably a bad idea. Popcorn ceilings can be seen as such an eyesore on an otherwise beautiful home. This is the order we were recommended. Do we need to compound the whole ceiling or just fill the imperfections.

The national average for popcorn ceiling removal is 1 707 according to home advisor. Removal of popcorn we used water scraper 2. Our popocorn came off fairly easy thank goodness.