The Morning Woodworker

Popcorn Anyone?

Would somebody please tell me why you would want to put popcorn texture on a garage ceiling.

When I first moved into my house 8 years ago, I thought it was odd that the previous owners put the popcorn texture  on the ceiling of the garage when it was added on. I could understand if it was going to be a livable room, but it is not. The walls aren’t even insulated or drywalled. I never really gave it much thought all of these years. I would occasionally look up and just kind of shrug and think “whatever”.

It wasn’t until I started my woodworking hobby that I started to worry about it. I guess it was just coincidence or maybe fate. My first project was refinishing my wife’s table. After I put a couple coats of paint on the table, I come home one day to find a big ass chunk of popcorn that had fallen from the ceiling right next to the table. Then I thought, “Hell no, that has got to go!”

So here I am, finally scraping the popcorn off my garage ceiling. In case anybody is interested, here is how I am doing it.

First I spray a small area with a warm soap water solution. You have to spray it lightly or it will drip off. I spray two coats ’cause this stuff absorbs a lot.

Then, using a drywall scraper, I just skim the surface of the drywall and the popcorn just falls into the dustpan. If the popcorn is resisting too much, you need more soapy water on it. It should come off fairly easily. Oh, and wear a dust mask or respirator. This stuff is messy and dusty.

Well, here is what I have so far. It doesn’t really take that long to do but I had other stuff to do tonight. I just wanted to get started so I could hang a air cleaner that I had just bought.