I am in the process of buying a two bedroom terraced house about 100 yrs old. Lots of the walls have been artexed which I plan to remove. I will have the walls skimmed but to save expense I am planning to get the walls back to the brick with help from friends. Is this feasible using breakers hired from the local merchants. I was told not to plaster on top of the artexing as it would be level or over the level of skirting, arcitraving and picture rails which I want to retain.