Wallpaper and Wallcoverings - more wallpaper removal questions...

Hi,
I've read a lot of the previous threads and am a little more confused.
I bought a fairly old house, have 2 rooms that need wallpaper removal.
Have no idea what kind of glue or even wallpaper it is beyond one is thicker than the other room. No foils. Some of the notes here say the steamers aren't such a good idea and some say they are. What's the verdict?
Would I do well to just try the hot spray bottle of water, cover with plastic (and by that are we talking saran wrap or plastic sheeting) and the scorer and hope the drywall doesn't come off with it??????? If so, it sounds like the best suggestion was to put skim (which I don't know what that is- ?plaster?) over all of it and then I can paint?
thanks!
debbie :confused:

you really just need to get a hold of a corner, start pulling & see what happens. then go from there. it might come off in nice big sheets, or pretty big pieces, or tiny little slivers. if it's the slivers, try the hot water spray bottle method & see if that'll get it off. it's best to get it off, so you need to at least try, before just skim coating it. the joint compound you skim on thinly may, in fact, moisten the paper enough to make it come off! so first step is to try & get it off & see what happens. then post back if need be.....

Read this (http://www.wallpaperinstaller.com/wallpaper_stripping.html) for the best techniques.