The wall under my wallpaper is pinkish, flat, smooth, porous, chalky to the touch. What material is this?

Question

Was taking down wallpaper, and found this unfamiliar material (being North American, I am used to drywall; I'm talking about walls in a council estate flat in London UK).

I don't know what kind of brick it is (if it is brick?) but it's not corrugated or anything, and looks like it's shaped into flat panels or sheets, rather than bricks...

There seems to be a stiff wallpaper over the stone/brick stuff itself, and the decorative wallpaper is over that.

Only a small piece of the stiff paper has come off. What do I need to do in order to paint the walls? Where can I get the brick/whatever it is-covering?

Thanks

Answer 1

toothpaste

Answer 2

ok I rather have completed this, even nonetheless that's a grimy time eating activity, first do away with the paper. many distinctive techniques, a ball with pins roll it and spray a splash soapy water on it. no longer too lots cleansing soap, daybreak will artwork, that help the paper to absorb the water. artwork a small section at a time, inclusive of two hours each night. while completed with finished room, examine and notice in case you have any super cracks, if so, purchase mesh tape or paper taper, with generic purpose drywall compound, huge buckets. observe compound, tape enable take a seat, each layer after that, use a much broader knife, thrice. say 6'' 8'' and 12 '' will end it, be confident to feather side once you tape, be sure you dont sand all of it off, feather side the patch. then i might propose you combine some in a bucket, thinner than what's interior the bucket, yet thick adequate to roll on the wall . roll a wall, say enable take a seat for some, take your 12'' knife, pull the surplus airborne dirt and dust from the wall. . which will tale you to the subsequent step. you go with texture, you will use the compound to do it with, . this works properly once you're at step 2 i discussed, roll the wall returned, thick one million/4 inch on the wall , corner to corner, 2 human beings will do reliable, one to roll one to texture, as you lay the knife flat on the wall gentlly slap the wall in numerous varieties, wait a couple of minutes, wipe with a low perspective on the knife. flow directly to new section, in case you do no longer like it, scrape it off, do it agaim, use your mind's eye , paint with reliable primer, the two coats of reliable paint, your completed.

Answer 3

don't they make a drywall composit type stuff that is used to smooth out surfaces such as woodpanel or bricks so that paint or wall paper can be put over the top and stick properly. that is what it kinda sounds like..plaster or composit

Answer 4

I think you'll find it's called plasterboard....often used in housing in UK when constructing a wall that is not load bearing.
You need to pu up lining paper or paper with some raised pattern in it then paint.

Answer 5

Could be a coated cement sheet. Sometimes fireproof board as well.

Answer 6

It is probably Plaster of Paris

Answer 7

could be a milk paint, they use to make paint with crushed lime stone, and added
a color , then used milk as a binder,