If they are clear of asbestos, work in small areas, misting with water and then scrape with wide scraper. Keep a shop vac handy and scrape with the vacuum head running near your work area will help keep the mess down a bit.
You'll need to patch and sand a bit when done. Good luck.
In my previous house they were sprayed Gunite- as in the concrete slurry that is sprayed to make built-in swimming pools.
Those do no knock down, they can’t be scraped - no matter how much one sprays them with anything. Bloody knuckles is all you get.
If one has gunite or asbestos, then they can be encapsulated with 1/8” drywall or completely filled in w/ drywall compound. The later is neck breaking work, but I chose not to buy drywall jacks.
Our house has asbestos popcorn ceiling and it's pillowing between the joists. In the rooms (bathroom, kitchen, laundry room) with no popcorn ceiling, there is absolut...
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Valerie: first you'll need an asbestos test!
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/3-ways-to-deal-popcorn-ceiling
If they are clear of asbestos, work in small areas, misting with water and then scrape with wide scraper. Keep a shop vac handy and scrape with the vacuum head running near your work area will help keep the mess down a bit.
You'll need to patch and sand a bit when done. Good luck.
In my previous house they were sprayed Gunite- as in the concrete slurry that is sprayed to make built-in swimming pools.
Those do no knock down, they can’t be scraped - no matter how much one sprays them with anything. Bloody knuckles is all you get.
If one has gunite or asbestos, then they can be encapsulated with 1/8” drywall or completely filled in w/ drywall compound. The later is neck breaking work, but I chose not to buy drywall jacks.