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Plastering & Rendering

woodchip over lime plaster walls

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.31 PM

Have listed house and done lots of renovation. Have put off the wallpaper removal because of perceived mess. 4 floors of woodchip wallpaper over lime plaster. The main rooms are floor to ceiling lime plaster, and the stairs are lime plaster between exposed beams. Architect assumes that 60% of plaster will come off when the woodchip wallpaper is removed which I don't want to live through. Can we use some form of skim over the woodchip? either lime or gypsum. plaster board over the woodchip in the main rooms? and just accept the mess in the stairways?

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3 Answers

Anonymous user

Hi ime Chris from Sharpe lime plastering unfortunately you won't be able to cover the wall paper or put gypsum over the plaster especially in a listed building this will seal the walls causing the building not to breath which will cause damp and the bricks/stone will rot causing major issues in the future. I would clear the paper in all rooms and see what needs doing some of the lime plaster might fail and fall off clear existing plaster of the walls then leave it for about a month to dry and re plaster in lime using NHL 3.5 and paint using a natural clay paints if you would like a better idea I can pop over and have a better look

Answered8 April 2016

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Sorry to say it will not work,unfortunally you will have to live with the mess or not do the job. Good luck Alex

Answered8 April 2016

Anonymous user

I agree wholeheartedly with the other two comments, covering the woodchip is not a viable option for the wellbeing of the property (and its inhabitants!) Your Walls where designed to breathe, and modern gypsum plasters are impermeable and therefore will not allow any moisture to escape .. Have you tried misting with hot water or steaming the walls to aid the removal? It's going to make mess taking the paper off, but the end result WILL be undoubtedly the right choice for you and your property... Good luck!

Answered10 April 2016