Typically 1 to 3 days for an average-sized room or a single floor in an Ottawa home, popcorn ceiling removal. This timeline includes careful room prep, dust containment masking, spraying and scraping the texture, applying a smooth skim coat, sanding, priming, and final painting.

Popcorn removal is inherently messy, but our professional containment process keeps your home spotless. We completely seal off the work area using heavy-duty plastic sheeting on walls and floors, isolate HVAC vents, and use advanced dustless sanding equipment. All waste is completely bagged and hauled away safely.

In Ontario, residential textured stucco applied before 1990 may contain asbestos. If your Ottawa property was built within this window, we can assist in arranging independent laboratory testing. If asbestos is detected, we will seamlessly refer you to a certified local hazardous abatement specialist to safely remediate the space before we begin smoothing.

Yes, painting the ceiling is a mandatory step to achieve a flawless finish. Once the underlying drywall is scraped clean, we apply a professional compound skim coat, sand it flat, apply a dedicated drywall primer, and finish it with two coats of premium flat ceiling paint from top brands like Benjamin Moore.

No, you do not need to move out of your home, but you must completely vacate the specific rooms being treated. Our team seals off the active work zones in your house with airtight plastic barriers to ensure dust, scraping residue, and moisture do not spread into your primary living spaces.

It is very common to find minor gouges, loose joints, or rough drywall seams hidden beneath old popcorn texture. Our service explicitly covers full repairs—our technicians patch, tape, mud, and smooth out any structural drywall imperfections before any paint is applied.