The ceiling have been de-popcorned! It wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting and the drywall underneath was in much better condition than we thought it would be, so bonus for us. We were going to do a knockdown texture on the ceiling but have decided to keep them smooth instead. It equals a lot less work for us and we'd rather have smooth ceilings anyway. To say I'm happy is an understatement.
The popcorn was very easy to remove. All we did was take a normal weed sprayer, fill it with water, spray down a section of the ceiling, let it sit for about a minute, then started scraping with a normal 6" mud knife. It was cake. If you have popcorn ceilings that you've been dreaming of getting rid of, do it! The only downside is that it is extremely messy. Since we were ripping the carpet out anyway we didn't put anything down on it. As soon as we were finished with a room, we would cut the carpet, roll it up, and away goes the mess.
I did try to keep the kitchen some what clean. I got a huge roll of painters plastic and covered all of the cabinets as well as the floor since we are just going to put the new flooring over the existing laminate. Covering everything up was probably the most time consuming part of the whole process. It worked great though and was very easy to clean up.
Do you see the nastyness that is popcorn ceilings. It's like a breeding ground for dust covered cobwebs. When I was scraping them there was literally cobwebs that would get knocked down and just hang from the ceiling. Uck!
The mess! When I was done it looked like it had snowed in the house. The other downside was that if we didn't roll up the carpet right away, the next day all the plaster had dried and every time you stepped on it there was a constant cloud of drywall dust. I definitely recommend taking it out as soon as you are done while it is still damp.
Aw, the finished product. The ceiling aren't completely perfect, but they are so much better. I'm excited to see how they look when they are a completely patched and painted.
Next up, you get to see the house without any carpet, padding or fans before we prime EVERYTHING. For the past few days we've been taking down all the light fixtures, getting rid of any remaining carpet, removing that terrible cabinet over the bar in the kitchen, and earning plenty of blisters pulling up carpet staples.
Till then.
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