Thanks for sharing this.
Easy way to cover up popcorn ceiling.
We talked to a dozen remodelers and every one of them made the same point.
I had them cut in 4 lengths rather than 8.
Covering popcorn ceilings with planks.
Covering up a popcorn ceiling is a great alternative to removing it by hand.
2 put up faux tin ceiling tiles.
I was searching for a cheap way to cover a popcorn ceiling and this was perfect.
Just glue up we used cheap caulk for the adhesive these ultra lite tiles made of recycled styrofoam are easy to cut and can be painted it would have cost around 1200 to have the old ceiling scraped down and another 1200 to have it refinished and painted.
Mar 28 2018 explore meredith mckenzie andrews s board covering popcorn ceiling followed by 324 people on pinterest.
One well known product is armstrong s easy up grid system.
One of our favorite ideas for this material is covering popcorn ceiling with beadboard.
Sometimes covering up an old ceiling saves time money and headaches in the long run.
Covering a popcorn ceiling with prepared ceiling planks.
Prepared ceiling planks are fiberboard planks made especially for this purpose.
Which means they are super easy to install.
Fortunately in most cases it s not necessary because you can easily cover up that unsightly texture with ceiling panels or planks.
I went to home depot to get my hardboard and found they had it in white.
Figured i would still have to paint but it alleviated the need for primer.
No mess no scraping.
Nothing dates a room quite like a popcorn ceiling.
What an easy and relatively inexpensive way to cover up the 80 s popcorn ceiling.
I spent around 600 total.
Faux tin ceiling tiles are one of my favorite ways to cover up popcorn ceilings.
Most options easily install directly over your existing popcorn ceiling using the easy up track and clip installation system.
See more ideas about popcorn ceiling covering popcorn ceiling ceiling.
Scraping the popcorn off the ceiling is a reasonably easy diy project.
Not only is it less messy and time consuming but it is also a fairly easy process that any aspiring diyer can tackle in a weekend.
The planks are installed onto metal channels that are placed over the old ceiling and screwed to the ceiling joists.
They come with the patterns already embossed on them and are super light.
The problems are it s messy and you still have to deal with smoothing out any imperfections before you can paint.
One of the best things about a ceiling cover up job is that you can cut holes in the ceiling without fussy repairs later.
Removing a popcorn ceiling is a messy time consuming job.
All you have to do is paint them any color you want and glue them up there.
Beadboard panels are an efficient economical way to get that popular tongue and groove porchy look to cover up an unattractive ceiling.
