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Popcorn ceilings
Howdy all,
Happy New Year! I hope 2015 is your best year ever. I have lots of new challenges ahead of me for 2015. With that, I have recently purchased a condo and I have about 900 square feet of popcorn ceiling that I want to cover. It likely has asbestos, so I am going to hire someone to cover it with drywall, yes? Can anyone tell me how much I should budget for this (materials and labor)? I'm already having the whole place painted, so the paint may not have to be included. I'm putting in engineered wood floors (glue down). I budgeted $10.00 sq. ft. installed is that too low, too high? I'm in escrow now and will close mid to late January. If I could have found that G-spot, I probably wouldn't be buying this condo! Look forward to hearing from you all. |
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G-spot about 4 inches in. better luck next time.
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Why do you think the popcorn ceiling has asbestos?
$10/sq.ft. is an average price for the wood floors. |
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Most of the older popcorn ceilings in California were made with asbestos - and probably all over the country too. When I lived there in the 80s I got a notice from the management of my apartment (required by California law) stating that the ceiling had asbestos and telling us not to disturb it. People in other states may not know they have asbestos in their ceilings because there is no requirement they be told. People bitch about regulations in California, and certainly some of them are ridiculous, but notifying someone that they have asbestos in their ceiling is a good one.
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You have mesothelioma
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The popcorn ceiling will have a little 'sparkle' to it if it has asbestos.
Don't you need to remove it up if it does?
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Two different builders have told me it likely has asbestos. If I remove it, I need to hire pros, they say it's legal to cover because in theory your not disturbing the asbestos.
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this is incorrect. glitter was sometimes applied in the 70s and 80s to ceilings, has nothing to do with asbestos.
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Even if it is asbestos you can scrape it off wet and wear a dust mask just to be safe. Cost near zero.
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warm water/steam and a big wide scraper
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I've been told that once they scrape the ceiling, there no telling the shape of the surface underneath. It will still have to be sanded and prepped for painting. The time you spend scraping prepping, compared to covering isn't worth it. Yes, no?
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Get it tested somehow, "likely" wouldn't cut it for me. |
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Sand? Go with the knockdown look, a think primer will help also.. I guess covering it is fine, but then it is just hiding the problem, you will need to disclose what you have done for future buyers..
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