How to Wash Your Ceiling

You don't have to be resigned to living with dust and cobwebs on the ceiling.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Tri-sodium Phosphates
• Old Flannel Shirts (men)
• Tie Wraps
• Brooms
• Crevice Tool Vacuum Attachments
• Duct Tape
• Large Sponge
• Liquid Bleach
• Upholstery Attachments For Vacuum
• Vacuum Cleaners
• Large Sponge
• Buckets
• Duct Tape
• Vacuum cleaners

1. Vacuum cobwebs a vacuum attachment hose by taping it to the end of a broom handle.

2. Wrap an old flannel shirt around the straw end of a broom and secure it with a rubber band or tie wraps. Use this device to dust the ceiling, switching to clean areas of the flannel as it gets dirty.

3. Clean a popcorn or textured ceiling by gently sponging it with a tri-sodium phosphate solution, available at most hardware stores, mixed according to the directions on the can.

4. Clean stained areas with peroxide or diluted bleach and a sponge.

Tips & Warnings

• Wear gloves and goggles when using chemicals overhead.

on 11/22/2005 Use 1 gallon hot water, 1 quart of bleach, and 1/3 cup dry Tide detergent. Wear gloves and, when done, rinse with clear water.

on 11/22/2005 You can reduce or remove stains from popcorn ceilings by spraying them with a strong bleach solution (1 part household bleach to 1 part water). Be careful to not get the solution on your skin or on anything you don't want bleached!