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It’s also a good idea to move all furniture out of the room for protection and so it’s easier to maneuver around with your ladder. Popcorn ceiling removal is a messy job and a simple solution to keeping the cleanup easy is by using plastic drop cloths to cover your floors. If the popcorn ceiling is still hard after those 15 minutes, this indicates the ceiling was painted and will require sanding Step 3: Cover Up! You can test this out by spraying a small area with water and waiting 15 minutes or so before attempting to scrape the area. However, if your popcorn ceiling has been painted, this layer of paint on top of the drywall makes it impossible for the water to penetrate through and soften up the popcorn. This makes the scraping process much easier! Step 2: Determine if the Ceiling is PaintedĪside from testing for asbestos, there is one other detail you will want to consider before attempting the next steps in the popcorn removal process - that is whether or not your ceiling has been painted over.Ĭeilings that are not painted are a lot easier to manage because the drywall can take up moisture and soften up during the misting process. You can purchase a test kit from the hardware store to test it yourself. To find out if your popcorn ceilings contain asbestos, you will want to hire an abatement professional. This step is important because attempting to scrape away popcorn texture that contains asbestos can cause the particles to escape into the air, making it easy for you and your family to breathe in the carcinogens. Your home may very likely contain asbestos if it was built between the 1950s and 1980s. The first thing you should do before starting this project is to determine whether your ceiling contains asbestos. Preparing the Workspace Step 1: Test for Asbestos This compound dries hard like plaster, making it great for patching up big holes or anything that’s really major. USG Easy Sand - this is a powdered mud that can be mixed with water.This will give you that smooth look you are going for! Since this compound also dries with a softer finish, it also makes it easy to sand out.

This mud is soft and light, which makes it great for floating out and finishing.

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Plus 3 Mud for the skim coating stage.You will only want to use this for the fixing stage because it is a lot harder to sand down. The all-purpose mud is great for fixing up smaller patches because it dries fast, won’t shrink as much, and leaves a harder finish.

Use an all-purpose mud, such as USG All-purpose Mud, for fixing holes and cracks in the ceiling.

Here are some recommendations that Drywall Shorty has when it comes to choosing the right mud for skimming your ceiling:

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Pro Tip: A 32-Inch Drywall Skimming Blade is the best size to go with as it covers more surface area than a 24-Inch but is also a lot more manageable than using a 40-Inch! Drywall Shorty’s Tips on Mud

Putty Knife (any size from 6” to 12” will do).

Tools for Removing Popcorn Ceiling Some Basic Drywall Tools

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Drywall Shorty) to teach you everything you need to know about preparing your workspace, choosing the right drywall tools, and removing popcorn texture from ceilings (plus some best practices for skim coating drywall for that professional look)! Read on to learn more.

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