That was the death of our old Shop Vac (that we had had for ten years) and why we had to buy this new one*.which is awesome, we love it, but still. If you don't, you will start sanding and minutes later, your vacuum will start choking on the super fine particles of drywall dust AND start spewing them out into the room. Ha! 2) If you're going the sander + vacuum route (why wouldn't you?!), you will absolutely need to buy HEPA bags* for your vacuum to catch all of the dust. Drywall panels New drywall panels make quick work of disguising popcorn ceilings in a home. Skim coating your popcorn ceilings can make a big. While you can reduce the price if you decide to do it yourself, remember that there are several extra tools besides just the skim coat to make it happen. You will need to remove any texture from the existing surface by sanding or scrapping off the old layer of finish and add new textured material. Scrape off any loose or bubbling wallpaper. So then we went rogue and didn't cover anything. Skim coat Using a thin layer of finishing compound, applied via a process called skim coating, to smooth over the bumps on a popcorn ceiling without adding much bulk. It typically costs anywhere between 1 and 1.50 per square foot for professionals to skim coat your popcorn ceilings. You can cover your popcorn ceiling with plaster, but it is not a simple process. Does anyone have any experience with having a skim coat done over popcorn ceiling with asbestos I am trying to determine the best way to get rid of my popcorn ceiling and after calling the abatement companies, it seems I cannot really afford that method. Skim coating is a process whereby a thin coating of joint compound is applied over the entire wall or ceiling. We started covering the floors when we first started sanding but realized it was completely unnecessary after there wasn't any dust on the plastic or even on our clothes. We bought it off Amazon after it was recommended to us and I would have paid twice what we did for it because it was that worth it. It attaches to a utility vacuum (like a Shop-Vac) and sucks up all of the dust you sand off. 1) If you don't want drywall dust EVERYWHERE, this vacuum sander* is a must-have. SKIM COAT IT Paul Peck DrywallTube 268K subscribers Join Subscribe 11K Share Save 968K views 4 years ago How to skim coat over a. Two VERY important FYIs for this part of the process. 0:00 / 7:10 Don't scrape your painted popcorn ceiling.
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