A buyer of a mid-1980s house asked Reddit whether to remove its popcorn ceilings before finishing other renovations, partly over resale concerns. Commenters said scraping may be easy, but drywall repairs and taping afterward can be the harder, costlier work.
Commenters said popcorn texture can hide imperfect ceiling work, seams and patches that may need repairs once exposed. Some also said it can soften sound; drawbacks they cited included dust, cobwebs and harder cleaning.
The thread also raised asbestos: one commenter said homes built in the mid-1980s to 1990s did not contain it, while another said their 1978 home did. The article provides no verification of either comment.
