How to Replace Popcorn or Blown Ceiling With New Blown Ceiling

Blown or popcorn ceilings first made it onto the style radar in the 1970s. Since then, it has been a go-to design option for creating a textured finish on drywall ceilings. The name popcorn comes from the kernel-like shapes that are formed by the texture agent applied to the ceiling. Blown ceilings refer to the method of application; through a machine that blows the finish onto the ceiling. If you have old or damaged popcorn ceilings, you can easily replace them yourself with a new coat of blown finish.

Heavy plastic
Painter's tape
Rosin paper
Gardening nozzle
Wide putty knife
Blowing machine
Blown ceiling finish

Instructions

- 1
  Turn off the electricity in the room you are working in.
- 2
  Tape heavy plastic over all the outlets in the room with painter's tape.
- 3
  Cover the floor with protective plastic and secure with tape. The plastic should run 1 foot up the walls.
- 4
  Run a line of tape around the perimeter of the room, ¼ inch below the ceiling. Tape plastic on this strip until all of the walls are covered.
- 5
  Roll rosin paper onto the floor on top of the plastic covering to absorb some of the water.
- 6
  Work in one small area at a time to remove ceiling texture. Spray an area with water from a powerful gardening nozzle.
- 7
  Scrape the wet finish off of the ceiling with a wide putty knife. Spray and scrape the entire ceiling until it is clear.
- 8
  Let the ceiling dry thoroughly overnight.
- 9
  Fill a blowing machine with your chosen blown ceiling finish.
- 10
  Turn the machine on and blow a steady, even coat over the entire ceiling. Apply a second coat if required for your chosen finish. Let the ceiling dry for several hours.
- 11
  Remove the plastic, and the tape from the walls, then wrap it all up in the plastic from the floor. Throw all of the garbage away.

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