Hi, can somebody advise on the following? i have a 1930's house. i am stripping the walls and noticed that under the first 2 layers of wallparer is a coat of vinyl paint, under the paint is a thin 1mm coat of artex sand skim, then under the artex is another 2 layers of wallpaper, and to top it all off there is another layer of vinyl paint directly to the original plaster which is still in good condidtion. the section above the original picture rail has all come off as this seems to be a different type of plaster and the steamer seemed to do the job and somehow get under it (the plaster is grey, and below is beige colour), however nothing will shift the rest below the picture rail, i have managed to get under some of it by scoring with blades and remove about a fist size, yet no amount of steaming will get under the vinyl paint or skim of artex to shift it.... the layers are so thick that i dont have any other option than to remove it due to a large step from picture rail to below.
is there any advice, chemical that will get under this vinyl paint and skim of artex so that the steam can do its job and remove the old paper down to the orginal layer? i have tried holding the steamer there for an age, yet the wall still fends off the steam, heat and water. i cant afford to let a plasterer skim the whole lot, even if that were possible?
any advice most welcome?
Thanks
Rick
is there any advice, chemical that will get under this vinyl paint and skim of artex so that the steam can do its job and remove the old paper down to the orginal layer? i have tried holding the steamer there for an age, yet the wall still fends off the steam, heat and water. i cant afford to let a plasterer skim the whole lot, even if that were possible?
any advice most welcome?
Thanks
Rick