Bedrooms and living rooms
Large flat ceilings are the simplest to cover and clean. A living room ceiling is well over 48 square feet, so its removal counts against the agency’s yearly notice limit for the building.
Asbestos Popcorn Ceiling Removal in Redmond
Typical cost in Redmond
- One room ceiling, about 150 to 250 sq ft$1,800 – $4,500+
- Several rooms or one floor, about 600 to 1,000 sq ft$5,500 – $14,000+
- Whole house, about 1,500 to 2,000 sq ft of ceiling$10,000 – $25,000+
Spray-textured ceilings from the 1970s are one place asbestos can turn up in a Redmond home. A chip goes to the lab before anyone scrapes. When it is positive, the room is sealed in plastic and the texture is wetted and bagged as it comes off, which leaves a bare ceiling for drywall repair, a skim coat or paint.
Redmond’s housing is mostly newer than that, with a median build year of 1993 and about one home in six from the 1970s. Testing matters most for homes and apartments from the 1960s and 1970s. We work in Redmond, Cottage Lake and Medina.
Ceiling situations
Stairwells and vaulted ceilings
Height changes the setup. Staging goes in, the plastic runs higher and the floor below gets fuller coverage. Allow for that when you compare quotes.
Painted or patched texture
Paint on top changes nothing underneath. The agency cautions that sealing popcorn in place can make removal harder later, and that a thick coating can pull the texture loose.
Water-stained ceilings
If water has reached the texture, treat it as damaged. Fibers come loose more readily, so seal off the room until a sample is in, and repair the leak first.
Before the crew arrives
Some choices are easier to make before the plastic goes up.
The room
Get the room ready. Furniture goes out or is draped, and anything mounted on the ceiling comes down or is wrapped.
The finish
New drywall, a skim coat and a smooth paint finish each begin with a differently prepared ceiling. Tell us which you want.
Condos and apartments
A condo owner falls outside the single-family exception, so certified contractors handle the work, the same as for a landlord. Building rules and approvals are separate, so check them with your association or property manager.
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