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How to remove a popcorn ceiling

Do the scrape test Before you start removing the old popcorn texture, do a simple scrape test in a small area of the ceiling.
Q: Our home was built in 1970 and has a textured ceiling and paneled walls in the living room. We started to remove the old paneling, but this caused some of the ceiling texture to be scraped off.
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