Hi all, I hope i've posted in the right section, if not i apologise. I recently moved into an apartment and am wanting to hang various items on the walls (large mirrors, loads of pictures, coat hooks, shelves, etc). The building is 10 years old but the previous owners haven't put any pictures up so i've nothing to go on and don't want to be drilling into next doors lounge!! The walls seem quite thin when tapped, but we don't have any major sound issues so i guess it's pretty well insulated. Thankfully, the previous owner left a manual behind, which says the following: [B][I]" The inner skin of the external walls of your apartment are constructed with concrete blocks rendered on both sides with a dry lined plasterboard finish. The partition walls are metal studwork. The party walls consist of a 275mm blockwork cavity wall which has been rendered on both sides. Exercise care when fixing to any wall to ensure that the method and number of fixings used will support the load."[/I][/B] So what walls are the party and what is partition? Any advice on what fixings to use would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone, I am looking into redoing my half-bath. I have put off the project since my wife and I moved into our house about a year and a half ago. Not long ago, I was stripping the wallpaper off, when I came to some washable(?) boards that lined the walls surrounding vanity counter. I popped these off and revealed some very old adhesive. I've tried to peel it off by hand, but it is nearly impossible. I've tried sanding it, spic-n-span, and wallpaper remover and nothing will get it off. The problem is, the adhesive is on (what appears to be) unprimed drywall. The drywall is chalky to the touch, so that is what I would assume it is. Any help for what to do in my situation would be appreciated. I have provided pictures to show what I am up against. Thanks. [ATTACH]43964[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]43965[/ATTACH]