Asked on Nov 02, 2015
Popcorn ceilings
by Laurie
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What is the best way to paint or cover-up popcorn ceilings?
8 answers
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I found this hopefully it will guide you. homesguides.sfgate.com/cover-popcorn-ceilings-37248.html
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Janet Pizaro
on Nov 03, 2015
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Beadboard
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Debby Branigan
on Nov 03, 2015
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Spray warm water using a spray bottle' like you buy at the ' Doller' store' let set for 30' seconds' scrapes right off like melted butter' put down some painters plastic on the floor or counter ' before you start.. Then let dry ' skim coat with joint compound' and sand an prime. Paul.
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Dra2688510
on Nov 03, 2015
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Years ago, I scraped my mom's ceiling & recently we had a local painter scrape ours. I scraped them completely flat, She left just a bit of texture. That made a great effect!
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Deb McGee
on Nov 03, 2015
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Thank you for all the help. Next big project. 375 square feet. I think this will wait till after Christmas this year. I will hole up for the winter.
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Laurie
on Nov 03, 2015
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Laurie make sure the ceiling doesn't have asbestos in it before attempting to remove it. http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-Education/Safety-Guides/Home/Asbestos-In-The-Home/
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Z
on Nov 03, 2015
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Painted popcorn is really hard to remove. draggonfire has the best solution if the ceiling hasn't been painted. If it is painted, then I'd get a wallpaper steamer, score here and there to let the steam do its work.
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Marion Nesbitt
on Nov 04, 2015
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Be very careful as you scrape to keep the blade flat. We just spent $3000 to correct the horrible diy job previous owners did to all the ceilings in our home. They all had to be hand sanded and replastered. You can not imagine the amout of dust this has created.
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Deb Yates
on Nov 05, 2015
Janet Pizaro
on Nov 03, 2015
Debby Branigan
on Nov 03, 2015
Dra2688510
on Nov 03, 2015
Laurie
on Nov 03, 2015
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