Where do i even start?

[dantheram]

I need to decorate a bedroom and i have no idea what to do!







The problem is that around the room the paint is flaking - you can pick off 2/3mm pieces, leaving the plaster board exposed. This means if i paint over it it'll look hideous and also just flake off eventually.

What on earth do i do?[/b]

 

[alan333]

You need a sound surface or it'll always look rubbish. Flake off or sand off all the flaky stuff.

 

[dantheram]

what do i do with the gaps between the plaster boards?

 

[Nigel_Cro]

Get a decent plasterer in and get it skimmed.

Otherwise you will waste time (and money) trying to bodge it right.

 

[dantheram]

Get a decent plasterer in and get it skimmed.

Otherwise you will waste time (and money) trying to bodge it right.

do i need to sand it all down to the board first?

 

[Nigel_Cro]

You will certainly need to remove all of the loose stuff.

Apart from that, I would wait for my tame plasterer to come round and check the job out then take his advice. The guy I use always pops round one evening in the week just to check it out, then comes round at the weekend to get the job done - in this way, I can pick his brains and years of experience.

HTH

 

[kimtastic]

Remove the flakes first. Then you need to plaster/sand between the boards to get an even surface. Do you intent to paint the wall or decorate it with wallpaper?