ive just removed some old fitted wardrobes and shelf's from 3 rooms in a recently purchased property.
Filling and sanding the remaining holes down is not an issue but I have 2 problems after removing the old units:
1. There are some fairly large cracks running vertically in the corners of the now exposed walls. They run from 75% to the full height of the rooms and vary from less than a millimeter to about 10mm in places depending on the room
2.The second issue is that where the units have now been removed there is a paint lip between the areas where several coats of paint have been applied over the years and the areas of the wall previously covered by the units.
I want to sort the walls out an prep them for paining and am after the best way so sort out these issues to get a decent finish.
Has anyone got any advice on how best I can fix this myself, to get a decent uniform surface for painting?
Ive looked at using easi fill and corner joint tape to fix.
Im a very competent DIY’er but I understand plastering is quite a skill.
Ive not done any plastering before so im unsure of whether im better off leaving it to a professional or having a go myself
can anyone advise me on how easy (no pun intended) this easi fill is to use and what tools I need?
Also does anyone have a suggestion for smoothing out the paint lines?
Oh by the way it’s an old house, (around 1930’s) so I think its solid (old) plaster. All the corners are internals
Many thanks
Rob
Filling and sanding the remaining holes down is not an issue but I have 2 problems after removing the old units:
1. There are some fairly large cracks running vertically in the corners of the now exposed walls. They run from 75% to the full height of the rooms and vary from less than a millimeter to about 10mm in places depending on the room
2.The second issue is that where the units have now been removed there is a paint lip between the areas where several coats of paint have been applied over the years and the areas of the wall previously covered by the units.
I want to sort the walls out an prep them for paining and am after the best way so sort out these issues to get a decent finish.
Has anyone got any advice on how best I can fix this myself, to get a decent uniform surface for painting?
Ive looked at using easi fill and corner joint tape to fix.
Im a very competent DIY’er but I understand plastering is quite a skill.
Ive not done any plastering before so im unsure of whether im better off leaving it to a professional or having a go myself
can anyone advise me on how easy (no pun intended) this easi fill is to use and what tools I need?
Also does anyone have a suggestion for smoothing out the paint lines?
Oh by the way it’s an old house, (around 1930’s) so I think its solid (old) plaster. All the corners are internals
Many thanks
Rob