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Devil Wood Chip paper extreme solution ?

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  • brandydog
    brandydog Posts: 90 Forumite
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    get a plasterer to skim over the top off woodchip if it is sound

    i am a paintet
  • brandydog
    brandydog Posts: 90 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    get a plasterer to skim over it if it is sound

    i am a painter to trade
  • eastonian
    eastonian Posts: 57 Forumite
    CathA has the right approach - scrape off the top layer dry than get a steamer on the underneath layer. It comes off pretty quickly that way. It'll be a lot quicker, and cheaper, than overboarding the ceilings if you get your technique right. Our house was covered in it and we're just finishing removing it from the last room.


    Yup, that's definitely the right approach.

    I had acres of woodchip covered in various colours/textures of paint since the 70s, and the best method was dry-scraping it with a proper scraper (one with razor blade like THIS). It was a lot of effort, but it was easier than messing about with scoring/spiking, and just left a bottom layer which could be steamed & removed easily.


    Plastering over the top of painted wallpaper sounds like a poor idea btw, I wouldn't expect it to stay on the wall for very long!
  • nearlyrich
    nearlyrich Posts: 13,698 Forumite
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    Don't attempt to remove woodchip with a hangover and yes a flamethrower is a valid way to remove it!
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  • nearlyrich wrote: »
    Don't attempt to remove woodchip with a hangover and yes a flamethrower is a valid way to remove it!


    :cool: not sure I can buy a flamethrower from BnQ?? :D
  • CathA
    CathA Posts: 1,207 Forumite
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    tellme_why wrote: »
    :cool: not sure I can buy a flamethrower from BnQ?? :D

    Gap in the market there! We've just finished decorating the new utility and have cleared the dining room in preparation for the weekend stripping-wallpaper that is, nothing else!

    If I get fed up with housework I go out and rip a bit off now and them, trouble is I think I'll only do it for 5 minutes and am hour later I'm still there! I'll let you know how we get on.
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,075 Forumite
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    brandydog wrote: »
    get a plasterer to skim over it if it is sound

    i am a painter to trade

    It is true that this may result in the woodchip coming off.

    Along with the entire skim coat they've just put up there.

    Unorthodox, certainly.

    *despairs*
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • beaker141
    beaker141 Posts: 509 Forumite
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    I'm an advocate of hack off the top layer with a sharp scraper, with plenty of layers of paint it does ocassionally lift and you get a big chunk in one go - very satisfying.

    My top tip is then to get the residual off, tape a broom to the steamer plate and have one person hold that against the ceiling and slowly, move along a strip while probably you goes behind and scrapes.
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