Sanding Off Popcorn Ceiling

Sand uneven areas 3.

Sanding off popcorn ceiling.

How much does it cost to remove popcorn ceiling. Using a drywall sander mr. The general process is to get a pump up garden spra. Scrape cover with a new layer of drywall or skim coat with plaster to create a new textured ceiling.

If it s time to redo a popcorn ceiling there are three popular ways to take on the challenge. Removal of popcorn we used water scraper 2. There are tons of videos on youtube about this. The main reason popcorn ceiling texture was used in the first place was to camouflage the flaws in the sheetrock or taping job.

W lightly sanded the whole. 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. 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.

However we have some divots and uneven areas. Wipe down with sponge 4. Since we were not adding texture and wanted a smooth ceiling we had to sand them smooth. The national average for popcorn ceiling removal is 1 707 according to home advisor.

It was amazing how much it brightened up the room. This is the order we were recommended. Popcorn ceilings can be seen as such an eyesore on an otherwise beautiful home. However the thought of manually sanding it off sounds so much worse than actually having to look at the ceiling itself.

Sanding is probably a bad idea. The way that popcorn ceilings are normally handled and the way that i have removed mine is by scraping them down. However a knockdown finish will accomplish the same camouflage feature but be much more subtle in texture and effect. Our popocorn came off fairly easy thank goodness.

Do not saturate the ceiling but wet it thoroughly. Start with a 4 foot 1 2 m area so the ceiling does not dry before you get to it. Do we need to compound the whole ceiling or just fill the imperfections.