Sanding Off Popcorn Ceiling

However the thought of manually sanding it off sounds so much worse than actually having to look at the ceiling itself.

Sanding off popcorn ceiling. So the first step in changing popcorn ceilings to knockdown ones is to get rid of the popcorn or at least most of it the carpenter lightly sprayed the ceiling with water working one room at a time. Scrape cover with a new layer of drywall or skim coat with plaster to create a new textured ceiling. It also made the ceilings seem taller i am not sure why but it did. Use a file a sander or an electric grinder to do this.

If you are sanding a popcorn ceiling wet the ceiling with water using a garden sprayer. This is the order we were recommended. The national average for popcorn ceiling removal is 1 707 according to home advisor. Consider enlisting the help of a professional to thoroughly smooth out and repair the ceiling before painting or applying a new texture.

Popcorn ceilings can be seen as such an eyesore on an otherwise beautiful home. 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. Our popocorn came off fairly easy thank goodness. How much does it cost to remove popcorn ceiling.

Using a drywall sander mr. Fill imperfections with. Start with a 4 foot 1 2 m area so the ceiling does not dry before you get to it. Wipe down with sponge 4.

However we have some divots and uneven areas. Since we were not adding texture and wanted a smooth ceiling we had to sand them smooth. W lightly sanded the whole. Removal of popcorn we used water scraper 2.

You don t realize how dingy the ceiling looks until you take off the popcorn. This was a picture of the kitchen with the popcorn ceiling and wallpapered walls. It was amazing how much it brightened up the room. Do we need to compound the whole ceiling or just fill the imperfections.

Sand uneven areas 3.