If you have a popcorn ceiling that contains asbestos in your home you can safely encapsulate it by painting or texturing over top.
Asbestos on ceiling.
To find out if your old popcorn ceiling contains asbestos you can purchase a test kit or hire an asbestos abatement professional.
So homeowners are not necessarily at risk of asbestos exposure.
Asbestos is not dangerous when it is contained within a material and left undisturbed.
Asbestos was also a common ingredient in some mastic adhesives used for glue up application of ceiling tiles.
Asbestos was used commonly in ceilings since it helps with soundproofing and insulation it s more resistant to fire and it also hides ceiling imperfections.