wesw wrote:maybe horsehair plaster over wooden slats. absolutely the most difficult stuff to cut without damaging it. can be done tho, or fixed if damaged while cutting. find an old fart with new tools to work on it.
This, from what I can tell - there are a few weird little cubbies here and there in my house that open into empty spaces where I can see the backsides of other walls, and it appears to be the wooden slats, horsehair variety.
I love old houses, I just wish they came with a book that explained all the history that went into the life of the house.
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If you have access to the attic, you might find a wire criss-crossing the floor under the sub floor. People used to run the wire and attach it to the radio antenna for better reception. I fould this in the attic of the house I was renting when I went to school in Buffalo.
around here people still find money boxes in the floorboards of derelict houses, out in the boonies, that have been empty since the depression era, or shortly after. old people died and no one knew where their money was. my dad said him and his friends found them around somerset county MD when he was a teen, and guy I worked with showed me one, about 20 yrs ago, that he found about near deal island, that contained old coins and gold certificates. I did heating and AC work for about 6 yrs after high school, and often heard the story that a guy had found a fortune in old cash behind a wall, all plasterd in....
Larry and Gerald like to use a concentrated remover solution that is mixed with water. The solution dissolves the adhesive wallpaper backing, making it easy to take off. Before starting, gather the right tools and do some basic preparations. Tools you'll need include: one or two 3-to-6-inch broad knives, a ladder, a scoring tool and a garden sprayer, such as a 2-gallon plastic pump.
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I had to remove wallpaper before I painted. I used a steamer this time. Last time I used a scorer and DIF (I think it's called DIF) wallpaper remover. Worked well enough but I ended having to spackle some spots where the scorer went too deep. Also the wallpaper remover hurt my eyes and the wife complained about the smell. The steamer got the job done quicker too.
I don't usually care for wood paneling, except real knotty pine paneling.
Anyway, my house is loaded with original Douglas fir woodwork, window trim and crown moulding and wainscoting, so above that must be either paint or wallpaper. I'd prefer paint, or at very least, a bold Arts & Crafts wallpaper, instead of the flecked faux Victorian crap that is on the walls now.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
yeah, I don t like wallpaper at all. you have to do what fits the house.....
I figured the cheapo paneling would not be your style but thought maybe some salvage from an old building or something might work, oh well, just a thought.
