Cost to Remove a Popcorn Ceiling
Our popcorn ceiling removal cost estimator was built with the help and expertise of our Costimates Painting experts to help you determine the total cost of scraping, repairing and repainting your ceilings that are covered with acoustic popcorn. You can quickly and easily estimate what it will cost for your specific and unique project, regardless of how many rooms or the size of the area.
Estimated Cost Calculator
Included in this Estimate
- Preparing the areas where the popcorn ceiling will be removed. This includes the use of plastic sheeting, drop cloths, moving furniture, taping all access ways to areas to prevent the spread of dust, etc.
- Protecting all ceiling fixtures like lights, wood beams, ceiling fans and any other fixtures within the areas to be scraped.
- Assuring no asbestos is contained in the acoustic material.
- Preparation and scraping of all popcorn from ceilings.
- Sanding, recoating with a layer of drywall compound as needed to assure a smooth and blemish free finish.
- Repainting the scraped ceilings to white, or the color of your choice.
- All labor and materials costs to complete the project.
- All cleanup and disposal of waste at the end of the project.
Not Included in this Estimate
- Asbestos abatement, should your popcorn ceiling contain asbestos material.
- Correction of “waves” that are common in sagging ceiling joists in older homes.
- Installation of recessed can lighting fixtures, unless they were already present.
References and Data Sources
Along with our own customer data, we make use of several trusted resources to gather the data used in our cost calculators. It assures you the most accurate cost estimates based on scientific data from trusted resources around the USA.
- Cost of living data: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- Labor costs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, NAICS 238220 – Painters, wall finishes, construction and maintenance workers.
- Flat-rate services cost strategy: RSMeans Contractors Pricing Guide.
- Painters equipment, parts and supplies:
- Overall costs are compiled by a averaging the cumulative costs submitted by painting professionals who have used this as a estimating tool for their own purposes and made their estimates public.
- Note: We’ve remove all personal identifying data and used aggregate values only.