I'm going to be taking on a project to modernize my parents place by removing stucco ceiling throughout the house (a builder place from 1997, so no worry of asbestos). Here are my general steps and questions:
1) rent a festool (including the dust extractor with it) for the stucco removal.
- is it easy?
- is it relatively dustless with that combo?
- is taping the walls necessary?
2) apply the compound to the ceiling
- is there ready made compound or does this need to be mixed? Do I need specialty tools to mix it?
- what consistency does it need to be?
- is there any type of ceiling mesh that needs to be used akin to rebar with concrete to prevent cracking?
3) buy a set of
skimming blades for smoothing out the ceilings. Skim.
- is the set linked a good idea? The Level5 brand but they're substantially more expensive
4) prime ceiling.
- what type of primer?
5) paint ceiling.
- presumably a flat paint that will match the wall colour?
Thanks.