Popcorn ceiling removal vacaville

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• popcorn
• ceiling
• cottage
• cheese
• removal
• asbestos

[photoguy555]

I know people are trying to do things to save money but to do this without a respirator or personal protective clothing on I just don't see the point. Asbestos kills.

[doslenguas]

No shiznit shirlock. Anything post 76 in our city is non asbestos. Thanks for the concern though. BTW, cancer causing elements are everwhere. Hot dogs, paint, MANY THINGS can cause it....

[06Runner]

what type of tool was that guy using? it left it so smooth. we're getting ready to try this ourselves on our house, should we wet it first?

Thanks.

[doslenguas]

A 50 cent plastic scraper. Wet it first with hose & nozzle on mist and it comes down like butter...

[snowQue]

What about the asbestos risk from the popcorn ceiling?

[doslenguas]

Anything post 1975 more than likely does not have asbestos.

[T2chick]

It will take 10 to 50 years to know if it was asbestos. That is how long it take from time of exposure to the onset of illness. Please get the material tested before you start the job. Contact the Johnny O. Perea Foundation for free information. Asbestos is no joke. It is still used in construction and it is still a killer. I lost my father to mesothelioma. Good luck and God bless...

[tribulation138]

who gives a shit about asbestos.. were all gonna die eventually... have a nice day

[EgoNamahaNemoRex]

@doslenguas that is not true. Anything in the 70s should be presumed to be an ACM. Holy shit.

[PeaceLuva1001]

You can have the material tested for asbestos before you start if it is pre-1975 or so. My house is mid-90s s I'm not worried. This stuff is terrible! Whoever thought it looked good? You can't paint it and it you paint the walls it relaly difficult to not get it n the ceiling. I really want to remove mine but it looks like a huge messy project, especially since one of my ceilings is vaulted.

[michaeledith]

Well its good to see this dude wares safety glasses but what about this lungs, Yeah, i know he spray water, but this stuff is a killer just ask Paul Newman he work in ship yards as a 19 old. He dead now, asbestosis,50 years later...

[rugaluga]

just had mine tested and to my suprise it contained no abestos! My house was contructed in 1957

[jaffijoe]

I work in asbestos abatement and all of the other environmentals. I will say that I have never encountered popcorn textured ceilings that did not contain asbestos. The whole point of these type of ceiling is acoustic decoupling. In order for it to do this, it must be relatively hollow. Asbo is used as the binding agent to hold this mostly hollow and loose material together. Since there were no other materials that did this as well as asbo, true popcorn ceilings disappeared after the ban.

[bigyaz]

You do know if you had it tested. So perhaps a disclaimer would be good to tell people to test first.

[lukasz20]

this is a second video on youtube where people don't wear any masks while having some popcorn. ayayayay

[HeIsCoolMG]

This was actually good for me to see because now I have a good idea of what to expect when I take over the Grandparent's house and try to get this stuff off every single ceiling in the house. Respirator would be good though, cause that house was definitely built before '76

[redrainjedi]

Honestly, how hard is it to wear a $30 respirator during such procedures??

You don't know what the hell that's made of!