"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
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The ceiling is not popcorn but has the half circular shaped brush stroke,
since it will be difficult and costly to do that to the dinning room side,
should I pull them all down and do all new ceiling sheet rock and go with
a smooth finish, instead of one half being new and smooth and the other
half being old and textured?


If it is cosmetic, I'd consider putting new over the old. If it is
structural or may have mold, I'd tear it down. I'd also go with plain
smooth in both rooms rather than texture. That is based solely on my
personal preference.