Sanding Down Popcorn Ceilings

The general process is to get a pump up garden spra.

Sanding down popcorn ceilings.

Smooth out the stipple ceiling with a pole sander after using the electric sander. The main reason popcorn ceiling texture was used in the first place was to camouflage the flaws in the sheetrock or taping job. The popcorn finish should loosen and fall off easily. The way that popcorn ceilings are normally handled and the way that i have removed mine is by scraping them down.

Sanding is probably a bad idea. Use a coarse grit pole sander across the whole surface. Use a long pole with a sanding pad to sand the ceiling once the popcorn has been scraped off. With his help we break down the three methods to redoing popcorn ceilings below.

However the thought of manually sanding it off sounds so much worse than actually having to look at the ceiling itself. I want to knock down our popcorn but i m nervous. I mentioned that sanding down popcorn ceilings is not the best removal method. How to scrape a popcorn ceiling.

Just wet and scape. If you do not want to scrape the ceiling or wall you can try sanding. When scraping popcorn ceilings you ll want to use a 4 inch utility knife or a drywall knife to chip away at the texture and create a smooth surface. June 12 2018 at 2 10 pm.

There are tons of videos on youtube about this. Further down below is a video i wanted to share of someone who has removed 500 popcorn ceilings telling you why sanding is not the best way to go. The popcorn will be sheared off by sanders that deal with the level as they were engineered to do. Be sure to sand evenly starting in one corner and moving across the wall.

Use 120 grit sandpaper followed by 200 grit. If you are sanding a stipple ceiling use an electric sander with dust bag. If you are looking for a miracle festool sander to deal with popcorn ceilings they don t exist. However a knockdown finish will accomplish the same camouflage feature but be much more subtle in texture and effect.

Popcorn ceilings can be seen as such an eyesore on an otherwise beautiful home. There are three common ways to get rid of that unsightly popcorn ceiling and finally get a smooth looking ceiling.