Grunff wrote:
wrote:

Hi, we have just stripped the wallpaper off the walls in our living
room, however a lot of the facing paper of the plasterboard walls have
been ripped. To get them smooth again someone has suggested sanding
them down, coating with a vinyl silk emulsion, sanding again, filling
then lining to get them smooth again and someone else says sand them,
line them then put a skim of plaster on them. What is the best idea?
Would the plaster not come off the lining paper?

Wow, whoever made those suggestions sure likes doing a lot of work. The
sensible thing to do is to PVA the walls (this takes about 10 minutes
per wall), then skim.


Sounds sensible.

This query caught my eye as I'm currently stripping off woodchip with a
view to ending up with a smooth, emulsioned-plaster finish. Before
starting, I'd assumed the walls would need skimming; however the
underlying plaster is in extremely good nick (must have been covered by
protective woodchip immediately after it had been applied). Only
problem is that there is a layer of emulsion between the plaster and
woodchip, which in many places has come away with the woodchip. Most of
the emulsion is well stuck to the plaster and would paint over quite
happily, but for the obvious "tide marks" at areas where the paint came off.

I really don't think it's feasible getting the remaining emulsion off,
other than by sanding all the walls (urgh). Any suggestions? I'm
thinking, maybe apply lining paper and then emulsion that (not ideal);
alternatively is there a very dense emulsion I could use which would
cover the surface imperfections?

David