Diy Painted Popcorn Ceiling Removal. If the texture doesn’t contain asbestos, you can proceed with removal. Allow the solution to soak in and loosen the texture.
It should come off very easily. Lead paint was banned in the u.s. However, the thought of manually sanding it off sounds so much worse than actually having to look at the ceiling itself.
Roll out plastic to cover the floor.
Your process will be quite simple: Allow the solution to soak in and loosen the texture. If you don't have a ceiling texture scraper, a large putty knife or drywall knife (4 or 6 is good). The time required doubled up to about six to ten hours when the popcorn you removed was painted.