Popcorn Ceiling Tiles

Cover popcorn ceilings if a popcorn ceiling or stained and damaged drywall or plaster is making your home look outdated it s time to trade that frumpy bumpy texture for something stylish and inviting.

Popcorn ceiling tiles.

Popcorn ceiling is a friable material meaning it is very easy to damage. Friable asbestos materials release toxic dust at the slightest disturbance. Popcorn ceilings can be unstable. Commercial popcorn ceilings from this time typically contained asbestos so any house from this period with a popcorn ceiling likely contains the contaminant.

Paint stores stock kits for detecting asbestos in homes. As long as the texture isn t sagging flaking or shedding a popcorn ceiling can simply be painted to update the look. Homeowners might install popcorn ceilings because they don t want to finish the ceiling or they couldn t otherwise conceal its imperfections. Begin by brushing off all dust with a super.

Characterized by their textured look and feel by being stippled with a sponge or sprayed on with a hopper gun using a special mix these ceilings were. If you find that your popcorn ceiling contains asbestos hire a professional to remove it. Popcorn ceilings otherwise known as stucco ceilings acoustic ceilings or cottage cheese ceilings were hugely popular in residential houses built between the 1930s and 1990s in canada. Sometimes called acoustic or textured ceilings popcorn ceilings resemble cottage cheese because of the treatment that is either sprayed or painted on that leaves a bumpy look.

Armstrong ceilings uses 15 16 and 9 16 grid face suspension systems with 24 x 24 or 24 x 48 ceiling tiles. Drop ceiling tiles also referred to as suspended ceilings offer great benefits and come in a variety of sizes patterns materials and colors. You can also select your preferred tile edge.