Why Are Popcorn Ceilings So Terrible?
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- Popcorn ceilings have been around for years as the infamous staple in old homes. They were popular between the 1930s and 1990s and were widely used in construction. However, because of potential exposure to asbestos and health risks, the material was heavily regulated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and eventually the materials containing asbestos were banned.
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Why Are Popcorn Ceilings So Terrible? - Наука та технологія
When I was younger i thought that when they painted the ceiling the paint just drooped down and dried like that💀
Lol me too
im 11 and at the start of the vid i was like "Eh its probably just dried drooping paint" Lol
Me too
Same! Lol
Lay lay same
I look at this video, then slowly turn my head up in disgust
LMAO SAME
*chokes on tea*
💀💀😂😂😂me too
Same
same
As an asbestos removal expert I only watched this to make sure it was mentioned.
It's both unwise and in many states illegal to remove asbestos containing materials yourself.
If you do decide to do it yourself, know that asbestos fibers can stay airborne for up to 5 days in stagnant air. Industry standards require workers to wear p100 respirator filters. And dry removal is an absolute no go.
It is really in your best interest to have your demo materials tested for asbestos prior to removal whether you plan to do it yourself or hire a contractor. Low level exposure to asbestos fibers will not likely cause asbestosis, however lung cancer/mesothelioma can be contracted potentially through one exposure. (With a latency period on 20-40 years average)
I thought latency was 10 to 40. It's been 20 years since I removed asbestos.
Thanks for the heads up
can 2x4 ceiling tiles from the 80s have asbetos?
Thanks for the informative post. What are your thoughts on nailing tongue and groove boards directly over the popcorn? Someone in my home did this and I am concerned that the process of nailing the boards smashed the popcorn and released toxic fibers into the home... Thanks!
@@randomrazr No. It was gone by then.
I remember when my aunt had a new ranch home built in the early 70's, she had popcorn ceilings with blown glitter on it. It looks so cool, like tiny stars.
same here except it was our 1600 sf home....lol
My house has that!
@@phorobierre2884 1600 house?
Same, grew up in an older house in Sydney Australia 👌
holy cow, I'd forgotten about the glitter! I remember that from other houses. Very little of it, but you would get these little "crystals" of reflected light.
When I was a child I had a terrible fever and I laid on my back staring at the popcorn celing hallucinating complicated pictures for like 8 hours. It was fun
Once while on LSD I laid down and stared at the popcorn ceiling and finding beautiful lacey patterns many layers deep. Trippy!
Basically you were high on fever and getting all the fun what adults do to get to that state lol 😆
Fun fact: living life doesn't make you a junkie
@@jameshendricks6738 not gonna say you're not right but you could've put that in a better way.
@@PossumLover1111 junkie
I remember having popcorn walls instead of popcorn ceilings. And everytime you bump into these walls or even scratch your skin against it, that shit would hurt like hell.
I HAD THOSE AND THE CEILING IT WAS THE WORSE
@@veve1401 Oml saaaame
I HAD THE SAME THING.
I actually have a scare from it on my nuckle because when I was little (7 years old) I was running through the hall and scrapped my hand on the wall. At the time it was winter...and I loved playing in the snow so the scab would keep getting re-injured. So it just turned into a scare LOL
the worst part was trying to hang up posters and command strips 😔
The ceiling is just as bad when you have bunk beds. I hit my head and got stabbed so many times.
I recently moved into a house that had popcorn ceilings installed in all the common areas. But, my wife and I love the ceiling because whoever had it installed had glitter mixed in, so it sparkles! I feel like I'm looking at a night sky.
The house I grew up in had iridescent glitter in the popcorn so it took on a variety of colors. I always thought it was pretty.
Uh dude... I hate to be the one to tell you this, but I worked 15 years as an asbestos building inspector. While not always containing asbestos, I observed that the glittered popcorn ceiling was more likely to contain asbestos. Probably something with the styles at different time periods. This is in reference to the ceilings that had gold or silver flecks mixed in with sprayed on surfacing and not referencing a ceiling someone later applied actual glitter to.
@@anonlastbend7439 just googled glitter popcorn ceiling because I never seen it before and got this information so it must be true.
Scott: Our commercial building which was built in 1966 still has it's glitter mixed with the popcorn on the ceiling. You are right the glitter does look like stars when the light hits it just right.
@@josephquezada6138 ya my house only has it on the stair well ceiling leading to the basement, really nice effect to be honest lol
I knew someone who spent a fortune getting rid of popcorn ceilings in his house only to find most of the houses he was interested in had popcorn ceilings. 1st world problem.
the guy at 2:47 is inhaling all the popcorn shavings falling off the celing
@@Defender78 as long as it didn't have asbestos it should be fine
😔
What?
Hooray for living in the first world; funny how first world nations are Bible-based. Hhmm, must be something to that :)
Yoo anyone else when they were kids jump on their bed and touch the roof and get that shit in your eye😂😂😂
OMG YES
Yes all the time
Holy shit i just realized that i did that and we have popcorn ceilings and they might have asbestos
No but I’ve cut my hand on that shit it’s sharp
Rhxthmns _ I did
Thought my roof was leaking. Looked up and my popcorn ceiling was crying.
Lol
It has to look at you every night
@@7lawaneeena oof
I was scrolling and didnt think i would find you here lol
@@7lawaneeena LMFAO
Its called acoustical because it is sound absorbing and stops inside echoing. It was made for commercial buildings to cut down echoes in hallways, large meeting rooms, concert halls etc. It works extremely well, cutting the echo effect in half over flat ceilings of other textures. Its used in residential homes mainly because its sprayed on and goes on faster then other then other ceiling textures
I actually love popcorn ceilings, my grandpa put glitter in the popcorn ceilings at the house he built, and it looked like stars at night
I liked popcorn ceilings when I was a child. Use to look at them and pretend as if they were mountain ranges. Helped me fall asleep.
Zhero Zhero Same, they didn’t help me sleep but I always thought (and I still do) that they were mountains ⛰ 🏔
Zhero Zhero me too
Helen Burnley same!
Zhero Zhero same 👋🏼
I saw animals. I remember seeing a lion, a girl that looked like a younger version of Belle, and a rainbow too. Also helped me sleep.
Man something tells me she doesn’t like popcorn ceilings
Bro
Bro I was thinking the exact SAME THING!😲😲😲😲😲😲
Agree. I mean we get that you don’t like popcorn ceilings. But you don’t have to sound so whiney and disgusted every 👏 single 👏 time 👏.
O ReALlY No DiP ShERlOcK
I never thought it was a big deal how often do you even look at the ceiling
"From 1930-1990s"
My home, built in 2006: popcorn is what I got and popcorn is what you're gonna get
Yea but the popcorn put on in your home is asbestos free
It’s still used on new homes. Some people like it.
@@EdwardT9
It's also cheap and not too detrimental in a seller's market, also not even awful under normal conditions. The hate is hyperbolic and exaggerated, and what, exactly, will those people do when the _style_ comes back again‽
Why all the hate? I’ve always thought it added a nice touch to a ceiling
Fr
Asbestos
theyre ugly af
@@marc4177 opinion
@@Chloestewart._21 nah its a fact
It was so satisfying watching those ceilings getting cleaned
Omg so good
We need a whole video dedicated to just that 😂😂
It was, I don't know why!
Ikr
I knew someone would comment about this
"How do we get rid of them"
*WHILE SHOWING COUNTLESS FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE REMOVING THEM*
IKR
Wut
it's just like a transition
My ceiling is too high up for anyone to ever scratch it or anything so I feel like dust is unlikely. And as a voice actor any bit of extra sound proofing is fine by me!
Living the dream as a voice actor.
No, dust sticks to the ceiling
The sound properties from popcorn ceiling is basically non-existent and an excuse for their laziness. Get a nice quality acoustic treatment kit and you’ll get good results
@@thetree9399 Yes, those damned lazy people in the 1930s refusing to spend real money on sound-proofing their homes. Disgusting.
@thetree93 why are there so many of you dammed kids living in houses built like 10 years ago complaining about this
Guaranteed that eventually some "designer" somewhere will decide one day that popcorn ceilings are retro-chic and everybody will be clamoring to be "on trend" and want them, again. In the meantime, the search for someone who can produce a perfectly smooth drywall finish goes on. And, as someone who lives with 100 year old plaster walls, I can say that drwall sucks. It's a flat, antiseptic, almost clinical look and feel with zero charm. Plaster, as it ages, developes texture and inconsistencies that give the room personality. Those shadow lines and textures create depth with light. They turn a box into a room. Drywall on the other hand...
popcorn ceilings will be the next crocs
@@yondie491 I can't wait for wood paneling to come back.... j/k
And why was this recommended to me
Zeno 33 i posted a question about popcorn ceilings on Next Door so now this was suggested to me.
UA-cam’s at it again with it’s crappy system
Do you have a popcorn ceiling?
Do you watch educational material?
I don't know man do you like popcorn
UA-cam's recommendation system is garbage
Oh dear. As a child I had a bunk bed and I used to scratch off the popcorn ceiling bumps with a coin or key and removed every single bump I could reach
Another Viewer I use to sit on my bunk bed and pick it off and then eat it 😂😂
Erik Awwad we can die together 🤷🏼♀️😂
Erik Awwad omg haha yeah, it’s beautiful_outcast__ the name on the account is jewel
Shay Kenniburg 😂😂
zjunegirl oh frick..🤭
I've lived in this apartment for over two years and it wasn't until today that I really took a good look at the ceilings. Thanks I hate it.
8 years for me with a 7 year old daughter. Darn now I'm worried.
🤣
After the ban, popcorn ceiling materials were created using a paper-based or Styrofoam product to create the texture, rather than asbestos. Textured ceilings remain common in residential construction in the United States.
They still sell it and people still use it
cool
To people w/o taste.
*10 years from now*
Science Insider: “Why are plain ceilings so terrible?”
Agreed
"bad acoustics" loll
We are applying every thats come in market without knowing what will be there effect after 10 years 20 years after . What is there side effects.
Jajaja true
op exactly
Im watching under a popcorn ceiling
.
Same
Same lol
same
Better get rid of the popcorn ceiling ASAP because even the tiniest amounts of asbestos causes lung cancer. We're talking as little as 1.3 parts per billion (1.3 mm^3 out of a cubic meter). Even brushing it with a feather duster already releases that concentration of asbestos.
I love these ceilings and never thought anyone found them ugly
😂
Yea full of dust, water damage and grease
The worst part is, watching this 2 years later, the part about buying a new home is in pretty bad taste. With the majority of homes being unaffordable and/or the mass purchase of homes by corporations just to turn into rentals.
But... How will you look up and see crazy ass pictures on a BLANK ceiling?
goddamn relatable
Exactly!
Wooooah that's my childhood 😅
Yes!!
Fr
Weird how they made a whole video of popcorn ceilings being awful, but never even say the pain popcorn walls are
my home is covered with popcorn..
@DARK APPERITION You ate your own entire house?
@@newspacia LOL
@@newspacia I did it needed more butter tho.
GalaxyEscliping you’re hot 🥵 my user is ilovecakeandfun friend me
I rent out the first level of my town house while I live on the upper floors. Though I totally renovated the first floor, I kept the popcorn ceiling on that level. What's absolutely fantastic if you are renting to someone is that the noise abatement that popcorn ceilings provide is extraordinary. I can't believe I have a tenant in my lower level because the ceiling absorbs sound so thoroughly. Turns out, not all popcorn ceilings are bad.
Noise reduction my butt. I have popcorn ceilings and can hear my neighbor and her two kids above me
@@Pinhead_larry265 It depends on your situation, Pinhead. My tenant is one older lady, not three persons, so we have two entirely different situations.
@@jamiecloud1897 very true. One reason I would never buy a condo with kids living upstairs.
@@Pinhead_larry265 That would be a wise decision, for sure. A happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to you, Pinhead.....
@@jamiecloud1897 Same to you my friend.
I can't believe they showed all those people with no protection removing these ceilings. This is incredibly dangerous if there is asbestos. The long term health consequences are severance.
*Scraping it off of the ceiling looks and sounds satisfying*
*Press for satisfaction - **5:49*
Orgasm intensifies.
ikr
I agree. I did this in my previous home. I didn't mind removing it at all lol
Was gonna like but realised u play fortnite😒...
*Thank you all for 420 likes in 5 hours!*
Is it only me that felt relaxed when they are showing the clip of the popcorn ceiling being scraped? Damn I can look at it whole day.
Of course you aren't the only one. You're just saying that for likes
@@bowlofpasta8846 ?
@@bowlofpasta8846 no, he's saying it to share his opinion.
@@riniyie scraping popcorn ceilings could be added to the list of most satisfying videos ever. 😂😂😂
@@Jackscalfani2 sadly he jusy wanted likes
I think popcorn ceilings are great. In fact, my house doesn't have one and I'm installing it. I hate the antiseptic hospital room look that is popular right now.
I suspect popcorn ceilings will eventually become popular again. Without the asbestos, of course.
Please tell me this is a joke. Why not install moldings in plaster instead? Or ever temporary starched-on fabric as wall paper? Why add something so ugly and outdated and lazy?
@@rookmaster7502 Given that they were never popular based on looks and only on laziness and cheapness, I doubt it. They were never considered trendy or beautiful, just practical and inexpensive. Builder-grade bottom of the barrel sort of thing.
@@venus_envy Your message is Lazy, outdated and ugly. These were popular due to their looks. You forget about the Spanish Revival look that was all the rage in the 60s and 70s. I love that style.
@@kraken138 You are correct, popcorn ceilings were quite fashionable in the 60's and 70's. I remember people bragging about getting them, as well as home decor magazine articles of that period praising them as a way to spice up one's home.
My house, built in 2001, has popcorn ceilings. I never notice the ceiling either in a positive or negative way. It's up there covered in a texture that I'm not gonna bother to change. This sounds like more major whining about minor issues that has become way too common in society today. Just my humble opinion.
I always thought the texture was more cottage cheese looking that pop-corn.
I don’t mind them but the asbestos is more than a minor whining issue
@@cl22396 Yes, that would be a problem. But in my '01 house, that's not an issue, hence the cavalier take.
@@aggielonghornthey’re unsightly and look cheap. No one is whining lmao it’s just an opinion and over homes don’t tend to have popcorn ceilings. They’re outdated and lazy work
Until they are no longer white and you have to paint them.
"Why are popcorn ceilings so terrible"
Me looks up at my ceiling: "Crap"
AJ Bigfoot same lol
I actually like mines tho it doesn’t look old and looks kinda cute with the color of my walls. The ceilings without them look plain and boring to me for some reason.
Same lol
I can't even get rid of them.
@@r4nd0med1ts4 same
I hate popcorn ceilings because the kernels always get stuck in my teeth
Same
wait... what?
Better get rid of the popcorn ceiling ASAP because even the tiniest amounts of asbestos causes lung cancer. We're talking as little as 1.3 parts per billion (1.3 mm^3 out of a cubic meter). Even brushing it with a feather duster already releases that concentration of asbestos.
Dagan Ward Lmao
I KNOW
Acoustic ceilings were mainly used in concert halls, but contractors started using them to hide flaws and became all the rage in the 60s -70's
In my contracting career, my one mission was to eradicate popcorn ceilings. I found the best way is to overlay the existing ceiling with 1/2 inch high strength drywall. It's easier to hang and finish an overlay than to scrape, prime, re-coat all of the joints, and depending on your desired finish, you may need to skim coat it then sand. Then you still have a warped old ceiling. The overlay adds a large measure of sound proofing, much more than popcorn and it's flat so your new finish will look much better. But wait there's more! You don't have to scrape the toxic waste. Asbestos is only dangerous when it becomes airborne, and any way you do it, you're disturbing the asbestos when you remove it. Plus you don't need to get a permit for asbestos removal or hire a licensed asbestos remediation company. They charge ~$15 per sq ft and up.
Thanks for the post. Would wood tongue and groove boards work well to cover asbestos popcorn?
@@user-hc9fj1qr1f Yes.
When you find out your whole house is covered in popcorn walls
ʍE๓E Ꭿnᕍ ᏨᏲḕḕຮḕ lol poor people
Oh yeah Yeah ok? You probably some dumb asz twelve year old trying to act cool and be flexing wit yo fake ass supreme or some lmao.
@@Belikon. yo chill... Let the child be, he hasnt learned peace and equality for all people and respect for their opinions
@@Belikon. no he is just laughing at poor people not flexing
ʍE๓E Ꭿnᕍ ᏨᏲḕḕຮḕ sane bro, sorry
The satisfaction when they scrape off the ceiling is too good
That’s the new oddly satisfying
Craig Army oh yeah yeah
No is not Craig army
You feel satisfied watching someone scrap some shit off a ceiling?
First: why?
Second: what kind of "satisfaction" are you getting from it?
We can see the satisfaction in your face
Getting rid of the popcorn ceiling in the house we bought is definitely "on the list" but would coincide with a larger renovation vision.
Thing about popcorn ceilings and hardwood floors, is that they scatter sound reflections. Take out the popcorn ceilings with a hardwood floor and no carpet, and the room suddenly has the acoustics of a storm drain. Really good if you want an audio studio with a ton of built in reverb.
Our popcorn ceiling is really fancy, BTW. Someone thought to mix in glitter. It's funny how new of an old home it is to have that, built around 1981 or so. Where we live there are houses that go back to the 1800s.
My grandparent's house was Built-in 1969, and it had massive popcorn ceilings with gold sparkles mixed in. Mega classy! As kids we used to sleep in palates on the floor when we visited and looking up was like looking up at the night sky. It's sparkled like diamonds! When you're 8, that's as good as it gets.
watching people scrape the ceiling is satisfying
I was looking for this post before i posted the same thing. Ahhhh!
Ohhhhhhhhhh😩😩😩😩😩🥵🥵🥵🥵☺️☺️
The real problem is a popcorn wall! They hurt like hell 😞!
True
I have a popcorn wall and ceiling
@@cherryixing4372 Right?! I had that same damn thing...like really who the hell does that..... ceiling is one thing but the damn walls....?
@Jay L Ok
I have scars on my hands from accidentally punching my walls while stretching 😔
I love popcorn ceilings. Fantastic acoustically, provides a little insulation, and easy to repair. People don't like it because it's out of fashion. Someday it will be popular again.
I may be in the minority, but I actually like popcorn ceilings; I've always thought flat drywall ceilings are boring
Same!
I live in a 100+ year old home, popcorn ceilings, plaster walls, wallpaper, etc.I personally don't mind it! I think a flat ceiling would be trippy to me because all my life I have had a popcorn ceiling or ceilings with half moon swirls (I think they would put up the paint and then twist it to make the design).
You can have a lightly textured ceiling like a normal wall tho. It’s not too flat
Same
It looks like a plain warehouse without them
Never thought a popcorn ceiling would unite so many people.
nothing unites people like a common enemy; just look at the Nazis, Imperial Japan, or Justin Trudeau. People who would never talk to one another or may even normally be enemies will unite against someone they hate more then they hate each other.
@@arthas640 you took it too seriously
@@thatsmallguy6729 you'll find some of the most crazy reaches in the world just so someone can find (or make) an angle to bring up Nazis
🍿
@@criticaljacques2237 wow
Why is no one talking about popcorn WALLS like ma’am my hole house is popcorn.
Same
My grandma's old house had those and boy howdy if you bumped into it you'd be bleeding.
Me too. I hate it. You can never hang anything on the walls without ruining it (posters, hooks) and it doesn't stay on.
OMG SAME I’ve fallen and scratched myself on those way too many times. Awful idea
YUMMM🍿
This is one of the easiest DIY projects you can do as long as no asbestos. Prep, cover EVERYTHING, spray and scrape!
I am 59 and did this, so satisfying to watch it go away!!!
As noted, popcorn finishes were often applied to cover defects. In older homes these defects may include plaster deterioration. If installed at the time of construction popcorn finishes were used to conceal substandard taping and spackling. Certainly if the gypsum board installers were aware that the plans called for popcorn finishes they needn't try as hard.
Point is, the costs here are for popcorn finish removal. Additional costs will be incurred for remediating the underlying conditions to make ready for a new paint finish.
How ironic, theres a popcorn ceiling above me.
same here
I didn't realize it until now , but i got popcorn above me , it looks nice but for soundproofing it doesn't do shit , so i'm not sure who gave her that idea
Right
Same
Same
Am I the only one who thought it was just paint on the ceiling that dried whilst dripping?
Trippyy I thought the same
Trippyy yes that is the same with me!!!
Smaeee
No
Same
I have a loft bed so my face is right next to our popcorn ceiling, and along with trying to find patterns in the little bumps, i often hurt myself by scraping on the ceiling 🙂
I never knew I had to not like these ceilings, thanks for that...
It's oddly satisfying watching the removal of these ceilings lol
It disgusted me. Take it from a pro: Asbestos abatement is NOT for the ordinary diy-er. It is tedious & demanding work-- if you want to save your life & spare others from a horrible death. www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/
Chanelle Adams yeah they are satisfying to watch
It looks satisfying but its horrible the asbestos fibers go into the air and then you breath it
For real
Yeah lol
"why is popcorn ceiling so bad"
*looks up*
my popcorn ceiling: Hello
Yeah that's nice, my walls and ceilings are this garbage
Same😂😭
my house has popcorn ceilings too, they're okay i guess
same
Same
Honestly, I spend *very* little time looking at my ceiling.
Also, it seems that a lot of people in the comments have popcorn ceilings and never noticed. If you never noticed, then clearly it's not a big problem (unless you have asbestos).
It's fine until it falls apart.
In one of the many places we lived in , we were renting this one particular house that had a popcorn ceiling. My sibling and I shared the top portion of a bunkbed (the bottom part was our desk area). It was so flipping close to the ceiling that quite a few times I forgot about it and woke up too quickly. And accidentally slammed my head on that exact popcorn ceiling, that sucker hurt!
I like popcorn ceilings... when i lay in bed, i create pictures in my mind using the random designs on the bumpy ceiling.
Same...like in paints chipping off
DoubbleHeart me to but some times it falls in my eye
Same
I picture monsters
same
Am I the only one that thinks it's oddly satisfying seeing them remove the popcorn ceiling?
Ninjudo yeah but asbestos
It is satisfying. I just don't they don't breathe any of it in.
You're not the only one, but there are many people who just don't feel anything like me...
Ninjudo no
Same
Having grown up in a house built in 1984 with popcorn ceilings for 11 years of my life and then moving into the place where I live now with, yet again, popcorn ceilings, I've grown to love them. They're different, funky, and are relics of a bygone era. Were I to stumble across a lovely-looking home to move that was accompanied by these "ugly" ceilings, I'd be quite happy with it, which would end up saving myself both time and money in the long run.
Other than the ceiling peeling off in one corner of my aunt's room (which was converted from a garage in the early 2000s) the last time we were all in that house, the popcorn ceiling was virtually unharmed. Not the fanciest material out there, but far from the worst. I guess I'm just attached since I've been with it since birth.
I remember convincing my little brother that they were cookies when we were little, he was like 4-5 so I like like 7-8 (old enough to know better)
LMAO
My house is just one big abstract popcorn
No I’m serious my house has popcorn ceiling and walls
DaMemeBoi 69 same 😂
Popcorn doors
Same!
I doubt it, you're probably confusing orange peel with acoustic. Orange peel is just drywall mud sprayed on to give the texture of an orange peel to hide imperfections. Acoustic ceilings actually have something in the mud sprayed. I've never seen acoustic ceiling sprayed on a wall before, and I've been and work on thousands of houses.
@Tater Puddin what how
In my old house my dad and mom made almost my whole house and there was no popcorn ceilings but in our new house there are popcorn ceilings.
Anonymous bub yeah mine has pop corn ceiling
I have popcor. Walls
dun dun duuun
@@gabrielperez5193 Same lol
Anonymous bub in Asia it’s popcorn walls not ceilings
The dates 1930s-1990s means that a lot of popcorn ceiling went up when asbestos use was dropping or after the bans that went in place in the 1980s. So a lot of popcorn ceilings don't have asbestos and are just sprayed plaster/Gypsum materials.
I've never lived in a house without popcorn ceilings, I couldn't imagine living in a house without it. My house was built in 2009 and has popcorn ceilings.
*I don’t even live in a home with popcorn ceilings. Why am I here.* and why am I so interested
Yuh
Because you wish to see how the peasants live.
OMG Becky, like, why am I even _here_ ?
Headline, title is worded to make you interested. It affected me too...
I didn't even know these things existed before this video. Huh, how different our countries are.
Remember popcorn? This is him now, feel old yet?
Only 3 more shower thoughts until shower thoughts 100
Did you just assume the popcorn's gender?
Popcorn ceilings is a health risk TO YOUR EYES
is it ok to wear sandals or flip flops if you’re a guy or nah? I’m super self conscious about my feet, always wear socks even to bed.
@@Gaudine i've seen someone wear Socks and slippers to the market
Scraping off the popcorn ceiling texture was so satisfying.
My 123 year old house used to have popcorn ceilings 8-9 years ago. We eventually got it renovated and the popcorn ceilings removed.
me, who has literally never lived in a place without popcorn ceilings: 👁️👄👁️
Me too. And I like popcorn ceilings. They have great acoustic absorption.
@@jeffj2495 they taste pretty bad
@@laydaaa yeah the taste like popcorn ceilings
@@rahmathunisa8451 But do they taste more like popcorn or do they taste more like ceiling
Ű👄Ű💅
When I was a kid and looked at my popcorn ceiling I used to see pictures and images of things
@Gr8 Incarnate 😂😂I think he did
Omg me too I would see some of my favourite tv show characters
Same
I still do
I always saw my favou- the horror movies i was terrified of..
I grew up with a ceiling like this. I would have to frequently climb on top of a chair to grab things from the top shelves (I loved board games which were kept on the shelves). I tore up my hands on that ceiling so many times when getting stuff from the shelves.
I kinda like popcorn ceilings because they add texture to an otherwise blank and boring surface. I can see how it would heavily conflict with the straight-edge more modern look of interiors nowadays though so I can see why someone might want to get rid of them. It also sucks if there is ever a reason to rip up the ceiling for repairs because it almost never matches the older portion of the ceiling and can become an eyesore.
... My house was built in 2006 and it has popcorn ceilings...
These construction workers must be *really* lazy
my house was built in late 2013 and has smooth popcorn walls and roof, (if that even exists)
Mine was built in 1900 and I dont have any
A. Raud in London most houses are that old but we renovate them so they look newer
Mine was built in 1976 but only my brothers room has popcorn ceilings
CooCoo mine was in 1906 they redid it in 1980 and there is a popcorn ceiling
2:42 "the only practical problem with popcorn ceilings is the release of asbestos in the removal process"
4:30 "if you've got popcorn ceiling you can go ahead and remove it yourself"
5:36 “your a pleb”
I’m so sorry for your lack of oral comprehension 😔 I’m praying for you, bro 🙌
shows "do it yourself" person using a respirator. Then shows 3 shots of professionals doing it happily without breathing filter while all the dust falls around them.
Alfonso Cevallos 😆😆❤️👏
In the US, can we assume that popcorn ceilings in homes BUILT AFTER 2000 are asbestos free?
Once all popcorn ceilings are gone it will come back into style.
I used to hate having that...if you looked up at the right time it always falls in your eyes lol 😆
Save you 6 minutes, popcorn ceilings that are 40 years or older might have asbestos in it. Otherwise it's just a cosmetic thing and you can ignore the "danger" click bait thumbnail.
Better get rid of the popcorn ceiling ASAP because even the tiniest amounts of asbestos causes lung cancer. We're talking as little as 1.3 parts per billion (1.3 mm^3 out of a cubic meter). Even brushing it with a feather duster already releases that concentration of asbestos.
@@00crashtest welp good luck to all the poor souls who are going to die just because they wanted to remove popcorn ceilings
This video is hardly clickbait.
Thanks
00crashtest true, but what are the chances of that extremely tiny amount being inhaled?
Wait wait wait, so you’re telling me..
I can’t eat my ceiling?
Yes, that is exactly what we're saying.
Yes Elon smoking the devil's broccoli
Ryan reality can be very disappointing
No.
I'm saying that I think you just ate 2 square feet of textured asbestos.
🌠 _the more you know_ 🌠
No you can
Just it isnt the best idea
Had this at a friends house. I'd always sit on their super tall bunk bed and pick it, and make a huge mess 🤫
I quite enjoy looking at popcorn ceilings. You can see a lot of interesting shapes when I look at it. There’s also an optical illusion you can see where the bits that stick out look like the stick in.
The stuff is toxic while being removed and none of the people in the video are using face protection whatsoever :/
Not all popcorn ceiling has asbestos
Ok mexican john egbert
@@Mogachaffe none of it should be breathed, asbestos or not. ...but it should absolutely not be breathed in if it contains asbestos (obviously).
Not even the cartoon people
It's toxic while being exposed to it for an extended period of time, most of the diseases (such as pulmonary fibrosis and cancer) don't usually happen overnight
that hurt.. I’m watching as i look up at my popcorn celling :’(
I agree
LOL! Ehh, they're not so bad.. This video seems very pro new home/home renovation motivated.. As long as the house in question with popcorn ceiling was built after 1977 (asbestos free) it's really a non issue.
Same
how tho
ikr :( but I don’t think it’s that bad
I had these in my college dorm room, which frankly I didn't mind the look of it. What actually pissed me off about them was the fact that I had the top bunk, and it was not adjustable. This meant that without the bubble wrap I taped on the ceiling, I would keep busting my head on the stupid little bumps. As for the "noise muffling" quality of them, I didn't really notice, the floor above and below me I could hear clearly every day.
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who likes the way these look
My house is 10 years old and i have popcorn ceilings. I doesn't bother me at all. And I only noticed I had it when I watched this video.
Same
yeah i had no idea popcorn celing was even a thing, just though it was just the way some paint set
Filipe G lol
Filipe G same
Lowers house value
I didn’t know the public hated the look of popcorn ceiling so much. I didn’t think much of them before and I still don’t think it looks bad either.
Don't worry about what one person on the internet thinks, he opinion isn't law and doesn't reflect the millions of people who enjoy the look and practicality of a popcorn ceiling and for the record, most installations were asbestos free , she is using scare tactics to get views
Larry Cung The majority of people hate popcorn ceiling
@@pedrobury6275 I love them
I like popcorn ceiling. I will lay in bed and make patterns out of them.
Larry Cung same
my childhood room had something similas to a popcorn ceiling and my mom took her time to decorate it to look like the sky with glitter and stars. my room was dark blue with a black ceiling. she didn't use a spray tho she used compound and used her hands to make the peaks. it was dope everyone I know who used to come over still talks about how my mom had hooked up my room. we didn't have much money and my parents gave us everything to make sure we were happy.
but yeah again she used compound and used her hands to make the peaks... not a spray
I have a lot of memories of laying on my parents bed listening to Arthur and making pictures out of the pop corn ceilings.
Also if we ever had a balloon in the house it would pop :(
Watching this under popcorn ceiling
Edit: I just walked down stairs and my popcorn ceiling has sparkles in it
Same
Super Mario same bro
Same
Me to
Same
Staring at my popcorn ceiling as I listen to this.
Ditto!
Fr tho
Same
Same here
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I found this video because I trying to figure out how to add a popcorn ceiling lol. I didn't know they were that common or hated. It kind of confuses me too because when you talk about style in many other things one of the first things you learn is mixing textures/materials. I always felt like a perfectly flat drywall room was bland.
I like popcorn ceilings. Visually pleasing, no health risks (don't buy a house with asbestos) and better acoustics. Easy to maintain, too. If you drill a hole for a light fixture (disco ball!) and later decide to remove it, you can cover the hole with a bit of paint. Popcorn ceiling is uneven so any imperfections will be easy to hide.
Smooth ceiling is THE worst option you can choose for a family home. There's a massive echo because sound waves will bounce off the ceiling, the walls and the floor (assuming you've got hard floors). When you let out a fart, it sounds like a laser shot. *pew-pew-pew*
Literally no one:
Science Insider: SCrEw PopcOrN CeiLinGS
SOMEONE said it...
I'll be honest, I wouldn't use popcorn ceiling in a new house, but for being in my current house... I honestly couldn't care less...
"Eyesore"
Really? Do you just stare at the ceiling?
Even though I'm the one to point out interior design flaws in houses, this doesn't bug me at all :P
@@soopcan4980 well it was a good choice since over 1.5 million people clicked on the video
Are you a homeowner? Have you ever had lung issues due to asbestos? Didn’t think so. It’s worth the small amount of money to get it professionally removed, plus it increases your homes value upon a sale. Also, you might have literal holes that you had no idea about, that could lead to leaks if the popcorn stays up.
@@sp5072 Xmane310 Lmao how are you being an ass to Pingu right now?
I was in a hotel that had a popcorn ceiling when I was a kid, and I slept on the top bunk. Woke up in the middle of the night, bonked my head, and that shit HURT.
I mean bonking your head on anything will probably hurt
And then you get it in your eyes!
What hotel had bunk beds?
@@SquishyZoran I live in the Midwest US, they’re pretty common here in hotels/motels/hostels
This was a hotel owned by an adjacent amusement park, so many of the rooms were meant for families with small children.
Don't forget the cost of covering the bare remaining ceiling, plus, painting not just the ceiling but the border of the walls adjacent to the ceiling treated.
Most important consideration with popcorn ceilings: has it been painted in the past?
If no? Take a spray bottle get it damp, scrape it off.
If yes? Call a pro. That stuff is a nightmare once sealed.