Popcorn ceiling removal in Winterbourne costs $4.50 to $7.50 per square foot, all-inclusive: scraping, two skim coats, primer, and two coats of paint. Exact pricing depends on the ceiling's condition:

• Unpainted texture: $4.50/sqft
• Latex-painted ceilings: $6.50/sqft
• Oil-based painted ceilings: $7.50/sqft (hardest to scrape, since oil paint locks the texture on)
• Skim coat only: $2.50/sqft; full-service skim coat: $3.50/sqft
• Skim coat over existing texture (no removal): $8.50/sqft — this actually costs more than removal, not a cheaper shortcut

A main floor, a few rooms, or a Winterbourne condo (400-600 sqft) runs $2,000 to $4,500. A full 3-bedroom home (900-1,500 sqft of ceiling) typically totals $4,050 to $11,250. Asbestos testing, if needed, is coordinated at cost: $300-$500, no markup.

Homes built before the mid-1980s may contain chrysotile asbestos in the texture, so testing before any scraping matters, especially among Winterbourne's older farmhouse stock. Ontario Regulation 278/05 requires testing before disturbing suspect material. Removal itself isn't legally mandated, and the Building Code doesn't regulate popcorn ceilings.

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