Our has has previous had one of those spray on semi-permanent coatings applied. I think they are advertised to last 25 years and save you the trouble of painting etc etc
Ours is not quite so successful and is trapping water between it and the stone walls. I've started to remove these sections by hand (well, with a scraper and hammer) but where there is brick the coating is stuck on hard. I don't want to damage the surface of the bricks, so was thinking of using a paint stripper instead.
I've had someone suggest HomeStrip. Is that something that anyone here has tried - or do you have any other suggestions?
regards
Simon