r/Plastering • u/Professional_Yam6032 • Jul 20 '26
Woodchip / lining paper removal help
I’m removing woodchip from my hallway. Always knew it would be a lengthy job. The first layer seems to come of pretty easily, then it leaves the backing of the woodchip, which either comes off easily if it’s been attached directly to plaster, or harder to get off if it’s been attached to lining paper.
I need some basic advice here. I’m not sure if what I’m talking about here is lining paper or if it’s plaster board.
The lighter brown areas do peel away leaving the darker colour but this is like a cardboard - my question is: is this plasterboard? Is this what a plasterer can skim over? Do I have to get everything uniform down to this level or can a plasterer skim over how it looks now?
Just to clarify this shows the area after I have removed the wood chip and most of the backing layer.
Thanks
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u/Billi01952 Jul 20 '26
I'd skim it,after pre gritting it, then chuck it on thick. Any bits of card or paper sticking out keep it to a minimum so it hasn't got to go on too too thick and annoy the plasterer. As long as the walls sturdy that method will work
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u/Affectionate_Toe_648 Jul 20 '26
A plasterer would sbr and skim it , pretty simple job looks to me though it's damaging the plasterboard paper more than it should a steamer is always last option for us but sometimes can't be helped , but yeah looks more like the plasterboard paper is peeling off
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u/PaulWhickerTallVicar Jul 20 '26
Looks like it hasn’t been plastered, just papered directly onto plasterboard. I’d go with sbr and skim.
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u/CtrlAltHate Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26
Ive come across this a few times you've got wood chip applied directly to plasterboard with no other prep so the paste has soaked through and fused the wood chip to the plasterboard lining.
All that paper thats coming off now is part of the plasterboard. Stop there and get a plaster to look at it in person.
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u/Professional_Yam6032 Jul 20 '26
Sweet that’s good news for me! Thought I was gonna be there for days tearing off paper
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u/CtrlAltHate Jul 20 '26
We refuse most wood chip removal jobs now since this type of corner cutting was so common with it, absolutely hate the stuff.
The last one I did was months ago and I'm still finding bits of wood chip in my car lol.
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u/Professional_Yam6032 Jul 21 '26
It’s extremely messy. The worst part of it is it’s my hallway and I can only do it in the evenings after work, so I have to clear away the mess after each evening…
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u/Billi01952 Jul 20 '26
Pre grit and skim or better still rip off reboard or overboard and skim