I have recently done this in two rooms - a small bathroom and a 10 x 14 bedroom. My method was a 6" drywall tool, a sprayer bottle and a step ladder. This was not hard - just a lot of up the ladder, spray with water, scrape as far as I could reach on all directions, down the ladder, move the ladder, up the ladder, yada yada. The texture came off easy, almost two easy, in sheets. A lot of clean up after the fact. Also the drywall knife with sharp corners left a lot of drywall dings that required a skim coat to remedy. I don't believe a skim coat can be avoided but I think it can be less intense.
I have an upcoming project that requires ceiling scraping so I'm looking for a process that is a bit easier. The ceiling in question is in a bigger bedroom that has a cathedral ceiling of sorts - slopes up from the sides to the center - maybe 2-1/2 or 3 feet. I want to eliminate the ladder climbing to some degree. I have considered adjustable steel saw horses (which I have) with a plywood platform - maybe 2 x 4 or 2 x 8. I have also considered a rolling work platform that I could rent or buy. I also have seen that there are specialized tools for this work that involve a low angle blade with rounded corners, an extension handle and a method for attaching a plastic bag to catch debris. This keeps me on the ground and greatly reduces the clean up. I wonder though if this works as advertised or if there is a control problem with the scraper given how far away from the work you are - kind of like handling a long limb pruner from the ground as it wobbles around.
So anyone have any thoughts about the best way
Rick
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I have an upcoming project that requires ceiling scraping so I'm looking for a process that is a bit easier. The ceiling in question is in a bigger bedroom that has a cathedral ceiling of sorts - slopes up from the sides to the center - maybe 2-1/2 or 3 feet. I want to eliminate the ladder climbing to some degree. I have considered adjustable steel saw horses (which I have) with a plywood platform - maybe 2 x 4 or 2 x 8. I have also considered a rolling work platform that I could rent or buy. I also have seen that there are specialized tools for this work that involve a low angle blade with rounded corners, an extension handle and a method for attaching a plastic bag to catch debris. This keeps me on the ground and greatly reduces the clean up. I wonder though if this works as advertised or if there is a control problem with the scraper given how far away from the work you are - kind of like handling a long limb pruner from the ground as it wobbles around.
So anyone have any thoughts about the best way
Rick
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