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Plastic sheeting – You’re going to need
plastic sheeting to cover your furniture, walls, and floors… and don’t buy that thin
stuff. It will rip and tear as the popcorn falls onto it. You’re going to need enough to go
from the ceiling clear along the walls, and down to the floor. It would be best if you double line
it, so make sure that you buy enough.
Heavy-duty masking tape – You don’t want to
buy cheap stuff that won’t hold up. Take our advice: AVOID the blue tape. It won’t
even hold the plastic up, much less the popcorn when it falls!
Weed sprayer – You can get this at Home Depot or
Lowes. You just need some kind of spray apparatus that you can fill with water to wet the ceiling.
Scraper – Almost any scraper will work fine. DO NOT
buy the scraper with the bag on it. It’s a waste of money.
Mask – You won’t want to be breathing in the
stuff you’ll be scraping off your ceilings.
Drywall knives – You’ll need 6-inch and 12-inch
drywall knives when you start your repairs. We promise you there will be problems you’ll need
to fix. First, the ones that the original contractor made (and then put up a popcorn ceiling to cover
his mistakes). Secondly, the nicks and gouges you put in the ceiling while you were scraping.
All-purpose joint compound – A 48-pound box should be
enough. Make sure it’s an all-purpose joint compound and not a topping mud, or patching mud.
Big garbage bags – When you’re finished
scraping the popcorn, you’ll roll up the plastic on itself and stick it in large garbage bags to
get it out of your house! We recommend a 6 mil thick large bag.
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