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What the hell is wring with "popcorn" ceilings?
HGTV and all the fixer upper channels
| 3/25/22
| dallasbiff
Posted on 03/25/2022 11:50:44 PM PDT by DallasBiff
I've been watching the fixer upper shows, and I don't get the hatred of "popcorn ceilings".
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KEYWORDS: anotherstupidvanity; drunkpost; popcornceilings; vanity; wring
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To: JaguarXKE
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posted on
03/26/2022 8:02:45 AM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(741,000 active users now on Truth Social)
To: DallasBiff
Because popcorn should be in one’s tummy while watching a good movie and not glued to one’s ceiling.
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posted on
03/26/2022 8:25:52 AM PDT
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: MayflowerMadam
We got married in 1983 and bought our 1952 rancher the same time. The kitchen had been refreshed in the 60s and included a gorgeous avocado GE electric range with oven. We used it until ten years ago when we gutted the kitchen. It was an indestructible beast and still worked well!
To: Manic_Episode
Water beds are great for sleeping, but for sex not so much. Like playing hand ball against the curtains. No recoil.
I'm 80, when I want recoil I shoot my S&W 357 Magnum and maybe I'll try playing handball against the curtains.
When I have sex, it's an event, and if I want recoil, there are three other beds to choose.
When I was younger I supplied my own recoil:)
144
posted on
03/26/2022 8:37:34 AM PDT
by
USS Alaska
(NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
To: DallasBiff
Cornpop? He was a bad dude.
145
posted on
03/26/2022 8:46:30 AM PDT
by
outofsalt
(If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
To: UnwashedPeasant
When you are a kid, you can look at the popcorn ceiling over your bed and see shapes like when you look at clouds.During the same era you could take LSD and accomplish the same thing, without the popcorn ceiling.
146
posted on
03/26/2022 8:57:38 AM PDT
by
Oorang
(Politicians:-a feeble band of lowly reptiles who shun the light and who lurk in their own dens. )
To: gundog
And the charm of avocado appliances?
147
posted on
03/26/2022 8:59:32 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
To: waterhill
You must be very careful scraping it off because it can very easily release asbestos fibers and create asbestos dust. As others have noted, it's the asbestos fibers and dust when inhaled into the lungs that is a real danger as it can result in asbestosis years later. Even wearing a particle mask won't protect you from the dust (just as it won't protect you from the Fauci Flu, for that matter).
From my five decades of environmental health and safety engineering experience, if I had to remove a textured ceiling I'd first have it tested for asbestos and, if asbestos is present, I would have it professionally removed, securely packaged and disposed at a licensed facility.
Although the use of asbestos, particularly in residences, was banned in 1980, there was a lot of asbestos materials in the material pipeline so it can be present in textured ceilings, vinyl tile and mastics in homes built years later. So, even if your home was built after 1980, it's a good idea to have a textured ceiling -- especially a "popcorn" ceiling -- tested for asbestos. You would take a small sample of the texture and send it to a lab licensed for asbestos testing ... only takes a few days to get the results.
I think it's best to avoid dealing with asbestos unless you really know what you're doing. Cheers!
148
posted on
03/26/2022 9:12:56 AM PDT
by
glennaro
(Live life unbullied and unafraid. Choose to ignore or fight the irrationality that surrounds you.)
To: gundog
Yeah? And “Harvest Gold’’ refrigerators?
149
posted on
03/26/2022 9:17:18 AM PDT
by
jmacusa
(America. Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
To: DallasBiff
They get dirty.
All those crevices hold on to dirt and can make it bad for allergy sufferers.
So I do not like them personally but if you have a ceiling that is not done properly it makes a quick fix.
150
posted on
03/26/2022 9:20:41 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
To: DallasBiff
What the hell is wring with "popcorn" ceilings?I hate them, is why.
151
posted on
03/26/2022 9:52:48 AM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
To: kiryandil
This is mostly from early-mid seventies and later homes. Our home was built in 76, and didn’t have it, but some in our area do.
152
posted on
03/26/2022 9:56:54 AM PDT
by
vpintheak
(Live free, or die!)
To: DallasBiff
the new term I noticed, "orange peel painted walls"If paint is applied correctly in many, many coats (on purpose) with a coarse roller and dried between coats, you can achieve a finish that looks like leather. I'm talking 15 to 20 coats. But achieving that great look is beyond the budget and the skill level of most homeowners.
153
posted on
03/26/2022 9:56:59 AM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
To: JaguarXKE
lava lights? ... now just a darned minute!
154
posted on
03/26/2022 10:14:45 AM PDT
by
catnipman
(In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
To: larrytown
white-n-gray farmhouse chicHate, hate, hate it. Hate stainless steel, too. It's too cold just to look at.
155
posted on
03/26/2022 10:40:01 AM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
To: larrytown
I am in Italy on holiday and it is interesting to see these 500 year old farm houses with an interior that looks straight out of Architectural Digest.
156
posted on
03/26/2022 11:16:38 AM PDT
by
Jolla
To: woodbutcher1963
Water beds were awesome in the winter I had a water bed for many years too - didn't hate it, but when my back started going south and I needed more support. My point is/ was, back in the day you could not go into any mall without finding at least one and usually several water bed stores. Water beds were just so "in" back then. Now days you would be hard pressed to find a water bed store in any major mall - not that they don't exist, but they definitely are not as popular as they once were.
157
posted on
03/26/2022 11:26:21 AM PDT
by
JaguarXKE
(Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
To: Lizavetta
158
posted on
03/26/2022 11:27:54 AM PDT
by
JaguarXKE
(Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
To: Glennb51
Whatever floats your boat. I had a water bed for many years too, but then I developed back problems and needed more support.
159
posted on
03/26/2022 11:28:46 AM PDT
by
JaguarXKE
(Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
To: Jolla; Albion Wilde
I always like to see where a basketball goal could be mounted on the walls of those “open concept” designs.
Can’t imagine what some of the heating and cooling bills are for those glorified barns.
160
posted on
03/26/2022 12:18:54 PM PDT
by
larrytown
(A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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