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.
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This is what my popcorn ceilings look like.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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