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04-20-2011, 12:37 PM | Topic Starter |
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So I'm Whacking The Popcorn Ceiling.
Heaven help me.
I have never ever not one time in my life applied drywall compound to any surface at all ever. I picked a small room to start with and practice. Sraped the cottage cheese off dry and sanded. Did a skim coat on low spots and sanded. Did another skim coat and sanded. I had an easier time smearing on a skim coat when i watered down the mud. It takes me a long time because just a few minutes on a ladder hurts my back so bad I have to sit down and cry for a while. Then I get back at it when I'm finished crying. So anyway, I think this practice room is about ready for paint. It looks real good. So good that I want to do the rest of the house, no matter how bad it hurts. Hoping over-head has some tips to help me along. Or giggling at me for what I've gotten myself into. Dinny |
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04-20-2011, 12:41 PM | #2 |
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IMO, few things date a house like popcorn ceilings. I can't stand them. Next, you'll have to ditch the brass fixtures.
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04-20-2011, 12:41 PM | #3 |
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I've knocked quite a bit of popcorn off of ceilings.
I use a spray bottle to mist/dampen it, let it sit for a minute and then scrape it with a wide drywall mud knife. |
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04-20-2011, 01:03 PM | #4 |
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Next time, Dinny, this is the method.
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04-20-2011, 01:08 PM | #5 | |
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I still have a few spots left in the practice room. I am typically a perfectionist, (I have agressive/repulsive disorder) so I am figuring the paint will expose little imperfections more than hide them. I absolutely love the way it looks already. I can't stand the popcorn anymore. We are going to do some new floors, so I want to do this first. VIVA LA POPCORN WHACK!!! Dinny |
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04-20-2011, 04:40 PM | #6 |
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This works great as long as it hasn't been painted. The good thing is that the shit is impossible to brush and roll so it rarely is.
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04-20-2011, 12:41 PM | #7 |
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Is whacking how the ceiling got popcorned in the first place???
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04-20-2011, 12:41 PM | #8 |
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I'm pretty sure this should be labeled NSFW.
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04-20-2011, 01:01 PM | #9 |
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04-20-2011, 01:03 PM | #10 |
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One of my brothers was going to do this himself until he heard that some of the early stuff contains asbestos.
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04-20-2011, 01:07 PM | #11 |
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whacking the popcorn is one way to put it I guess. We always called it whacking the monkey
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04-20-2011, 01:09 PM | #12 |
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Whoever thought that shit up needs beaten to death.
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04-20-2011, 01:27 PM | #13 |
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I would kill whoever thought up knockdown texture for walls first.
My house was built in 78 and the whole upstairs has this crap on the walls. |
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04-20-2011, 01:13 PM | #14 |
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Our house is only 8 years old and it has popcorn ceilings. I thought that shit went the way of the dodo back in 1986.
We've scraped all the bedrooms and bathrooms. Only the living room and kitchen left. |
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04-20-2011, 01:30 PM | #15 |
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It would be easier if the house was empty.
The boss isn't happy about moving things and the mess. That and she's an extreme instant gratificationist. I am literally against all odds. Or something like that. Dinny |
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