Kimee129
Feb 23, 2009, 08:03 PM
I recently bought a circa 1940's mill home in SC. In the hall bathroom there were thin plastic tiles. Many of these tiles were missing and I could not locate any of the exact color or style to replace them. This past weekend I took a flat head screwdriver and was able to pop the remaining tiles off with ease. What I have left is a huge mess.
The stuff that is remaining on the walls is almost like cement. It is brown/grey and is very hard. It doesn't look like any grout that I have seen in the past. It isn't glue like either. I am afraid I am going to have to take a chisel to the wall. When I tried to do this in a small corner area out of site the plaster took part of the wall with it. How do I remove this? I think I have almost come to the resolution that I am probably going to have to put sheetrock up. I think the wall is too far gone.
Here is another question. The previous owner applied a garish color of paint on the walls. When I went to scrape the paint off it comes off in sheets. I guess he used Latex. This is easy to pull off in some areas, but in others not even a heavy duty paint scraper will touch it. Any ideas on this? Please help... this bathroom looks a gazillion times better already with the shower doors down and the tiles off. I just have to do the rest. Thanks
The stuff that is remaining on the walls is almost like cement. It is brown/grey and is very hard. It doesn't look like any grout that I have seen in the past. It isn't glue like either. I am afraid I am going to have to take a chisel to the wall. When I tried to do this in a small corner area out of site the plaster took part of the wall with it. How do I remove this? I think I have almost come to the resolution that I am probably going to have to put sheetrock up. I think the wall is too far gone.
Here is another question. The previous owner applied a garish color of paint on the walls. When I went to scrape the paint off it comes off in sheets. I guess he used Latex. This is easy to pull off in some areas, but in others not even a heavy duty paint scraper will touch it. Any ideas on this? Please help... this bathroom looks a gazillion times better already with the shower doors down and the tiles off. I just have to do the rest. Thanks