Hi,
I have just split a room with a stud wall (thanks to the guys in the Building forum), and want to know the best way to make it look reasonable. This needs to be balanced by time and cost - baby due in 1 week. You can imagine the problem - getting it in the neck from a very hormonal other half!
The rooms are made up of 3 types of wall:
1. So there is currently the new stud wall, which I am planning to tape and fill.
2. The external walls with old plaster (house built 1890).
3. An old stud wall (probably 50's) with ply instead of plasterboard.
As the old wallpaper is in bad condition my plan is to remove this (as well as I can from the ply!) and cover the whole room in new paper. I would get re-skimmed but don't have the time, especially as I would have to board over the ply. Think i will leave the ceiling paper as it is not too bad.
The other half has picked out some "superfresco" vinyl paper as she says it will cover the lumps and bumps well. I'm not too keen, would lining paper do a good enough job so that we could just paint?
She has also chosen some homebase silk emulsion in a baby blue.......
So, does this sound like an OK plan?
Thanks,
Jim
I have just split a room with a stud wall (thanks to the guys in the Building forum), and want to know the best way to make it look reasonable. This needs to be balanced by time and cost - baby due in 1 week. You can imagine the problem - getting it in the neck from a very hormonal other half!
The rooms are made up of 3 types of wall:
1. So there is currently the new stud wall, which I am planning to tape and fill.
2. The external walls with old plaster (house built 1890).
3. An old stud wall (probably 50's) with ply instead of plasterboard.
As the old wallpaper is in bad condition my plan is to remove this (as well as I can from the ply!) and cover the whole room in new paper. I would get re-skimmed but don't have the time, especially as I would have to board over the ply. Think i will leave the ceiling paper as it is not too bad.
The other half has picked out some "superfresco" vinyl paper as she says it will cover the lumps and bumps well. I'm not too keen, would lining paper do a good enough job so that we could just paint?
She has also chosen some homebase silk emulsion in a baby blue.......
So, does this sound like an OK plan?
Thanks,
Jim