small ceiling

[prbaxter]

we have a small room and ceiling is about 1.5m x 1.2m. The current covering is some old painted woodchip wallpaper that's a right pain to get off and behind it will be the original old plaster.

Am I better stripping the woodchip wallpaper from the ceiling before skimming it or am I ok just skimming over it (PVCing first)?

 

[stevethespreader]

we have a small room and ceiling is about 1.5m x 1.2m. The current covering is some old painted woodchip wallpaper that's a right pain to get off and behind it will be the original old plaster.

Am I better stripping the woodchip wallpaper from the ceiling before skimming it or am I ok just skimming over it (PVCing first)?

definatley take the paper off then pva then skim, all that hard scraping will be worth it in the end, you may find a few nastys under the paper though

 

[Richard C]

You cant skim over woodchip paper (or any other paper), it will end in tears.

 

[Micilin]

You cant skim over woodchip paper (or any other paper), it will end in tears.

Spot on -


As a matter of fact, that's the best way to get the paper off - give it a coat of bonding!

 

[1john]

You cant skim over woodchip paper (or any other paper), it will end in tears.

Wood chip would tear and so would a patterened paper but i feel a lining paper would remain unscathed!

 

[Richard C]

Wood chip would tear and so would a patterened paper but i feel a lining paper would remain unscathed!

Sorry my post meant "tears" as in crying not as in the paper “tearing”.

I wouldn’t attempt skimming over lining paper either; it will bubble unless the adhesive coverage on the back is 100% & the paper is not thoroughly sealed (not using standard PVA) & waterproof sealing will totally kill any suction giving problems with skim adhesion.

 

[stevethespreader]

i have known of one spread to skim over lining paper and when i asked him did he have any problems with it he said no, i was once asked to do it and was reluctant to quote on it, i ended up doing their hallway instead and managed to give that room a miss, so ive never done it but know it can be done , but heres something to think about we skim on paper every day when we skim plasterboard

 

[joe-90]

I tried skimming over gloss once at home to test it - it gets paper off a treat.

 

[1john]

Wood chip would tear and so would a patterened paper but i feel a lining paper would remain unscathed!

Sorry my post meant "tears" as in crying not as in the paper “tearing”.

I wouldn’t attempt skimming over lining paper either; it will bubble unless the adhesive coverage on the back is 100% & the paper is not thoroughly sealed (not using standard PVA) & waterproof sealing will totally kill any suction giving problems with skim adhesion.

I was teasing, I wouldn't skim over any paper, just look at tape and joins after 10 years.

 

[Richard C]

Wood chip would tear and so would a patterened paper but i feel a lining paper would remain unscathed!

Sorry my post meant "tears" as in crying not as in the paper “tearing”.

I wouldn’t attempt skimming over lining paper either; it will bubble unless the adhesive coverage on the back is 100% & the paper is not thoroughly sealed (not using standard PVA) & waterproof sealing will totally kill any suction giving problems with skim adhesion.

I was teasing, I wouldn't skim over any paper, just look at tape and joins after 10 years.

Sorry, I feel like a fool now