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The ceiling in my bathroom was wallpapered and I have been scraping it off. I have found there to be 2 layers of material on the ceiling under the wallpaper. One is a solid, smooth brown layer. Under that looks like a very thin tissue paper and then the plaster. At places, the brown layer practically falls off, in others it takes off deep pieces of plaster if I try to remove it.

I plan to tile the part of the ceiling over the tub and skim coat the rest of the ceiling.

My question is, should I attempt to remove the brown layer? Also, how long in my bathroom can the ceiling remain exposed all the way down to the plaster?

Thanks for your help,

TJ