Gutting rent outta poor folk.

Im in a bad mood. I cant speak for others. But the world is fucked up.

I have no connection to this company but after looking at the pictures i remembered about killz. Its a paint primer for this exact stuff. Theres even directions. Idk about the vinegar step but you’re gonna want to use this.

https://www.kilz.com/blog/best-kilz-primer-products-to-use-after-a-natural-disaster/

It shouldnt be much more then normal primer. It wont solve the issue of putting in the work because cleaning the soot will be a task.

Pictures? With the house being so old is it drywall or plaster. Also ask when the last time the house was remodeled. Just because it’s 200 years old the walls most likely are not.

With enough wiping with a degreaser changing rags then washing the dirty rags and so on will remove the soot, it should. I dont know anything about lime paint but if its smearing black shit staining the walls that shouldn’t be an issue. Its tedious. You can also get a bottle of comical grade degreaser that will cut through it much quicker, just dont bleach or use any ammonia type products on the same rags because itll cause a reaction.

Typically the goal before painting is to remove all the soot possible, if you were to paint over it the paint wont stick to the walls correctly. Itll also still have that stoot smell.

I just take a spoon or something and slide it under the lid and apply a lil pressure till it sorta pops loose. Makes any jar incredibly eady to open.