Tucson Ceiling Specialists · ROC B-3 #345165

Asbestos in Your Popcorn Ceiling? We Handle the Whole Project.

If your home was built before about 1980, that popcorn ceiling may contain asbestos — and most drywall companies will walk away from the job. We don't. A licensed abatement partner removes the material, then our crew repairs, retextures and repaints. One contract, one price, one point of contact.

Accredited lab testing arranged before any work begins
Removal performed by a licensed abatement partner
We repair, retexture and paint after clearance
Priced by the square foot — written quote up front

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How This Works

Two Trades, One Contract

We are straight with you about who does what, because it matters for your safety and for the paperwork on your home.

Your Abatement Partner Removes It

Asbestos-containing ceiling texture is removed by a licensed abatement contractor working under our project. They handle containment, removal, disposal and written clearance. The Patch Boys does not perform asbestos abatement.

Licensed and separately insured
Containment and proper disposal
Written clearance before we enter

We Restore the Ceiling

Once the space is cleared, our crew takes over: drywall repair where needed, a smooth or matched texture finish, primer and paint. This is what we do every day on ceilings across Tucson.

Drywall and joint repair
Smooth, knockdown or matched texture
Prime and paint to finish

You Deal With One Company

You get a single written quote covering testing, removal and restoration, and a single point of contact from first call to final walkthrough. No juggling two contractors and no gaps between them.

One quote, one schedule
We coordinate the abatement crew
One walkthrough at the end

Step One

Testing Comes First — Always

Nobody should guess at this, and nobody should scrape a ceiling to find out. Here is how we establish what you are actually dealing with.

A trained professional does — either our abatement partner or an accredited local laboratory. We do not ask homeowners to cut into their own ceiling. Hardware store test kits exist, but the lab result is only as good as the sample, and taking a sample from friable ceiling texture without proper protection is how people get exposed in the first place.

Sampling and lab analysis appear as a line item on your written quote, so you see exactly what it costs before you agree to anything. It is a small fraction of the total project.

Then it is a standard popcorn ceiling removal and we handle the entire job ourselves, at standard pricing. The lab report goes in your project file either way, which is worth having if you ever sell the home.

Our abatement partner removes and disposes of the material and provides written clearance. Only then does our crew start the repair, retexture and paint work. You get one quote covering both stages.

The Process

Start to Finish, in Order

We look at the ceilings, measure the square footage, note ceiling height and access, and ask when the home was built.

A sample goes to an accredited laboratory. Turnaround is typically a few business days.

Priced by the square foot, itemized, with the abatement portion shown separately so you can see exactly what you are paying for.

Our licensed abatement partner sets containment, removes and disposes of the material, and issues written clearance.

Our crew repairs the substrate and applies your chosen finish — smooth, knockdown, or matched to the rest of the home.

We prime and paint, clean up, and walk the job with you before we call it done.

Your Questions Answered

Asbestos and Popcorn Ceilings in Tucson

There is no way to tell by looking at it. Spray-applied ceiling texture installed before roughly 1980 is the higher-risk window, and the sensible approach is to treat any ceiling from that era as suspect until a laboratory says otherwise. Newer texture is far less likely to contain asbestos, but testing is still the only way to know.

Undisturbed material in good condition is generally left alone. The risk comes from disturbing it — scraping, sanding, drilling, or water damage breaking it up. If you are planning any work that touches the ceiling, that is the point to test.

Asbestos ceiling projects are priced by the square foot and depend on ceiling height, access, how many rooms, and the finish you want afterward. It costs meaningfully more than a standard popcorn removal because containment, licensed removal and proper disposal are involved. We give you a written number before any work starts.

No. Asbestos abatement is performed by our licensed abatement partner. The Patch Boys of Greater Tucson is a licensed residential remodeling and repair contractor, ROC B-3 #345165, and our work is the repair, retexture and paint after the material has been removed and cleared.

Encapsulation is sometimes an option and we have done it. It seals the surface rather than removing the material, which can be a reasonable choice depending on the ceiling's condition and your plans for the home. We will tell you honestly whether it makes sense for your situation.

For a single-family home, asbestos work of this type generally does not require the notification and permitting that applies to larger buildings. Condominiums, apartments and commercial buildings are treated differently and do trigger those requirements. We will tell you which category your property falls into before we quote it.

It runs in stages — sampling and lab turnaround, then abatement, then our restoration work. We will give you a realistic schedule with your written quote rather than a number we cannot hold to.