A lot of people can look up at their ceilings right now, and what they are going to see up there is a textured ceiling that is not unlike popcorn in shape. A lot of people that have a popcorn ceiling actually wish that they did not. This was once a popular treatment for ceilings back in the 1960s and the 1970s but it is not often considered to be a dated look and many people are therefore striving to remove it from their homes.
So, is it possible to remove this popcorn ceiling texture once and for all?
It would be nice if the solution to this problem was as easy as 1 - 2 - 3, but it isn't. The problem that comes with a lot of these popcorn ceilings is that a lot of them were installed with asbestos. What this means is that removing this popcorn ceiling from your home may release asbestos particles into the air. The removal of asbestos is an act that has been regulated by the federal government because when asbestos particles become airborne, they become extremely harmful and potentially deadly.
In order to remove the popcorn ceiling texture from your home, you are going to have to hope that it was never painted and is still in its original form. The reason for this is because the only way that you are going to be able to remove it without releasing the asbestos fibers into the air is by saturating the popcorn material through with water while you are taking it down. If it has never been painted, then it is going to fill up with water a lot easier. If on the other hand you have painted your popcorn ceiling at any time, then the chances that you will be able to remove it all by yourself are really not tipping in your favor. This is a process that is more than likely going to require the assistance of a professional contractor that is licensed in the abatement of asbestos.
If after you try out a number of different spray procedures, you still are unable to get water into the popcorn in order to saturate it, then this is a project that you are simply not going to want to take on by yourself. At this point you are either going to want to leave the ceiling untouched and alone, or you are going to want to hire in a professional asbestos abatement contractor that can do the work for you. If you try to remove this ceiling while it is dry, you are going to contaminate the room with asbestos, potentially exposing yourself as well as your family to a potentially high concentration of the airborne fibers. These fibers can remain within your home indefinitely as well.
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