Hi, I really need help!!

[Twodog]

Hello experts, I really need some help. I’ve bought this massive Victorian house with giant ceilings. Obviously wood chip everywhere, plus damp and the usual problems noticed the paper coming off in the stairwell so have it a poke....revealing gypsum skim on top of lime plaster. On top of gypsum was pva then vinyl wallpaper, then wood chip and about 17 layers of paint. A lot of the skim on top of the line is just falling off-no issue there. Should I leave the adherent skim or have the lot off? The lime underneath seems very solid. This is on all internal walls. I’d really appreciate your expertise given that the walls are about 20ft high in the stairwell

 

[Monkey Boy]

Leave it
Get good decorator in
(You start poking about and you’ll soon realise you can rip the whole house down with your bare hands)

 

[Gilbert75]

Hello experts, I really need some help. I’ve bought this massive Victorian house with giant ceilings. Obviously wood chip everywhere, plus damp and the usual problems noticed the paper coming off in the stairwell so have it a poke....revealing gypsum skim on top of lime plaster. On top of gypsum was pva then vinyl wallpaper, then wood chip and about 17 layers of paint. A lot of the skim on top of the line is just falling off-no issue there. Should I leave the adherent skim or have the lot off? The lime underneath seems very solid. This is on all internal walls. I’d really appreciate your expertise given that the walls are about 20ft high in the stairwell

Hope you've got a massive budget to go with your massive house

 

[smoother09]

As above really depends how deep you want to dig and how deep your pockets are if it needs doing get it done if it's fine how it looks redecoration maybe all that's required

 

[Cockney]

As above really depends how deep you want to dig and how deep your pockets are if it needs doing get it done if it's fine how it looks redecoration maybe all that's required

You feeling ok mate?? lol

 

[John j]

How do you know there was 17 layers of paint

 

[Cockney]

How do you know there was 17 layers of paint

He counted them stupid!

 

[MakeItSmooth]

How do you know there was 17 layers of paint

Each layer was numbered.

 

[tapit]

Hello experts, I really need some help. I’ve bought this massive Victorian house with giant ceilings. Obviously wood chip everywhere, plus damp and the usual problems noticed the paper coming off in the stairwell so have it a poke....revealing gypsum skim on top of lime plaster. On top of gypsum was pva then vinyl wallpaper, then wood chip and about 17 layers of paint. A lot of the skim on top of the line is just falling off-no issue there. Should I leave the adherent skim or have the lot off? The lime underneath seems very solid. This is on all internal walls. I’d really appreciate your expertise given that the walls are about 20ft high in the stairwell

Hello.

 

[S a plastering]

20ft fooooook that

 

[Stewie03]

Lick the back of the wallpaper and stick it all back down then skim over the woodchip,
BOSH

 

[smoother09]

You feeling ok mate?? lol

I know real advice I was only joking what I meant to say was don't buy a house that old and not be expecting not to spend dollar on it u bellend! Thats what smoother would I'd said!

 

[MakeItSmooth]

20ft fooooook that

This geezer would probably give it a go on stilts!

 

[S a plastering]

This geezer would probably give it a go on stilts!

Why the fook you need stilts for a small wall like that dont get it

 

[smoother09]

This geezer would probably give it a go on stilts!

The fact he's wearing bright blue shorts bothers me more!

 

[Dropsalot]

If it is indeed a massive house - it might have another staircase. Seal off the defective 20ft one and simply use the other. Simple.