Q. My home has textured ceilings in the living room and bedrooms, and the material has tested positive for asbestos. A home inspector I know says he removed his asbestos ceilings by himself and that ...

I was casually scrolling when I stumbled on an article about popcorn ceilings and asbestos, and my whole world stopped for a ...

Q. The house we're buying was built in 1974. Our home inspector did a thorough job, but he missed one thing. He never mentioned possible asbestos in the textured ceilings. Shouldn't he have said ...

QDEAR BARRY: Our house has what are commonly called "cottage cheese ceilings." When we bought it, nobody mentioned that this material could contain asbestos. Shouldn't somebody have disclosed this, ...

Popcorn ceilings spread through postwar American housing primarily because they slashed labor costs for tract home builders, not because anyone particularly loved the look. Only ceilings installed ...

QDEAR BARRY: My home has textured ceilings in the living rooms and bedrooms, and the material has tested positive for asbestos. A home inspector I know says he removed his asbestos ceilings by himself ...

Few things date your home more than ugly popcorn ceilings, also called stucco ceilings, but more accurately referred to as acoustic ceilings. Popcorn ceilings are bumpy with sprayed or painted on ...

Popcorn ceilings are ugly and drab, but ubiquitous in homes built from the 50's through the 80's. Here is a simple solution to remove this unwanted feature. Popcorn ceiling is a spray-on ceiling ...

Q:My house was built in the 1960s and has popcorn ceilings. I read your article regarding dry walling over it, but I'm wondering if I can use ceiling tiles to do this? Also, since I don't have a grid ...

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