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Hi all
Could really do with some general advice on this and any comments much appreciated as I am a bit of a novice
Preparing to decorate a room. One of the walls had been wallpapered over (I understand why now..) which I was intending to simply remove, prime & paint over. After peeling the paper there are 3 or 4 long thing hairline cracks.
The cracks are largely very, very thin but they are long! They run the width and height of the wall which is my concern.
I've attached some photos but the video probably shows it best. There are 4 or 5. House is built 1920s, terraced, and the wall is an upstairs internal wall. No obvious signs of movement in floor boards or anything.
I've seen a couple of filling methods but they are only demonstrated on much shorter and obvious cracks. Can I fill cracks which are this long? Several metres in length. I have the following ideas;
Ideally I'd like to sort the issue by filling. Is it fool proof?!
Suggestions hugely welcome!
Thanks
Charlie
Could really do with some general advice on this and any comments much appreciated as I am a bit of a novice
Preparing to decorate a room. One of the walls had been wallpapered over (I understand why now..) which I was intending to simply remove, prime & paint over. After peeling the paper there are 3 or 4 long thing hairline cracks.
The cracks are largely very, very thin but they are long! They run the width and height of the wall which is my concern.
I've attached some photos but the video probably shows it best. There are 4 or 5. House is built 1920s, terraced, and the wall is an upstairs internal wall. No obvious signs of movement in floor boards or anything.
I've seen a couple of filling methods but they are only demonstrated on much shorter and obvious cracks. Can I fill cracks which are this long? Several metres in length. I have the following ideas;
- Open up the cracks even more and fill with a suitable filler (the thought of opening them up makes me slightly uncomfortable!)
- Go straight over them with a primer seeing as they are so thin and paint as usual
- Just go over with lining paper
Ideally I'd like to sort the issue by filling. Is it fool proof?!
Suggestions hugely welcome!
Thanks
Charlie