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TumeniHits
Watch out for the stuff with asbestos in it ....
luminator
Goodbye sound dampening
LordBoboftheBobs
I love popcorn ceilings. It was like indoor cloud watching when I was a kid. When I had to go to bed early but it was still light outside, I'd stare up at the ceiling and find cool shapes.
SnailCactus
they are better for acoustics. less echo/reverb, makes everything seem quieter.
NothingBeatsFamily
That's amazing. I wish I had known you can spray it with water first. It took me hours, and infuriatingly wasn't totally even.
HolyShitDudeCalmDown
As disgusting as these ceilings are, they are great diffusers for sound if you decided to go with a hard floor. Reduces the slapback echo.
duffman3335
Popcorn ceilings hide imperfections in the ceiling drywall caused by uneven joists. They also dampen sound.
ifoundthelight
Does popcorn ceilings help with sound dampening?
toogoodtomiss
I remember when we used to pay extra for popcorn ceilings. So new. So exciting.
ispentwaytoolongthinkingaboutthis
Soooo much sanding left….
Imadethisaccounttopost
I should remove mine, but the house isnover 100yrs old
MrHappySmiles
You can sing the Halo song now…
FairfaxJack
Next time duct tape the knife to a painters pole and then work from the ground!
Buffoonery
In the 70's my parents bought a house that had this shit everywhere. The weirdest part was it had glitter in it. Yep, gold fucken glitter.
billyjonas
I like my popcorn ceiling, the patterns have dinosaurs and race cars in them
ScrippyChan
I don't even hate the way it looks, but good fucking luck if you ever need to clean the ceiling.
guyintoga
Honestly those ceilings reduce echo, so they look bad but are kinda nice
sickjessi
Jaysus, it's that freaking easy? I live in a house built in the 60s, has this exact stupid popcorn ceiling, and we're already aware there's still some asbestos in the ceiling. F me.
RedTailedHawk
Almost as satisfying to watch as people peeling plastic wrap off of appliances
LucidPariah
When you could see the beams behind the drywall, popcorn ceiling easily masked it so you couldn't see the imperfections
IHaveGreatKittenRecipes
Knockdown and paint make me the drywaller I ain't!
confracto
I like quiet and echo reduction, otherwise I would agree.
thatwoodguy
Do you or a loved one suffer from mesothelioma? You too may be entitled to a settlement of a substantial amounts of cash
BodgeandScarper
Pffft! The ceiling in my apartment was done before I moved in. Popcorn? Plaster? Idk...but half fell off in bits here and there, half is well and truly stuck on like a mofo.
I'd love to be able to just "swoosh" and it's gone
Nivvi
Soak it with water or steamer should do a quick job of it
mechecat19423000
My mom still have it in her room since 1982 🧑🎄
MyOldUserNameMeantUndeadCocaineButNowItsThis
That's older than me by a year. Jesus.
5ing
It is fascenating how tastes change over time, popcorn ceilings, lime-green kitchens, carpet installed over hardwood floors
bassaro
Ridiculous, now it's popcorn floors, carpeted kitchens, and lime green ceilings.
lysani
Carpet over hardwood made sense at the time though. Hardwood floors back then required constant maintenance, because they didn't have the wear-resistant finishes available like what's on the market today. Compare that to carpet, which just needs vacuumed once in a while, and it's a huge difference. When synthetic carpet came around, it made wall-to-wall carpet cheap enough that anyone could get it. It also makes a big difference with insulation, as well as noise dampening.
Darkstar318
Wait untill you see the uneven drywall...
ChanceVLuck
CAUTION. Asbestos was used for a period of time in popcorn ceilings. Get a test kit at Home Depot or online before removing any of it.
kaiken1987
Don't forget about lead paint as well. Not a fan of popcorn ceilings but not worth the hassle to remove it
thelazyninja
Fuck! FUCK!
DarkSlayer54
No no, don't fuck the ceiling either!
Filanwizard
And this is why lots of old structures go unrenovated even if they need it. Asbestos is "fine" if you do not go disturbing it when its firmly encased in some other material. Of course removing things tends to disturb and as such create an abatement situation. Proper professional removal is of course not cheap. its a huge hazard in old apartment buildings.
icer190
I still remember us kicking asbestos out of the wall while waiting to go to lunch in elementary school in the 90s.
Rauca
The house opposite had the pros in a few months back. Three trucks came, one of which was a shower unit the workers went into after a few hours.
chrisjohnson76
Banned in 1973 for ceilings
JustAnotherRabidToaster
Correct but there was a clause that allowed the use of existing supplies, so anything up to 1978 was suspect, and I'd investigated several buildings built in the early 80s that contained Asbestos.
Ssemo
Well… I certainly didn’t check 5 years ago and now I feel self conscious.
fokjoudoos
You'll be fiiine "cough cough"
ChanceVLuck
Check the age of your home. If it was built after 1980 it's unlike your ceiling contained asbestos. If they using asbestos on ceilings when it was built, you might want to have your ducts professionally cleaned. If the heat or ac were running when you did the job, it likely pulled the airborn particles into your ductwork.
sokeri0rava
How does the test kit work?
Hammerwell
I hazard a guess. Sending a probe to the lab for microscopy.
ispendtomuchtimehere
seriously, fuck popcorn ceilings is right
lostcause028
It was 34 years ago since it popped your balloon let it go man
ispendtomuchtimehere
amen.
boondoggle2025
Enjoy your new echo. Everything you do will be loud and annoying for some unapparent reason
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
? What's the hate with popcorn ceilings? It helps reduce sound volume and echo.
gallopinggoldfish
This is why I’m afraid to get rid of mine.
DaveSamsonite
People who don’t know the echos of a 8 ft smooth flat ceiling!
Wolfshead009
If you ever have to repair, it is a pain in the azz to try and match.
CyborgScribe
Hard to paint. Eats light. Hard to repair. In the US at least often full of asbestos.
Nivvi
Fuck any textured ceiling, I have Artex swirls in the flat I'm renting. Painting this bitch is such a pain.
Btch128
This. I hate textured ceilings, period. Hard to dust, clean, paint, patch, etc. The creator of textured ceilings belongs in hell.
ispendtomuchtimehere
I used to be a house painter, the popcorn if it peels on you will never look the same.
DaveSamsonite
It’s to reduce noise.
RetrogradeLlama
I wouldn't do a new one, but I really don't understand the hate.
abidikgubidik
Impossible to clean, ugly as hell
cyhe1
And the dust the dust they collect !
joot78
I sure won’t bother with the work to get rid if it.
Nivvi
Have you painted any textured ceilings, shit sucks ass
RetrogradeLlama
Spray.
PeterPanGuineaPig
They also really kill light in a room, especially natural light. Instead of letting light bounce and travel, popcorn ceilings eat it up and cast shadows very, very quickly.
wipethatfaceoffyourheadbitch
They do the same with sound which kind of makes me regret getting rid of ours. It’s extra amplified since we took out a lot of carpet too. My kids and tv are apparently really fuckin loud.
martineb72
It used to be cheaper to spray popcorn ceiling than it was to make a perfectly flat and smooth ceiling. Today's engineered lumber makes it very easy to have smooth ceiling so they aren't need anymore.
Mrpipboy3000
As someone who is tall, on occasion my knuckles will brush up against it while stretching and its the most infuriating thing in the world.
RetrogradeLlama
I can understand that, but if you'll stop walking on the ceiling and dragging your knuckles it won't happen.
depdk
because they dont even taste like actual popcorn, more like dusty, gritty chalk.
RetrogradeLlama
atrielienz
I live in an apartment with popcorn ceilings and sometimes if my upstairs neighbor's dog plays to hard he lands with a thump and I lose some pieces. Pain to clean up. Very annoying to come home to on your dining table or in your fruit bowl.
HillOfBeans
Unpopular solution: shoot the dog.
HoneyBunchesOfStoats
Just so you know, depending on the age of the popcorn finish there may be asbestos in it. If pieces are falling off and it has asbestos in it that's a huge health hazard. If your building was built any earlier than the year 2000 I would get one of those test kits and check.
atrielienz
Thank you for the heads up.
cantbelievethisisstillavailable
I've got a friend whose popcorn ceilings had asbestos in them, so there's that.
PlanetLXI
What the hell? Is this in US or something?
TheFastpaws
Yes, the US has lots leftover from when it was commonly used. The government was going to pay to get it all removed decades ago but Republicans stopped that. Just like they blocked the cleanup of lead pipes.
RetrogradeLlama
Republicans hate helping people. Demonstrates weakness! Assholes.
Hyndisfox
As long as you leave it alone asbestos is fine, and actually works well to reduce fire risk. Its working with it (destroying it such as in this gif) that disturbs it and makes it dangerous.
cantbelievethisisstillavailable
Yeah, she had to pay for mitigation, but she hated the popcorn texture and wanted it gone.
joot78
Thus the wonder at the extent of hate for texture.
wurth
It is very easy to brush against it and have it flake off, and you're left with very obvious inconsistent spots. For a similar reason, it's pretty annoying when you want to change light fixtures.
joot78
You guys are brushing against the ceiling?
wurth
Tall people problems
RetrogradeLlama
Exceedingly tall. I'd almost guarantee there's not a popcorn ceiling out there without the ceilings at least 7'2". No one renovated a 1780's colonial and did popcorn ceilings.
ThrobbingElection
Mine did not come off that easily
Nightcaste
Same here. I'm kind of shit at stuff like this so I ended up replacing the drywall.
DaveSamsonite
If it’s been painted over it’s very difficult
valpestilence
It could've been painted. Had this issue in the dining room...
Californiajackson
Yup. Once it's painted it's not coming off.
Mandarinduckmama
You prolly didn't do it right.
xj4low
Can attach a dustpan to the scraper and hook it up to vacuum hose to suck it all up as you scrap.
KillerWalnut
Unless it’s a specialty vacuum you’d actually just be projecting the asbestos particles everywhere and contaminating everything
JustSeinfeldQuotes
You spray it and let it soak in, then scrape, if it doesn't come off easy, it has paint over it, the only thing to do is scrape it as good as possible and then skim coat over it.
IDontKnowWhatToDoAnymoreAndImTired
Spoiler alert: it is most definitely going to have paint over it.
FrozenCoast
Mine had layers of paint on it. I just went into the attic, rolled up all the insulation and kicked the popcorn drywall down.
ChicanoBatman
Demoed my first house..Three people Four buckets upside down. One person stands on a bucket, uses pesticide sprayer with water or glue release spray, Other guy scrapes behind him. Had my 7 yo son moving the next bucket to step on for both of us for efficiency. All material fell on old carpet, which we rolled up and carted off. Sprayer helps with dust but keep masks on and make sure ixy cold beers in fridge for your bro who is helping for free. Steaks help as well.
goonislovegoonislife
Do what you want to yourself, but fuck you exposing a child to asbestos risk, even if small. Childhood exposure multiplies risk. Hope you got it professionally tested first
ChicanoBatman
The "fuck you" would be applicable and warranted if it was abestos laiden, but it was tested, along with the insulation batting in the attic, both negative. Soooo....
Hammerwell
You did read about the asbestos?
oldiebutagoodie
You gotta use the stuff that dissolves the bond.
DaveSamsonite
Aka water
oldiebutagoodie
I’ve never just used water. When I painted we always used the specific stripper to soak it with. I kinda doubt plain water works as well.
DaveSamsonite
If it’s painted you just have to scrape it dry. If not painted you can mist it with water to soften and reduce dust.
WorkLurker
Warm water. Did my entire house with just that, a garden sprayer, and a 10" scraper attached to broom handle.
oldiebutagoodie
Good to know
Kehy
From experience, plain water works fine, just give it a second
oldiebutagoodie
Good to know
igobeder
did you use any prep juice?
ThrobbingElection
I used water for the first room, but by the time I got to the second room, I had enough tears to use for the rest of the house.
alwaysthecheesegrater
Doesn't water work? I need to do this, but I really don't want to.
WISdomexplorer
Warm water + fabric softener in a spray bottle, apply generously and then wait 10 minutes and scrape. May God have mercy on your soul if someone ever painted over the popcorn.
WorkLurker
Garden sprayer is much easier on the hand than a spray bottle.
ilhares
There's special juice?!
igobeder
Max Strip popcorn ceiling remover ESA-550, can find it at home depot
SithElephant
ilhares
.. if T'Pol or Hoshi are involved, I will do as you say.
PianoMan2112
I don’t remember this.
SithElephant
It was a fairly early episode from memory. It's been a while.