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My popcorn ceiling has been cracking n falling off in patches around the house mostly in my bedroom. 2 days ago some fell on my bed while I was sleeping n broke into pieces on my pillows .
In the morning I picked the stuff off with my hands. Is this heavy exposure for disease?
Was popcorn ceilings banned by 1979?
It’s a Ray Ellison home.
I’m very worried n don’t want my kids to come over for fear they will get sick.
IMHO you're overreacting. Granted, I wouldn't like my ceilings crumbling on top of me either, but the popcorn material itself isn't hazardous.
If you're worried about the dreaded "A" word (asbestos) don't be. Asbestos was banned from use in residential construction in 1978 and it would require many years of exposure to cause harm.
If you're worried about the "L" word (lead) don't be. Lead was banned from use in residential house paint in 1971. Plus, your kids would probably need to chew the paint or eat the popcorn to be poisoned by it.
If you're worried about mold, whether that is present or not wouldn't necessarily have anything to do with a popcorn ceiling! Is the house moldy?
Do you own or rent the house? If you own it, get rid of the popcorn. Sounds like it's done.
Last edited by Parnassia; 06-18-2023 at 04:21 PM..
My popcorn ceiling has been cracking n falling off in patches around the house mostly in my bedroom. 2 days ago some fell on my bed while I was sleeping n broke into pieces on my pillows .
In the morning I picked the stuff off with my hands. Is this heavy exposure for disease?
Was popcorn ceilings banned by 1979?
It’s a Ray Ellison home.
I’m very worried n don’t want my kids to come over for fear they will get sick.
Please help.
Regardless if the “popcorn” had asbestos- you have nothing to “worry about”. Extreme long-term exposure has been proven to be the problem.
Why it’s falling would be worth looking into. Humidity issue, roof leak, etc.
If you rent - report and have it fixed.
If you own - then the decision is yours.
No health issues except unpleasant experience and underlying issue with the house.
That stuff is not toxic, the lumpy effect is created by adding little bits of styrofoam to drywall mud, with water added so it becomes liquified and can be sprayed onto the ceiling. Once you repair/replace the underlying problem with the drywall cracking, if it's just a small section you can actually buy a pressurized spray can of popcorn mix, which will cover a small 3 x 3 section, which I did with success about 20 years back. It's messy, tape off and cover the walls and floor, not fun and you probably won't get a perfect match to the popcorn on the rest of the ceiling, but once you paint over everything with quality ceiling paint, which is thicker than regular paint, you can get a pretty good match. Otherwise, call a pro and they will scrape off all your old popcorn and spray on some new, or probably tell you it would be easier to put new drywall on the ceiling for the whole room. lol.
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