I have an old flat in Edinburgh and have had the pleasure of removing woodchip wallpaper. The walls are in good condition, however, there are some small and some larer chips due to the extensive hacking that has been going on. Also, a door had been filled in and there was a shadow of the outline of the door visible through the woodchip. Anyway, I had my first plasterers come around last night to have a look and I asked about my concern regarding the thickness of the plaster after skimming and how that relates to the thickness of the skirting and the coving, and they said that the plaster would cover some of the top of the skirting. Is this normal practice as I have not had any experience of this kind of thing. Do you have to take off the skirting boards to do any kind of plastering, even if it is only skimming? Some wise guy has fitted all the power sockets into the skirting boards which I have discovered is lazy and not how it is supposed to be done. Anyway, I would very much appreciate any advice on the matter. Thanks very much. Gordon