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Kate H.
10/2020
drywall, wallpaper removal
 + 0 moreMike was amazing! He made sure to explain everything in detail. Exceptional at his craft. He made my walls and ceilings museum quality. Highly recommend calling mike at surface service.
Description of Work: Drywall hung, popcorn and wallpaper removed. Repair done for paint ready.
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Shirley S.
11/2017
plastering, wallpaper removal
 + 0 moreThey did an excellent job, in a timely and professional manner. We are quite pleased with what they were able to do. We would hire them again in a moment for this type of work.
Description of Work: We needed serious restoration of a room that had significant challenges--mold, plaster restoration, painted-upon-wallpaper removal and finishing of walls and ceiling to make them ready to paint.
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$2,400
Jennifer F.
07/2017
drywall, wallpaper removal
 + 0 moreHired them to remove wallpaper in 6 rooms in my new home. They then repaired drywall and did resurfacing work in those rooms. They did a nice job. Felt like the price overall was fair and appreciated how responsive they were on scheduling.
Description of Work: Wallpaper removal/drywall repair.
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$2,000
Gerald J.
04/2017
wallpaper removal
 + -1 moreSid and crew arrived on time for the first day of the day. Job went well until the encounter an issue with the wallpaper in the kitchen/hearthroom. Sid stopped his crew and called us to explain the situation. The wallpaper had not been installed properly and when they went to take it down it peeled the drywall board. We asked for Sid's professional opinion and recommendation if it were his house. He recommended that we seal the paper and mud and sand the walls for a paint ready finish. Over the next week Sid and Crew mud and sand the walls keeping the house very neat with barriers. On the last day of the job we had 1/2 or so of dry all dust in the kitchen/hearthroom during the lunch hour. Sid ensured that he and his crew would have the walls and area clean before we arrived back home. Upon arrival word can not express how happy we are with Surface Service. The wall are incredible and you could of dined right on the hardwood floors. We didnt find one ounce of drywall dust so to speak. Job WELL DONE Sid and Crew! We will be having them back to help with our master bath and down stairs area as well. Thank you, Thank you M&J
Description of Work: Wallpaper removal service from entryway, dining room and kitchen/hearthroom. Sid was very responsive, professional and came out to give us a bid on the job. We hired him on the spot to perform the work.
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$2,100
KARLA S.
03/2016
wallpaper removal
 + -1 moreSid and the guys were great. Showed up on time. Removed the wallpaper in a few hours. Cleaned up. Returned the next day to sand and seal the walls in prep for painting.
Description of Work: Removed wallpaper in two story foyer.
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$625
JOHN M.
12/2015
drywall, plastering, wallpaper removal
 + 1 moreSid Lehrbaum showed up on time with 2 helpers. Only one layer of paper needed removal; however, our house was built in 1925, so all surfaces were lath & plaster, & after stripping was complete, multiple cracks, gouges, & other imperfections were revealed. Sid & his crew worked off & on over the next week to prepare these rooms for painting. Underneath the wallpaper in one room, significant damage was revealed from an old leak. One of his assistants, Aaron, devised a system to repair the damage without removing the rest of the ceiling. When completed, after mudding, the damage was no longer visible. Sid & his crew did a fantastic job - they are true artisans!
Description of Work: Removed wallpaper in 3 rooms, including ceilings. Patching & filling cracks. Prep for painting.
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$3,565
Nancy J.
11/2015
drywall, wallpaper removal
 + 0 moreSid's team came to do some wall repair at our home. They repaired cracks, nail pops, and other dry wall problems.We were SO impressed with his team. They were fast, knew exactly what they were doing, and they do EXCELLENT work. And, they are an exceedingly nice group of guys. We could not ask for a better, more professional team. We are thrilled with the results.
Description of Work: Repaired cracks and other damaged areas on walls.
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$400
FLOYD M.
12/2014
wallpaper removal
 + -1 moreThere were several layers of wallpaper. They had to go through complete mudding, two times from floor to ceiling and corner to corner. It was a pretty complicated service. My wife painted it afterwards and it looks like a new bedroom. It looks great.
Description of Work: They removed wallpaper in our master bedroom.
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$700
Debbie M.
12/2014
drywall, wallpaper removal
 + 0 moreSid's crew came in and smoothed out our ceilings. We had already removed the popcorn ceiling from the dining room, a long main floor hallway, a vaulted entryway ceiling, two bedrooms, and an upstairs hallway. The crew were professional, on time, did a great job, and cleaned up. I will be calling them again for other rooms that still need to have popcorn ceilings removed. I was very impressed with the quality of work. Thanks guys.
Description of Work: Sid's crew came in and smoothed out our ceilings.
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$2,130
Pam B.
08/2014
wallpaper removal
 + -1 moreMost impressive with his response to my phone call and his willingness to help me with a very short timeline. Sid called me back the day I left my message. He worked within a small time frame and even came several days early when another job ended sooner than expected. He left the premises clean. I would recommend him highly.
Description of Work: Removed wallpaper in five rooms. Left the wall clean, sanded, and sealed.
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$1,600
Jerry R.
07/2014
wallpaper removal
 + -1 morePunctual, Excellent Quality, All craftsman were professional and courteous and careful during the project. Each day clean up was great. Fair price for work performed. Certainly would use again if have another project.
Description of Work: Wallpaper removal, popcorn ceiling removal, wall and ceiling repairs, prepare for painting sand and seal.
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$1,900
Heidi I.
05/2014
wallpaper removal
 + -1 moreIt went well, Sid and his crew were there each day for 3 days to complete the job.
Description of Work: Wallpaper in the kitchen and hall was removed and walls were skim coated as they were in poor shape after the wall paper came off.
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$1,200
Scott W.
02/2014
wallpaper removal
 + -1 moreSid and his crew did a fantastic job! The work was done when promised, finished on time and at a fair price. Sid was onsite everyday, and worked alongside his crew on many occasions. After removing the popcorn and the wallpaper, all surfaces were patched, sanded and sealed. Each time the crew sanded, they installed plastic sheeting in the doorways to minimize the dust in the rest of the house, and always did a great job cleaning up before leaving for the day. The crew was extremely friendly, and very respectful of our house and property.
Description of Work: Removal of popcorn in two rooms, 2 story entryway and upstairs hallway, and removal of wallpaper
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Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,400
Bryan R.
09/2013
wallpaper removal
 + -1 moreIt all went well. Sids team was professional, got the job done. Had no worries of leaving his guys in the home to do the work. As noted I would hire them again (as I did for the second job.)
Description of Work: Surface Service did two jobs. The big job was removing wall paper from my house I was putting up for sale. It was about 4 rooms and a bathroom. The second job was smaller. I purchased an older home that someone had painted over existing wallpaper. The removed this paper and finished walls.
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$3,300
Sharon D.
09/2013
wallpaper removal
 + -1 moreI called Sid in mid July and we made an appointment for him to come and look at two bathrooms that had old wallpaper on un-sized walls and popcorn textured ceilings. He was very punctual, polite and gave what I felt was a very fair price to do the removal of the old paper and popcorn. He was booked until August 12, but again he and his crew were punctual and so polite and easy to work with. They got right to work, putting tarps down and wetting the ceiling. They had the ceiling popcorn down in no time and the paper was off the walls pretty quickly too. They had to come back a few days later to do the wall repair as they were booked for another job in between. That wasn't a problem as both bathrooms were completely usable. Once again, they were right on time and got the job done quickly and the walls look beautiful. We couldn't be more pleased. We have plenty more popcorn ceilings and I will certainly call Sid and his crew again to do the removal when we are ready!
Description of Work: Removed old wallpaper in two large bathrooms, removed popcorn ceilings in the baths, and did extensive wall repair in both bathrooms.
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$2,500
LISA T.
08/2013
wallpaper removal
 + -1 moreWe have worked with Sid and his crew many times and called him back for this job. He is responsive and fair in bidding jobs. The work is done extremely well and they always clean up. I would highly recommend his company!
Description of Work: Removed wallpaper in four rooms and prepared the walls for painting including patching cracks, etc.
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Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
ruth W.
06/2013
wallpaper removal
 + -1 moreHe was very good. His crew did the job in about 2 hours and was done. The did a good job on clean up as well.
Description of Work: He took down wall paper in two bathrooms and a dining room.
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$950
Alex S.
04/2013
drywall, wallpaper removal
 + 0 moreThe entire job was painless from start to finish. Excellent!
Description of Work: We purchased a home that was wallpapered in EVERY room! We took most of the paper down ourselves but when it came to the Master Bedroom, the wallpaper was a paintable wallcovering that destroyed the walls! Sid and his team came out and took care if everything! They resurfaced the walls and made it completely paint ready. They were courteous, punctual and affordable. I would highly recommend them. They know what they are doing!
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$1,500
gard G.
03/2013
wallpaper removal
 + -1 moreSid and his crew did an excellent job. They arrived on time and prepared to do the job. The performed the work quickly and left the room as clean as it was when they arrived. I would definitely recommend Surface Services to my family and friends.
Description of Work: Sid and his crew removed wallpaper from our Master Bathroom. This was a large room with 12 foot ceilings, and many difficult angles.
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$300
Andrew A.
01/2013
drywall, wallpaper removal
 + 0 moreSid and his crew performed a very extensive removal and repair at our home in the fall of 2012. They removed wallpaper in nearly every room and 24ft entry way of a 3400 sq. ft. home, then repaired the drywall on the walls and ceilings. Sid went out of his way to start the job almost immediately and really worked with us to speed along a tough job due to a short closing on our old home. They really went above and beyond and performed very good work and threw in a few extras here and there.
Description of Work: Large home wallpaper removal and drywall repair
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$9,000
Linda J.
05/2012
plastering, wallpaper removal
 + 0 moreDAY 1: The crew arrived punctually and went right into action, like a choreographed dance number. They laid out several layers of cloth and plastic on the floors. I went into another room and closed the door, so I didn't watch all of it, but they went to work spraying the walls and ceiling. I came out at one point, and I thought I was in a rain forest; water was dripping from the ceiling. I went back into my hiding place. In less than two hours, Sid knocked on the door of the room I was in. He said they were done for the day. They had removed all the painted paper and popcorn and patched some of the larger cracks and holes, and then cleaned the room up. All the drop cloths were gone and the floors were dry. DAY 2: Again, they arrived right on time, went to work plastering (coating?) EVERYTHING, walls & ceiling. Again, gone in under two hours, everything cleaned up. DAY 3: They sanded a bit, and then did a little more patching and left within about an hour; Sid said it wasn't quite dry enough for the final work. Day 4: I left, because this was the sanding day. I came home a little too early, and the house was filled with a cloud of powder and all the guys were covered in dust. I went back into my hiding place to wait, thinking they would never clean up all this mess they were making. Less than an hour later, Sid knocked on the door and I came out to an incredible sight: a space with walls and ceiling that were smooth and silky. And the floors had no dust on them. It was beautiful. The room looked so much bigger without all the popcorn and cracks that drew your eyes right to them. I was delighted. I would recommend Sid to ANYONE who needs to make their walls and ceilings look better than new. In fact, I have two more rooms that need the same treatment, and I will call Sid when I'm ready to tackle them. It's been a year now, and everything STILL looks perfect. Not a crack in sight. I now use those 3-M hangers so that I don't have to put holes in my beautiful plaster walls.
Description of Work: 1950 home with plaster walls, covered with wallpaper, then a couple of layers of paint over that. Plaster was cracked in several places (behind the wallpaper and paint). Also had popcorn ceilings with many cracks that had been badly patched. Had old, square, recessed light fixtures that I wanted to replace with small, round spots. Had a carpenter remove the old fixtures and put framework up so Sid could patch the larger holes. I was having the floors sanded and redone the following week, so I had Sid come in before that. Also had a spot where some sheet rock had been added when I had the kitchen gutted and redone, so that left a bit of an eyesore. I spent hours over several days trying to remove some of the painted wallpaper, but at the rate I was going, it would have taken me a year to get the living room, dining room and two halls done. I initially called Sid to see if he could remove the popcorn ceiling, but then I asked if he could also remove the painted wallpaper, and he said yes. He gave me a written estimate and set a date when he'd be here. I later discovered that he had also done extensive work on the home of a friend of mine, and she assured me that I would not be disappointed. A few days before he showed up, I hired some guys to come and move all the furniture out of the area to be worked on. The one thing I would recommend is to turn the air conditioning off when they arrive on the final day. I left mine on during the sanding process, and I regretted it. It all worked out, but I did call the AC guy to come clean the fan blades, and I did replace the filter after they were done, but on that last day, I was sorry I hadn't turned it off for the two hours they sanded the plaster. One other thing: there were areas along the baseboard where they didn't get up all the powder, and the painter I hired to come in after them was not very experienced. I didn't see the dust until he painted over it. If you have a painter coming in after Sid, make sure all the corners and crevices are clean before painting. I was astonished that Sid and his crew cleaned up as much as they did, but I should have gone over it myself before letting an inexperience painter begin his work. I assumed the painter would have wiped the baseboards before beginning.
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$2,000
John G.
02/2012
wallpaper removal
 + -1 more- Honest evaluation of tasks to be performed - Good explanation of possible complications of the job that would require other processes at additional cost. - Punctual, Professional, Covered furniture in center of room. Performed word, exceeding my expectations. ? Good cleanup after job.
Description of Work: Remove Walpaper, Sand and Seal Sheetrock Surface
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$900
Katrina R.
12/2011
drywall, wallpaper removal
 + 0 moreWe could not be more pleased with our Surface Service experience. We are restoring our house that was built in 1950 and were facing removing a HUGE amount of grass cloth wallpaper that had been painted over multiple times. On some rooms, there were at least 3 layers of wallpaper. Sid came out to evaluate our home. From the moment we met him, we had the utmost confidence that he and his team could tackle this job expertly and we were correct! We could not believe how quickly and how well they stripped the wallpaper and sealed our walls— down to the point that the original drywall was exposed. Sid and his crew were on time, courteous and hardworking. Since they'd done such a great job stripping the wallpaper, we hired them to prep all the drywall as we were planning to have the whole house painted. Our master bedroom was the room with the most uneven drywall. They floated the entire room with skin-coat. It was BEAUTIFUL! The house is now painted and it is obvious that the walls would not look as good as they do if we had not hired Surface Service to prepare them for painting.
Description of Work: Whole house wallpaper removal and drywall repair in preparation for paint.
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$4,500
Bill B.
08/2011
drywall, plastering
 + 0 moreSid has done multiple jobs for me. The first was sheetrocking our entire room addition including multiple angles and corners. He and his crew did an amazing job. They were very reasonable and the quality was high. His crew cleaned up afterwards and were great people. He also did a kitchen for my daughter and again the work was first rate. Sid did a couple of smaller jobs for me as well and gave me the same first rate service. He is an honorable man with high integrity and I would recommend him for any job.
Description of Work: Multiple jobs. Sheetrock entire room addition. Sheetrock kitchen remodel. Plaster repair around fireplace. Sheetrock other remodel.
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$1,200
JAMES P.
02/2010
plastering, wallpaper removal
 + 0 moreThey really did a nice job. Its a messy deal, no way not to be, so you need to understand that. They did a good job of protecting the hardwood floors in the rooms, but we did have to get after them a little about protecting the floors on the staircase and entry way (they seemed to think that polyurethaned wood floors won't ever scratch-but they do). They showed up when they said they would and worked hard while they were at the house too. The walls and ceilings really look terrific. I would definitely recommend them.
Description of Work: removed many layers of wallpaper on walls of a small bedroom; resurfaced walls (patching cracks, etc) to paintable condition; removed paper from ceilings in 2 bedrooms and resurfaced (patchign cracks etc) to paintable condition in original part of house (ca. 1922); removed small amount of wall tile and patched/applied drywall patches to walls in master bath (10 years old).
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$2,160
Contact information
5500 E 103rd St, Kansas City, MO 64137
http://www.sids-surfaceservice.comService hours
Sunday:
ClosedMonday:
8:00 AM - 4:00 PMTuesday:
8:00 AM - 4:00 PMWednesday:
8:00 AM - 4:00 PMThursday:
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8:00 AM - 4:00 PMSaturday:
ClosedLicensing
Insured
Eco-friendly Accreditations
LEED Accredited Professional
No
Energy Star Partner
No
EPA Lead-Safe Certified
Yes
Use Green Products or Work Practices
Yes
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Service Categories
Wallpaper Removal,
Drywall,
Plaster
FAQ
SURFACE SERVICE WALLPAPER REMOVAL is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
SURFACE SERVICE WALLPAPER REMOVAL accepts the following forms of payment: Check
Yes, SURFACE SERVICE WALLPAPER REMOVAL offers free project estimates.
Yes, SURFACE SERVICE WALLPAPER REMOVAL offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, SURFACE SERVICE WALLPAPER REMOVAL does not offer a senior discount.
No, SURFACE SERVICE WALLPAPER REMOVAL does not offer emergency services.
No, SURFACE SERVICE WALLPAPER REMOVAL does not offer warranties.
SURFACE SERVICE WALLPAPER REMOVAL offers the following services: WALLPAPER REMOVAL, DRYWALL, SHEET ROCK & FINISH WORK, TEXTURING & POPCORN TEXTURE REMOVAL, SMOOTH OUT & TEXTURED SURFACE.
PAINTING & WALLPAPER HANGING.
Contact information
5500 E 103rd St, Kansas City, MO 64137
http://www.sids-surfaceservice.comService hours
Sunday:
ClosedMonday:
8:00 AM - 4:00 PMTuesday:
8:00 AM - 4:00 PMWednesday:
8:00 AM - 4:00 PMThursday:
8:00 AM - 4:00 PMFriday:
8:00 AM - 4:00 PMSaturday:
Closed