You may have read or heard from others that removing popcorn or acoustic ceilings is beneficial for many reasons. For one, this practice of spraying this plaster mineral material on the ceiling began in 1945 and has been regular practice up until the 1990s! It was done simply to hide natural ceiling frame and plaster imperfections and even cracking. Also, it formed extra noise barrier thus the name acoustic ceiling. And actually, wall texture was also commonly applied throughout the decades to drywall and plaster and lathe walls to also hide imperfections and add acoustic barrier. We call the various forms of texture things like orange peel and knock down. And prior to the early 1980s much of the material and mineral compound used in this textured mixture included asbestos. And asbestos is linked to terrible lung conditions and cancer when inhaled. Therefore, when removing texture in a home build prior to the early 80s where it was never done before, we now have organizations that monitor proper removal and disposal of this material. Not only was it present in this wall compound, but it was also used in other construction materials like various adhesives.
Nowadays it’s common practice in a remodeled home to remove the texture on ceilings and even walls – or at least to redo the wall texture. We use proper experts to test and remove asbestos filled texture in the process of remodeling older homes. But also, you commonly will find, once removed, imperfections that you never knew existed on the walls and ceilings, such as cracks, dents, scratches, holes and dings. This is normal and not alarming. In fact, even newly built homes will often have cracking and other imperfections after a couple years due to settling and the fact that home materials expand and contract due to weather and time.
If you’re looking for a contractor to help remodel your drywall to make it nicer, remove imperfections, and fix cracks and paint, we can help! Call us today for a free estimate.
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