New Posts For Thread: decorating questionhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422258/decorating-questionhi i have just stripped a hallway mainly back to the plaster but there are patches of paint im guessing from when the house was originally built.i have been round with a scraper and sandpaper to take any loose stuff off.i know i can paper but it is qPlasterer should skim it in a day,£200 should cover it, sorted and nice smooth surface without all the aggro.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422258/decorating-question?post_id=417768090#417768090Plasterer should skim it in a day,£200 should cover it, sorted and nice smooth surface without all the aggro.Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:35:15 -0600Just in case you do not know, old houses can contain lead paint which is highly toxic, especially to children. You have to remove it safely. However it was usually used on woodwork, but I have heard it can be on interior surfaces, so go carefully.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422258/decorating-question?post_id=417768070#417768070Just in case you do not know, old houses can contain lead paint which is highly toxic, especially to children. You have to remove it safely. However it was usually used on woodwork, but I have heard it can be on interior surfaces, so go carefully.Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:09:56 -0600:) here endeth the lessonhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422258/decorating-question?post_id=417768066#417768066:) here endeth the lessonTue, 15 Dec 2009 05:04:14 -0600I assume if you paint over as it is, the surface will be uneven because of the patches of previous lays of paint? If this is the case, sand the areas of paint that you have been unable to scrape off and paint over this should provide a smooth painthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422258/decorating-question?post_id=417768050#417768050I assume if you paint over as it is, the surface will be uneven because of the patches of previous lays of paint? If this is the case, sand the areas of paint that you have been unable to scrape off and paint over this should provide a smooth paintTue, 15 Dec 2009 04:58:25 -0600mavis ideally just paint emhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422258/decorating-question?post_id=417768046#417768046mavis ideally just paint emTue, 15 Dec 2009 04:50:00 -0600Are you planning to just paint the walls? Will lining paper not do what you're after?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422258/decorating-question?post_id=417768030#417768030Are you planning to just paint the walls? Will lining paper not do what you're after?Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:29:36 -0600hi i have just stripped a hallway mainly back to the plaster but there are patches of paint im guessing from when the house was originally built.i have been round with a scraper and sandpaper to take any loose stuff off.i know i can paper but it is qhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422258/decorating-question?post_id=417768026#417768026hi i have just stripped a hallway mainly back to the plaster but there are patches of paint im guessing from when the house was originally built.i have been round with a scraper and sandpaper to take any loose stuff off.i know i can paper but it is qTue, 15 Dec 2009 02:59:46 -0600