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skydiver1958 t1_j2bh0ix wrote

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

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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