I've recently moved into a flat the needs a lot of work. It's basically a case of polystyrene tiles and textured wallpaper everywhere!
Anyway, one of the first things I'm looking to do is get a new kitchen. I've had people round for survey, quotes etc, and have a design and spec that I'm happy with. So tonight I thought I'd get rid of the textured wallpaper that's above the units and rounds the door frame etc. The ceilings are 12 foot high so there's a fair amount there.
I'd been crossing my fingers, but the plasterwork underneath the 2 layers of textured paper is pretty poor. And nicely includes and area of plasterboard that's been directly papered onto. I'm pretty sure that the plaster will have to be replaced in order to get a nice finish, but I'm just wondering about how this is usually done in kitchens.
Is it normal to strip all the units away, plaster all the walls, and then install the new kitchen? My worry here is that this will lead to a long time without any kitchen facilities. Alternatively, is there any problem with leaving the walls as they are, having the new kitchen installed, and then having the areas above wall units plastered?