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Are you sick of that crusty popcorn ceiling you have in one or more of the rooms in your house? If you’ve wanted to get rid of it, but haven’t got the ball rolling, we want to give you an easy step-by-step guide on how to do so today. First, let’s go over the different tools you will need:
- A drywall taping knife
- Sheetrock joint compound
- A garden sprayer
- A box to scrape the “popcorn” into
- Drop cloths or a tarp for the floor
- Dust mask
- Sandpaper, preferably a 200 grit or higher
The first thing you are going to do is prepare the space. Put your tarp or drop cloths down and move any furniture out of the room. After you’ve got the space prepped, you’re ready to get started. The first thing you need to do is to fill your garden sprayer with water. Then spray the ceiling. We recommend doing it in 4’x4’ increments so you don't’ get all wet from the dripping water. Don’t be afraid to get the ceiling saturated.
Once you’ve done that, you’re ready to start scraping. Take your drywall taping knife and start scraping, using a box to scrape all the popcorn into. Again, do this step in sections so you can catch all of the mess in your box.
Once you’ve scraped the popcorn ceiling off, you’re going to use the joint compound to go over seams and dry spots left over in the ceiling to make everything smooth. The next step is taking that sand paper and using it to smooth over and sand out the ceiling.
After you’ve done all of this, it’s time to prime! Put down a coat of primer and once that dries, you are ready to paint. We recommend 2-3 coats of a flat, white paint so you don’t get any kind of glare.
This is a fairly simple project, it’s just a little messy and time consuming. If you have any questions about this process or about real estate in general, give us a call or send us an email. We also recommend Googling “how to removing popcorn ceilings” and watching some YouTube videos showing actual demonstrations. It helped us a lot.
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