We started the initial demo phase of redoing our bathroom. Existing decor includes textured paint and poorly done woodwork/trim. We would like "normal" smooth walls and we'll try our hand at creating and installing new trim.
We thought that sanding the walls would be tedious and dumb, requiring too much changing out new sandpaper sheets on the sander, so we decided on scraping off the paint with a thin spackle/putty knife. This is where we quickly ran into problem #1. The textured paint doesn't scrape off evenly, like it's somehow gripping to the skimcoated wall underneath harder in some places. Our results vary between areas that are perfectly smooth with just the texture gone, and peeling off top layers of drywall.
So we said screw it, let's work on something else so we don't feel like total losers, and we started prying off the trim. This is where we ran into problem #2. The previous owner of the house put up this woodwork with both brad nails and wood glue. Prying this off the walls results in very deep gouges with several layers of the drywall sheet coming off with it, exposing raw papery bits just before the actual sheetrock core.
These two issues combined have completely taken the wind out of our sails and we're not sure which choice is best. Considering the time, effort, and materials cost for each option, would it better (re: possible) to carefully continue with our current methods and repair the walls with skimcoat once demo is finished OR tear out the existing walls and replace them altogether with drywall we cut and hang ourselves for a fresh start?
Please keep in mind we are total n00bs with home projects. Apart from paying a contractor to take over, we're willing to spend more money on an ultimately lower effort/skill solution.
Here is a link to a couple pictures of the problems we're having
Thanks for the help!
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