Get Rid of Your Popcorn Ceiling Some styles just fade. Other styles just have asbestos. Around the 1970s popcorn ceilings took off as a textured form that could give your ceiling a little pop. Now in 2017, you’re staring at your ceiling looking for a plan of attack because in Los Angeles, trends change fast, and popcorn ceiling has to go. Supplies for Popcorn Ceiling Removal As I said before. Test for asbestos if the paint was applied before 1979! In fact, just check. Here’s an excellent resource on testing for it . You don’t want to breathe that stuff in. If you’ve found that your house isn’t contaminated, we can move onto supplies. You’ll be needing - Sheeting - to ensure that all that mess you scrape off the ceiling doesn’t destroy your floor. Drywall tape - to keep the corners of your wall from harm. Drywall knife - six inches preferred. There are some that come with clamps that can secure a bag, which means the dust falls in there and not everywhere el...
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