The use of asbestos in popcorn ceilings was banned in 1978 in the United ... you can then prepare the room by putting down ...

In the absence of asbestos, popcorn ceiling texture removal becomes a job ... which comes off in sheets, and a second to clean up the loose texture underneath. Then make a final pass with a ...

Painted popcorn and dangerous substances like asbestos are just some of the ... One of the easiest is gluing up textured or ...

Popcorn ceilings were once all the rage—but chances are they’re no longer a desirable feature in your home. Unfortunately, they may also sometimes contain asbestos, which can make removal tricky.

Q: My husband and I live in a high-rise condo on Russian Hill in San Francisco, which we bought in 1975 and have updated over the years. However we have not tackled the popcorn ceiling problem.

GRANADA HILLS — A leak in a classroom at Danube Avenue Elementary School exposed asbestos in ceiling tiles, prompting school officials to shut down the room this week to clean up the ...

but the contaminated ceiling sheets will remain for another eight months, with removal works slated over the Christmas holidays. Asbestos cement sheets are considered far less hazardous than the ...

The spokeswoman said two parts of the same gyprock ceiling sheet fell and they were not related to the asbestos roof atrium panels. “The asbestos remediation works involve the roof atrium panels ...

Low levels of asbestos have been found in the ceiling tiles of seven schools in Prince Edward Island. The schools are Three Oaks High School, East Wiltshire Intermediate School, Eliot River ...