So, you’re thinking about scraping off those old, 1970’s popcorn ceilings huh? Well, there is an art to it. As a professional popcorn ceiling removal company, we have found a great video for you, the home owner, to watch. This video will give you an idea of what to expect when removing the old popcorn ceilings from your home.
Yeah, you can do it yourself. It’s definitely not brain surgery. You can also have a reliable acoustic ceiling removal contractor such as ourselves, do it for you. Of course you need to remember, once those old popcorn ceilings are scraped. That’s where the work just begins.
Once all of the old popcorn is scraped from your ceilings, you have a few more steps. You need to patch all of the drywall seems with drywall mud, sand those seems after the mud drys and make sure the ceilings are nice and even. Once those seams dry, you can move onto the process of retexturing your ceilings. Watch this video to see the process of retexturing your old popcorn ceilings and making them look new!
Ok. Thats the texturing part. Once all of that fun stuff is complete, you get the fun task of priming, painting all of the ceilings. Wait, you’re still not finished. All of the plastic will have to be removed, hauled away and all of your light fixtures will need to be reinstalled. Watch this video that shows you the process of priming and paint your newly retextured ceilings.
So, you still thinking of doing it yourself. After watching these popcorn removal videos and ceiling retexturing videos, it makes .99 cents per sf ceiling texture removal sound pretty appetizing huh? If you are interested in working with a professional to remove your old popcorn ceilings, retexture, prime and paint, then give Home Makeover Pros a try. Free Estimates!