Sanding Down Popcorn Ceilings

Use 120 grit sandpaper followed by 200 grit.

Sanding down popcorn ceilings.

I mentioned that sanding down popcorn ceilings is not the best removal method. A sander is a planer tool and popcorn ceiling is three dimensional. The main reason popcorn ceiling texture was used in the first place was to camouflage the flaws in the sheetrock or taping job. However the thought of manually sanding it off sounds so much worse than actually having to look at the ceiling itself.

There are three common ways to get rid of that unsightly popcorn ceiling and finally get a smooth looking ceiling. The popcorn will be sheared off by sanders that deal with the level as they were engineered to do. Smooth out the stipple ceiling with a pole sander after using the electric sander. Follow up with a sander that can handle the dust.

Popcorn ceilings can be seen as such an eyesore on an otherwise beautiful home. I want to knock down our popcorn but i m nervous. How to scrape a popcorn ceiling. Be sure to sand evenly starting in one corner and moving across the wall.

The way that popcorn ceilings are normally handled and the way that i have removed mine is by scraping them down. Use a long pole with a sanding pad to sand the ceiling once the popcorn has been scraped off. The general process is to get a pump up garden spra. Further down below is a video i wanted to share of someone who has removed 500 popcorn ceilings telling you why sanding is not the best way to go.

Sanding is probably a bad idea. When scraping popcorn ceilings you ll want to use a 4 inch utility knife or a drywall knife to chip away at the texture and create a smooth surface. June 12 2018 at 2 10 pm. If you do not want to scrape the ceiling or wall you can try sanding.

Use a coarse grit pole sander across the whole surface. If you are looking for a miracle festool sander to deal with popcorn ceilings they don t exist. There are tons of videos on youtube about this. The popcorn finish should loosen and fall off easily.

If you are sanding a stipple ceiling use an electric sander with dust bag. With his help we break down the three methods to redoing popcorn ceilings below.