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In my 1930's house the paintwork peels very easily. The reason is that all the paintwork was covered with a dark varnish/woodstain. It's relatively easy to scrape the paint away, but then you are left with a glue like mess. Paint stripper makes it just a bit more soft, and sandpaper clogs up...

This is not the solid stuff, but the wood on like a plywood. I'm aware I need to allow for expansion so I plan to take of the the skirting baords and reduce them. But a number of issues crop up when I look at it in reality. Do i really need to allow for expansion across the width of the...