Stucco Removal.

So I have to remove some of the stucco in my house. When I did my kitchen reno we had to scrape some off along the border of the kitchen and dining room when I re did the wall separating the two.

Looking at a couple different methods of doing it. I heard an easy way of doing it is just installing another layer of drywall right over it and then I'll just have my tape and mud guy come do his thing. Otherwise I'd higher someone to just scrape and do it all. I'm thinking the first method is best. Any suggestions?

 

This is stucco inside the house?

 

Stucco is a masonry product normally used on the exterior. I assume you are referring to drywall texture. Is the texture on the ceiling, wall or both? has it been painted?

Laminating the wall/ceiling with drywall is an option but it will change things; moldings won't fit the same and electrical boxes will need extensions. There are times when laminating the drywall makes sense but most times it's not the easiest, most cost effective method.

 

Yes the popcorn ceiling crap. Its only on the ceiling and its never been painted. It is still difficult to remove when I tried to do the bit I had to earlier.

Molding shouldn't be affected as I have no crown molding in the room and door trim has more than enough clearance from it. The only thing I'll need it looks like is electrical box extensions... So its a cost comparison and mess comparison between putting up drywall and having someone tape and mud it for me vs having someone come in and do it all cause its one of those jobs I'd kill myself doing and would rather pay for someone else to do.

 

Removing the popcorn is a diy type job if you have the motivation although it is messy I normally spray water out of a pump up garden sprayer onto the ceiling and then use a broad knife to scrape off the texture. The texture will somewhat dissolve when it gets wet. Once done, the ceiling would benefit from a skim coat but just touching up the ceiling as needed with joint compound may be sufficient.

If you hire it out, it would still be cheaper to have the popcorn removed! Scraping off the popcorn and skim coating the ceiling can be done in one trip. Hanging and finishing new drywall will take a minimum of 2-3 trips.

 

Thanks Marksr...I guess I'll get a quote on it and see what the rate is here. There are a lot of jobs I don't mind doing but drywall taping or anything related is one of them I don't like. I'll see what the quote is cause my buddy who did the tapping and mudding for my kitchen wasn't very expensive.

I guess they can fix other small things like a corner bead separating at the same time?

 

Usually all you need to do to fix separating corner bead is to resecure it to the drywall/framing and then mud over it. Applying drywall tape over the edge of the corner bead often prevents the crack from coming back.