EVERY ROOM in our 1994 constructed house was treated this way (AKA stippling, and yes, even inside the closets). We had some renovations done two years ago, and found it was cheaper to drywall over than to scrape or sand it off. Sanding creates a huge mess, and is labor intensive. And scraping not only creates a mess, but you can accidentally gouge the drywall, even when the scraper edges are rounded off. So add those repair costs into the scraping labor, and the price and time increase. Two drywall professionals installed 1/4" gypsum board, mudded, and sanded the areas we had done in less than two days.
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EVERY ROOM in our 1994 constructed house was treated this way (AKA stippling, and yes, even inside the closets). We had some renovations done two years ago, and found it was cheaper to drywall over than to scrape or sand it off. Sanding creates a huge mess, and is labor intensive. And scraping not only creates a mess, but you can accidentally gouge the drywall, even when the scraper edges are rounded off. So add those repair costs into the scraping labor, and the price and time increase. Two drywall professionals installed 1/4" gypsum board, mudded, and sanded the areas we had done in less than two days.