[SWesterlund]

I used Tyson's Drywall. They charge $2.25/sq/ft. Did not do a good job of taping off the walls, had drywall mud on walls, doors, etc. I called them back after painting to re-install all the ceiling lights, vents, etc., and they refused. My fault.....I had paid them. Had to cut in every wall to the ceiling to cover up the overspray from the knockdown, and re-paint. If you have to have ceilings with knockdown, don't buy a house with popcorn.

[dirtbanker]

I hired AB Drywall & Texturizing to remove popcorn and apply a knockdown finish to the ceiling. A number of areas developed cracks where the taping joints are located (about a week or so after I paid them!). The owner (Alan Boatright) will not return my calls...

[PR1234]

Originally Posted by Lauren Sweeny

Popcorn ceilings do not necessarily need to be removed to be nice looking. My hubby used a special roller to paint over this kind of ceiling! The roller (cylinder part) looks like the old pink sponge curlers of the 60's. This roller can be found in Home Depot paint department for about $8.
It has slices in it to allow it to roll evenly . The secret is to not press ( push on) while rolling. Do not roll too many times in one area( over and over same location) Let ceiling dry . The next day look at it ,have a helper look too,then just go over the places that you missed. P M if you need more info.

I'm really into design, but have decided (along with a designer) that I can put my $4000 into much better use! I know it is the 'TRENDY' thing to do, to remove, but IMO once you have a good design of furnishings....people rarely notice the ceilings. Why not spend your money on some beautiful accessories!
I do like Laurens advice though....will have to look into it! OH btw....I have found that most charge $2.00 sq ft.

[LI SNOWBIRD]

Originally Posted by PR1234

I'm really into design, but have decided (along with a designer) that I can put my $4000 into much better use! I know it is the 'TRENDY' thing to do, to remove, but IMO once you have a good design of furnishings....people rarely notice the ceilings. Why not spend your money on some beautiful accessories!
I do like Laurens advice though....will have to look into it! OH btw....I have found that most charge $2.00 sq ft.

people rarely notice the ceilings
I agree I was trying to find a leak from the second floor and had to cut away about 2 sq feet of the ceiling drywall. Unfortunately my search took longer than anticipated and the hole was there for a month. NO ONE who came to visit noticed.

[blueash]

Originally Posted by JoanCCF

Can anyone recommend someone to remove popcorn ceilings and replace with smooth ceilings? Email: your email @gmail dot com

Joan I cannot help with recommendations. I just want to suggest taking your email out of any postings as they sadly are captured by scammers. Or at least change it to gmail dot com which we all understand but will not as likely get captured. If you didn't know, TOTV provides us a messaging service where we can communicate privately. You can edit your post by clicking the edit button at the bottom right of your post and changing then save the new version. For this kind of topic, people will give you good information in the responses on the forum so check back here. It is easier for us to reply here than to send you a private email. See I even changed it in the quote box at the top of this posting.

[goldenfields]

Had my popcorn ceilings removed while I was away. I had bought my house here but hadn't moved in yet. The popcorn removal was handled (subcontracted) by a painting contractor beloved here on this forum. Popcorn removal requires a lot of water. My Pergo laminate floors were destroyed in the process, got wet and buckled. The painter did replace my floors, unknown by me and unpicked by me. I did not find out what had happened until shortly before I moved here, after pressing the painter for why the job was taking so long. The new floors were installed horribly! They have large air bubbles underneath and at one large bubble have actually split open. I still have yet to deal with this headache. And oh yes. I did hire a beloved home watch service, highly recommended by this forum, to watch over my home. They failed to inform me as to what was going on. Who would ever think to specify that your floors not be destroyed? The removed popcorn also gets everywhere, even in cabinets, so make sure your furniture and possessions are adequately protected too. Sorry TOTV. I had a bad start to my new life in The Villages based on your recommendations.

[JoelJohnson]

I vote for Rick Basile of Basile Drywall Repair (Phone # 352-274-2396) also. I removed a utility closet in my kitchen and a fan hood (in fact put in a whole new kitchen) and he patched everything so well, nobody can tell where he patched the ceiling and walls.