Popcorn Ceiling Removal

I removed my 70's valance from 5 locations in my house. This left me with ceiling choices as when you remove a valance you need to fix the ceiling. I decided to remove all the popcorn ceiling in my house and go with a flat modern ceiling. A ton of work but worth it.

Here is the Valance removal post.

This is what my popcorn ceilings look like.

This is my first attempt to scrape the ceiling. 

I struggled with this popcorn ceiling that is for sure. It was not coming off easy and it seemed to be painted over which makes it harder to remove. I sprayed, I sanded, I rented a pole sander, I scraped. In the end I bought a proper 1 gallon sprayer, used a mix of dish soap, vinegar and hot water, spray twice and scrape away. I hold a bucket under my scraper so it is not too messy. I got pretty good at it.

My ceilings did not end up smooth, not even close, the scraping removed the rough popcorn but left a patchy finish. So I had to skim coat and sand all my ceilings.

Scraping high ceilings!

All new lights, plugs, switches, blinds, paint and trim.

I also removed wood paneling in the dining room and replaced it with drywall.

Tree Fort and Swing Set Combo

I built a swing set and tree fort for my boys using a tree as part of the swing frame. It is super strong and heavy duty all around.

Bird Station

Bird feeders are messy, so I built a bird station where I could install it at the edge of my yard, feed the birds, see the birds and not have to clean up the mess.

The roof is covered in broken glass and rocks from a beach we go to. We cleaned all the glass from the beach fire pit area, and there was a lot, so I brought it home, cleaned it and put it on the roof using cement mortar.

The bird house on the top we picked up in Washington, one of those yards with lots of stuff and hand made Bird Houses for sale $10!