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woodchip wallpaper

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  • bylromarha
    bylromarha Posts: 10,085 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Bought this house in April. It was covered in woodchip and artex.

    We decided to just bite the bullet, and paid a plasterer to come in and strip the walls and ceilings, then do a skim.

    Cost £3000, but has saved our sanity. Still have bare plaster in places where we haven't yet painted, but far preferable to nights of scrapping...
    Who made hogs and dogs and frogs?
  • mum2one
    mum2one Posts: 16,279 Forumite
    Xmas Saver!
    When we took the chipwood off from the bathroom walls, we found that once you picked at a seam, it gave way and come off in big chunks, just a little layer left to wipe off, x
    xx rip dad... we had our ups and downs but we’re always be family xx
  • Move house! :-)
  • dbriggs
    dbriggs Posts: 157 Forumite
    edited 15 October 2014 at 8:36AM
    Went to the local tool hire shop and got a wallpaper perforator - it's on a long broom type handle so can reach up the wall. It was only £2-something to hire for a week so I've done the bedroom and I'll do the hall/landing/stairs tomorrow. I guess it just helps to get the steam in as many places under the paper as possible. So far, so good!
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