An Insider Look at the Popcorn Removal Process

If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re looking for a team of professionals to help you with a home improvement project. Whether you’re a DIY expert or the thought of using tools make you queasy, you know that some jobs are simply best left to experienced workers, due to the intensity of labor involved, the specialized tools needed, and the schedule you need to stick to. Tampa popcorn removal is one such job.

But have you ever wondered just what your popcorn removal team is up to while they’re completing your home project? To give you a special insider look, today we’re breaking down the basic steps of any popcorn removal process:

1. The professionals start any project with a good deal of preparation work, as you may have guessed. From removing ceiling light fixtures to laying down drop cloths, your team will take all the necessary steps to help protect your home once you’ve moved your furniture and belongings out of the way. The preparation process also helps to make cleanup easy, as well as to protect you and your family from any irritant fibers in the popcorn texture.
2. After everything has been organized and secured, it’s time to get to the dirty work! To get that popcorn off of your ceiling, your team will use a water sprayer to loosen the texture before they start scraping. If your popcorn ceiling has been painted, they’ll need to go through a couple rounds of dry scraping to help loosen up the paint adherents before they spray. Using a careful hand, your technician will then scrape off the texture without damaging the sheetrock beneath.
3. Once every last scrap of popcorn has been removed, your professionals will look over your ceiling drywall with a fine-toothed comb, checking for any nicks, bumps, or dents. By repairing these imperfections, they will create a smooth and even surface on which to spray your new ceiling texture, leaving no blemishes to shine through.
4. Then, with protective materials still in place, your team will apply a brand new texture for your ceiling. The tools needed for this part of the job depends on whether you opt for skip trowel, smooth, or another texture for your ceiling. Generally, smooth ceilings are a little more labor intensive and require specialized tools to bring them to perfection.
5. Finally, it’s time to clean up. When everything is finished and your team has done a final check to make sure your new texture looks perfect, they’ll safely and thoroughly clean up and dispose of the removed texture. When everything is said and done and all of your artwork and lighting fixtures are reattached, your home will look as good as new!

These steps may seem fairly simple upon first glance, but in truth, they require a level of expertise that only a professional can bring. That’s why you need the assistance of the Tampa popcorn removal team at New Ceilings. To schedule your initial consultation, give us a call at (407) 378-6040 today.