paper over paper?

[jaycee401]

my hall celing is overed with wood chip wallpaper, ive tried to get it off but it brings the ceiling with it, is there any type of wallpaper I could use to paper of this. I no there is a kind of polyfilla which will spread over it but i'd prefer paper, thanks

[heathfield]

All the experts will tell you - don't attempt to paper over woodchip, the result will look awful, and don't even think about putting a plaster skim over it - you risk it wetting the old paste , and you could end up with areas drooping down. Alas, the only way is to remove the woodchip paper.
You'd be best using a scorer going gently over the whole surface of the woodchip. You could use a Stanley knife, but this would be a lot of work, and you'd risk damaging the plaster. Then, use a steam wallpaper stripper. The idea is to soften the woodchip so that it will lift off easily with a minimum of scraping pressure, and without disturbing the plaster.

[Naomicorlett]

I used http://www.wallwik.co.uk/?gclid=CMOFyeripZoCFQ ZfswodHjwp-g to strip woodchip from my dads bungalow and despite my misgivings it worked. Bought the multi scorer from B&Q and used that instead of the scorer they supplied. Patience is the key. Leave it to soak longer than you really want to.

[jaycee401]

thanks for replies, i looked at the wallwik, so i will give it a go

[theshedman]

Hi jaycee, what do you mean by it brings the ceiling with it. Are you saying the plaster is coming off or wasn't it plastered in the first place. In the past I have seen places where the ceiling was just papered over the bare plaster boards or sometimes the ceiling has a different type of board altogether. Would just like to know before giving an answer. Curious Lol.

[topman9thnov]

get a plasterer to overboard and re skim the ceiling....a proper job.

[carrust]

Score the woodchip as some of the replies say, then make a thin mix of wallpaper paste & water, coat your ceiling. Leave it half an hour, then coat it up again. You can now attack it with your scraper.
Mixing paste in with your water slows down the evaporation time of the water.
The last thing I use on a ceiling is a steam stripper!
You could also buy one of these implementshttp://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=14352 8

[jaycee401]

thanks for replies, its really old crumbling plaster underneath, so ive now invested in a steamer stripper and a scraper recommended by carrust, im also having it replastered after ive stripped (the wall) thanks

[carrust]

jaycee. There's no need to strip the ceiling if you're having it over boarded & plastered....save yourself some work

[jaycee401]

hi carrust so a plaster will board over the woodchip then skim over it?

[carrust]

Yes, he'll do exactly that.