Renovate wall, skim coat or new drywall?

[naikon]

Hello
I'm renovating a 60s house. Started on a new room today and it hasn't gone as well as the previous room.

In the previous room, there was one layer of paint + one layer of wallpaper. I steamed off the wallpaper very easily, and it resulted in a nice surface.
Now in this room, I started steaming the wallpaper, there are two layers and no paint underneath. When I get to the original wallpaper underneath, it's impossible to remove it without tearing up the paper on the drywall behind it.
So if I continue steaming, I'll need to skim coat the entire wall.

How would you have done here? Would it have been faster to just tear down the drywall and put up new? Or do you think I should continue and try to keep the existing drywall?
Unfortunately, the ceiling height is 255 cm, so in that case, I'd need to buy 270 cm drywall...

 

[Bolidenragg]

Heard that renovation wallpaper works on bad/uneven surfaces.
Broad-spackling is just tedious if you're not really skilled, in my opinion.

 

[naikon]

Heard that renovation wallpaper works on bad/uneven surfaces.
In my opinion, wide spackling is just tedious if you're not really skilled.

Yes, that might be an option. Worth trying, at least a thousand times easier than wide spackling or re-plastering.

 

[nikasp]

Yes, that might be an option. Worth trying, at least a thousand times easier than full jointing or replastering.

I struggled with putty but have read that roll-on putty is insanely much easier.

 

[O]

How would you have done here? Would it have been quicker to just tear down the drywall and put up new? Or do you think I should continue and try to keep the existing drywall?

I would avoid tearing down anything at all. I think that feels like an unnecessary work step that doesn't add anything. Just a thought.

How to best proceed once you've started in one way should probably be assessed on-site.

 

[naikon]

I struggled with putty but have read that roll-on putty is so much easier.

Maybe it's worth a try!

I would avoid tearing anything down at all. I think that seems like an unnecessary step that adds nothing. Just a thought.

How best to proceed when you've started in one way should probably be assessed on site.

The outermost wallpaper is very carelessly done, filled with large air bubbles and gaps at the seams. So it has to go unfortunately. Otherwise, of course, I would have just painted over it.