Hey you’ll find a new goose. I know it’s tough, but you deserve happiness and she would want you to find someone to care for one another.

Why would someone do that….it’s so mean. It’s just a goose.

Lol I love this for some reason. “We done being on fire yet?” viral load shoots back up “nope.”

“Oh yeah your wait time is only going to be 7 months before we can get you into the psych ward. Just hold on til then 👍”

That’s what I’m thinking, I think all the paint advisories are more applied to other textured ceiling types, I can’t imagine how many coats it would take to work over this stuff that has the shape of upset whipped cream! So hopefully it should be pretty easy!

Neat, thank you for that! Is there a reason you do that as opposed to water or wallpaper remover?

Found out it’s apparently called “stomp” because the brush is “stomped” on the ceiling.

I mean it was built in 93 and I think the ceilings actually even newer than that. They’re already low ceilings, I done want to lose anymore space. I’ll probably get a sample tested but I don’t have concerns about asbestos at all tbh

That is plan A for sure! I’m still getting moved in and settled, but figured I’d lay the groundwork for long term projects

I hadn’t realized how bad it is for your hair! I only shampoo every few days to stay healthy, but that stuff just soaked up all the oil in my hair like dry shampoo and ruined years of work lol

That is the plan, do a test patch with a scraper and a sander.

Definitely hasn’t been painted, I was able to chip a piece off and you can tell the surface is the exact same as the interior, I’m REALLY hoping it sloughs off with spray and scrape, I have a lot of health complications that get exacerbated by using a sander so I’d need to hire someone if that happens

And yeah I don’t need a perfect flat, if I can get it something like this, I’ll be completely happy with it, cuz that will look nice with a coat of paint over

Yep! Luckily my in laws actually own a great sander for this project, we built out a basement suite in their house with all new drywall and it was well up to the task, so if the scraper method doesn’t take, I’m in good shape. I just try to avoid sanding at all costs because I have asthma and even with PPE the dust gets to me.

What year was yours? If it’s post 89 it’s very unlikely. That said not a bad idea to check.

Yep! That’s the plan. Definitely doesn’t look painted, it’s porous as hell so here’s hoping.

Apparently it’s “stomp” which is a very fun name for an ugly ass design. Apparently (according to a few tutorials I’ve watched since I finally found the damn name for it!) you can either sand or scrape this stuff, depending on how easily it comes off with a scraper. Some people find the scraping easier, some prefer sanding. I’m gonna try both on a sample and see what seems easier/quicker and/or nicer finish for my ceilings, and will go with whichever I think might work best. Thanks for your help!

Okay so I learned that this is called Stomp Ceiling, and it looks like it should actually straighten out pretty easily with a scraper. Not as deep as spray on ceilings, but that’s actually fine by me.

Thanks for responding tho!

Thanks for your response! Do you know what this kind of ceiling is called? I can’t find anything that looks like it and I need to see some DIY vids on it

I feel like astroturfing from a middling-successful sci fi author, about a year old book, seems far less likely than several browsers of this forum, seeing a glowing review of a book and then. Yanno. Reading it.