Back in the day contractors loved popcorn for ceiling texture. It was easy and very forgiving in covering all kinds of imperfections. They simply nailed the drywall up and put a quick tape finish over the joints and then coated the ceilings with a heavy acoustic finish. Very quick easy and profitable but for most homeowners very tacky and unattractive. It also makes your ceilings seem low and claustrophobic. Now days they take the time to texture ceilings nicely.
So what can someone do about their old popcorn ceiling? Fortunately there are cures and very nice and quick fixes without removing all of the drywall. Here is a popcorn removal I did about a month ago. The project covered over 1000 square feet of ceiling and took 3days. The client had me remove the popcorn, texture, prime and paint the ceilings as well as repaint all the walls.
