Removing Painted Popcorn Ceilings 4

If you want to paint in Arizona near the outside, you need to start early. But it is done.

Here is where we started.

Here is a longer shot.

Here is the other side.

And here we are back at the Storage Project Wall.

Here is that start.

2 comments to Removing Painted Popcorn Ceilings 4

Karen Staples

July 11, 2010 at 12:41 pm

The before version of these folks’ garage beats my garage any day! Love your site. Just wish: a) you posted more often, and b) you lived in Northern California
Jim Zaccaria

August 4, 2010 at 3:06 pm

You Obviously Know what you’re doing And talking about…Nice, [And Rare to find here in AZ]…must be your Swede upbringin’ ;o) My Granddad was a Master Plasterer from Sweden & my Italian Father built his own home with the help of several Master Craftsmen I had the privilege to watch, help & learn from.[northern Illinois]

I would have done the job Nearly the same way … with the exception of I’ve usually found it easiest to wet the ceiling before scraping And best to do a complete ‘skim-coat’ before priming. You’re absolutely correct, Sanding is best left to others! [I Knew there was a reason I ‘shoulda’ had kids!]
Also,for covering the walls, I like using the 99″-draping plastic you can load on a hand masker [for speed of a one man operation]

I’m ‘just sayin’ … you Know what ‘they’ say about Skinning a cat 😉