I have stripped.......

[tone123]

the woodchip from the spare room (13ft x 13ft) - it came as no suprise that the plaster beneath was in quite a poor condition - loads of holes, scrapes from previous stripping etc. Certain parts of the wall are worse than others.

I have filled and sanded approx 30% of the total required - I am wondering however whether it be worth getting the walls (and ceiling) skimmed.

All paper/adhesive has been removed.

Can anyone tell me the pro's and cons for doing this. An approx cost would be helpful as a guideline...... After it has been done I plan on having the exposed central heating pipes boxed in - will this improve the results etc.....

Any advice would be very gratefully received...........

Cheers


Tony

 

[JohnD]

Sanding's dusty and tiring.

I use a broad and flexible filling knife to fills holes and chases flush, then a wide scraper as soon as it's set if they need levelling. Quicker and cleaner.

 

[trotter]

the woodchip from the spare room (13ft x 13ft) - it came as no suprise that the plaster beneath was in quite a poor condition - loads of holes, scrapes from previous stripping etc. Certain parts of the wall are worse than others.

I have filled and sanded approx 30% of the total required - I am wondering however whether it be worth getting the walls (and ceiling) skimmed.

All paper/adhesive has been removed.

Can anyone tell me the pro's and cons for doing this. An approx cost would be helpful as a guideline...... After it has been done I plan on having the exposed central heating pipes boxed in - will this improve the results etc.....

Any advice would be very gratefully received...........

Cheers


Tony

Depends what you want the finish to be like.

I would guess about £250/£300 for the room to be plastered inc materials.

The finish would then be really pristine and you could paint over and the room would look top dollar.

Or you could fill and level what you've got, and lining paper or wallpaper the room. Which would still look better than woodchip

Me? I'd get it skimmed. Will look really nice. But you may then want to get new skirting etc depending what the existing stuff looks like...it could start a huge chain reaction of home improvement

 

[NickStone]

Tone123, I'm in the same position as you - so I can really sympathise. I'd almost decided on going the lining paper route instead of replastering. While this might be a good way to save money, there are pitfalls, to which I was alerted when watching an Ann Maurice programme. Can you handle bubbles? Before deciding, check out this thread: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=85714&highlight=

 

[Third_Eye]

Tone123, I'm in the same position as you - so I can really sympathise. I'd almost decided on going the lining paper route instead of replastering. While this might be a good way to save money, there are pitfalls, to which I was alerted when watching an Ann Maurice programme. Can you handle bubbles? Before deciding, check out this thread: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=85714&highlight=[/QUOTE]

You dont get bubbles if lining paper has been hung correctly.