PROJECT STORY · POPCORN CEILING REMOVAL · TORONTO
How We Removed a Popcorn Ceiling While Protecting a Collector's Room
See how Strataline protected a furnished collector's room, removed the popcorn ceiling, skim coated, painted and added pot lights near Yonge and Sheppard.
- Location
- Yonge and Sheppard, Toronto
- Project
- Furnished collector's room
- Work completed
- Popcorn removal, skim coating, ceiling painting and recessed pot lights
- Primary challenge
- Protecting memorabilia, instruments, furniture and equipment during overhead ceiling work
- NEED A SMOOTH CEILING?
What the project needed
The furnished collector's room contained sports memorabilia, a massage chair, a drum kit and other equipment that had to remain protected while dusty ceiling work was completed overhead.
We enclosed and protected the room’s contents and used extraction during ceiling preparation. The new lighting was installed before the ceiling received its final finish.
The transformation
Before and after
Work completed
What we did
- Plan containment and protection around the room's contents.
- Remove the existing popcorn texture using dust-controlled methods.
- Prepare, skim coat and sand the exposed ceiling.
- Prime and paint the repaired surface.
- Replace the track lighting with recessed pot lights.
The process
How we did the work
Protection comes before removal
Sports memorabilia covered the walls, with a drum kit, massage chair and other equipment below the ceiling. We protected the contents and enclosed the work area before removing the texture. Tool-connected extraction collected dust during ceiling preparation.
From texture removal to a finished surface
We skim coated and sanded the ceiling after removing the texture, then primed and painted it.
Coordinating the ceiling and lighting
Recessed pot lights replaced the track lighting. Completing the electrical work before the ceiling’s final finish let us cover the access repairs at the same time.
On site
See the work in progress
The outcome
The room now has a smooth white ceiling and recessed pot lights, while the collector's furnishings and displays remain the focus.
FINISHED PROJECT
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Planning answers
What homeowners can learn from this project
Can popcorn ceiling removal be completed in a furnished room?
It can sometimes be completed with a detailed protection and containment plan, but the room conditions must be reviewed and some items may still need to be moved.
Why is skim coating needed after the texture is removed?
Removing texture exposes the substrate; repairs, skim coating and controlled sanding are what create a consistent surface for primer and paint.
Can pot lights be coordinated with popcorn ceiling removal?
Yes. Planning the lighting before final ceiling finishing avoids reopening completed work and allows the fixtures and smooth ceiling to be finished as one project.
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