After removing popcorn whats the next step?

[03mustangdude]

Got rid of the popcorn ceiling in 1 room as a practice run to get a feel for it. After removing all of it do you shopvac ceiling and put a thin amount of joint compound all over sand and paint or am I missing a step?

[lincolnboy]

get tested for.asbestes

[03mustangdude]

get tested for.asbestes

2000yr house.

[Chas_svo]

If you can see the joints, or you gouged anywhere getting the popcorn off, you need to smooth that out. If it's flat, most people just shoot medium texture, and knock it down with a large trowel.

[black2002ls]

If you can see the joints, or you gouged anywhere getting the popcorn off, you need to smooth that out. If it's flat, most people just shoot medium texture, and knock it down with a large trowel.

This. Fill any joints or gouges, repair any bad tape seams and shoot some texture on it

[mk5.0]

This. Fill any joints or gouges, repair any bad tape seams and shoot some texture on it

^ yep !

[03mustangdude]

I want a smooth ceiling painted white, that is what my end goal is.

Do you spray the texture via a hvlp sprayer?

[black2002ls]

I used to prefer smooth, however, I learned to like texture because it hides the imperfections. You are going to find all sorts of flaws once you have the seams/gouges fixed, it is painted, and you turn the lights on. It is the nature of the beast with sheetrock. Can you get if completely smooth, yes, is it going to be a PITA, most definitely.

You will need a texture gin. You may be able to rent one. I would practice a bit on some spare material to get the right pressure and consistency

[03mustangdude]

Ok thanks for the info guess i'll repair and spray some knockdown texture tommorow.

[71chevellejohn]

I used a texture gun like this - [ame]http://www.amazon.com/Homax-4610-Pneumatic-Spray-Texture/dp/B000H5S0YQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1392086718&sr=8-4&keywords=homax+texture+gun[/ame]



The only thing that sucks on it is the hopper is small, so you are always reloading it. Also it is shallow, so when you tilt it back to shoot the ceiling you need to be aware of your angle -both for feeding the gun and not spilling it out the back. You'll need a good compressor to feed it . And be thorough when you clean it up because it can stick open if there is dried mud in the mechanism.

[zachary]

My wife and i just finished taking off the popcorn from our entire upstairs and re textured it with knockdown. depending on how you scraped it off there could be a few gouges to fix/repair. We like really thick knockdown so that really did not matter to us as much as some perfectionist. We used texture gun below and it was awesome. heavy at first, we just had several buckets premixed and loaded one after the other then knocked it down within 3-5minutes just all depends on texture you want. We basically just shopvac'ed room clean as we could before we started and literally swept the ceilings. great results.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Wal-Board...-020/100660219

[BMCSean]

If you just took the plastic wrapper off then put it in the microwave. If you have all of the kernels out of the bag then you are fucked, get another bag. It's not rocket science, just a snack.

[03mustangdude]

My wife and i just finished taking off the popcorn from our entire upstairs and re textured it with knockdown. depending on how you scraped it off there could be a few gouges to fix/repair. We like really thick knockdown so that really did not matter to us as much as some perfectionist. We used texture gun below and it was awesome. heavy at first, we just had several buckets premixed and loaded one after the other then knocked it down within 3-5minutes just all depends on texture you want. We basically just shopvac'ed room clean as we could before we started and literally swept the ceilings. great results.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Wal-Board...-020/100660219

Sounds Good gonna try electric one first since dont have access to air compressor currently.