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  1. D1l1th1um

    Can I plaster over gloss-painted wallpaper?

    Yeah. Would get someone to skim the ceiling. My plastering skills are adequate enough if I was to wallpaper the walls, but I'm not up for attempting a ceiling. Thanks.
  2. D1l1th1um

    Can I plaster over gloss-painted wallpaper?

    If that's a 'thing', I have no problem doing that. I presume I would just have to screw it to the existing ceiling? I'd have to remove the ceiling light first to drill/cut a small hole for the cable to hang through. I presume I'd have to buy/rent one of those plasterboard lifters. Thanks.
  3. D1l1th1um

    Can I plaster over gloss-painted wallpaper?

    A friend has suggested I just pull the ceiling down and put up some new plasterboard. It's a 1960's ex-council house. That's definitely out of my league, but another option to a builder, I suppose.
  4. D1l1th1um

    Can I plaster over gloss-painted wallpaper?

    Hi people, Due to the previous owner having fitted wardrobes, when I removed them, they left a thick line where the cornices had come away from the ceiling. I decided to score the ceiling with one of those tools and set at it with a steamer. The ceiling is plasterboard that has been...
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