Removing Textured Ceiling That Has Been Painted

Apply even pressure on the ceiling when scraping.

Removing textured ceiling that has been painted. If the water will not soak in the ceiling has been painted. Sand off the texture with a drywall sander and. Soak and scrape unpainted texture to prep and protect cover the floor with a canvas drop cloth and tape up exposed trim.

These are 25 75 and the acoustic powder it uses will cost around 20. This method is messy and slow but it works. Avoid plastic drop cloths which.

Larger areas call for pneumatic hoppers which are small hand held spray guns that can cover a greater area with the best adhesion. Continue along the entire surface of the ceiling until the popcorn is gone. Sometimes it sands off with relative ease and can still be worth your while sanding it down flat.

Use a 4 inch utility knife type scraper to remove the material. Scrape the ceiling with smooth long strokes. Even with the bag removing the texture will disperse clouds of drywall dust in the room.

If the texture has paint mixed in you might have to dry scrape the whole ceiling or cover it up with drywall or t g boards. Spraying it with water will soften the texture but it will take more water and a longer soaking time because it has been hardened by the latex paint and is to a large degree has become waterproof. However all the little bumps and ridges from the texture create shadows that make the ceiling seem lower and darker.

Fill a pump sprayer with water and spray the entire wall evenly to soften the texture. When i redid my husbands office last year i wanted to remove texture from the ceiling. If your ceiling texture is painted then scrape off the top of the.