Covering an old ceiling with new drywall ... a spray bottle and scrape off the softened texture. Removing the popcorn ceiling that way makes a big, sloppy mess and almost always leaves you with ...

you likely have popcorn ceilings, which rose in popularity in the mid-1900s. Contractors liked the spray-on texture because it was cheap and easy to apply; homeowners at the time liked it because ...

If you have a popcorn ceiling, you may need to test it for asbestos. We spoke to indoor contaminant expert Michael Pinto for ...