A white popcorn ceiling and a ceiling vent. - ecbphotos/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Popcorn ceilings can give a room an outdated and unattractive appearance, ...

Q: I have a 1980 blown-in popcorn ceiling. While insulating the attic I accidentally stepped through it so we now have a 14-inch-by-20-inch drywall patch. We tried acoustic spray-on texture out of a ...

Q: I have a white popcorn ceiling and would like to clean or paint it. Can you help? A: These ceilings are difficult to clean or paint because the popcorn is generally quite soft and can be loosened ...

two-bulb ceiling light illuminating popcorn ceiling patch surrounded by shadow - Lost_in_the_Midwest/Shutterstock Popcorn ceilings, no matter how you feel about them ...

Q. We live in an older house with popcorn ceilings. I don’t like them and they are filthy in some places. Is there any way to improve this without a costly removal? A. Popcorn ceilings in older homes ...

Q: I have a popcorn ceiling that has been stained a rust and oil color when a cast-iron pipe leaked. The ceiling is more than 40 years old but is still in perfect condition. I do not know whether ...

Q: I had a leak from my bathroom upstairs that stained the ceiling downstairs. The leak has been repaired, but my ceiling looks as if someone spilled coffee on it. I have an acoustical ceiling and ...

Q: Can you please give me some tips about cleaning sprayed ceilings? We just recently moved into a home that has sprayed ceilings, and they are very dirty. But you can clean away some of the visible ...

Q: Our church has a garden with a long, curving brick walk. Weeds and grass grow up between the bricks, making an unsightly mess. We thought of pulling and digging out the weeds, then spraying an ...

Q: I just moved into a condo and I really dislike the popcorn ceilings. Is there anything I can do to disguise or hide them, like painting them a dark color, or should I scrape it all off and start ...