Getting rid of a stippled (popcorn) ceiling means professional scraping, skim-coating, and repainting — a DIY scrape is messy and risky if asbestos is present. In Kitchener-Waterloo, chrysotile asbestos was commonly mixed into ceiling texture before the mid-1980s, so any home built before then should be tested before the material is disturbed. Testing costs $300–$500 at cost with no markup, and we coordinate it for you — we don't perform licensed abatement ourselves. Under Ontario Regulation 278/05, testing is required before disturbing suspect material, though removal itself isn't mandated by law and the Ontario Building Code doesn't regulate popcorn ceilings.

Our all-inclusive pricing (removal, 2 skim coats, primer, 2 coats of paint):

• Unpainted popcorn ceiling: $4.50/sqft
• Latex-painted ceiling: $6.50/sqft
• Oil-base painted ceiling: $7.50/sqft

A typical 3-bedroom home runs $2,000–$4,500. We're $2M insured, WSIB covered, and have completed 500+ popcorn ceiling removals across Kitchener-Waterloo since 2019. Call (519) 729-7394 for a free quote. KW Popcorn Ceiling Removal · Kitchener service area · Google Reviews