Encapsulated asbestos is safe. Currently, the asbestos in your ceiling is encapsulated by coats of paint. If you take our suggestion and drywall over the popcorn, you'll only make it that much safer.

Popcorn ceilings can seriously diminish a room's appeal, but covering them with adhesive tiles is an easy and quick fix that doesn't require stressful removal.

A: Blown-on textured ceilings, a.k.a. "popcorn," may contain asbestos depending on when they were installed. In the late 1970s the use of asbestos in building products was banned because of the ...

Ceiling treatment: An article in the Feb. 11 Real Estate section about removal of “popcorn” ceilings that contain asbestos referred to the thickness of polyethylene sheeting in millimeters.

If asbestos needs to be removed, how is it done? Question: If there is asbestos on your ceiling, you should not remove any finish that is on top of it, including the popcorn ceiling.

If your ceiling tests positive, you have a couple of options: You can hire a professional to safely remove the ceiling or you ...

Multiple asbestos contractors tell Action News Jax, that if your home was built in the 1980s or earlier, it’s common for popcorn ceiling texture to contain asbestos.

We turned their handiwork into this step-by-step guide to removing your popcorn ceiling. Step 1: Test Your Popcorn Ceilings for Asbestos Before you do anything else, test your ceiling for asbestos.

Q: I would like to get rid our popcorn ceiling, which contains 2 to 3 percent asbestos. We plan to cover the cathedral living room ceiling with paneling. The bedrooms are in no danger of being ...

Q: My home has "popcorn" ceilings, the kind with asbestos. The cost of asbestos removal is so high, I've decided to overlay the ceilings with drywall. The person I've hired to do the work ...

Popcorn is most likely to contain asbestos if it was installed before about 1978. Use a spray bottle of water to wet several areas on the ceilings and scrape off small samples.

Q: According to my home inspector, the popcorn ceilings in the home I'm buying probably contain at least about 3% asbestos. He said this is not a problem, but I'm very concerned and am trying to a ...