Your home probably has a popcorn ceiling if it was constructed between 1950 and 1980. It’s crucial to know how to clean it without destroying it. Because popcorn ceilings could be sprayed on fast and easily, conceal flaws, and serve as a sound barrier, they were a popular substitute for smooth, skim-coated plaster ceilings. Popcorn ceilings, whether you like them or not, can be difficult to clean since they tend to gather dust.
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How Frequently Should a Popcorn Ceiling Be Cleaned
You’ll be happy to hear that cleaning popcorn ceilings should only be done once a year. Actually, once every few years is appropriate if your ceiling is clear of dust or other impurities. A popcorn ceiling is less likely to sustain damage the less it is disturbed.
Of course, it’s OK (and suggested) to clean your popcorn ceiling more frequently if your living situation or surroundings make it very dusty or dirty. For instance, your ceiling may also collect dust if you live in an area with a lot of dust and you’re always sweeping your floors, or if you have dogs that shed fur. You should clean your ceilings more than once a year in these situations.
Things to Think About Before You Begin
To catch any falling debris, take out the rugs and furniture or cover them with bed linens. You don’t want to regret not covering your furniture after the fact, even though some cleaning techniques are messier than others.
Don’t forget to protect yourself! To protect yourself against dust and falling debris, think about using a helmet, face mask, goggles, and gloves. It’s better to be safe than sorry in case dust and debris fall from the ceiling, even if you don’t require the protection. Gloves and a mask are helpful because certain cleaning products include chemicals that are not good to touch or breathe in.
How to Clean a Popcorn Ceiling
How to Use a Lint Roller to Clean a Popcorn Ceiling
Because you don’t have to use a ladder and it leaves the least amount of muck on floors and furniture, this is the simplest of the three techniques we suggest for cleaning a popcorn ceiling. If your ceiling is low, such in a cellar, you should start with this one.
Stretch the Pole: Your lint roller’s pole should be fully extended to three feet or more. These tools are made to remove pet hair from floors, but they also work nicely on popcorn ceilings.
Perform a Test Roll: To ensure that the glue won’t harm your textured surface, test the roller in a tiny area. This approach isn’t for you if it does.
Roll:
- To collect dust and keep it from falling onto furniture or the floor, carefully roll the 10-inch-wide adhesive roller along the ceiling.
- Continue rolling the remaining ceiling after your roller sheet is full, and swap it out for a refill sheet.
How to Use a Vacuum to Clean a Popcorn Ceiling
You can clean your popcorn ceiling with your vacuum if it has a brush attachment. Having a telescoping wand on your vacuum is a bonus!
Prepare the Ladder: Set up your ladder so that it can reach the area that needs cleaning.
The vacuum: Dust and cobwebs can be gently removed from the ceiling using the brush attachment on your vacuum.
How to Use a Microfiber Duster to Clean a Popcorn Ceiling
An extensible feather or microfiber duster with a rotating duster head that forms a straight angle is needed for this technique.
Prepare the Ladder: Place the ladder so that it reaches the area that needs cleaning.
Dust: To gather dust and cobwebs, gently move the duster along the ceiling with its fully extended head angled at a right angle. An old-fashioned feather duster can be a better option if the surface of your ceiling is extremely rough and the microfiber gets stuck in it.
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