"I chose Great Falls Painters because Aaron is detail-oriented, reasonable and courteous. He and John got rid of our popcorn ceiling and retextured. They also painted the ceiling and the walls of some rooms. Our 90s house is now updated and gorgeous! The texture and paint came out really great. Aaron is a good communicator, and they were respectful as well. He even gave us a deep discount to paint 5 walls where the old touchups towards the ceiling line didn't match. He makes sure you're 100% satisfied with their work."
Scrape · Skim · Retexture · Paint
Popcorn Ceiling Removal in Great Falls, MT
The fastest way to pull a 1970s–90s house into this decade — scraped clean, skimmed smooth or lightly retextured, primed, and painted by one crew.
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Locally Owned in Great Falls
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Popcorn Ceilings Removed Without Wrecking the Room
Scraping is the easy part. The skill is in what the ceiling looks like afterward — and in keeping the mess off everything you own.
Every popcorn job starts with containment: furniture out or wrapped, plastic on the floors and up the walls, vents and fixtures sealed. Then the ceiling gets misted so the texture softens and scrapes off in sheets instead of dust. What's left is bare, scarred drywall — the part most people don't expect.
That's where the real work is. We skim-coat the whole ceiling to fill gouges and old seams, sand it flat, and either leave it smooth or spray a light orange peel or knockdown to match the walls. Then primer and two coats of ceiling paint. It's the job a reviewer described as turning her 90s house "updated and gorgeous" — and we do a lot of them in Great Falls.
- Popcorn scraping
- Skim coat to smooth
- Retexture (orange peel or knockdown)
- Ceiling repairs & cracks
- Ceiling priming & painting
- Whole-house ceilings
- Single rooms & hallways
- Full room containment
Why Ceilings Come Down
Reasons Great Falls Homeowners Lose the Popcorn
Usually it's the look. Sometimes it's the ceiling literally falling apart.
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It Dates the Whole House
A smooth ceiling makes a 1985 living room read as current in listing photos and in person.
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Water Stains You Can't Paint Over
Popcorn soaks up stains and can't be scrubbed. Scraping and sealing is the only real fix.
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Texture Flaking Onto the Floor
Old, never-primed popcorn lets go over time — especially in bathrooms and near vents.
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Impossible to Patch Cleanly
A ceiling repair in popcorn never blends. Removing it lets a fix disappear for good.
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Dust Traps Above the Bed
Decades of dust cling to the texture; a smooth or lightly textured ceiling wipes clean.
Contain to Coat
How We Remove Popcorn Ceilings in Great Falls
Three or four days for a room, with the mess sealed in plastic the entire time.
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Seal the Room
Furniture out or wrapped, floors and walls in plastic, vents and fixtures masked.
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Mist and Scrape
Texture softened with water and scraped off in sheets onto the plastic below.
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Skim and Sand
Whole ceiling skim-coated to fill gouges and seams, then sanded flat.
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Texture, Prime, Paint
Smooth or light retexture, primer, and two coats of ceiling paint before we roll up the plastic.
Ceilings in Great Falls
Popcorn Ceiling Facts for Great Falls Houses
What we know from doing this in the local housing stock, room after room.
The 1970s–90s Build Boom
A huge share of Great Falls homes went up in the popcorn era — most still have it in at least one room.
Pre-1982? Test It First
Older popcorn can contain asbestos. A cheap lab test before scraping protects everyone in the house.
Dry Air Is Your Friend
Skim coats and texture dry overnight in Great Falls, which keeps a room job to a few days.
Match the Wall Texture
A light orange-peel ceiling ties in with the orange-peel walls most local homes already have.
Do It Before the Photos
Agents book popcorn removal ahead of listing — it changes how every room photographs.
Paint the Walls Too
Once the ceiling's done the walls look tired by comparison — we quote both so you can decide.
Ceiling Reviews
Popcorn Removal Reviews From Great Falls Homes
"Quick and professional! I am so happy with my completed new ceiling in my breakfast nook. Thank you so much and I will know who to call next time!"
"Great Falls Painters was amazing! We needed to get into our house quickly after purchasing it, and they made it happen quickly! With excellent attention to detail as well. Aaron was also really helpful in helping us to decide what kinds of paint to buy for the work we were going to do ourselves. All around, a great experience and will definitely be using them in the future."
Popcorn FAQs
Popcorn Ceiling Removal Questions
Scraping popcorn is one of the messiest things you can do to a room, which is why we contain it: plastic on the floor and walls, vents sealed, furniture out or wrapped. The scrapings land on the plastic, get rolled up, and leave with us. The room is cleaned before paint.
While the Plastic's Up
Jobs Worth Doing in the Same Visit
Interior Painting Walls, ceilings & trim with crisp, clean lines Wall Texturing Knockdown, orange peel & texture matching Drywall Repair Holes, cracks & water damage patched invisibly Trim Painting Doors, baseboards, crown & window casings Mudding and Taping Finishing new drywall in basements & additions Cabinet Painting Sprayed, factory-smooth kitchen & bath cabinets
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