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readytorun1976
12-25-07, 08:29 PM
Hi - I'm new to this site - I have an old victorian farm house built in 1876. HUGE home - the home was in good shape when I moved in. Nothing bad - just cosmetic.
My husband and I started working on our first room about 3 weeks ago. We're both self employed - so we work on it here and there (room not used normally) but the room has stucco on the walls - underneath the stucco is 4-5 layers of wall paper and then underneath that is plaster walls with LOTS of cracks.
The problem I am having is that I'm using a putty knife to chip off the stucco.It is taking forever to do. Does anyone know of another way to maybe help the stucco come off better?
I have tried steaming and sanding too... Maybe a chemcial component?
thanks!
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My husband and I started working on our first room about 3 weeks ago. We're both self employed - so we work on it here and there (room not used normally) but the room has stucco on the walls - underneath the stucco is 4-5 layers of wall paper and then underneath that is plaster walls with LOTS of cracks.
The problem I am having is that I'm using a putty knife to chip off the stucco.It is taking forever to do. Does anyone know of another way to maybe help the stucco come off better?
I have tried steaming and sanding too... Maybe a chemcial component?
thanks!
A
marksr
12-26-07, 06:01 AM
Welcome to the forums!
I doubt it is stucco which is a masonary product and seldom used on an interior.
What exactly are you trying to accomplish? If you just want to make the wall texture smooth, it would be easier to scrape what you can and then skim coat the walls with joint compound. Unless the wallpaper is peeling, it is probably better to leave it in place because it helps to hold thedeteriated plaster together.
I doubt it is stucco which is a masonary product and seldom used on an interior.
What exactly are you trying to accomplish? If you just want to make the wall texture smooth, it would be easier to scrape what you can and then skim coat the walls with joint compound. Unless the wallpaper is peeling, it is probably better to leave it in place because it helps to hold thedeteriated plaster together.
readytorun1976
12-26-07, 10:13 AM
yeah - just trying to get the walls smooth. We are going to wall paper.
thanks!
A
Welcome to the forums!
I doubt it is stucco which is a masonary product and seldom used on an interior.
What exactly are you trying to accomplish? If you just want to make the wall texture smooth, it would be easier to scrape what you can and then skim coat the walls with joint compound. Unless the wallpaper is peeling, it is probably better to leave it in place because it helps to hold thedeteriated plaster together.
thanks!
A
Welcome to the forums!
I doubt it is stucco which is a masonary product and seldom used on an interior.
What exactly are you trying to accomplish? If you just want to make the wall texture smooth, it would be easier to scrape what you can and then skim coat the walls with joint compound. Unless the wallpaper is peeling, it is probably better to leave it in place because it helps to hold thedeteriated plaster together.