Skim over woodchip?

Doozergirl

If your ceilings are that high, I would also be tempted to reboard

As long as you haven't got lovely original coving in which case you'd better put up with a cricked neck for a while!

Bungarm2001

Could be worse...could be those deeelightful polystyrene ceiling tiles so beloved of decorators in the 60's & 70's. We had to strip a couple of big ceilings of these horrors not so long ago...give me layer-painted woodchip any day!!

Doozergirl

Bungarm2001 wrote: »

Could be worse...could be those deeelightful polystyrene ceiling tiles so beloved of decorators in the 60's & 70's. We had to strip a couple of big ceilings of these horrors not so long ago...give me layer-painted woodchip any day!!

I had to scrape two layers of those off a ceiling a few weeks back. Why?!!!

H boarded over the ceiling in the end but I was still worried about the fire hazard and had to get rid of them (shudders)

This week H got to scrape all the knobbly stuff off some artex walls and a ceiling.

Flat, straight, smooth = perfect. Anything else is a crime!

phill99

I don't know any plasterers that will skim over woodchip or any papered surface. Tnhe most cost effective solution is overboarding and skimming. the additional cost to overboard is not as much as you think and will give an excellent finish.

aah

With you, lips, although my entirely woodchipped flat is small.

I'm taking ages over doing it but the woodchip is coming away quite well if you get it really hot and wet with a steam stripper and the walls are nowhere near as bad as I feared thank goodness.

stilernin

Can I highjack this thread for a moment? I will have ceilings to sort out that have painted patterened paper (anaglypta?) on them.

Is the boarded route the best way forward too?

Should I be worried what the paper is hiding?

Thanks

nickj_2

stilernin wrote: »

Can I highjack this thread for a moment? I will have ceilings to sort out that have painted patterened paper (anaglypta?) on them.

Is the boarded route the best way forward too?

Should I be worried what the paper is hiding?

Thanks

sometime anaglypta comes off really easily , could be hiding a multitude of sins tho , but can then be replastered or lined if required , if plaster underneath is suitable for painting - remember to wash off all paste

nickj_2

i don't think any plasterer in their right mind would plaster over woodchip - the moisture from the plaster would probably reactivate the paste and cause it to either bubble or fall off -
try steaming a small part , either score the paper or get a spiked roller - this will allow the steam to get thru to the paste - it can be hard work - but not as bad as people think

stilernin

nickj wrote: »

sometime anaglypta comes off really easily , could be hiding a multitude of sins tho , but can then be replastered or lined if required , if plaster underneath is suitable for painting - remember to wash off all paste

Okey dokey,......... this is a house I'm buying and every ceiling is papered in this way so I'll start with a bedroom and see what happens. A bit of an 'old ladies' house all round really, so it's going to be a long haul for a 'gal' on her own!

mizzbiz

Just thought i'd throw in a quick tip as we are currently battling with layer on layer of painted woodchip dating back to the sixties.

We've been mixing white distilled vinegar with very hot water, searing the wall with a stanley knife, spraying on and leaving a few mins. The paint just softens right down and peels off, then you can hit the remaining under paper with hot water.

We did a hallway first and it literally took weeks, we've managed to do the living room in two nights using this.