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seeings i'd already done the previous 2 bedrooms i prtetty much knew how the job would go , actually i finished the stripping at 12, there was only a bit of surface filling to do, got 2 coats on ceiling , papered and ucoated by 7pm. sunday just had to go in for an hour in the mornin and hour...

but what is the acrow holding up ?? :?:

depends how bubbly it is? some bubbles will dissappear with time as the paper dries out properly, if i get the odd bubble after papers dried then i have used 2 methods depending on what type/pattern of paper 1) slice bubble with a razor blade and get a small brush to get some paste in...

bout a week ? never really kept it that long, next day will be fine

no i let everything dry first , you just have to work efficiently. ie get a coat on the ceilings while waiting for filler on walls to go off etc. i will have stripped the walls by 11 , newish house so not much filling.. doddle

why dont you try putting paint on instead? it covers better than pva and it comes in a range of colours !

maybe have to go in monday for an hour to gloss up tho

yes, thats an easy week end that ! on my own yeah

buy some decent emulsion :shock:

Zampa, i saw the job, i reckon it will take me 2 days and will probably charge about 250, i was just wondering what others charge as i work on my own doing weekends and evenings (used to be full time decorator but juggling 2 jobs at the moment) thinking about going back full time , just done a...

strip old wallpaper , prep walls , repaper walls with textured vinyl(approx 7 rolls) 2 coats ceiling (white) , 2 coats walls , undercoat & gloss door frame and skirtings probably paint will come to £50 , how much would you charge to do the job? ________________________ lynda, moderator...

some plasterers wont skim over artex either, maybe they believe that if you add moisture to the old plaster it could blow. Fred Flinstone or Diyisfree will probably be able to help you more than me. i just did a short plasterers course last week and one of the things we did was skim over...

any bigger/deeper holes i would fill first , then 2 coats PVA , then skim

2 coats of PVA then skim over, i would. your walls might be ok to just fill up and rub down when youve got the paper off.

Yes i bought the DVD , its great , i watched it on the friday then on saturday morning i entered the World Pro-Plastering Tournament and won first prize! I would never have achieved this without the DVD, i cant thank them enough.

for a key ... you dont need to remove the varnish. just use the correct primer.

cheers mate :wink:

thing is , i put a level on the top of the door frame (on the lining) and its about half inch out of level! if i put the old door over the new door and marked round it surely it would fit in the original door frame??