Just bought a house that needs some work... The walls are horshair plaster and we are looking for the most economical, OK-cheapest, way to fix them. Some are painted, some are papered. Some seem to be in decent shape, but others are cracked and/or crumbling. Do we have to rip them out? We definitely want the wallpaper gone, and would like to be able to create the smoothest, paintable wall surface possible. We are hoping to do this ourselves. Is it a pipe dream?