Paint Prep

I thought I would show a few shots of the containment we normally do on paint jobs when we are dealing with a textured (popcorn) ceiling.  In this case, part of the ceiling texture was cracking and peeling. 

The first task was to do a test on the ceiling to see if we could scrape and patch the area in question or if we should scrape the whole ceiling and re paint a flat finish.  It was determined that the ceiling was repainted using a latex paint and would not accept a patch without having more cracking and peeling in the future.  Since, a textured ceiling with a latex paint will normally scrape off without too much fuss - we decided to scrape the whole ceiling and re paint a flat, non textured finish.

Before we get into the actual scraping - we first try and indentify and document pre existing conditions.  Things like previous paint splatters or smudges.  This can eliminate miscommunication after the job is complete.

And before we get into the work - it is important to seal and contain the work area so that dust does not get all over the house.

Now, we can start the messy job of scraping and skim coating the ceiling so we can paint.



To be continued...