Posted on 05/28/2025 2:46:57 PM PDT by LouAvul
I can't believe those fools glued it to the ceiling. How does one get it off without destroying the drywall?
One doesn’t. One patches the drywall.
Uh, you don’t.
You’re screwed, but even I have been able to patch drywall better than new with 2x4 backing, and I ain’t handy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8-sfme-dYc
Probably use a scraper to peel it off the drywall. You probably will damage the drywall (but not destroy it) and then need to patch and maybe paint (unless you can cover it with a larger mounting plate or some of those children’s glow in the dark stars or something ) later. Maybe mount a mirror - it will make the room look bigger!
Assuming it is foam, it will probably pry off.
You will damage the drywall, but that’s better than patching a giant hole.
Cut it out. Take some thick wooden paint sticks and overlap them so all sides of your cuts have half the stick on the ceiling side and the other half showing. Screw them into the ceiling. Cut an appropriately sized piece of drywall and screw it into the paint sticks. Use drywall mud and match the texture of the surrounding ceiling. Dress with whipped cream and a cherry...wait. I’m getting kind of old and my mind wanders.
A heat gun and putty knife will work, but you still may be doing some repairing with compound and tape.
Ceiling medallions are often glued to the ceiling to ensure they stay in place securely. This is especially true for medallions made of lighter materials like foam or polyurethane. Gluing them helps prevent sagging over time, particularly in areas with high humidity or heat. Some sources suggest using construction adhesive like Fast Set Polyurethane Construction Adhesive from Titebond.
However, not everyone glues medallions to the ceiling. Some people secure them with screws or nails into the ceiling joists for added stability.
The decision to glue or not can depend on the material of the medallion and the specific conditions of the room.
Cut through the bead of caulk or adhesive applied around the outside edge of the medallion with a utility knife.
Slide a flexible steel putty knife between the ceiling and the medallion, working around the edges to loosen it from the ceiling.
If the medallion is large, you might need to use a cake icing spatula to get between the ceiling and the medallion.
If it does not come off easily, you may need to cut through the medallion with a drywall saw, especially if you do not intend to remove it in one piece.
After removing the medallion, apply aerosol spray ceiling texture in the area where the medallion was, choose a texture that matches your current ceiling, and paint it to blend in.
Medallions are beautiful!!! WHY would you want to take it down??
Lastly, work the edges with razor blades then take a thin puddy knife and shear it off.
AI wrong, the correct answer is #8. A HUMAN answer...
“A heat gun and putty knife will work, but you still may be doing some repairing with compound and tape.”
“Maybe mount a mirror - it will make the room look bigger!”
It will also make anyone who sees it grin at you in a knowing way.
Like others said, you don’t.
We use them but don’t glue them. I’d just pry it off, slap on some drywall mud, let it dry and put up another light ring the same size.
As I like to remind people, AI is artificial, because it is not intelligence that was created by a machine. It's intelligence provided by a human from every aspect. 🤣
If you like #8, that's fine, but it's not the only solution. It actually depends on how it was applied to the ceiling. In most cases just the outer edge is actually affixed to the ceiling, with a bead of caulk around the edge. 🙂👍
“If you like #8, that’s fine, but it’s not the only solution.”
I have actually done a lot of Renos... And unless it is two part mixed Epoxy, the heat makes it just simply peel from the surface of the paint, drywall, or even old school “Cardboard” tiles with slight prying pressure without damaging it much. Clear Silicone, Silicone White, Caulking, all the same...
The AI answer is wrong and the Human answer in #8 is correct.
Use a heat gun...
That's one of the major limitations of AI. It either hasn't access to the best answer, or it has no way of determining which answer is the best answer. But the point is that AI didn't create the answer a human did. 🙂👍
What AI may do is to find information that exists in its data availability that may reveal a totally different answer that had been lost in the excessive amount of data that now exists in the world and is constantly expanding. Perhaps you should contact the AI that Brave uses to provide them with what you think is the best answer. 🙂👍
A 20 oz. framing hammer. You have to show it who’s boss.
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