Removing A Popcorn Ceiling

Lucky me!  Al felt like heading over to the condo to start scraping the ceiling.  He set a goal for one room per day, starting with the living room.  There are seven, tiny rooms total.  The process was a little messy, but overall a success.

Al used a garden sprayer with water to dampen the popcorn.  After about three minutes, he used the new popcorn ceiling scraper to remove the texture.  He attached recycled, plastic grocery bags to the scraper.  This caught most of the debris.  As you can see, there is still a little on the floor.

We will be replacing all of the flooring in the condo, so there was no need for a floor cover.  Al did  mention that the bag gets heavier as it gets full and may not use the bag since we do not need to protect the floor.

On a separate note, I forgot my camera and had to take this photo with my phone.  The phone doesn't take pictures as well as the camera.  So, it's a little dark.

Overall, it took about an hour and a half to do the living room.  He did the ceiling edges and touched up some areas with the floor scraper.

The ceilings are only 8 feet in the condo.  Scraping off the popcorn has already made the living room feel higher and more spacious.  Once we get the other rooms complete, the ceiling will need to be prepped, sanded and painted.  I can't wait to see what a difference that will make.

Note:  Some of the paper did loosen from the ceiling during the scraping.  This is to be expected and will be repaired when the ceiling is prepped.