Getting Rid Of A Popcorn Ceiling With A Popcorn Ceiling Scraper?

Are you one of the people who are still living under "popcorn ceiling", If yes then we seriously recommend you take it off immediately as it is totally out of fashion . If you were living in the 70s then having a popcorn ceiling would not have been such a shame but today if you still have pop corns hanging on your ceiling then it is a big no no from the critics side.

If you have decided to remove the ceiling then some of the things you will needing to get the job done are rough pieces of clothes, spray bottle filled with water, popcorn ceiling scraper and a putty knife. When you hear somebody is scraping their popcorn ceiling off it sounds like they are on this impossible mission although it is not so and as you can see for yourself from the things required to rip the ceiling off are nothing out of the ordinary. I am sure everything must be available in your house from before only. The only element that you have to buy probably is the popcorn ceiling scraper.

Popcorn ceiling scraper can be easily found from any home repair and maintenance shop. The good news is that these shops also give out their items on rent so you don't have to waste your money on purchasing popcorn ceiling paper rather you can just rent it for the number of days you believe it will take you to complete the scraping task. 
 
A typical popcorn ceiling paper is designed especially to remove the undesirable popcorn ceiling. With the help of a popcorn ceiling scraper you will be able to clean 10' x 10' ceiling with in thirty minutes or less. Now that we are done with the basic introduction of the items you will be needing to clean the popcorn ceiling, lets get to how you can get rid of the popcorn ceiling: 
 
Step 1: 
 
First you need to cover your entire floor with some clothes, this is necessary because when you will scrape the ceiling it will fall on your floor. If the floor is not covered it can have marks on it. To keep it safe you need to cover the floor with a two rough bed sheets depending on the size of the bed 
 
Step 2: 
 
Fill a spray bottle with water and then spray on a particular section of the ceiling to make the popcorn ceiling go pulp. The popcorn ceiling will absorb the water within the next three minutes making the ceiling soft. If you notice that the ceiling is not getting wet then it is probably because the ceiling is painted with an oil-based paint. In such a case you have to break the paint a bit first without wetting the ceiling and then wet it, so the water can travel underneath the paint. 
 
Step3: 
 
As you wet an area scrape it with the help of popcorn ceiling scraper. If you have difficulty in scraping the ceiling then wet the ceiling more and leave it for two to three minutes. 
 
Step4: 
 
Like this scrape the entire ceiling. 
 
Step5: 
 
When you are done with the whole ceiling you will notice tiny popcorn ceiling texture still hanging on the wall, remove those bits with the help of a putty knife.