Popcorn Ceiling Removal

Sometimes we get large jobs and sometimes we get small honey do lists. Today we get the in between job, ceiling popcorn removal and a hallway paint job. Removing popcorn ceiling be tricky and quite a daunting task for a lot of homeowners. For us it's not a problem. We make sure to protect everything and try to contain the mess of construction.  We make sure to protect the floors, tape of the trim and take the necessary precautions to ensure a clean and professional job.

Removing the popcorn ceiling is pretty straight forward. It always involves a 6-10" drywall knife either by hand or attached to a poll and a little elbow grease. Sometimes if the popcorn ceiling is bonded really well with multiple coats of paint you'll need to use some water to help persuade the popcorn to come down. I like to use a yard sprayer type bottle you can get at any home improvement store that I use specifically just for water. A couple coats of water always helps. Sometimes you have to scrape a layer to allow the water to penetrate. It can be quite tough on occasions but scraping and re watering usually does the trick.

Once the popcorn ceiling is down, usually you'll have some rough patches that didn't want to come down. You can wet sponge and touch up scrape those. Also you'll have spots that have gouged just a little here and there in the removal process that will need a light skim coat or two. In this case the popcorn ceiling didn't need a lot of scraping to come down. I had to wet sponge a few areas and skim coat some areas and we were as good as new. The customer was fine with a smooth finish.

After we got everything smooth we had a few areas of trim to caulk and we were ready for paint. We used a two tone paint scheme, a wall color and also a ceiling and trim color combination. Two coats of paint the a clean and tight paint roller and brush to cut in. Once that dried we were able to pull all the tape and reattach all the outlet covers and switch covers. We always try to improve the house. When we notice spotty workmanship or things that we should address we try to do so. If the previous trim guy left gaps or bad cuts we try to fix those if possible. Not everyone takes pride in their work but we try to. 

Also I would like to say that we keep our customers budget in mind. I've done some really extravegant trim, cabinetry, epoxy furniture and counters, solid wood staircases in very upscale homes and when there is a budget for the best work money can buy I can do that. Often times the customer has a certain level, time and budget for a particular project so we always stay within those parameters. Give us call if you would like our services.