11 tips on how to remove a popcorn ceiling faster and easier

Use a mud pan – the kind for holding joint compound – to catch the wet popcorn before it hits the floor. That way, you’re not tracking it all over the place when you walk and move the ladder around. Also, use the edge of the pan to clean off your scraper when it gets loaded up with wet popcorn. A mud pan is available at home centres.

Round off the corners of your popcorn scraper – whether it’s a wide putty knife or drywall taping knife – so it won’t gouge the ceiling and leave you with dozens of ceiling wounds to repair. Use a file, a sander or an electric grinder to do this.

Brush up on your knowledge with our essential guide to grinders, files and rasps.

Scraping alone won’t leave you with a paint-ready ceiling. You’ll probably have small dings and gouges to fix. At a minimum, you’ll have to sand the ceiling to get it perfectly smooth before painting.

Follow these tips on how to paint ceilings.

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Source: Family Handyman