acoustic

Acoustic Ceiling Removal Process

PREPARATION:

As much of the furniture as possible is removed from the room.
Any remaining furniture is moved to the center of the room.
Any remaining furniture is covered with plastic, a drop cloth, and two more layers of plastic.
The floor is covered with drop clothes and two layers of plastic.
All walls are "curtained" with plastic.
Fan blades are removed from ceiling fans and masked off with plastic.
Light fixtures are masked off or temporarily removed.

PROCESS BEGINS:

A fine mist of water is sprayed on the ceiling and allowed to soak in.
This is repeated as needed to help loosen the acoustic.
The acoustic is scraped off with a 12" mudding knife.
The acoustic is then rolled up in the top layer of plastic and taken out for disposal.
Any exposed drywall seams, screw or nails are troweled over with joint compound once or
twice if needed to create a smooth surface before applying texture.
New texture is applied.
The "curtain" is pulled down while the texture is still wet and the bottom layer of plastic is
rolled up and taken out for disposal.

PAINTING:

CLEAN UP:

After the paint is dry, any other masking is pulled, light fixtures are rehung, and ceiling fan
blades reattached.
Drop clothes are removed from the room and it is vacuumed before putting the furniture back
in place.