Side project:: Scraping popcorn ceiling

Today I scraped a ceiling in our hallway. I sealed 'er up pretty well with plastic and tape. Bought a garden sprayer to soak the popcorn. A 3 inch scraper took the crap off very quickly. I was only exposed to possible harmful chemicals for about 45 minutes. As you can see, I did take some precautions. I even taped up my latex gloves so nothing could touch me. The picture doesn't show it, but I did wear goggles.
Here's the mess left behind. I sprayed it all again with water before rolling it up and properly disposing it at the King County Waste site. Wrap it up in A LOT of plastic. The dump sites require 6mm, but you can see that I have a TON on the walls.
Here's the hubby adding some mud to our millions of cracks and the holes I gouged in the ceiling. They'll probably need another coat and they still won't look like a brand new wall, but anything is better than popcorn.

Note: you should always send in your popcorn to have the local authorities test it for asbestos. Airborne asbestos can cause Mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer. I think the jury is still out to whether a slight exposure causes the cancer. I'm betting scraping one house worth of ceilings won't do too much damage, especially when compared to second hand smoke. There are services out there that will seal off your home and scrape your ceilings. They are VERY EXPENSIVE.