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lisalys t1_j24gb6q wrote

Reply to comment by S_A_N_D_ in New painter questions about old paint on walls, unpainted popcorn ceilings and primer! by thatoneguyovertheres

Ouch. My parents painted over their popcorn ceilings multiple times. Assuming it has asbestos in it, getting rid of that is going to be expensive.

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falderol t1_j25ff63 wrote

test it, why assume.

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lisalys t1_j278fua wrote

When I ever inherit, I will. But judging by the year, I’m pretty sure there’s asbestos everywhere.

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falderol t1_j28z9lj wrote

Then you also need to be testing for lead. Asbestos can nail you after a long time. Lead can hit you much quicker.

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lisalys t1_j2a3fum wrote

Thanks! I hadn’t thought of that!

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belleandhera t1_j265fx9 wrote

Because it's not necessary? If you are gonna make it your job to remove popcorn ceilings, that's one thing. If you are removing a single one, you're fine no matter how asbestosey it is.

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falderol t1_j26jfxf wrote

I dont think that is true. If you are mobilizing asbestos there are (maybe) laws about doing it. I think I have heard that if you find asbestos anywhere, you are required to use approved contractors to control and remove it. They use plastic doors and negative pressure enclosures to keep the fibers from contaminating the neighbors. The stuff kills people...eventually.

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DepartmentNatural t1_j24xfk9 wrote

Only expensive if a removal company does it

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Epic2112 t1_j251j60 wrote

I'm pretty sure cancer can end up costing a pretty penny.

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Coffeedemon t1_j26d45r wrote

It isn't something that's going to give you cancer over the weekend. Get a proper respirator and disposal gear and clear the house out. This stuff gets you from working with it over a career and without proper PPE.

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DepartmentNatural t1_j25emy3 wrote

True but cancer from one time exposure is highly unlikely and with proper ppe & mitigation safeguards, which both are easily obtained and used in a home remodel cancer risk is zero

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Rikiar t1_j26az9g wrote

Cancer risk is never zero.

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Coffeedemon t1_j26dag3 wrote

There's probably gas coming from your basement or drains that will get you faster than fixing the ceiling.

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Rikiar t1_j26e1hg wrote

I didn't say the cancer had to come from the ceiling cleaning. It's never zero though, it's just close to zero.

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Allidoischill420 t1_j26xowi wrote

And bananas give you radiation too but that doesn't mean we go directly touching radiation because we can have bananas

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skydiver1958 t1_j2bh0ix wrote

No it's not that bad. I've done two house renos with bad painted popcorn with patches and we had a guy that troweled on drywall mud (2 or 3 coats) and sanded and painted. Smooth as silk. It's messy but not nearly as messy as scraping and turns out 100%. Too often people take the hard way when there really is an easier solution.

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lisalys t1_j2cs2e2 wrote

That’s awesome!! I will definitely keep that in mind!!!

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ClumsyRainbow t1_j2d6dld wrote

Yep, I had this done before moving to my current place and am now finally getting around to repainting each room in turn. I got quotes for a few options, this skim coating over the popcorn, putting new drywall below it, and full scraping/removal and then skim coating. This was the cheapest option, though adding an extra layer of drywall wasn't much more - but it would have lowered the ceilings perceivably, whilst the skim coat is really only taking off maybe 10mm from the total height of the room - totally unnoticeable.

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