Other ideas for putting Up something over the popcorn ceiling?

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The best is obviously to remove it,, the small repair kits just never seem to match or work, but not that expensive to try...if your gonna be there for a long while, replacing the ceiling is best. put up 1x4 strips over the old ceiling and put up new 3/8 Sheetrock, then paint..in long run you’ll be much happier....good luck...

have you tried moistening a small area by misting with water? You might just be able to mist, repeat, and scrape it off. We did this with our manufactured home a few years ago. The popcorn started to come off when we were painting the ceiling, so we did this to recover our ability to paint the whole place, to cover up a cat smell.

In the meantime, affix some fabric (Indian tapestries/bedspreads are not expensive; sailcloth is nice, too) to the ceiling. It'll be a relief to not have to look at those irritating ceiling flaws.

Can you drop into or call the home stores for advice, or maybe get advice from other places that have professionals? Advice costs nothing...BUT DO

resign yourself to the fact that it is unwise to install anything over an unstable base...If it's cracking in one place, what is to stop that from continuing in another place later? (Perhaps whatever you put over it may

worsen that condition)? I have seen on TV that it is quick to remove a popcorn ceiling by just scraping...I am no expert, but that is what I think of.

Put 3/4" plaster board over top of popcorn ceiling, tape, mud, sand and your ready to paint or put new style texture on before painting. Yoy could also dampen the popcorn texture and scrape off. Lot of work but much cheaper on the pocketbook.

You can either remove it with a light spray of water, scraping off a small section at a time and protect your floor at the same time or you can put drywall over the top.

FIRST CHECK for leaky pipes or roof above the ceilings with cracks & bulging areas. The least expensive sturdiest permanent solution I found after speaking to many professionals & handy people was to drywall my 2 ceilings in my 1902 home. Part of one ceiling fell down, lathe & plaster underneath, so dangerous and a BIG mess. The bubbles are areas where its loose (leaky roof above?) so it's a matter of time and MUST be promptly addressed. Good luck!

If you have bubbling on the ceiling... you have a leak, either in the room or from plumbing above the spot (upstairs bath??) You MUST fix that first!

Then you can decide if you want to remove the popcorn ceiling (a pain in the ass... but NOT hard to do) or cover over the popcorn... Cover with drywall, tin ceiling tiles (faux or metal), ship lap, bead board, rippled steel or fiberglass... or just about any material you choose.... depending on your skill level and budget.

I used these amazing foam tin look tiles. They glue on right over popcorn ceilings and can be painted with your choice of latex and foam paints. You can caulk between them or leave uncaulked. Also provided additional insulation. I did a pilot of these in my laundry room and it was amazing. I bought a bulk box in white and painted them myself. Did it all by myself too!

Could you post a picture of the ceiling including the crown molding and anything else near the ceiling? I doubt you would have to remove crown molding to scrape off popcorn. They seem to scrape it off a lot on HGTV. Getting rid of the popcorn and really surveying what the ceiling looks like under that is very important. Don't add anything else this would just complicate things at this point.

You have to run the furring strips transverse of the ceiling joists..don’t run same direction..it looks dauntin, but the fan is just a matter of cutting a hole below the old one & using an extende, and I suggest going on UTUBE for replacement of the crown molding..it’s not really that hard if you pay attention how you take it down

Thank you very much !