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malc thanks for the info - will do the research/more reading about these boards. btw. can anyone recommend laboratory where I can test samples (there are plenty of them on the net but the point is to choose a good one)

Btw sorry for photos quality (done with my cr&% HTC Wildfire). On 4th pic is board piece tore off the wall.

Done! Placed pics on web. Have a look in here: https://plus.google.com/photos/101229934511363526046/albums/5820092201233767841 any clues? Never seen Silicone as a filler between wall/ceiling. Is that what they do (used to do?) Thx

The only thing I'm worried about is that it can contain asbestos (as lots of houses dated 50-80s do). Will send samples for testing and when get negative results will take boards off. As you say will insulate (not huge cost comparing to money saved on heating) and put plasterboard on. First...

malc yes they are like compressed cardboard and the house is a prefab.

Or shall I just strip wallpaper (can I use steamer for stripping from fibreboard?) glue and skim?

Hello everyone! This is my first post on the forum so would like to say hello. I'm moving in PRC house soon which needs renovating. What I realised is inside walls are lined with (I believe) fibreboards (roughly 1cm thick brown paper-like crumbly lining) Due to lots of that old boards...