Robert Glen
Katherine my suggestion, as a painter decorator you seem to be DIY persons, but be careful in what you take on, my personal opinion sand excess paint you have on the walls, then give it 1 weak coat of paint that will tell if you have a lot or small amount of repairing, any good decorator could sort it out if you feel that you want a really good job get a plasterer in to do the job, should only take a day to plaster depending the size of room max 1.5 days. Bob Glen Painter/Decorator