Removing A Ceiling
Conceal an unsightly water stain on the ceiling and put a stopper on the leak that caused it with these stain fighting tips.
Removing a ceiling. Find the wires that lead from the ceiling fan. Remove fasteners from framing. Step by step guide to take down your lath and plaster ceiling.
First i go around the perimeter and cut throug. For easier scraping and practically no dust during popcorn ceiling removal use a garden pump sprayer to mist the ceiling and let it soak in for about 15 minutes before scraping. Clean the stain with bleach.
Turn off the power to the room at the circuit breaker service panel by switching the breaker. Continue until all texture is removed. It s really important to clear away at the end of stage 1 when all the plaster is on the floor.
Use screwdriver to remove the canopy support screws. Spray ceiling with garden sprayer soapy water as texture softens remove texture using scrapper with careful sweeping motions. Identify and repair the root cause.
Detach wallboard from adjacent surfaces. Watch this video before. Ceiling removal labor basic basic labor to remove ceiling with favorable site conditions.
Gather together all of the tools you will need to do the job. 6 to 10 scrapper or filling knife spray bottle of a garden sprayer to wet down ceiling ladder. Remove the other ceiling tiles.