Without getting a plasterer in to do the job is there another way of making the wall smooth and ready for emulsion.I heard somewhere that there is a product on the market that is simple to use but i can't remember what.Thanks for reading.
2007-02-03 01:53:07 · 10 answers · asked by loopofeternity 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Instead of trying to hide it, why not make a feature of it? Just get some textured paint, there's no end of things you could do with it.
2007-02-03 06:10:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polycell basecoat is one that advertises that job... you could possibly try it but i don't know how well it works, if you aren't going to get a plasterer I would try lining paper... my BF refused to plaster the lounge when we did it and made a few touch-ups and thought that would be enough.. have regretted it ever since as plaster would have looked sooo much better and really would have been worth the money... from now on every wall in the house will be plastered if the finish is paint.. if not it will be wall papered.
It does depend on how bad your walls are to start with as ours were pretty bad but I wouldn't dismiss a plasterer out of hand because they are worth it.
Good luck
2007-02-03 10:06:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can, relatively easily, apply your own skim coat of mud to the walls to even them out. The product comes dry in large bags or pre-mixed in large buckets. It's quite easy to work with (but messy). Once you have a relatively smooth layer on the walls, you use a drywall sanding pad to smooth it out the rest of the way.
If the reason they're currently bumpy is existing texture, you can try sanding that down, but that's no small amount of work.
2007-02-03 10:02:23 · answer #3 · answered by oldmoose2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shop Wilkinson's do a product in a can (the size of a large can of paint) that you paint over the walls to smooth them off (sorry can't remember the name of it off hand). I think most of the DIY stores do a similar thing, but I suppose it depends on what 'a bit rough and dumpy' is. Or there's always that extra thick insulating wallpaper available from DIY stores, that covers a multitude of sins
2007-02-03 12:09:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Walls are the same in the new house we've just moved into, we are going to acrilic the walls with 'puffy type paper' and then paint it! our walls are completly past it, unless we could afford to get the re-plastered! Not sure if yours are much the same or not!
2007-02-03 10:28:27 · answer #5 · answered by guclu@btinternet.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you thought about working with the uneveness? paint a base coat and then used a glaze of a deeper color. brush or roll on then used rags to lift off excess color. it will give you more of a tuscan look. an example would be an old gold with a glaze of burnt sienna
2007-02-03 10:35:17 · answer #6 · answered by tullytop 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why don't you just go with the flow and use a venetian plaster instead of trying to make it look smooth...i use it, old house, looks great
2007-02-03 10:33:33 · answer #7 · answered by cherry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get an electric sander, or tile the offending area or go for the mediteranean look (rough)
2007-02-03 10:03:25 · answer #8 · answered by TOTO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could paper it with 'lining paper' which is usually white and not very expensive. Not sure if you could emulsion strait on to it without putting other wall paper on top.
2007-02-03 10:04:34 · answer #9 · answered by Clota 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can sand the walls down with a block sander... which is basically just sandpaper wrapped around a foam block.
2007-02-03 10:00:37 · answer #10 · answered by JoHanna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋