Popcorn ceiling removal — smooth, modern, dust-contained
Popcorn ceilings date a home and collect dust. Removing them is one of the highest-impact updates you can make — but it's a messy job if it's not done right. We contain the dust, scrape the texture, skim-coat for a smooth finish, and prime and paint so the ceiling looks clean and modern.
Popcorn ceiling removal in Santa Ana starts with safety. If your home was built before 1980, we test for asbestos before scraping — popcorn texture commonly contained asbestos through the 1970s. If it's present, we refer you to a certified abatement contractor for removal. If it's clear, we proceed.
The process: we seal the room with plastic on walls, floors, and doorways, wet the texture to soften it, and scrape it off. A HEPA-filtered air scrubber runs throughout to keep dust out of the rest of the house. Then we skim-coat the ceiling to fill imperfections, sand smooth, prime, and paint. The finished ceiling is flat, clean, and modern.
For Orange County homeowners, the difference is dramatic — a room instantly reads as updated. We handle single rooms or whole homes, and we coordinate the work so you can still live in the house during a multi-room job. Most rooms take about a day; a full home is typically two to four days.
What's included
- Asbestos testing on pre-1980 homes
- Full-room dust containment with HEPA filtration
- Wet-scrape, skim-coat, sand smooth
- Prime and paint for a flat modern finish
- Single rooms or whole homes
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