I just bought a 30 year house in metairie and first thing i did was removed the popcorn ceilings.
Popcorn ceilings coming back.
Homeowners might install popcorn ceilings because they don t want to finish the ceiling or they couldn t otherwise conceal its imperfections.
Not because they bothered me so much but mainly because i really wanted to paint the ceiling in colors and even a few patterns here and there.
As long as the texture isn t sagging flaking or shedding a popcorn ceiling can simply be painted to update the look.
And for some reason the mindset is newer better.
I can t see that ever coming back.
They might do their job just fine but they certainly put a date on the house.
Yes i just referred to popcorn ceilings as acne.
I think popcorn ceilings have a bad rap for a lot of the reasons you list.
Popcorn ceilings are like black appliances or the brassy gold door knobs.
Sometimes called acoustic or textured ceilings popcorn ceilings resemble cottage cheese because of the treatment that is either sprayed or painted on that leaves a bumpy look.
It was popular in the 70s.