What an easy and relatively inexpensive way to cover up the 80 s popcorn ceiling.
Easy way to cover up popcorn ceiling.
Mar 28 2018 explore meredith mckenzie andrews s board covering popcorn ceiling followed by 324 people on pinterest.
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One of our favorite ideas for this material is covering popcorn ceiling with beadboard.
Removing a popcorn ceiling is a messy time consuming job.
But in some cases it s the smartest way to go.
2 put up faux tin ceiling tiles.
I went to home depot to get my hardboard and found they had it in white.
I had them cut in 4 lengths rather than 8.
You also have to be extra cautious if the ceilings were popcorned before 1979 because of the risk of asbestos.
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.
Which means they are super easy to install.
Covering a popcorn ceiling with prepared ceiling planks.
Most options easily install directly over your existing popcorn ceiling using the easy up track and clip installation system.
Prepared ceiling planks are fiberboard planks made especially for this purpose.
All you have to do is paint them any color you want and glue them up there.
One of the best things about a ceiling cover up job is that you can cut holes in the ceiling without fussy repairs later.
They come with the patterns already embossed on them and are super light.
One well known product is armstrong s easy up grid system.
Nothing dates a room quite like a popcorn ceiling.
Fortunately in most cases it s not necessary because you can easily cover up that unsightly texture with ceiling panels or planks.
Compare wood and vinyl options and choose the one that best suits your budget and diy aspirations.
Scraping the popcorn off the ceiling is a reasonably easy diy project.
No mess no scraping.
The planks are installed onto metal channels that are placed over the old ceiling and screwed to the ceiling joists.
Figured i would still have to paint but it alleviated the need for primer.
I was searching for a cheap way to cover a popcorn ceiling and this was perfect.
Covering popcorn ceilings with planks.
Sometimes covering up an old ceiling saves time money and headaches in the long run.
I spent around 600 total.
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Beadboard panels are an efficient economical way to get that popular tongue and groove porchy look to cover up an unattractive ceiling.
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.
The problems are it s messy and you still have to deal with smoothing out any imperfections before you can paint.
