Preparing your house for Non-Asbestos Popcorn removal

Acoustical Drywall Services worker doing popcorn ceiling removal on home in Livermore

This project is a very labor-intensive process we have made this page so that you will have a realistic expectation of what is expected from you and what the process will be.

Preparing your house for non-asbestos popcorn celiling removal

  • Due to the nature of popcorn ceilings, the process is very dirty and labor-intensive.
  • The rooms where the work will be done need to be empty of the following

    • Anything hanging on the walls, pictures, mirrors ETC. TVs that are wall-mounted are OK
    • Beds, couches and other furniture can stay but should be pushed aginst the walls whenever possible
    •  The tops of any surfaces in the room will need to be completely clear, with no knick-knacks, keyboards, vases ETC.
    • All lamps will need to be removed.
    • You can store your stuff in rooms that are not being worked on but we ask that you leave one bathroom for our employees.
    • If you do not have room for everything then we recommend renting a storage pod that can be dropped off at your home from a company such as Pods, or 1800 Pack Rat.
  • We will remove light fixtures, heating registers, fire alarms, and closet doors and tracks if needed and we will reinstall them, we recomend getting new heating registers.
  • Make sure that the water, power, and heater are working at the house and will not be interrupted during the time we are there
  • Unless previously discussed with us, NO OTHER CONTRACTORS, WORKERS OR PEOPLE SHOULD ENTER THE WORK SITE DURING THE PROCESS. This process is dirty so no one should be entering when work is going on

What to expect from start to finish

  • On the start day of the project, we will arrive between 800 AM and 930 AM
  • We will need a way to enter the worksite please let us know before the start of the project if you will be meeting our employees at the site to let them in or how they will be accessing the site.
  • We recommend leaving a key either in a lockbox or hidden at the site for ease of access for both you and our employees.
  • On the last day of your project, we will give you a call about an hour before we finish.
  • YOU WILL NEED TO BE AT THE JOB SITE ON THE DAY THAT WE FINISH TO DO A WALKTHROUGH AND PROVIDE US WITH PAYMENT. Most projects are finished between 1 PM and 3 PM.
  • We accept Credit Cards, however, we have to charge a 3% fee for payments made by card, so we recommend a check, cash, or cashier check.
  • Due to the process of removing popcorn, there can and will be some damage on sidewalls, such as peeled paint, damaged wallpaper, ETC. We are not responsible for this damage.
  • We vacuum and clean your house as best as we can however we do not wet mop or do a detailed clean.

Questions?

We Look forward to providing you with the best possible ceilings and customer service!