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Am I better off to remove a popcorn textured ceiling or cover it with a new layer of drywall?

My tub leaked into the condo unit below mine (bathroom as well). Since I have to foot the bill, I have a couple of options. I could test the ceiling texture to see if it contains asbestos (condo unit was built in 1986 and the maintainence department said they don’t believe the popcorn contains asbestos, but nothing short of a lab test will be 100% sure). On the other hand, I could just have a new ceiling affixed right below the popcorned one and have the new one painted. Which would I be better going with at this point? These aren’t high-ceiling units, just an FYI.

Many people believe that asbestos was banned from use in popcorn ceiling texture in the 1970s. In fact, the manufacturing of asbestos ceiling texture was banned in 1978, but it was still legal to install it. Installation of asbestos ceiling texture was not banned because of the financial loss it would have meant for manufacturers, suppliers and contractors who had already purchased stocks of the product. Asbestos ceiling texture was still being installed in homes until the late 1980s when those product stocks finally ran out.

have it tested or put new drywall sheets up to cover it. As long as asbestos is not moving / Air bourn it’s safe.

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