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"Arthur" writes:
is this a vile sin?

I've just started stripping a room that has one layer of paper on it but its
a hell.
The paper is quite dirty (I lived alone for many years and didn't look at
it) and after
wetting it, a top layer comes off (agonisingly) leaving what looks like
backing paper but
is actually a sub layer of the wallpaper. The sublayer comes off easily
after a little soaking.

The room is probably going to need skimming anyway so I could cheat and
remove the ragged
parts of the papering and treat with pva then hire a plasterer to skim.

Is this method a common skive?

It's not a good idea. When the paper has been supporting wet
plaster for an hour, you may find it all comes away from the
wall.

--
Andrew Gabriel