We're based in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, not Vancouver, so we don't offer removal services there — you'll want to search for a locally insured, WorkSafeBC-covered contractor in the Vancouver area. Wherever you're located, the same fundamentals apply: any popcorn texture applied before the mid-1980s may contain chrysotile asbestos, so ask your contractor to test before disturbing the ceiling rather than skipping straight to removal. In Ontario, this kind of work falls under Ontario Regulation 278/05, which requires testing suspect material before disturbance; removal itself isn't legally mandated, and the Ontario Building Code doesn't regulate popcorn ceilings — your province will have its own equivalent WorkSafeBC rules worth confirming.

For reference, here's how we price jobs in our own service area (Kitchener-Waterloo): unpainted popcorn ceiling removal runs $4.50/sqft all-inclusive (removal, two skim coats, primer, two coats of paint), latex-painted ceilings run $6.50/sqft, and oil-based painted ceilings run $7.50/sqft. Asbestos testing typically costs $300–$500, coordinated at cost with no markup.

• If you're ever in Kitchener-Waterloo, we're 500+ homes strong since 2019, $2M insured, and WSIB covered
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