Painter in coveralls scraping a textured ceiling in a room sealed with plastic sheeting

Popcorn Ceiling Removal

Vancouver
Popcorn Ceiling Removal

A textured ceiling dates a room faster than any wall colour, and it collects dust you cannot clean off. Taking one down is the messiest thing we do, which is exactly why the preparation matters more here than anywhere else.

  • 25+ five-star reviews
  • Written 5-year warranty
  • $2,000,000 liability insured
  • Locally owned, open 7 days

Why us

What went wrong
last time.

Beyond The Brush is a locally owned and operated company. Sunny owns it, has been in the local painting trade for over 20 years, and is on the job himself rather than behind a desk. This is the messiest thing we do, which is exactly why the preparation matters more here than anywhere else.

“I have heard these ceilings can contain asbestos.”

They can, in older homes. If the age of the house warrants it we will tell you plainly to have it tested before anyone scrapes. We do not guess on this.

“Will there be dust through the entire house?”

No. The room is sealed off first and the texture comes off wet rather than dry, which keeps the dust down enormously.

“My neighbour had it done and the ceiling came out wavy.”

Scraping on its own leaves a rough surface. The ceiling has to be skim coated, sanded flat and primed afterwards, and that is included.

“Do I need to move out while it happens?”

No. The room being worked on is out of use for the day and sealed off from the rest of the house.

Our standard

What we do
on every job.

Scraping a ceiling is easy. Doing it without filling your house with dust, and leaving a genuinely flat surface behind, is the part that takes experience.

Popcorn Ceiling Removal: our standard of work

Backed in writing

  1. We seal the room before anything is scraped. Floors, walls and anything staying in the room are covered, and the doorway is sealed off from the rest of the house.
  2. If the age of the home warrants it, we tell you to have it tested first. Textured ceilings in older homes can contain asbestos. We will say so plainly, and nobody scrapes until you have an answer.
  3. The texture comes off wet, not dry. Wetting it down keeps the dust out of the air and out of the rest of your home.
  4. The ceiling is skim coated, not just scraped. Scraping alone leaves a rough, patchy surface. The skim coat is what makes it flat.
  5. Sanding is done with dust control. And we clean as we go rather than at the end.
  6. The ceiling gets primed before its finish coats. New drywall compound drinks paint unevenly if you skip this.
  7. Everything that came out of the room goes back where it was. Once the dust is gone, not before.
  8. The room goes back together only once the dust is gone. Putting the furniture back first just moves the dust onto your furniture.

If we miss any of it, tell us and we come back. Every job carries a written 5-year warranty and we are insured to $2,000,000.

Process

How a ceiling
job runs.

  1. 01

    Walk it and assess

    We look at the ceiling, the age of the home and what is above it, and tell you what the job involves.

  2. 02

    Asbestos test if needed

    If the home is old enough for asbestos to be a question, that gets answered before anyone scrapes.

  3. 03

    Seal off the room

    Floors, walls and doorways covered and sealed off from the rest of the house.

  4. 04

    Wet scrape the texture

    The texture is wetted and taken off, which keeps the dust down.

  5. 05

    Skim coat and sand

    The ceiling is skimmed flat and sanded with dust control.

  6. 06

    Prime, paint and reset

    Primer, finish coats, everything put back, then the walkthrough and warranty.

What customers say

Reviewed by
the neighbours.

“We recently had our house painted and we are extremely happy with the results. Sunny and his team were very professional, punctual, detail oriented and very respectful throughout the entire process.”
Imran Ali Google review
“I had an excellent experience with this painting company. They were professional, punctual and paid great attention to detail. The quality of work exceeded my expectations and they kept everything clean throughout the project.”
Garry Deep Google review

Questions

What people ask
before booking.

Does my ceiling contain asbestos?
If your home was built before the mid-1980s it is worth testing, and in some cases it is required. We will tell you plainly if we think testing needs to happen, and we will not scrape a ceiling until that question has an answer.
How messy is it really?
Less than people expect when the texture is taken off wet and the room is sealed properly. It is still the messiest work we do, which is why we spend so long on the preparation.
Do I need to move out?
No. The room being worked on is out of use for the day and sealed off from the rest of the house, but you keep living in the rest of your home.
Could I just paint over the texture instead?
You can paint a textured ceiling, and sometimes that is the sensible call. It will still be textured afterwards. If you want smooth, the texture has to come off.
Will the ceiling actually be flat?
Yes, that is the point of the skim coat. Scraping on its own leaves a rough surface, so scraping, skimming and sanding are all part of the job.
Should I do it at the same time as painting the room?
Yes, and that is the right order. Ceiling first, then walls and trim, so nothing gets dropped on finished paint.

Free estimates, 7 days a week

Tell us about
your project.

Send us the details and we will get back to you with a free estimate, usually the same or next day. Locally owned and operated, open 7 days.

Or call(604) 653-0126
  • 25+ five-star reviews
  • Written 5-year warranty
  • $2,000,000 liability insured