Popcorn ceilings

[T- Type Tim]

I decided to scrape the ceiling in my garage yesterday . I wanted to see how it went before I tried it in doors.

What a damn mess . Layed plastic down still made for a hell of a lot of clean up. I can't believe the amount of that crap was stuck to the ceiling .

Got it done but it got me thinking about paying someone to do it inside. I m getting it textured today . Might drink some beers while the drywall guy is working

 

[TurboTGuy]

All I will say is "Never again."

 

[Rafs-T-Type]

As someone with popcorn ceilings that hates them this is not good news

 

[T- Type Tim]

I'm sure the end result will be worth it but it's something I could live with

Btw the texture and touch ups will be around 250 just for the garage

 

[fitz3820]

Looks better than when I tried it - mind did not come off all the way to the drywall, just left bumps and ruined the old tape job. I had to put compound over the ENTIRE ceiling in my sun room - at least it is only 12x12, it was a total PITA. Would probably have been easier to put thin drywall over the popcorn at the beginning...

 

[T- Type Tim]

I took a picture of the good side
I gouged the hell out of one side by over wetting . Half the garage is having tape replaced

 

[T- Type Tim]

Well drinking beer and watching some one else work ain't half bad

 

[jlat]

hello people; You should try horse hair plaster removal. Dusty, heavey and that dust goes everywhere. Just another fine part of rehabing a old home.
IBBY

 

[Daniel Scarle]

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They make a scraper that hold a five gallon trash bag on it. So u wet the ceilings with warm water and a little dish soap, let it sit for a minute then scrap it. Do a small area at a time. It falls in the trash bag that's attached to it the scrapper. Works great. My house had popcorn ceiling all through it and it saved a lot of time and did not make a mess

 

[T- Type Tim]

Home Depot? Where do you find that?

 

[Jay J]

One word: Asbestos

 

[Daniel Scarle]

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Yes Home Depot.

 

[626gn]

One word: Asbestos

^^^Sadly, this is very true...If this ceiling was from the 70's or earlier there is a very good chance you were exposed to Asbestos if you were not wearing the proper respirator and setup a decontamination area. OSHA has very strict requirements for it's removal. Too late to to anything about it now though...

By the late 80's all forms of Asbestos was banned so if your ceiling was originally sprayed in the 90's and later, no need to worry much. There are different types of Asbestos but unfortunately the type in popcorn ceilings are considered "friable" and can easily get into your lungs.

 

[buddy]

Well drinking beer and watching some one else work ain't half badView attachment 213583

Cool car, can you post a close up of front end? I'm trying to figure out what color scheme and look I'm going to go for on my white t. Thanks.

 

[novaderrik]

why do people texture the ceilings of their garages?
it just makes it that much more tragic when you lift the cherry picker too high trying to get the engine over the radiator support of a 4X4 truck and poke a hole in it..

 

[T- Type Tim]

My house was built in 87. pretty sure the asbestos phase was done then.

The texturing just makes it look like a finished job, but really I wanted to see if this would look ok indoors before I start scraping on that job. Overall it looks great, going to get started on painting and cleaning here in about an hour.

Thanks on the car, I'll get a few pics for ya when its out in the driveway

 

[626gn]

Mainly sound absorption. Less echo effect. Plus it hides imperfections of the subsurface, that is until you happen to damage it, like you said.

 

[626gn]

My house was built in 87. pretty sure the asbestos phase was done then.

The texturing just makes it look like a finished job, but really I wanted to see if this would look ok indoors before I start scraping on that job. Overall it looks great, going to get started on painting and cleaning here in about an hour.

Thanks on the car, I'll get a few pics for ya when its out in the driveway

1987 could still be borderline. It wasn't fully banned until 89 I think. Nothing much you can do about it now anyway though.

 

[T- Type Tim]

Nope, and compared to some of the stuff I used to work around, its probably the least of my worries

 

[626gn]

Nope, and compared to some of the stuff I used to work around, its probably the least of my worries

True. Although its tightly regulated now there were a lot of people exposed to that stuff, as well as other hazardous, and yet not every one develops complications from it. I've been in the construction industry since the early 90's and even I was exposed to it working on older buildings. I know a lot of old timers who used to breath that stuff all the time before they knew it was bad. Some are still alive and kicking today. The ones who passed did not die as result of being exposed to Asbestos. Not implying there is no danger in handling the stuff, just that there are so many "other" things that are more harmful that people come across in their every day lives.