How to Clean Popcorn Ceilings

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The spouse and I have lived in several apartments with popcorn ceilings. They are difficult to clean with traditional methods so we came up with the following solution:

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Several large cans of Scrubbing Bubbles Foam Cleaner
many rolls of paper towels

Step1

Section off areas of the ceiling and layer newspapers on the floor underneath the section that will be cleaned.

Step2

Spray Heavily with Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner

Step3

Wait 20 -30 minutes for the cleaner to absorb into the popcorn material

Step4

Wipe with paper

Step5

repeat for entire ceiling

Tips & Warnings

remove small children and pets from this area - it is a messy, chemical ladden job.

Comments

LouiseDahl said

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on 3/31/2008 The ceilings looked great and no one died - use at own risk

on 3/29/2008 I would be EXTREMELY cautious in using this method to clean popcorn ceilings. Wetting this type of ceiling and then rubbing could possibly release fibers of asbestos. Any home built prior to 1977 (when the EPA banned the use of asbestos in ceiling texture) could possibly have this toxic material right over their head. Breathing these toxic fibers and inhaling them into your lungs, could be life-threating.

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