I have stripped the walls in the hallway and all the walls are plasterboard.
It is a complete mess underneath with holes from wall plugs (ok have filled them with Polyfilla) but where there is a paint or thin plaster on top of the board, this has come away in different size pieces. Some seems like a layer of paint whereas some of it seems like a very thin layer of plaster. The surface is completely uneven. Also there are parts of the wall that need to be evened up a bit. I was reading some earlier posts and one suggested rubbing down and skimming with Easifill. Can I use this for all these problems?
Should I try and skim the whole wall ? (Try meaning I've never done it before) and if I do, do I have to use 2 coats? or even better is there some miracle paint been invented that will cover all this?
I am intending to use lining paper after because I want a smooth finish.
Bit of a tall order but we have put lining paper on other walls and the dips show through. (and those walls weren't nearly as bad.
Hope someone can help.
Cheers
It is a complete mess underneath with holes from wall plugs (ok have filled them with Polyfilla) but where there is a paint or thin plaster on top of the board, this has come away in different size pieces. Some seems like a layer of paint whereas some of it seems like a very thin layer of plaster. The surface is completely uneven. Also there are parts of the wall that need to be evened up a bit. I was reading some earlier posts and one suggested rubbing down and skimming with Easifill. Can I use this for all these problems?
Should I try and skim the whole wall ? (Try meaning I've never done it before) and if I do, do I have to use 2 coats? or even better is there some miracle paint been invented that will cover all this?
I am intending to use lining paper after because I want a smooth finish.
Bit of a tall order but we have put lining paper on other walls and the dips show through. (and those walls weren't nearly as bad.
Hope someone can help.
Cheers