That textured ceiling hanging over your living room is not helping your home. Homeowners have been staring at it and wondering what it takes to get rid of it. Running New Look Drywall Co around Davis County means New Look Drywall Co gets asked about Popcorn Ceiling Removal almost every single week. Homeowners ask specific questions before New Look Drywall Co starts scraping Popcorn Ceilings in Layton, UT.
Does every old popcorn ceiling in Layton contain asbestos?
Not every single Popcorn Ceiling contains asbestos, but if your house was built anywhere before the late 1970s or early 1980s, there is a real chance it might. Builders used asbestos fibers in texturing materials because it added fire retardant qualities and cheap bulk. You cannot just look at a Ceiling and tell. If your house was built during that window, New Look Drywall Co always tells homeowners to grab a test kit or let New Look Drywall Co send a small sample off to a lab before New Look Drywall Co touches a scraper. It is important to be safe when dealing with lungs and old building materials.
How messy is the actual scraping process?
Popcorn Ceiling Removal is messy. Scraping wet or dry texture creates a massive amount of debris that gets everywhere if you are not prepared. When New Look Drywall Co tackles a Popcorn Ceiling Removal job here in Layton—whether it is an older rambler off Gentile Street or a newer split-level—New Look Drywall Co tapes off every doorway, covers the floors with heavy-duty plastic, and seals up the HVAC vents so dust does not circulate through the whole house. If you try to complete this Popcorn Ceiling Removal without sealing the room completely, you will find white chalky dust in your kitchen cabinets three months from now.
Can I paint over popcorn texture instead of scraping it?
You can paint over Popcorn Ceilings, but you probably will not like the results. Painting over acoustic texture just locks it in tighter and makes Popcorn Ceiling Removal even harder to remove later. Plus, trying to roll paint over those sharp little peaks causes your roller cover to shed fuzz everywhere, and you will miss spots in the valleys unless you spray it. If you hate the look of the bumps now, painting them just highlights them with a fresh coat of sheen.
How long does it take to scrape a normal-sized room?
A standard bedroom or living room usually takes 2 to 3 days from start to finish for Popcorn Ceiling Removal. That timeline includes masking everything off, spraying and scraping the texture, letting the underlying drywall dry out, fixing the gouges New Look Drywall Co inevitably causes, skimming it smooth, sanding, and priming. Rushing any of those steps leaves you with a wavy Ceiling that looks terrible once the lights are turned on.
What happens if the drywall underneath hasn't been painted?
That is actually the best-case scenario. If the original builder sprayed texture directly onto bare drywall mud and tape, the water New Look Drywall Co uses to soften the texture can soak into the paper and cause the tape to bubble or the drywall to soften. New Look Drywall Co has to be extra careful in those situations, let things dry completely, and often apply a binding primer before New Look Drywall Co does any mud work. Houses built during the Layton building booms of the 1970s and 1980s varied wildly in how the original drywall was prepped underneath.
Is popcorn removal something I can knock out over a weekend?
You can try Popcorn Ceiling Removal over a weekend, but your neck and shoulders will hurt by Sunday night. Scraping overhead is very hard physical labor, and the finish work—such as skim coating and sanding to get a flat surface—takes a lot of practice to look right. Most homeowners get halfway through a room, realize how tedious the mudding phase is, and end up calling New Look Drywall Co to come finish the Popcorn Ceiling Removal. If you have a free weekend and endless patience, you can try it. If you want the Popcorn Ceiling Removal done clean without the body ache, New Look Drywall Co provides Popcorn Ceiling Removal services for homes in Layton, UT.