Can anyone tell me if this is an expensive job? How much roughly is it to get this done?
Skimming walls
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Gem_wigan said:
Howdy Gem, sadly Forum rules do not allow people to ask or give 'a rough quote' or any quote for that matter - I got caught out a while ago with this puppy too...!!
Best thing is to get 3-4 contractors round to give you a free estimate for the work, then decide as you see fit ... It never does any harm to barter their qoutes down too, once they are in...
Hope this helps!
Ye i was just wondering if its expensive!
what do you class as expensive?
how do you interpret value for money?
how long is a piece of string?
how do you interpret value for money?
how long is a piece of string?
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ok, no need for the sarcastic comments.
I'm coming on this site as I dont know anything about DIY, I'm not an expert so I thought I'd ask advice.
Silly me was under the impression that the real 'experts' wanted to help
I'm coming on this site as I dont know anything about DIY, I'm not an expert so I thought I'd ask advice.
Silly me was under the impression that the real 'experts' wanted to help
Gem_wigan said:
Gem_wigan, i wasn't being sarcastic.
you haven't specified a thing.
are the walls new boards or existing plastered walls?
are they artexed?
are they painted?
upstairs or downstairs?
walls and ceilings?
how big??
do you see where i'm coming from.
Yes i do understand, but as I said- I am not a DIY person so I havent got a clue about these things!
The room that needs doing is my bedroom. I have took off around 6 bloody layers of wallpaper that the previous owners couldn't be bothered to do. The walls seem ok but there are a couple of small cracks. It also feels a bit 'grainy' if u get me. I'm wanting to paint straight on it so I thought it would need skimming.
The room that needs doing is my bedroom. I have took off around 6 bloody layers of wallpaper that the previous owners couldn't be bothered to do. The walls seem ok but there are a couple of small cracks. It also feels a bit 'grainy' if u get me. I'm wanting to paint straight on it so I thought it would need skimming.
Gem_wigan said:
Gem, have you washed the walls down with sugar soap yet? The 'grainy' feeling could well be the dried wallpaper paste and other bits of crud, and suagr soap is designed to 'cut' this off the walls - it's like a strong detergent, mixed with water. You can by it from most DIY shops.
If the walls are good quality and smooth, they probably don't need skimming, but if they are heavily cracked, gouged, rippled etc, and you want a good quality finish, get em skimmed...like I said earlier, get 3 reputable contractors in to do you a qoute...
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