Source: Leee Wallender, TheSpruce.com
Aside from a few retro-loving connoisseurs of textured, “popcorn” ceilings, most homeowners would rather have these Sixties-era moonscapes gone–and covered up by a smooth ceiling. What are your options?
1. Cover With Drywall
Summary: 1/2″ drywall installed over existing popcorn-textured ceiling drywall.
Description: You already have drywall on your ceiling. Why not just add another layer below it?
With home remodeling, it is often easier to cover up a problem area than it is to entirely remove and replace that area. Flooring typically gets covered up with a second layer.
Covering an existing ceiling with drywall means that you do not have to worry about asbestos or lead paint issues. Since you will not be pulling out drywall, you do not have to deal with the immense amount of attic insulation, spiderwebs, rodent droppings, and other unmentionables that would rain down on your house interior when drywall comes down.
Yet half-inch drywall, even the ultra light type, is still too heavy at 44.5 pounds for one person to manage. You need to rent a drywall lift or have the help of two other people.
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