I have a bedroom that's causing me a lot of trouble. The walls are completely trashed in places and I really don't know what the previous owner(s) had been doing to them - lots of different fillings and re-plastered patches, etc.
I considered having it re-skimmed but large chunks of plaster continue to fall off whenever I'm sanding or filling and in some places I'm back to the brick (or timber!) and it all just seems like such a mess. I'm wondering if I should just knock the out of it all and get everything back to the bricks so that some decent new material can be put up. What's on at the moment seems to be held together only by the multiple layers of paint on its surface, and it just crumbles to dust when actually contacted directly.
I'm seeking quotes for plasters already and will get their opinion when they visit. This simple decorating job has dragged on for several months now because I keep uncovering (or causing) new damage and I'm unsure how to proceed.
I've got chisels and would delight in pulling all this infuriating plaster off, but I don't want to just dig myself deeper into the hole. Can anyone suggest roughly how much it would cost to have to replastered from scratch? Is it far more expensive than skimming (quoted at around £1000 for this room)?
Here are some pictures. In addition, there are crumbling gaps around door frames and under window sills, etc.
What do you reckon? I just want to get it done, it's taking up way too much time and I have the rest of the property to renovate as well
I considered having it re-skimmed but large chunks of plaster continue to fall off whenever I'm sanding or filling and in some places I'm back to the brick (or timber!) and it all just seems like such a mess. I'm wondering if I should just knock the out of it all and get everything back to the bricks so that some decent new material can be put up. What's on at the moment seems to be held together only by the multiple layers of paint on its surface, and it just crumbles to dust when actually contacted directly.
I'm seeking quotes for plasters already and will get their opinion when they visit. This simple decorating job has dragged on for several months now because I keep uncovering (or causing) new damage and I'm unsure how to proceed.
I've got chisels and would delight in pulling all this infuriating plaster off, but I don't want to just dig myself deeper into the hole. Can anyone suggest roughly how much it would cost to have to replastered from scratch? Is it far more expensive than skimming (quoted at around £1000 for this room)?
Here are some pictures. In addition, there are crumbling gaps around door frames and under window sills, etc.
What do you reckon? I just want to get it done, it's taking up way too much time and I have the rest of the property to renovate as well