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Port St Lucie Popcorn Ceiling Removal & Drywall Repair Pros are in town to give you all the necessary services. We serve both residential and commercial establishments. Call us today to get a free quote and site visit.
Popcorn Ceiling Removal
Try popcorn ceiling removal in a small area before you rush to prepare the entire room. It is best to dry it and then wet the texture again with water. Some surfaces are easy to remove without water. In most cases, however, wet is better. The ceiling might have been painted or had paint added to it. You might need to wet the ceiling to help. In this case, you may decide whether to tackle a difficult scraping job or use another method to hide your popcorn ceiling.
Asbestos testing
A popcorn ceiling installed before 1980 could contain asbestos, a well-known cause of lung cancer. You should contact the health department to determine how to remove the popcorn ceiling texture. They will be able to test it. Are you wondering how to eliminate a popcorn ceiling made with asbestos? To remove a popcorn ceiling, you can either cover it with new drywall or use tongue-and-groove planks.
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Residential Popcorn Ceiling Removal
As you start your project to do residential popcorn ceiling removal, cover floors and walls with drop cloths. Canvas drop cloths are not recommended as water can seep through. Cleaning is much easier with plastic. You can roll it up after you’re done and then throw it away. Leave the plastic in place to avoid the mess that can be made when repairing or sanding popcorn ceilings.
Move the furniture
Take out all furniture that isn’t necessary. It is messy work to remove the popcorn ceiling. You won’t want furniture blocking your path with every step you make. If you cannot move everything, arrange it in a cluster and cover it with drop cloths.
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Commercial Popcorn Ceiling Removal
It might seem easier to leave ceiling fans and light fixtures in place while you work out how to remove the popcorn ceiling. But they will be in your way and then get covered in wet popcorn. You don’t want water to get into an electrical fixture accidentally.
Protect Can Lights from Water Spray
To keep your recessed lights dry, you can stuff newspaper or rosin papers inside them. Ensure that the circuit breaker panel or fuse box is switched off for these fixtures.
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Residential Painting
The sun’s ultraviolet rays can cause a fade in your paint color. The paint’s color is affected by the constant exposure to ultraviolet rays. The paint surface becomes lighter and lighter, eventually losing its vibrant color.
Chalking.
Chalking is when the paint’s surface film breaks down and stops sticking to one another. It becomes dust. A yellow paint job usually has yellow dust from the sun beating down on it.
Splitting Caulk at The Seams
Caulk that is good quality is elastic. The caulking is more flexible the longer it has a warranty. But, caulking won’t last as long as the labels claim. Caulking won’t last long because of the wood’s movement and stretching. Sometimes, caulking on moving areas like garage doors can be removed in less than one year.
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Commercial Painting
Port St Lucie Popcorn Ceiling Removal & Drywall Repair Pros will conduct a thorough inspection of the property and prepare a professional report that includes significant roofs, foundations, and lot findings. These findings will help plan the scope of the coating work on the property.
Best-fit customization
The best chance of successful commercial coatings is when they are applied based on actual facility inspection findings. Because the real problems and issues that plague commercial facilities are addressed by customizing product options, application procedures, equipment, and the suitability of the personnel to the job, this will ensure the highest success rate. The coating project can be managed with minimum effort and costs if customized correctly.
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Knockdown Textures
Although it does not need to be tight, it should fit snugly and be attached to the back framing. Attach the sheetrock to the frame by putting 2-3 screws on each side. All screws must be placed below the sheetrock’s surface but not so deep that the screw head tears through the paper. Unset screws can cause problems and hinder the next step. Sheetrock is available in two thicknesses: 1/2″ and 5/8″. Half sheetrock is used for interior walls/ceilings, while 5/8 is used under stairs and in garages.
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Orange Peel Ceiling
The compressor can be adjusted. An orange peel needs to be pressured between 15 and 45 PSI. The opening is approximately 3/8 inches. The gun’s valve controls the air pressure, while the dial controls the opening at its front. Higher air pressure will produce a more delicate spray, but it will be more challenging to manage. The heavier spray will conceal more flaws. Larger openings will make more texture, while smaller ones will create more delicate surfaces. To see how the texture looks, spray it against a piece of cardboard, drywall, or another material. You can adjust it to your liking.
Spray the texture
The orange peel should be applied to the ceiling. Keep the gun at least 3-4 feet from the ceiling. A stepladder may be necessary, depending on the height of your ceiling. It would help to keep moving the gun continuously.
You can move the gun in either random patterns or lines. As long as you cover your ceiling evenly and consistently, both are acceptable. It would help if you were less concerned about the texture than being too thick. It is easier to add texture than it is to remove it. You can keep the air moving by shaking the hopper as you go. Let the surface dry.
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Smooth Ceiling Finish
As mentioned above, textured ceilings can mask imperfections. This requires minor sanding, skimming, and material. It takes less time to install than a smooth ceiling and doesn’t require as much material.
This means you will pay a less expensive contractor or save time if you do it yourself.
It reduces noise
Smooth surfaces let sound pass through more quickly than textured ones. They reflect sound much better, making echo and reflections more obvious.
Even though they are not nearly as efficient as soundproofing, textured ceilings can help reduce the noise in other rooms and the noise that can come from the textured room.
Textured ceilings
However, this type of ceiling has its flaws and is not perfect. You can decide if these are enough to deter others, but they are worth remembering.
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Drywall Repair
Use a roller when priming plaster and painting drywall. Bristle brushes often leave brush strokes wherever you use them. This could be an indicator that there was a touch-up job.
Apply a good PVA primer to any drywall patches you’ve made. Paint will absorb at a slower rate on drywall that is not painted.
PVA primer allows for the paint to absorb at the same speed. A sponge brush or small paint roller will create a texture that blends in with the surrounding surface and hides any imperfections. Once the main patch is painted, use the roller to dry roll around it. This will incorporate your patch’s colors with the wall paint.
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Drywall Installation
Installing metal suspended ceilings does not require any special tools. The lightweight steel is attached to a track by screwing it into the channel. Hanger wire is used to connect the way to existing joists. Suspension systems can be used with lighting panels, acoustic tiles, and drywall.
Use metal suspensions to create curved soffits. Use the curved main tees and spaced 48 inches from the center. Space the regular cross bars closer (9 inches) to the center. For making S-shaped boxes, you can also use curved cross bars. Follow the instructions for installing drywall onto curved walls.
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