The next step after popcorn ceiling removal is skim coating, priming, and painting to leave a smooth, finished surface. Once the texture is scraped off, the drywall underneath needs two coats of skim coat to hide imperfections and seams, followed by a primer coat and two coats of paint. At KW Popcorn Ceiling Removal & Painting, our $4.50 per square foot all-inclusive rate covers removal, two skim coats, primer, and two coats of paint in one project, so there is no separate call-back needed for finishing work.

Before any of this starts, if your home was built before the mid-1980s, we recommend testing the texture for asbestos, since chrysotile asbestos was commonly mixed into ceiling texture through the 1970s and into the mid-1980s. Testing runs $300 to $500 at cost with no markup, and we coordinate it directly, though we do not perform licensed abatement ourselves. Ontario Regulation 278/05 requires testing before disturbing suspect material, though removal itself is not mandated by law.

• Skim coat, primer, and paint typically finish within days of removal
• We manage the full sequence so ceilings are left paint-ready
• Call (519) 729-7394 to schedule your project