Removing Ceiling Texture That Has Been Painted
I have ceiling texture that is painted and hard to remove.
Removing ceiling texture that has been painted. Scraping the ceiling clean is often a major undertaking on its own but you also need to know what to do after removing the popcorn ceiling. If your ceiling texture is painted then scrape off the top of the texture before wetting to expose the underlying surface. Sometimes it sands off with relative ease and can still be worth your while sanding it down flat. I do this by getting up on my ladder and scraping the points off the popcorn with the flat side of a metal scraper.
When the ceiling is finished and all the popcorn material is removed sand the ceiling smooth and apply a primer coat of paint to seal and make the ceiling uniform. If the texture still hasn t softened it might be painted or paint might have been mixed into the texture before application. A coat of primer and then a coat of satin paint makes the ceiling look really nice and modern. As we mentioned earlier in this article having a painted textured ceiling is a whole different ballgame.
Steps for removing a painted popcorn ceiling. If you have a painted popcorn ceiling like two of mine you will need an extra step in here. If you have a stomp texture on your ceiling then the person who created it did so by spreading a coat of drywall joint compound and using a stomp. In order for the water to reach the actual popcorn you will have to expose the material.
Then wet the surface once the painted material is gone. If the house is old enough to have a popcorn ceiling it s old enough to have dangerous paint and if the ceiling is painted you ll want to test it before going any further. Some prefer to add a different type of texture while others prefer the look of a smooth and freshly painted ceiling. In either case water won t easily penetrate.
How to remove popcorn ceiling that has been painted through the mid 70 and 80 s popcorn ceilings became the rage in many homes across the country. Prime ceiling and paint with flat ceiling paint. How to remove a painted stomp textured ceiling. Before you get started invest in some asbestos and lead test kits.