Ceiling Resurfacing Australia are Australia’s texture removal specialists! No one else can offer a solution that makes your home feel bigger while giving you the confidence of Australia’s only lifetime warranty for vermiculite ceiling removal. Ceiling Resurfacing Australia offers the best finish of any possible solution and eliminates many of the problems that other solutions often encounter. Don’t risk it! Do it properly the first time!

It doesn’t compare – it is much better! We have clients who have removed walls at a later time after having their ceilings resurfaced. They have called up back to continue our process over the existing Gyprock ceilings as they don’t compare to the resurfaced finish. A resurfaced ceiling is smoother than a Gyprock ceiling, as it has no variations because of plastered joints and screw holes. Our resurfaced ceilings are comparable to the industry’s highest level of finish – Level 5 (AS/NZS 2589). A plasterboard ceiling in Australia is typically only finished to a Level 4 finish. You would likely need to spend thousands of dollars more to achieve a level 5 finish over a plasterboard ceiling.

No. VermicuHIDE is a proprietary process exclusive to Ceiling Resurfacing Australia. It was designed specifically to address shortfalls in traditional options available in dealing with textured ceilings. We guarantee you can’t get a better quality ceiling surface, and offer the industry’s only Lifetime warranty transforming vermiculite ceilings into a smooth surface.

In short…BE VERY CAREFUL! Do it right. Do it once. Do your homework. The cheap option may end up costing you so much more.

We are the only company in Australia that specialises in resurfacing textured ceilings.

There are numerous reasons why you don’t want to do this. The endless videos online (invariably from North America) make it look so easy, but unfortunately the way it has been applied in Australia is very different and makes it extremely difficult to remove. (If you don’t believe us, just try it… but maybe read the other reasons not to do it first)

• Vermiculite is often there as a part of the building’s fire protection system and removing it can get you into a lot of trouble!
• Vermiculite helps to reduce sound transferring through the building – therefore most stratas won’t let you remove it.
• By and large the most common reason texture has been applied is it was a cheap way to hide a multitude of imperfections and height variations on the substrate. Removing it just creates a bigger (and more expensive) job to get your ceilings looking smooth and flat. (Most people who offer to remove it don’t include restoring a smooth finish – they just remove it)
• Vermiculite can contain friable asbestos and this must be removed by a specialist; a licensed removalist. However, BEWARE OF COMPANIES THAT CLAIM TO BE LICENSED. Some falsely claim to be licensed after doing a TAFE style course putting everyone in danger. Make sure you check their license with your state regulators.

No. Simply rendering or skimming over texture is a crude way of dealing with it and comes with significant risk over time. In contrast, the VermicuHIDE® resurfacing system has been designed specifically for textured surfaces. It is a true resurfacing process that doesn’t just load a large quantity of product over the top. The VermicuHIDE® process “cuts” your ceiling flat while cleaning the years of dust off and thinly applying lightweight compounds under high pressure. The end result is the highest quality ceiling surface that can be achieved. In many cases it comes with our industry leading lifetime guarantee.

In some instances installing a Gyprock ceiling may makes sense, but generally that is not the case. If you have exposed pipes in a bathroom or laundry, it can be a good way of hiding the ugly plumbing. However, installing a plasterboard or Gyprock ceiling will cause you to loose 5-10 cm (minimum) of height which will make your home feel significantly smaller – you will notice it! (It may also make your ceilings non-compliant, causing major headaches when it comes time to sell)

Alternatively a ceiling resurfaced with VermicuHIDE® will make your ceilings feel higher, and therefore making your home feel bigger – you will notice it! In addition, it is not uncommon for residents to complain about floating ceilings that “rattle” from vibrations caused by active neighbours in the unit above (floating ceilings use a track and clip system that the plasterboard is attached to).

You will need to lose 8-10 cm in ceiling height if you want to install downlights as regulations require sufficient headroom for heat dispersion. Your home will feel drastically smaller. Note too that smaller homes with downlights rarely demand higher resale prices than roomier properties without downlights. Modernising your home and giving it a spacious feel – through resurfacing and installation of modern and economic LED lighting – will greatly improve the resale prospects and value of your property.

If you are happy with the same old popcorn ceiling, but a different colour, then this is a good option. Probably more than half our our customers have already had their ceilings painted, but they are still living with a 1970’s style ceiling, but just with fresh paint!

When compared to resurfaced ceilings, painting vermiculite ceilings can be very costly and time consuming. The vermiculite texture on the ceiling acts like a dry sponge, and soaks countless litres of paint in before it starts to look white. Some painters recommend up to 50 litres of paint per bedroom, whilst many painters simply refuse to paint vermiculite as it is very difficult to get a consistent, non-patchy finish.

In order to achieve any sound reduction with a plasterboard ceiling, an engineered sound rated ceiling system needs to be installed. Simply putting in a false ceiling and some insulation will have little, if any perceivable benefit in reducing the types of sound that transfers through concrete structures. Sound rated ceilings are prohibitively expensive and result in additional ceiling height loss.

Additionally, rather than reducing sound, often floating ceilings can accentuate noises through vibrating clips if you have active neighbours above you.

Of course! That being said – our product is so good that we have never had a warranty claim!

Our lifetime limited warranty covers most substrates. However, unlike rendering and other techniques, the VermicuHIDE® process mechanically applies our products at very high pressure, removing any dust that could cause disengagement. This results in a permanent and strong adhesion. Once completed, the result is an industry high Level 5 finish – the highest quality finish for a plastered ceiling.

In most cases, no. Structural alterations or attachments (such as a Gyprock false ceiling) DO require body corporate approval, but the VermicuHIDE® system is non-structural. Our trademarked VermicuHIDE® resurfacing system is prepares your existing ceiling for painting (patching and sanding…just in a high-tech way). No new structure is added and the vermiculite still remains on the ceiling – trimmed and hidden through our advanced resurfacing system.

We do recommend notifying strata of your intentions and refer them to our website. In almost all cases that will be sufficient. In the rare instance that you are lucky enough to have a strata that requires permission to change a light bulb, we are happy to liaise with them on your behalf. Our experienced technical assistance team will supply any additional information that may be required.

If downlights are a determining factor, remember: Cheap homes regularly have downlights but rarely do expensive homes have low ceilings.

Most units we resurface take 2-3 days (Including the installation of new cornices). Obviously, at times there are other factors that may affect how long it takes, but unless you have a larger property, rarely do we need much longer than this.

In order to achieve the such a high quality finish, we repeatedly work every cm of your ceilings. Furniture makes this much more difficult so generally if possible it is best to have your home free of furniture. It this is not practical, we can provide you with options to have limited furniture left onsite of even break the work up into 2 parts.

In order to resurface under your lights and fans you will need a licensed electrician to remove these prior to us starting. It would rarely take an electrician more than an hour to do this. Once the ceiling is finished and painted, they can be put back up, although most of our clients choose to update their light fittings to something more modern at this time. We still require power (and water) to complete our work, so the electrician can simply put caps over the wires until the ceiling has been painted and you are ready to install your new lights.