To Skim or Overboard? State of Walls

[Rosstitute]

Im in the process of arranging to have one of our spare bedroom walls/ceilings plastered

My question would be in regards to the lovely 80's ceiling artex we have in our bedrooms - would a plasterer be able to skim this or would overboarding be required?

Ive included a picture below:

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• Rosstitute
• 16 Feb 2016

With regards to the walls, Ive scraped some old wallpaper off in preperation for plastering - its proven very difficult given multiple layers - Ive managed to get most of this off but Im starting to gouge bits out of the wall - would the below be capable taking a layer of plaster without any issues?

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• Rosstitute
• 16 Feb 2016

Any help much appreciated

 

[chappers]

providing the artex is nice and tight the best thing would be to put a tight coat of bonding over the artex first and then skim.
Small bits of paper backing may be OK, but large patches are likely to give you problems, have you tried steaming

 

[Rosstitute]

providing the artex is nice and tight the best thing would be to put a tight coat of bonding over the artex first and then skim.
Small bits of paper backing may be OK, but large patches are likely to give you problems, have you tried steaming

Thanks for replying

I do have a steamer but i found that it was causing making a bit of a mess and making the wall underneath susceptible to gouging - but think ill maybe use the steamer to get the few remaining larger patches out

 

[chappers]

If your going to reskim don't worry about a few scraper gouges.
Also steaming and scraping helps to remove the old wallpaper paste, which if left on the walls can sometimes give problems with adhesion when plastering, might be worth giving the whole room a steam and scrubbing the walls too, even worth considering scoring the walls up with a Stanley before skimming

 

[Rosstitute]

If your going to reskim don't worry about a few scraper gouges.
Also steaming and scraping helps to remove the old wallpaper paste, which if left on the walls can sometimes give problems with adhesion when plastering, might be worth giving the whole room a steam and scrubbing the walls too, even worth considering scoring the walls up with a Stanley before skimming

thanks, Ill keep that in mind

 

[simonpolly]

If you are using that spray bottle to wet the walls no wonder you are struggling,you need a bucket of water and a decent sized brush to wet the walls well and a good stiff stripping knife .steam strippers are good but will blow the plaster on solid walls if you are not careful.Its better to get as much of as you can and don`t worry about scratching the walls this will help the plaster adhere as for the artex the plaster will be able to skim over that easy enough.