Remove the popcorn ceiling 1.
Easy way to remove popcorn ceiling.
Remove all furniture and items off the wall e g.
For easier scraping and practically no dust during popcorn ceiling removal use a garden pump sprayer to mist the ceiling and let it soak in for about 15 minutes before scraping.
Using a gardener s portable hand sprayer also called a hudson sprayer to spray down portions of the wall.
Work in small 4 inch by 4 inch sections and let the water soak in for about.
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When scraping popcorn ceilings you ll want to use a 4 inch utility knife or a drywall knife to chip away at the texture and create a smooth surface.
Move onto the next 3 x 3 squares of ceiling.
You ll probably need to skim it with a thin layer of joint compound to smooth out imperfections then sand it smooth before repainting.
After a few more minutes get up on a stepladder and scrape the popcorn off with a ceiling texture scraper.
We bought a new fertilizer sprayer to spray the ceiling they are fairly inexpensive.
Second you want to apply a nice coat of warm water to the popcorn ceiling.
To make scraping off the popcorn texture easier experts suggest lightly misting the ceiling with a garden pump sprayer.
Don t oversaturate the popcorn coating as it could damage the underlying drywall surface.
Fill a spray bottle with warm water then spray one small section 10 square feet of ceiling at a time.
Let it sit for about 20 minutes.
Actually we already had one but it had been used with fertilizer already and we did not want to take the chance with using that.
Only give it a light misting too much water could damage the drywall or loosen the joint tape.
First prep the area.
I wanted to have smooth ceilings so we knew we were going to have to remove it all.
The easiest way to do this is with a.
However it is pretty easy to explain.