I just started stripping woodchip in my new flat
I had a house a few years ago with the nightmare scenario described above – took forever to strip and the whole house needed replastering afterwards
With my flat I was seriously considering just living with it – but I started pealing some off (just to see). To my amazement its peeling off really easily, no steam or stripping solution required, just coming off in whole rolls of paper. Plus the plaster underneath is pretty good, just a bit of filling and sanding required i think.
feel like I've caught a break for a change