How do we remove a feature wall in slate/marble? Picture

[Sandhann01]

Just bought a house with this feature wall made of slate and touches of marble
Does anyone have an idea on how to remove it with the best results? Knock it off? Spackle/plaster over it? Drywall?

 

[thomas33]

Best to knock it down, and if needed, just screw up new gipsskivor.

 

[Stefan1972]

why not just let it be? Everything looks brand new. In time you'll get used to it or realize you want to completely redo it anyway, and then you can just hack it away.

 

[Autodidak1]

why not just leave it? Everything looks newly made. In time you'll either get used to it or decide to redo everything anyway, and then you can just chip it off.

Because it's really ugly!?

Chip it off, or alternatively glue on new plasterboard (might be easier)

 

[Kane]

Is it drywall? Tear it down and put up new drywall.

 

[KnockOnWood]

Give the kids each a large/thick marker and/or a few small paint cans and a brush, so they'll have some destructive fun over the weekend

Agree that it looks insane.
Why did you buy the house? Bought remotely?

 

[ecb182]

Why did you buy the house. Bought remotely?

Quite a dumb comment. If you buy a house based on the surface material of a wall or the color of the wallpaper, you probably haven't understood what it means to be the new owner of a second-hand house.

 

[Holmspel]

Renovation plasterboard (6 mm) if it fits in thickness, otherwise maybe it can be painted over everything? The joints will still be there if you don't fill them, but the pattern itself will disappear.

Personally, I would have painted it white or some light gray shade. After a while, maybe you'll want to redo something else and then you can take the opportunity to remove the tiles.

 

[Stefan1972]

Well, I also think it's ugly, but once you settle in, you'll probably get used to it and can make wiser decisions later.

 

[Jonatan79]

That was the ugliest thing I've seen, tragic on such fine slate. Knock it off, put on new gypsum, fill, paint. Good luck.

 

[Anna_H]

Well, I also think it is ugly but if you settle in, you'll probably get used to it and can make wiser decisions later.

Sad attitude: Get used to it. So you never change anything at home, you just get used to it?

 

[Magnus Larsson]

I also think you should paint it white and not rush to demolish, but enjoy your new house and settle in a bit. However, I completely agree that it's unsustainable to keep it as it is , but painted white, I think it can be okay anyway. If you still want to tear it down, new plasterboards are the way to go.

 

[Stefan1972]

Sad attitude: Get used to it. So you never change anything at home, you just get used to it?

Sad attitude? It was just a suggestion. What's sad is that you think my attitude is unusual and should be pointed out.

 

[Anna_H]

I think everyone who says that he should "get used to" and "settle in" before tearing down a wall he thinks is ugly has a dull attitude. Surely one knows best what one's own taste is? Would you have said the same thing if it had been a regular wallpaper? Hardly think so.

Questioning, like "KnockOnWood," why someone bought the house because of a single ugly wall is just as bad; everyone knows that surfaces can be fixed.

 

[KnockOnWood]

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To question why someone bought the house because of one ugly wall like "KnockOnWood" is just as bad, everyone knows that surfaces can be fixed.

Question?

What now, can't you even ask anymore.
The house looked brand new, so it should reasonably have other qualities.
Is it really so bad to ask a simple question?