Cost to remove popcorn ceiling and skim coat pro#
A professional won't be needing to sand much at all so dust control will be a much smaller issue, a pro can do it with less tools too just a big flat trowel to put the mud on the ceiling and skim it out all in one go pretty much.
If you can find an available local guy it'll probably be cheap and worthwhile to just pay a pro. And some way to manage the dust, plastic sheets to seal off the room, a fan out a window for negative pressure, a shop vac with a fine particle filter, you can get ZEP sweeping compound to help sweep up the dust with a broom without just spreading it around.Īnyway skim coating a ceiling is an easy quick job for an experienced pro and will be a pain in the ass for you with lots of coats and sanding and trying again probably. You'll need a good sanding disc, and a telescoping pole to attach the trowel and sanding disc to. Then a big "magic trowel" or another brand squeegee style trowel to smooth it all out. To put it on the ceiling using a paint roller is the way to go for a beginner, it gets it up there and in a pretty even layer. You want premixed mud like Plus-3, you could water it down some and mix it with a cordless drill fine. My biggest challenge was my 12 foot vaulted living room and being on the shorter side the peak of that was a BITCH, thankfully I had a friend take over and his few more inches in high made it easier for him than me! The seams and corners, especially where we have crown molding, were somewhat challenging trying not to rip the drywall tape significantly, and the biggest issue with the molding is the paint peeling but I think taking a sanding block to it this weekend should clean it up nicely. It was definitely a messy process but it is SUPER easy once you get into a groove.
I was initially quoted $6800 for an 1900 sq foot house and was like absolutely not I can do this on my own. If I had to do it again I still think I would, but I will caveat that with saying it depends how much it will cost me to have someone else do the skimcoating if I end up hiring out. Oh man if you end up remembering please link me to him! There are so many videos out there its overwhelming.
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