Typical cost in Dallas
We test and remove popcorn ceilings in Dallas houses, townhomes and rental units, from one bedroom to a whole floor. Textured paint and patching compounds used on ceilings are on EPA's list of possible asbestos sources, and a ceiling's look will not tell you which kind you have.
Whether you paint, add lights or go smooth, start with a lab result on the ceiling you have. Highland Park and Mesquite jobs are included.
That decade built more of Dallas's older homes than any other, about 86,000 of them. We sample the texture before water or a scraper touches it. A positive result leaves you a choice between removal and leaving a sound ceiling alone.
Layers of paint and a brown stain from an old leak do not change step one, which is to sample the texture before anything is scraped. If the ceiling has a leak history, tell us where, since that area may deserve a closer look.
One area at a time gets plastic walls, and the air handling for it goes off, which EPA recommends during this kind of work. The texture stays wet on its way down. Furniture leaves first, and anything too big to move is wrapped.
Renting between tenants? An empty unit is quick to seal and clean. A house or building of four units or fewer is outside the state's survey and licensing rules, and OSHA still covers whoever you pay. With five or more units, see apartments and rentals.
The costly mistake is soaking and scraping a ceiling nobody tested. If it holds asbestos, the fibers end up in the house, and EPA advises against sweeping or vacuuming suspect debris. Sampling first avoids all of that.
A positive ceiling in good shape can also stay where it is, provided nobody drills or cuts it. Just keep in mind that it is still there, because a later light fixture or repair will disturb it.
Maybe. No year clears ceiling texture on its own, so EPA's answer is a lab test.
Maybe, depending on the lab result. A negative sample is ordinary paint-and-drywall work. A positive one needs people trained to work wet inside containment, and OSHA's asbestos standard applies to whatever crew you hire; the state licensing rules do not reach a single house.
A tall stairwell ceiling costs more than a bedroom. Square footage, ceiling height, furniture and containment move the price, as do the lab work, the finish you want afterward and disposal.
Ceilings are one material among several; for the walls, read Drywall, plaster and joint compound. Dallas Asbestos Removal's homepage has links to every other page.
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