Popcorn Ceilings

Dad and DD1 back in ‘87 on the deck he made of salvaged airport landing pads from Ellington Field

My dad use to take me hunting as a kid. As far as I know, he never picked up a rifle after leaving the Marine Corp, but he loved a good bargain and rundown shacks were his specialty. After years of following him through some of the dumpiest rot-holes in East Texas, a few of the fundamentals began to sink in–

Foundation problems=bad

Water damage=even more badder

So when the mister and I are out and about, searching for our next real estate bargain, I’m checking the brick and drywall for settlement and looking for those tell-tale signs of leak-i-ness. Undaunted by such minor details, the mister has a different list: wallpaper and…

Popcorn Ceilings

(Dum dum dum-de duuuuum)

The Things We Love to Hate

I’m pretty sure this is an ingrained aversion somehow linked to the Y-chromosome. When Mr. Brz and his pals get together around the fire in the driveway, someone invariably brings up one or the other, at which point much groaning and commiserating ensues. When the decibel level reaches a certain pitch, the ladies sitting daintily in the parlor flip a coin and the winner pops a head out the door–

“HONEY? CHERYL JUST GAVE US *4* ROLLS OF WALLPAPER  FOR THE BATHROOM. ISN’T THAT GREAT?”

At which point we slam the door, giggle hysterically, and head back to the coffeepot for another round. 

As mildly amusing and relatively pointless as that may be, it brings us to the Subject at Hand quite nicely. Clifford over on Changing My Direction has a cool video he put together on removing popcorn from poor, unsuspecting ceilings. Such a nice job!

On our current rehab, Frank the Contractor, surprised us by having his crew stamp right over the old popcorn with a round brush in a crowsfoot pattern. The result was surprisingly nice, but I’m told this only worked because our popcorn was of the smaller variety and had already been sealed in the past with some sort of semi-gloss paint.

Mr. Brz says it’s marvelous, especially since he didn’t have to deal

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Tags: ceiling repair, popcorn ceilings, Rehab, removing popcorn, renovation