I am painting over a stipple ceiling that has never been painted. The consenus I have heard from painters and paint stores is that an oil based ceiling paint MUST be used if the stipple has never before been painted. Since this is my own house and I live in it with my family, I am concerned about fumes. Is there an oil ceiling paint with lower fumes I can use? Can anyone recommend anything? I have about 1000 sq ft of ceiling to paint and I am not sure if that will be harmful to my family. Thanks!

I've got a couple walls where the previous owner just put up new drywall over old, including butted up against some old casing which is now a gap since I removed the goofy-wide/wavy edged casing in order to eventually tear out and remodel the entire closet which it had surrounded (current opening is too short for a real door, and the previous homemade/plywood bypass junk wasn't doing it for me). Also, this new layer of drywall already had a hole in it when I bought the place and results in multiple outlets which have no strong connection to a gang box and wobble when any plug is inserted/removed Is there some way to remove the second layer of drywall without doing significant damage to the first (in case that layer is potentially salvageable)? If so, is it really worth the time it'd take to save having to re-hang two walls (one is 15x8 with two outlets and one is 13x8 with outlets, but has a sliding door in it and could probably be covered with less than 2 sheets)?