Comments on: Removing Painted on Popcorn Ceiling Texture

By: OneJo2Go

OneJo2Go — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:50:59 +0000

Ha Ha – true! If you ever just need to remove a stain from popcorn ceilings and do not have the time or money to redo the whole ceiling, here’s a “how to” article:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4891689_remove-stains-popcorn-ceilings.html

By: Elaine

Elaine — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:26:13 +0000

Dooooood. My neck hurts just reading this. I need a beer.

With you in sore-muscled solidarity.

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:51:51 +0000

Christopher: The contractor that is doing the drywalling, etc did the exact same thing. He took 1/4″ drywall and put it over his plaster ceilings. I’ve been tempted…

momomatic: Crying won’t make the texture come off any faster, but I suppose it can’t hurt anything

bungalowbliss: My head hit the ceiling more times than I would have liked. Popcorn texture meeting scalp doesn’t feel the greatest…

By: bungalowbliss

bungalowbliss — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:59:49 +0000

Oh my gosh, what a job. I can’t even imagine, but good for you for tackling the project head-on.

Monomatic, it’s okay, just substitute wine! It really does help!

By: momomatic

momomatic — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:21:31 +0000

So…for those of us that don’t drink beer (UnAmerican I know), can we sit and cry instead? Seriously–thanks for laying it all on the line, though. At least I know what’s in my future.

Stupid painted popcorn ceilings. Gah.

By: Christopher Busta-Peck

Christopher Busta-Peck — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:25:09 +0000

Ugh. I was afraid it was going to be so much fun.

While I’m a big fan of plaster walls (durable as heck, and the texture looks nice, too), I’m not quite so sure about plaster ceilings. It’s just so darn tempting to go over the existing popcorned or spikey plaster with quarter inch drywall. Maybe another step involving a beer somewhere in between is in order.