Mixed feelings about this product.

Having recently moved into a 1930s house, I inherited a hall and landing with heavily textured wallpaper which had been painted over so many times it felt as if it had been covered with artex. Not wanting to either strip down the lot (which would have involved a lot of chiseling & besides, who knows what may have lain underneath? Asbestos etc?) or pay a plasterer, I decided to initially try the polycell for textured paper smoothover at first. Not easy to put on the roller and very messy. Also requires a second coat. I then decided to buy the smoothover for textured walls. This product is less like paint and more like filler and will NOT go on using the roller (despite what they say on the tin). I had to use a combination of a plasterers tool and the smoothover blade, which made using this product a lot easier. Having said that it does leave a fair bit of mess and the finish isn't brilliant but has improved my walls. One tub does not go very far though. I have used up 4 tubs to far and am just over halfway. Feeling very tired and dejected having had another recent session with the stuff and wondering if hiring a plasterer would have been more cost effective and less hassle. This product is probably OK to use on a small area, but in retrospect I would have gone down a different route as far as my hall is concerned and I strongly feel the advert is very misleading as to ease of use.........