Can anybody help?
I have been helping out a friend and overskimming his house for him, he has stripped off the paper in all the rooms and there seems to be some kind of paint which has been used (mainly above the picture rail) which seems to be reacting when I start skimming it! so whats happening is when I come back to put on the second all these cracked bubble have appeared!
The thing is if you don't PVA it the plaster doesn't seem to react. When I say react what happens is the plaster begins to bubble and crack, and in these areas if you take off the plaster it peels off this coating. It seems to be some kind of paint, definatley not paper as it won't scrape of; until this "reaction" either with the PVA or plaster!
Could it be a lead paint?
Has anybody had this problem before? the only way we have beeen able to deal with it so far is to paint it with PVA, let it dry then put a thin skim of plaster on, leave it for 10/15 mins and then scrape this off! Obviously this is not he best way to do it! Any Ideas?? Please help as this is really doing my head in!!!
Also, how do you get the best results in corners and where the wall meets the ceiling???????
I have been helping out a friend and overskimming his house for him, he has stripped off the paper in all the rooms and there seems to be some kind of paint which has been used (mainly above the picture rail) which seems to be reacting when I start skimming it! so whats happening is when I come back to put on the second all these cracked bubble have appeared!
The thing is if you don't PVA it the plaster doesn't seem to react. When I say react what happens is the plaster begins to bubble and crack, and in these areas if you take off the plaster it peels off this coating. It seems to be some kind of paint, definatley not paper as it won't scrape of; until this "reaction" either with the PVA or plaster!
Could it be a lead paint?
Has anybody had this problem before? the only way we have beeen able to deal with it so far is to paint it with PVA, let it dry then put a thin skim of plaster on, leave it for 10/15 mins and then scrape this off! Obviously this is not he best way to do it! Any Ideas?? Please help as this is really doing my head in!!!
Also, how do you get the best results in corners and where the wall meets the ceiling???????
`twill have to be removed I reckon as that was how it used to be done .....ie scrape/wash off and then re-distemper
