Scraping the texture off
“EASY” is not a word you would ever use to describe your experience
Should you
Scrape off popcorn ceilings?
On YouTube it says you can…but…
Consider that Hollywood – or USA at least! We live in Australia, not the USA where these lovely helpful videos are made. Unfortunately, (as anyone who lives down under and tried scraping of a popcorn ceiling knows) “easy” is not a word you would ever use to describe the experience.
In fact, trying to scrape vermiculite off a concrete slab is probably one of the most difficult tasks you can attempt.
Why you shouldn’t scrape off vermiculite ceilings
Removing popcorn ceiling is actually removing your fire safety rating! You’re actually scraping off a fire retarding layer – which gives your building part of it’s fire protection! Fire audits to unit blocks often expose compromised fire-rated ceilings, resulting in expensive fines and reconstruction costs for unaware renovators.
Rarely would strata management allow texture to be simply scraped off! Vermiculite is known for its sound-dampening characteristics.
Resurfacing popcorn ceilings encapsulates the vermiculite fibres, ensuring they are still there performing their fire and soundproofing functions as originally intended.
Permanent
Our proprietary approach gives you a permanent result. You’ll start to think the ceiling was always this way.
No approval
Requiring no tricky and time consuming strata approval, our process can be finished in as little as 2 days!
Non disruptive
Unlike other solutions, our approach is as unobtrusive to your neighbours as painting your ceiling.
Results guaranteed!
Smooth finish
No lost ceiling height
Super quick turnaround
Lifetime guarantee
Ceiling Resurfacing
Scraping
As good as new
No lost ceiling height
Non disruptive
Quick turnaround
Save yourself the hassle – smooth ceilings are only a quote away!
If you can’t scrape them, resurface them! Keep your fire rating and sound proofing qualities without the ugly popcorn! Get a free quote or call us on 1300 223 443 today!