Re: dreaded popcorn ceilings -- advice
 

I now know that my house isnt going to make the next addition of "House and Home," due to the server case of popcorn-itis on the ceilings.............. but just so I know for future decorating purposes, is flat plain and maybe a little glossy the way to go? :unsure:

Re: dreaded popcorn ceilings -- advice
 

Depends on which clubs you visit. :p

Re: dreaded popcorn ceilings -- advice
 

Plain and flat (maybe a coloured border if it's to your liking), yes :) Glossy, definitely noooooooo. (IMO anyway :blink: ).

Still working on removing ours; the worst yet to come at 16 feet (I don't do heights). Wondering whether to keep or remove the knock down spantex bits - even that's looking a bit dated to me now.

Re: dreaded popcorn ceilings -- advice
 

definately no to glossy? :confused: .......or is that a bit pimp-esque :p

Re: dreaded popcorn ceilings -- advice
 

OK - whatever you say ;)

Re: dreaded popcorn ceilings -- advice
 

Oh no - it would show up every little imperfection as the light reflected off it. If you have an absolutely perfectly flat surface, it would look great; but the chances of that are pretty much zero.

(or were you after an 'easy clean' surface? ..lol)

Re: dreaded popcorn ceilings -- advice
 

That's why they went with the popcorn crap to begin with was it was an easy and cheap way to hide the imperfections. :D:D

Ours doesn't bother me, but then again I don't go around staring at the ceiling. :ohmy::p

Re: dreaded popcorn ceilings -- advice
 

[QUOTE=dentaltech;4390882]simply , what is the best and quickest way to remove a popcorn ceiling ?:(
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Move house

Re: dreaded popcorn ceilings -- advice
 

I agree with Calgal. I took some off my bathroom ceiling. The builder doing the bathroom reno told me to get a spray bottle and spray the ceiling. In Regina what we have on the ceiling is called Spraytex, because they spray it on. After I sprayed the ceiling I got a wide putty knife and the stuff just literally fell off the ceiling as I pushed the putty knife along.

I have been told by people who should know that the reason spraytex is put on ceilings is, as someone mentioned, it hides a multitude of sins. We have one ceiling without spraytex and when you stand at one end - you can see kind of lines in the ceiling where the drywall meets. I have been told that it's really, really hard to hide these lines on a ceiling. I was also told that it's for sound proofing.

I have it all over my house. I would rather have spraytex than wonky ceilings.