I'm brand new to this, and worried I might have made a big mistake already.
A portion of the wall had (ugly) textured wallpaper on it. It was coming up at the edges and I found that most of it tore off pretty easily. I planned to replace it with plain lining paper and a coat of paint.
The problem: I began reading about plasterboard and realized I have no idea what I'm dealing with. Is it plasterboard underneath or has it been skimmed? I can't even figure out how to tell. Most importantly, if it's plasterboard, have I damaged the paper layer of it? And if I haven't, can I paint directly onto the walls (I haven't finished removing all the wallpaper yet, but after that)?
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A portion of the wall had (ugly) textured wallpaper on it. It was coming up at the edges and I found that most of it tore off pretty easily. I planned to replace it with plain lining paper and a coat of paint.
The problem: I began reading about plasterboard and realized I have no idea what I'm dealing with. Is it plasterboard underneath or has it been skimmed? I can't even figure out how to tell. Most importantly, if it's plasterboard, have I damaged the paper layer of it? And if I haven't, can I paint directly onto the walls (I haven't finished removing all the wallpaper yet, but after that)?
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