Here's what to do when your popcorn ceiling harbors dust, cobwebs, mold, or mildew. Textured ceilings, commonly known as ...

While keeping your ceiling clean is important for preventing mould and dust, using a wet mop overhead is one of the worst ...

How to keep popcorn ceilings clean. Regularly remove cobwebs and dust. If you see ’em, swipe ’em! “This will help prevent buildup and keep your ceiling looking clean,” Lee says.

Chuck said such textured ceilings had been around since the 1930s. They became popular in the 1960s and 1970s, then started to fade in the early 1990s. Chuck has been in the home renovation biz ...

March 8 -- Each week, Good Morning America's home-improvement guru Ron Hazelton will answer your questions about maintaining and upgrading your home. Click here to submit your own question. Q ...

While texture-painting a ceiling is not a solution for deep cracks, it is an attractive way to conceal light ones and add interest and dimension to an otherwise flat surface. After patching and ...

Though they were once the height of fashion, these days, many are wondering how to remove popcorn ceilings. In the middle of the 20th century, the textured feature perched above living rooms ...

QDEAR BARRY: My home was built in 1978 and has "popcorn" ceiling texture in most rooms, some of which is peeling and cracking. I began to scrape off the material, but then became concerned about ...

My wife insisted on a smooth ceiling with no texture whatsoever. Easier to clean, she said. But how many people clean their kitchen ceilings, let alone an aging 4-foot-10 matriarch?

Before you do anything else, test your ceiling for asbestos. Popcorn ceilings gained popularity from the 1950s to the1980s because the texture helped soundproof rooms and acted as a fire retardant.

Popcorn ceilings are bumpy with sprayed or painted on texture that might also include popular, '70s era glittery sparkles. Many homes built between the late '30s through the '90s included some ...