Popcorn Ceiling Removal Waterloo: Cost & Timeline

Updated 2026-10-05. Popcorn ceiling removal in Waterloo costs $4.50 per square foot plus HST for an unpainted ceiling. That price covers removal, two skim coats, primer and two coats of Sherwin-Williams paint. A ceiling that has been painted with latex is $6.50 per square foot plus HST, and one painted with oil-base paint is $7.50 per square foot plus HST. Most jobs take two to three days, and larger homes take three to five. The sections below show how those numbers become a real quote for your house.

I'm Eddie, the owner of KW Popcorn Ceiling Removal & Painting. I've done over 500 KW homes since 2019 and I'm on every job myself. This guide is what I'd tell you if you called (519) 729-7394 and asked what it will cost, how long your house will be torn up, and whether you should worry about asbestos. If you want the shorter version, our Kitchener-Waterloo pricing guide for 2026 covers cost alone. This post is the longer one, with process, regulations, neighbourhoods and the day-by-day schedule.

One thing before the numbers. "All-inclusive" on this page describes what the work covers: removal, two skim coats, primer and two coats of paint. It does not mean the price includes tax. Every per-square-foot rate and every total below is before HST, and Ontario's 13% gets added to the quote. I'd rather you hear that now than be surprised by it later.

Why This Matters Now in Waterloo Region

A huge share of the houses in Waterloo, Kitchener and Cambridge were built or renovated during the decades when spray-on texture was the default ceiling finish. In this region that is roughly the 1960s through the 1980s. Texture was cheap, it hid drywall seams, and it saved a builder a day of finishing work. The ceilings are now forty to sixty years old, and the reasons people take them down have changed.

The reasons I hear most often are these:

• Dated look. Texture catches shadows and makes a room look lower and dingier. Smooth ceilings with fresh paint make the same room look taller and brighter.
• Cleaning and repairs. Texture collects dust and cobwebs, and a water stain on a textured ceiling is nearly impossible to patch invisibly. Smooth ceilings are easy to wipe and easy to touch up.
• Lighting upgrades. People are putting in pot lights and LED fixtures. Raking light from a modern fixture exaggerates every bump in a textured surface.
• Selling or buying. People who buy older homes in KW often plan to do the ceilings before they move in, while the rooms are empty.
• Rentals and student housing. With so many students and young professionals renting in Waterloo, landlords refresh units between tenants, and ceilings are a common part of that.

The timing matters for another reason. Contractors from outside the region have started advertising KW work. Some are good and some are not. Out-of-region companies and GTA-based contractors often quote from a distance, rotate crews, and have no stake in whether you run into them at the grocery store. I explain why we work locally in more detail on that page. The short version is that when the person who quoted you is the person on the ladder, nothing gets lost between the estimate and the work.

A homeowner in Ontario who reads reviews will find the same question asked repeatedly. Akinwole Akintunde wrote this on our Google listing:

"For anyone asking whether popcorn ceiling removal in Waterloo is worth doing, the answer is yes if you hire the right company."

I agree, with one qualification. It's worth doing when the price is honest, the asbestos question is handled properly and the finish is actually smooth. The rest of this post helps you check all three.

The Full Process, Step by Step

A good popcorn ceiling removal is not just scraping and painting. The step that decides how the ceiling looks in five years is the skim coating, and it is also the step that can't be rushed. Here is the sequence from the first phone call to the final walkthrough.

Step 1: Assessment and Quote

We start by measuring the ceiling area, not the floor area. In most rooms they're close. Vaulted ceilings, bulkheads and open-concept layouts change the number. We also check what's on the ceiling: unpainted texture, latex-painted texture or oil-base-painted texture. You can test that yourself with a damp cloth on a hidden spot. If texture comes off on the cloth, it's likely unpainted. If it doesn't, it's painted.

We also check the build year. If the house predates the mid-1980s, we recommend asbestos testing before anything is disturbed (more on that in its own section below). We look for water stains, cracked seams, sagging drywall and any plaster-and-lath ceilings, because those change the plan.

Step 2: Asbestos Test, If Applicable

If testing is needed, a sample is taken and sent to a lab. The cost is $300, $500, which we pass through at cost with no markup. Results come back before we schedule the work, so that nobody starts scraping on a guess.

Step 3: Protection and Prep

Scraping is wet and messy, so prep matters. We cover floors with heavy protection, mask or remove light fixtures and vents, seal doorways with plastic where it makes sense and move or cover furniture that can't leave the room. This is also where we decide what to do around smoke detectors, fans and trim. Prep takes time, but it's the reason your home is clean at the end.

Step 4: Wetting and Scraping

We lightly mist the texture so it softens and the debris stays down instead of becoming dust in the air. Then we scrape it off with wide blades. Unpainted texture comes off most easily. Painted texture is harder because the paint seals the surface and resists moisture, which is why latex-painted ceilings cost $6.50 per square foot and oil-base-painted ones cost $7.50 per square foot (both plus HST). Oil-base paint is the slowest to work with.

Step 5: Repairs and the First Skim Coat

Once the texture is off, the surface is never perfectly smooth. There are gouges, tape seams, old patches and sometimes remnants of the texture's adhesive. We repair what needs repairing and then apply the first skim coat, a thin, wide layer of joint compound that fills the low spots and levels the surface.

Step 6: Drying, Then the Second Skim Coat

This is the step that sets a minimum timeline. Joint compound has to dry before the next coat goes on. A proper skim coat can't be forced into a single sitting without the surface cracking, shrinking or showing ridges later. That's why I won't promise anything faster than two days, and why the people who do are cutting a corner you'll see when the sun comes through the window in January.

Step 7: Sanding, Priming and Painting

After the second skim coat is dry, we sand the ceiling smooth, wipe the dust down, apply primer and then two coats of Sherwin-Williams paint. Primer matters on a skim-coated ceiling because compound absorbs paint unevenly without it, which shows up as dull, patchy spots called flashing.

Step 8: Cleanup and Final Walkthrough

We remove protection, vacuum, wipe down surfaces and walk the rooms with you under real lighting, ideally with the lights on and the blinds open, because that is when flaws show. If something needs a touch-up, it gets done then. That workmanship is covered by a one-year warranty.

Pricing Breakdown by Ceiling Type

All rates below are per square foot of ceiling, before HST.

Service	Rate (plus HST)	What it includes
Popcorn removal, unpainted texture	$4.50/sqft	Removal, 2 skim coats, primer, 2 coats Sherwin-Williams paint
Popcorn removal, latex-painted texture	$6.50/sqft	Same scope; extra labour to remove sealed texture
Popcorn removal, oil-base-painted texture	$7.50/sqft	Same scope; the hardest texture to remove
Skim coat only (smooth ceiling, nothing to bury)	$2.50/sqft	Skim coating without full protection and finishing
Skim coat only, full-service with protection	$3.50/sqft	Skim coating with full floor and furniture protection
Skim coat over existing texture	$8.50/sqft	Texture stays; 3 coats to bury it
Ceiling painting only	$50, $400 per room	Paint only, no texture removal
Asbestos testing	$300, $500	Lab testing, at cost with no markup

A Note on Skim Coating Over Texture

Some people ask whether they can just skim over the texture and skip the scraping. You can, but it costs more, not less: $8.50 per square foot plus HST, against $4.50 to $7.50 for full removal. Burying texture takes three coats of compound, and the result is a ceiling with a thick layer of material on top of the old texture. For most homes, removal is both cheaper and better. The exception is when the texture has tested positive for asbestos and you'd rather seal it than disturb it. That is a decision to make with your testing results in hand, not a shortcut.

What Is and Isn't Included

Included in the removal rates: protection, scraping, repairs to ordinary surface damage, two skim coats, sanding, primer, two coats of Sherwin-Williams paint and cleanup. Not included: asbestos testing and any abatement if it's needed, structural or major drywall replacement, water damage repair beyond normal patching, painting walls or trim (we can quote that separately) and HST.

Room-Size Examples With the Arithmetic Shown

Each total below is square footage times the rate, before HST. I've picked round numbers so you can check them against your own measurements.

• A 500 sqft main floor, unpainted texture: 500 × $4.50 = $2,250 before HST. With 13% HST, that is $2,542.50.
• The same 500 sqft, latex-painted texture: 500 × $6.50 = $3,250 before HST.
• The same 500 sqft, oil-base-painted texture: 500 × $7.50 = $3,750 before HST.
• The same 500 sqft with the texture kept and skimmed over: 500 × $8.50 = $4,250 before HST. That's why I say removal is almost always the better value.

A typical job in our experience is 400 to 600 sqft of ceiling. That might be a main floor, a couple of rooms or a condo. At 400 sqft, the three ceiling types come to ];,800, $2,600 and $3,000 before HST. At 600 sqft, they come to $2,700, $3,900 and $4,500. Quotes from our online calculator for jobs in that range have mostly landed between $2,543 and $2,938 once HST is included, which is what you'd expect for unpainted ceilings of roughly 500 to 575 sqft.

A whole 3-bedroom house is a different job. The ceiling area is usually 900 to 1,500 sqft, which runs from $4,050 (900 × $4.50) up to $1,250 (1,500 × $7.50), before HST. Be wary of anyone who quotes a flat "typical house" price without asking for measurements. The detailed math is in our Ontario-wide cost breakdown as well.

Factors That Affect Your Price

Painted vs. Unpainted Texture

This is the biggest swing factor. The jump from $4.50 to $6.50 to $7.50 per square foot reflects real labour differences. Paint seals the texture and makes it resist water, so it doesn't soften and scrape off the way raw texture does. Oil-base paint is the toughest to work through. If you can't tell what you have, we check on site.

Age of the Home

Older homes tend to have more layers: previous repairs, older paint and ceilings that have been patched over the years. The age also decides whether asbestos testing is a sensible step. Newer homes usually have cleaner ceilings, though not always.

Ceiling Height and Layout

Standard eight-foot ceilings are the baseline. Higher ceilings, vaulted ceilings, stairwells and open-concept rooms need more scaffolding or staging, and the work takes longer. Pricing is by square foot, but I'll tell you if height or layout makes a job harder than the rate suggests.

Condition of the Ceiling

Cracks, sagging seams, nail pops and water stains all add repair time. Minor ones are part of the scope. Major ones, like a ceiling that has to be re-hung, are separate. We'll tell you what we see before we start.

Room Count and Volume

More rooms mean more setup and cleanup spread across more square footage, which makes the job more efficient per room. Larger jobs run longer, typically three to five days. Tell us when you call if you're also planning wall painting, because bundling it can make scheduling simpler. One of our customers, Tanya Fleet, put it this way on Google:

"KW Popcorn Ceiling Removal did a fantastic job removing the popcorn ceilings for all of our rooms and painted the entire interior of the home as well."

Access and Furniture

An empty room is faster than a furnished one. If you can clear the rooms or at least pull furniture to the middle, you save us time in setup. In condos, elevator booking and parking can also affect scheduling.

Asbestos: When to Worry and What Happens Next

This is the part people most often skip, and it is the part I would least want you to skip. Some spray-on ceiling textures made before the mid-1980s contained asbestos. Not all did, and I can't tell by looking. Neither can you. Only a lab test can.

When to Test

• Your house was built before roughly the mid-1980s: test.
• The home was built later but the ceiling texture came from older leftover stock or an addition: when in doubt, test.
• You don't know the age of the texture or the history of the house: test.
• The home was built after the late 1980s and the texture is clearly original: the risk is low, but testing is cheap relative to the job.

What Testing Involves

A small sample of the texture is taken carefully, with the area misted to keep dust down, and sent to an accredited lab. Results take a few days. The cost is $300, $500, and we charge it at cost with no markup. That's a small number against a $2,000 to $4,500 job, and a very small number against a health problem.

What the Rules Say in Ontario

Ontario regulates asbestos on construction projects under Ontario Regulation 278/05, which sits under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Its requirements scale with the type of material, how much is disturbed and the method used. There is also O. Reg. 490/09, covering designated substances, which includes asbestos, and which requires owners to identify them before certain work starts. I cover both in more detail in the regulations section below.

If the Test Is Positive

You have three realistic options. The first is professional abatement by a contractor qualified to handle asbestos, after which we complete the skim coating and painting. The second is to leave it alone and seal it, which is a viable choice if the ceiling is in good condition and you aren't planning to disturb it. The third is to skim over it, which isn't removal and has its own cost at $8.50 per square foot plus HST. I'll walk you through the options honestly. I'm not going to scrape a ceiling that has tested positive just to hold a schedule.

Why You Shouldn't Skip It

Scraping is exactly what releases fibres. If texture contains asbestos and you scrape it dry, those fibres go into the air and settle on everything in the house. You can't un-ring that bell. That's why the test comes first.

DIY vs. Professional: An Honest Comparison

I'm a professional, so you should discount my opinion accordingly. Still, I'll be fair. A homeowner with patience, a small room and a clean test result can do a decent job on a bedroom. A whole main floor is a different story.

Factor	DIY	Professional
Upfront cost	Materials and tool rental or purchase	$4.50, $7.50/sqft plus HST, all work included
Time	Often several weekends for one floor	2, 3 days for typical jobs, 3, 5 for larger homes
Asbestos handling	Test required first; scraping unsafe if positive	Testing coordinated; positive results handled before work starts
Finish quality	Skim coating is the hard part; ridges and flashing are common	Even, smooth finish; two skim coats, primer and two coats of paint
Mess	Significant and easy to underestimate	Protected and cleaned
Physical effort	Overhead work for hours; neck and shoulder strain	Handled with proper staging
If something goes wrong	You fix it or hire someone to	Covered by a one-year workmanship warranty

Hidden DIY Costs

People price the scraper and forget the rest. A real DIY job needs plastic sheeting, tape, drop cloths, a sprayer or mister, scrapers, joint compound, a pole sander, sanding screens or a dust-controlled sanding setup, primer, paint, rollers, extension poles, a ladder or scaffolding, a respirator and disposal bags. Add testing if the house is older. Add a second round of compound when the first coat shows ridges. Add the cost of repainting the walls after you drip on them.

Risks Worth Naming

• Asbestos exposure if you skip the test.
• Gouged drywall paper, which can mean extra repair work.
• Uneven skim coats that show under pot lights or low sun.
• Water damage if you over-wet the ceiling.
• Dust in the whole house, including the ductwork.

The honest summary: DIY can save money on a very small, tested, simple ceiling if you're willing to learn on the job. For anything bigger, the skim coating is where people regret it. If you want a second opinion on the decision, our write-up on whether the project is worth it for KW homeowners goes through the trade-offs.

How to Choose a Contractor

Questions to Ask Every Contractor

1. Who will actually be on site? At our company, it's me. Ask whether the person quoting is the person working.
2. Are you insured? We carry $2M commercial liability insurance.
3. Do you have WSIB coverage? We have full WSIB coverage. Without it, an injury on your property can become your problem.
4. What does the price include? The scope should name skim coats, primer and paint coats specifically.
5. Is HST in the number? Ask directly. A quote that doesn't say is a quote to clarify.
6. How do you handle asbestos? The answer should be "test first." If it's "don't worry about it," keep looking.
7. How many days will it take? A credible answer is two days at the minimum, because compound needs to dry between coats.
8. What warranty do you give? Ours is one year on workmanship, and I'd want any contractor's warranty in writing.

Red Flags

• A promise to finish a whole-room removal, skim and paint in less than two days. It can't be done properly.
• A flat price over the phone without measurements.
• No mention of asbestos in a home built before the mid-1980s.
• No proof of insurance or WSIB when you ask.
• A suspiciously low price that leaves out primer, a second skim coat or paint.
• A cash-only deal with no paperwork.
• Pressure to sign immediately.

What a Real Quote Looks Like

A real quote states the square footage of ceiling, the ceiling type (unpainted, latex or oil-base), the rate per square foot, the exact scope (removal, two skim coats, primer, two coats of paint), the HST amount, the estimated number of days and the warranty. For example: 500 sqft, unpainted, at $4.50 per square foot, is $2,250, plus $292.50 in HST, for a total of $2,542.50. If a quote can't be broken down like that, you can't compare it to anything. Our complete Ontario guide has a checklist you can print for this.

ROI and Resale Value

I won't make up a percentage return for you, because no reliable one exists for ceilings specifically. What I can offer is how the economics tend to work.

Why Buyers React

Buyers walking through a home in Waterloo Region form an impression in the first few minutes. A textured ceiling signals "this house has not been updated," even if the kitchen is new. Smooth ceilings with fresh paint make a room look bigger and cleaner, and buyers who know they would otherwise have to hire someone and live through the work often factor that into what they offer.

Cost Against Other Updates

Compared with a kitchen or bathroom renovation, ceiling work is inexpensive. A main floor of 500 sqft, at $2,250 before HST for unpainted texture, is a small number in the context of a Kitchener or Waterloo home purchase. It also touches every room and photographs well in listing images, which matters because most buyers start online.

Payback Timeframe

If you're selling within a year, the payback shows up in how quickly the house shows well and how few objections buyers raise. If you're staying, the payback is daily: brighter rooms, easier cleaning and no more ceiling to avoid thinking about. Tobi Asekunowo described the outcome on our Google listing like this:

"They removed the old textured ceiling, refinished it properly, and made the room look much newer."

To go deeper on the decision, the guide on popcorn ceiling removal across Kitchener-Waterloo covers when it pays off and when other projects should come first.

Why KW Popcorn Ceiling Removal & Painting

• Owner-operated. I'm on every job. You deal with me from the quote to the final walkthrough.
• Experience. Over 500 KW homes completed since 2019.
• Insured. $2M commercial liability insurance and full WSIB coverage.
• Complete scope. Removal, two skim coats, primer and two coats of Sherwin-Williams paint come in the price, with no add-ons you discover later.
• Honest timelines. Two to three days for typical jobs, three to five for larger homes, because the compound needs drying time.
• Warranty. A one-year workmanship warranty.
• Local. Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Brantford, Woodstock, Hamilton, Burlington, Milton and Oakville.

Ololade Hassan, who had us work in Cambridge, wrote that we "made the process simple, explained everything clearly, and delivered a smooth clean ceiling finish." I'd rather you hear that from a customer than from me, so if you read reviews anywhere, read all of them and not just the best ones.

Neighbourhood Spotlight: Waterloo Housing Stock and Ceilings

I'm describing general housing patterns here, not specific jobs, and the build year of your own house matters more than your neighbourhood. Still, the pattern helps you guess what you'll find.

Uptown Waterloo

Uptown mixes older character homes, mid-century houses and apartment or condo buildings from several eras. Older buildings can have plaster ceilings, ceilings that have been repaired or re-covered, and textured finishes from later renovations. If your building is older, ask for the build year and test the texture. Condo owners should read their building rules before booking work, which I cover in the regulations section.

Westmount

Westmount is largely post-war housing, with many homes from the 1950s and 1960s and some later infill and additions. Textured ceilings often show up where a home was renovated or expanded in the 1970s or 1980s. In an area like this, testing before removal is the sensible default because of the age of the homes.

Lakeshore

Lakeshore homes largely date from the 1970s and 1980s, which is prime popcorn ceiling territory. That's also close to the era when asbestos-containing textures were being phased out, so testing is worth doing, and the results sometimes surprise people either way.

Beechwood

Beechwood has larger homes, many built in the 1970s and 1980s. Bigger floor plans mean larger ceiling areas, so a whole-home job here usually lands in the 900 to 1,500 sqft range or higher. That's $4,050 to $1,250 before HST, depending on ceiling type, and a timeline of three to five days.

Laurelwood

Laurelwood is a family neighbourhood with homes mostly from the 1980s and 1990s. Texture is common in the earlier part of that range. Because the build years straddle the asbestos phase-out, I'd still confirm the date and test if the house is on the earlier side.

Columbia Forest

Columbia Forest's homes are generally newer than the neighbourhoods above, and many ceilings are smoother. Where texture is present, it's usually later-era material, which is less likely to contain asbestos, though a test remains the only way to know.

Clair Hills

Clair Hills is similar: mostly later construction, with some textured ceilings in basements, additions or specific rooms. Basement ceilings are a common place to find texture even in newer homes, and they're often a clean candidate for a skim and paint refresh when you're finishing the space.

If you're in Kitchener, Cambridge or Guelph and not Waterloo, the same logic applies: find the build year, test if it's older, and measure the actual ceiling. If you want a Waterloo-specific starting point, our page for ceiling work in Waterloo is a good place to begin.

Room-by-Room Cost Table

These are scenarios with assumed ceiling areas, so you can scale them to your own. Each figure is square footage times the rate, before HST.

Scenario	Assumed ceiling area	Unpainted ($4.50)	Latex-painted ($6.50)	Oil-base-painted ($7.50)
Bedroom	120 sqft	$540	$780	$900
Living room	200 sqft	$900	];,300	];,500
Main floor, couple of rooms	500 sqft	$2,250	$3,250	$3,750
Condo	550 sqft	$2,475	$3,575	$4,125
Basement	600 sqft	$2,700	$3,900	$4,500
Whole 3-bedroom house	1,200 sqft	$5,400	$7,800	$9,000

Add 13% HST to any figure. For example, the $2,250 main-floor job becomes $2,542.50. For a single room where you only want a paint refresh and the ceiling is already smooth, ceiling painting alone runs $50, $400 per room. If the ceiling is smooth but needs levelling, a skim coat only is $2.50 per square foot, or $3.50 per square foot as a full-service job with protection.

Ontario Regulations Deep Dive

I'm a contractor, not a lawyer, so treat this as a plain-language orientation and confirm specifics with the Ministry of Labour or your own advisor.

Ontario Regulation 278/05 (Asbestos on Construction Projects)

This regulation sets out how asbestos must be handled on construction projects and in building and repair operations. It classifies work by risk and the amount of material disturbed, and requires more precautions as the risk rises. The practical point for homeowners: if a ceiling texture contains asbestos, the work isn't a casual scrape-and-paint job, and it's handled by people trained and equipped for it.

O. Reg. 490/09 (Designated Substances)

This regulation covers designated substances, asbestos among them, and sets expectations for identifying them before work begins on a project. It's part of why a test result comes before scraping, not after.

WSIB Requirements

In Ontario, construction businesses are generally required to be registered with the WSIB and to maintain coverage for their workers. Ask any contractor for a current clearance certificate. We carry full WSIB coverage. If a contractor doesn't, an injury on your property can lead to real complications for you.

Asbestos Disposal Rules

Asbestos waste can't go into household garbage. It has to be wetted, double-bagged or otherwise contained, labelled and taken to a facility that accepts it. Rules differ by facility, so if a project involves asbestos, confirm the disposal route with the Region of Waterloo's waste services or your abatement contractor before the work starts.

Landlord Obligations

Landlords in Ontario are responsible for maintaining rental units under the Residential Tenancies Act, and entering a unit for repairs requires proper written notice to tenants. If you're a landlord planning ceiling work between tenancies, the simplest approach is to do it in a vacant unit. If the unit is occupied, give proper notice and tell tenants what to expect, including the timeline and any restrictions during the work.

Condo Obligations

Condo owners should check the declaration, bylaws and rules before booking. Many buildings require notice to the property manager, limit working hours, require elevator bookings and may want proof of insurance from contractors. Ceiling and drywall inside a unit are generally the owner's responsibility, but common elements are not. If a building has older texture, ask management whether any asbestos survey exists. Our $2M liability insurance and WSIB coverage help with building paperwork.

Project Timeline: Day by Day

Here's how a typical job runs. Dates shift with the size of the home and with drying conditions. For a deeper breakdown by home size, see our real timelines for KW homeowners.

Before Day 1: Assessment and Testing

We visit or review photos, measure the ceiling area, identify the ceiling type and decide whether testing is needed. If so, a sample goes to the lab and results come back before the work is scheduled. You get a written quote showing square footage, rate, scope, HST and estimated days.

Day 1: Protection, Removal and First Skim

We protect floors and furniture, mask fixtures and vents, wet and scrape the texture, repair damage and apply the first skim coat. You'll hear scraping and see plastic. The house will look worse before it looks better, which is normal.

Day 2: Second Skim, Sanding and Primer

Once the first coat has dried, we apply the second skim coat, let it dry and sand. On a typical job, this is where the ceiling becomes noticeably smooth. We prime after sanding and dust control. A smaller job can wrap up painting at the end of this second day, which is why two days is our minimum and the earliest finish I'll ever promise.

Day 3: Paint and Final Walkthrough

For a typical job, two coats of Sherwin-Williams paint go on, with drying time between them. We clean up, remove protection and walk the ceilings with you in good light. Anything that needs a touch-up is fixed on the spot.

Days 4 and 5: Larger Homes

A whole house of 900 to 1,500 sqft needs more time for every step, because there's more area to scrape, skim, sand and paint, and drying time doesn't shrink with the size of the house. That's why larger homes run three to five days. I tell you the estimate up front, and I'd rather say five days and finish in four than the reverse.

What You Do During the Job

• Clear the rooms as much as you can, or at least pull furniture to the middle.
• Take down wall art and anything fragile on shelves.
• Keep pets and children out of the work area.
• Expect some noise and a few hours in the day when a room isn't usable.
• Plan to be reachable for questions, and available for the final walkthrough.

Ready to Get a Real Number?

If you're in Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph, Brantford, Woodstock, Hamilton, Burlington, Milton or Oakville, call me directly at (519) 729-7394. Tell me the age of the house, roughly how many square feet of ceiling you're dealing with and whether the texture is painted. I'll give you a straight answer on price, timeline and whether testing makes sense first. Over 500 KW homes since 2019 taught me that the best quotes come from honest measurements and clear conversation, so that's where I start. You can also reach me at (519) 729-7394 to book a time to walk through your home.