Asbestos Testing Lab Review | Stipple Ceiling Asbestos Test

As part of our the recent remodel where we removed walls on the first floor of our house, we also sanded down the rest of the stipple ceiling on the first floor. We had sanding the stipple ceiling in our dining room the year before, and as part of that project, decided to get the ceiling checked for asbestos. Many popcorn and stipple ceilings built between 1950 and 1980 contain asbestos. Undisturbed,... 

Asbestos in Textured Ceilings

Before deciding to tear down your 1960s era textured ceiling, you should consider whether that textured ceiling contains asbestos fibers.   Textured ceilings (also called popcorn ceilings, or acoustic ceilings) put up between 1950 and the mid-1980s may have asbestos in them, as asbestos was used in many building products for its fire resistance, strength, inexpensive price, and relatively simple... 

Removing a Stipple Ceiling by Sanding (Reducing Stalactites)

Stipple ceilings were very popular in the late 1970s and 1980s.  They are commonly mistaken for popcorn or ’spray on’ ceilings that also have texture.  Both of these ceiling types were installed in this period because they are much less expensive ways of finishing a drywall/sheetrock without mudding and sanding the joints of the drywall smooth, which generally requires more time.  Both...