Which Shelby County towns are covered?
- MemphisShelby County
- GermantownShelby County
- BartlettShelby County
- CordovaShelby County
- ColliervilleShelby County
- ArlingtonShelby County
- LakelandShelby County
- MillingtonShelby County
Which towns have more homes from the popcorn-ceiling years?
Sprayed ceiling texture is most likely in houses built from the 1960s through the 1980s. Median year built, as reported by City-Data from American Community Survey data, gives a rough guide:
- Memphis: 1967, so a large share of houses were built before or during the texture era.
- Germantown: 1982, well within the era.
- Bartlett: 1992, a mix, with older neighborhoods more likely to have texture.
- Collierville: 1997, mostly newer, though individual older homes exist.
Inside Memphis, neighborhood guides on Homes.com list median years of 1963 in Whitehaven, 1971 in Raleigh, and 1982 in Hickory Hill. No median is cited here for Cordova, Arlington, Lakeland, or Millington. For those, your own build year is the better guide.
Does a newer town mean no popcorn ceiling?
No. A median is an average, and every town has older streets. A 1985 house in Collierville is as likely to have texture as one in Memphis. If you do not know the year, check the county property record or ask the seller, and treat any ceiling built before the 1990s as untested until a lab says otherwise.
Who handles permits and asbestos rules in each town?
The Shelby County Health Department runs the asbestos program for renovation and demolition in the county, so that office applies in every town on this page. Building permits are different. Memphis and Shelby County have a joint code enforcement office, and the suburbs may run their own, so ask the office for your address whether cosmetic ceiling work needs a permit.
How are requests from different towns handled?
Each request goes to an independent contractor who works in the town you name. Distance affects scheduling more than anything else, since contractors tend to group visits by area, so a request from Millington or Arlington may take a little longer to schedule than one from central Memphis. Give the street or neighborhood on the form, since that lets the contractor judge the drive. The contractor sets the price, and a written quote after an in-person look is the only number that counts. The about page describes what to check before you say yes.
Which jobs come up across the area?
- Removal and finishing on older houses: see the removal page.
- Lab testing first for anything built before the 1990s: see asbestos testing.
- Repairs after leaks or freezes: see ceiling repair and drywall repair.
Not sure your address is covered? Use the contact page and name the town.