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Thanks for your input guys. I was told to do a discrete wall in an unused room as my first attempt lol, so using the lounge as a starting point was pretty brave. I loved it and may even look into doing a course. My ceiling is the best yet and is really smooth. Will apply a mist coat to check for...

Ok, so being very handy and enjoying having a crack at anything I decided to skim the walls and the ceiling in our lounge. Bear in mind I had never mixed or applied multi finish in my life but nonetheless wanted to have a go. I spent hours reading whatever I could get my hands on and watched...

I have done similar research into this and one reason for NOT using PVA was because it causes a seal and therefore traps any moisture left in the plaster

I have actually been able to almost tear it off with the wallpaper underneath in big chunks and strips so have been quite lucky. Thanks for the tip about the spade will probably use it in the future should something similar crop up

Thanks for your help and advice on this one. Garden spade!, never thought of that. I sounds a bit "heath Robinson " but makes sense at it will have the reach and the weight behind it. I will let you know how I get on. Ive now got to convince her indoors that it's got to go. :)

Ok, we have decide to decorate our lounge and have stripped the walls back ready for plastering using our trusty steamer. While I was steaming the paper off and removing some horrible polystyrene coving (compliments of the previous occupiers) , I noticed a hairline crack across the ceiling from...

Hi all, I'm new to the forum so please go easy on me :) I decorated my sister in-laws lounge with some really horrible paper. It is basically cream with a flower print up the middle. The problem I found is that because the colour of the edges is so light, you can clearly see the line / seam...