First make sure it is not asbestos! It's a simple Mail in test. I know that Home Depot carries them, I assume other places do as well.
Once you determine that it is asbestos free, empty out your room. Cover all that can't be removed and your floors with plastic. This is gonna get messy! Cover door openings with overlapping sheets of plastic that you can use like a door.
Spray your ceiling really well with water. A new pump bug/yard sprayer works great for this. Do not use a used one! Let water soak in and scrape down. Putty knives work great. If you have a floor scraper and a steady light hand, that works really well!
When all scraped, use plastic to wrap up debris and haul out.
**KEEP TEST RECORDS ON FILE!!!
Disposing of asbestos into the trash is subject to fines and imprisonment.
I have seen it done by spraying it with water (a section at a time) and then scraping it with a very wide metal scraper. Another idea would be to simply cover it with thin drywall or embossed tin ceiling squares.
The experts told us to cover the furniture and floor and scrape it off. We found duct taping the scraper to a shop vacuum saved a lot of mess! It takes a lot of elbow work, but it is not that hard to do. It is tedious and messy more than hard. Then you can paint the ceiling as you like. It will have a slight texture but ours looked real good.
Spray with water, scrape off the popcorn. Put down a tarp on the floor as it is messy. Wear a mask! Old popcorn was made with asbestos and you do not want to breathe that!
The carpet was an indoor/outdoor carpet. It has been in my grandparents’ home since the 80's and I need to remove it. My husband is severe COPD and using somethin...
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First make sure it is not asbestos! It's a simple Mail in test. I know that Home Depot carries them, I assume other places do as well.
Once you determine that it is asbestos free, empty out your room. Cover all that can't be removed and your floors with plastic. This is gonna get messy! Cover door openings with overlapping sheets of plastic that you can use like a door.
Spray your ceiling really well with water. A new pump bug/yard sprayer works great for this. Do not use a used one! Let water soak in and scrape down. Putty knives work great. If you have a floor scraper and a steady light hand, that works really well!
When all scraped, use plastic to wrap up debris and haul out.
**KEEP TEST RECORDS ON FILE!!!
Disposing of asbestos into the trash is subject to fines and imprisonment.
Hope that helps
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I have seen it done by spraying it with water (a section at a time) and then scraping it with a very wide metal scraper. Another idea would be to simply cover it with thin drywall or embossed tin ceiling squares.
The experts told us to cover the furniture and floor and scrape it off. We found duct taping the scraper to a shop vacuum saved a lot of mess! It takes a lot of elbow work, but it is not that hard to do. It is tedious and messy more than hard. Then you can paint the ceiling as you like. It will have a slight texture but ours looked real good.
Spray with water, scrape off the popcorn. Put down a tarp on the floor as it is messy. Wear a mask! Old popcorn was made with asbestos and you do not want to breathe that!
http://www.hometalk.com/categories/remodeling-renovating/ceiling/popcorn-ceilings
Hire a professional, it
is a very messy job
Not asbestos
thanks