Removing battens next to popcorn ceiling

[nestsman]

I am pondering the idea of removing all battens in my home and filling the seams with mud. However, I also have a popcorn ceiling. I don't think I'm skilled enough to mud that seam without making a mess of the popcorn. Hmmmm. Has anyone else done this? Maybe I should replace the standard ceiling battens with an inexpensive crown molding?

Thoughts?

[ponch37300]

Depending on what is there now you can caulk it if there isn't a big gap. If the gap is bigger crown molding would be the best option.

[marriednamobile]

A short crown molding would be the easiest way, especially if you have a miter saw, however I scraped our popcorn ceilings and it really opened up the room. I am mudding over my battens, and because I removed the ones by the ceiling I also had to mud the gap between the ceiling and the wall.

Mudding both the seams and the ceiling gaps gives a nice clean finished look, but molding would be easier.

[nestsman]

Since you have done this, what is the best way to scrape off the popcorn? Get it damp first? Since my home was built in 1995, I assume that the popcorn doesn't have asbestos in it.

[Norm Frechette]

GOOGLE "removing popcorn ceiling"

http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Popcorn-Ceiling