You ll need to secure the drywall to the framing.
How to replace popcorn ceiling with knockdown.
Love your post from today regarding 6 stunning ways to replace popcorn ceiling but pictures or examples of the ceiling types would have been ideal.
Removing a popcorn ceiling and replacing with knockdown averages 1 to 2 per square foot in labor materials and equipment like an automatic texture sprayer.
Depending on where you live and the square footage of your ceiling you can expect to pay an average of 500 to 1000.
This was a picture of the kitchen with the popcorn ceiling and wallpapered walls.
Lifting drywall over your head can be challenging but you can rent a drywall lift to make the job easier.
As i share these post to my facebook page often pictures and video drawl more attention then just script.
In all of our renovation homes the first thing we do is remove the textured popcorn ceilings.
So the first step in changing popcorn ceilings to knockdown ones is to get rid of the popcorn or at least most of it the carpenter lightly sprayed the ceiling with water working one room at a time.
Figuring out how to remove a popcorn ceiling texture from a ceiling is a messy chore but worth the effort if the substrate underneath is in good shape.
And i ve seen it do.
The popcorn on your ceiling probably looked good to the people who installed it but they were living in another design era.
When scraping a popcorn ceiling there is a very common belief that you can just scrape it and paint it.
Popcorn ceilings were popular in the 50s 80s and now more and more homeowners are scraping them down and adding their own knockdown ceiling texture.
Although it does provide some.
But the rough texture catches lots of dust and cobwebs and it can be difficult to know how to remove popcorn ceiling.
The drywall completely covers up the popcorn texture giving you a fresh start with a smooth finish for your ceiling.
One solution to your popcorn ceiling situation is to cover it with drywall.
Options to replace popcorn ceilings.
Replace dated popcorn ceilings with this new texture.
Let the wet popcorn ceiling fall where it may or minimize the mess even further.