I don’t think anyone can’t hate popcorn ceilings like myself.
I have scrapped a ton in my time.
I have my own way of doing it now. I used to wet the popcorn, let it sit for a minute and then scrape it. That works pretty decent and gets the ceiling where it just has a light texture. Then you need a skim coat of mud and to sand the whole ceiling. I did this in my entire house to have smooth ceilings. Why was popcorn ever a fad? It makes it so you can’t clean the ceiling or paint without debris falling down. Spider webs catch on it and it doesn’t look good. I removed my air vents the other day and realized that the popcorn got sprayed within the ductwork a bit. There are pieces of popcorn in my metal air ducts. Is that bad for my HVAC system? Will it not operate as well anymore? I have debated on calling a HVAC company for ductwork cleaning. It would be nice to remove all the old webs, debris and dirt inside. I also want to know if they can get rid of the popcorn in the pipe. I of course ran the AC the whole time I was scraping the ceilings too. I know for a fact that the dusty air was sucked into my ductwork. That can’t be good for my indoor air quality. There are numerous reasons for me to call for a ductwork cleaning appointment. I am just being really lazy.