A single room is usually done in a day. Bigger jobs — a basement, multiple rooms, a full main floor — stretch out longer depending on size and what condition things are in.

If the home's original and predates the early '90s, it's worth checking before anything gets touched. We'll walk you through testing options if that applies to your ceiling.

Usually not. Most jobs stay contained to one or two rooms, so the rest of the house is fine to use. Bigger, whole-home projects are worth a separate conversation about logistics.

You could, but we'd think twice about it. Beyond the possible asbestos angle, it's easy to gouge the drywall if the wetting step gets rushed — and fixing that after the fact usually costs more than just hiring it out from the start.

Yes. Older Woodbridge and Thornhill properties, newer builds around Maple and Kleinburg — the process adjusts a bit depending on the ceiling, but we've handled both plenty of times.