Plaster coming off walls

[Oaten]

Hi

I'm in a 1930's house and stripping the wall bare the plaster due to paint cracking. When stripping the walls back in pulling bits of plaster away with it in large areas.

I don't have the money to have the walls plastered, does anyone have any ideas on what I can do to get them smooth?

Picture below - Yellow is smooth plaster and the white is rough.



Thanks

 

[JohnD]

are you using a hot steam stripper?

If so, stop.

What are you trying to strip off? Paint? Paper? Glue?

What tools are you using?

 

[Oaten]

are you using a hot steam stripper?

If so, stop.

What are you trying to strip off? Paint? Paper? Glue?

What tools are you using?

Im using a heat gun and a single-edged blade.

I think its layers of paint, paper and glue.

Cheers

 

[JohnD]

if you get plaster hot, it will degrade, crack, and fall off.

To get the paper and paste off, soak it with water by repeatedly misting it with a garden sprayer with half a drop of WUL per gallon of hot water.