I will even make sure to send an exorcist if we don't hear from you in a week. A Never Totally Dead house - you never know what might come crawling out of the walls when you start tearing them out :D

Exactly, Claire-Sophie!!

As I'm working on it I keep thinking, "you buy a Never Totally Dead house and this is what you get".

I won't even talk about the attic because I've been up there once and don't think I'm going there again. Perhaps an exorcist would be appropriate )

I can feel the bad vibrations...only by seeing the pic....*shivers

Fumigations with sage might help aswell,recite a Lord's Prayer is always good with it....but do it before you change the Wallpaper in the hall....otherwise the light ones you are planning gets spoiled

All excellent suggestions! I've already lost one painter - hopefully he just went for lunch and didn't bother to come back. Otherwise ... yep, still not looking in the attic