Popcorn Ceiling Removal & Refinish in Gulfport, MS | Tested, Scraped, Skimmed & Painted
Between the CSX tracks and Highway 49, and in the older streets of Long Beach, Biloxi, and Diamondhead, the ranch houses got sprayed acoustic ceilings when they were built and have carried them through forty humid summers. They yellow, they shed, they hold every roof stain, and they date the room the moment you walk in. Gulfport Drywall Repair takes them down under containment and leaves a ceiling that is smooth or lightly knocked down, primed for paint.
Ceilings sprayed before the mid-1980s can contain asbestos. Nothing gets scraped in this company until a lab has said it is clean.
The lab comes first
On any house built before 1985 a small sample goes to an accredited lab. A clean result and we book the job. A positive result means a licensed abatement contractor removes it, or we skip removal entirely and hang new board over the old ceiling. You know which path you are on before anyone opens a ladder.
How the scrape goes
Furniture out or wrapped, floors and walls in plastic, fixtures dropped. The ceiling is misted so the texture lets go in wet sheets instead of dust, scraped into the plastic, and bagged. Underneath is gouged board with every joint exposed, which is why the job is really two jobs: the scrape, then a full skim coat sanded flat.
Smooth, or a light knockdown
Most owners go smooth, and a 1975 den looks like a different house afterward. A few prefer a light knockdown to forgive the imperfections of an old ceiling; that gets sprayed through our texture service once the skim has cured. Either way the ceiling is primed before the ladders leave.
When scraping is the wrong move
Popcorn that has been painted a few times is sealed and will not release. Ceilings that have taken several roof leaks are too soft and gouged to skim. In both cases new three-eighths or half-inch board screwed straight over the old ceiling is faster, cleaner, and the usual answer in the older homes around Mississippi City and Handsboro.
Popcorn Ceiling Removal & Refinish: straight answers
What does popcorn ceiling removal cost in Gulfport?
Roughly $1.75 to $3.75 per square foot for scraping, skim coat, and primer. A 12 by 14 room is somewhere around $300 to $650. Covering with new board instead is quoted separately. Ballpark; the estimate is the real number.
Do I have to test for asbestos?
For anything built before 1985, yes, no exceptions. An untested ceiling does not get scraped by us. The lab test costs little and comes back within a few days.
How much dust should I expect?
Very little. The scrape is done wet inside plastic and the skim is sanded through a shop vac. Count on one disrupted day per room.
Related work on the coast
Crews doing Popcorn Ceiling Removal & Refinish also handle installation & specialty drywall, our water damaged drywall & ceiling replacement service, professional hurricane & storm drywall repair and mold-resistant drywall replacement services — call and we'll tell you which one your job needs.
Coverage on the coast
We run popcorn ceiling removal & refinish from Waveland to Pascagoula, including drywall repair in Biloxi, Long Beach drywall repair calls, serving Pass Christian, drywall repair for D’Iberville property owners, Sheetrock Repair in Ocean Springs, drywall repair in Gautier, Pascagoula drywall repair calls, serving Moss Point, drywall repair for Bay St. Louis property owners, Waveland Sheetrock Repair, drywall repair in Diamondhead, Saucier drywall repair calls and serving Wiggins, and the surrounding communities.
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