Need help with popcorn ceiling

My grandfather had popcorn ceiling from 40+ years ago in his garage that was falling down and cracking. This is really my first DIY project and I’m sure I didn’t do everything correctly but talked to as many people as I could to get the right game plan/idea. When I wet and scraped the popcorn ceiling off, the dry wall paper started to tear, after scraping most of it off that would come off, I sealed the exposed drywall paper with spray adhesive and have since applied a thin layer of joint compound. The ceiling is very uneven and wanting to figure out what the best way to even out and reapply popcorn ceiling is? Attaching pictures for a better idea of what I’m talking about. First picture is after I scraped it, second picture is after sealing and thin layer of joint compound. You can see how uneven it is and skimming it is hard for me to do but if that’s the best solution I will figure it out (again first DIY). submitted by /u/Kdaniels33 [link] [comments]

Jun 13, 2025 - 03:32

My grandfather had popcorn ceiling from 40+ years ago in his garage that was falling down and cracking. This is really my first DIY project and I’m sure I didn’t do everything correctly but talked to as many people as I could to get the right game plan/idea. When I wet and scraped the popcorn ceiling off, the dry wall paper started to tear, after scraping most of it off that would come off, I sealed the exposed drywall paper with spray adhesive and have since applied a thin layer of joint compound. The ceiling is very uneven and wanting to figure out what the best way to even out and reapply popcorn ceiling is? Attaching pictures for a better idea of what I’m talking about. First picture is after I scraped it, second picture is after sealing and thin layer of joint compound. You can see how uneven it is and skimming it is hard for me to do but if that’s the best solution I will figure it out (again first DIY).

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