I strategy on taking the popcorn down myself, but I've a contractor who will texture my ceiling with the knock down you’re talking about (orange peel). It has to have some or it could appear affordable if it had been correctly plain – I think. Homeowners can legally remove it http://popcornremovaltool71470.acidblog.net/19514636/cost-to-remove-popcorn-ceiling-and-replace-with-knockdown-fundamentals-explained