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| Thread ID: 109437 | 2010-05-08 07:32:00 | Grumble.... who's silly idea is it to renovate? | beetle (243) | PC World Chat |
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| 883167 | 2010-05-08 22:37:00 | where to get one of those? and another question............ if the wall paper is in good nick just tired out of stuff, with the rest of the house is it better to strip it or paint over it? :D beetle You can hire them from hire places if you don't want to buy one. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 883168 | 2010-05-08 22:50:00 | If painting over wallpaper you still have to do some prep, making sure theres no lose bits, bubbles etc. Usually a good primer as well. Some wallpapers are designed to be painted on, Example (www.wallpaperdirect.co.uk) they normally have a rough texture - smooth wallpapers can easily look :yuck: if the walls not flat as paint tends to reflect and show up flaws more. The father inlaw who runs his own decorating and textured coating business has the Blackbird weave ( from that link) all through their house, looks good, and every couple of years just repaints it to change the color (or when the mother inlaw says he has to). |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 883169 | 2010-05-09 21:37:00 | Have used one of those steamers wainui recommended and i agree they are worth it. Brilliant machine saved a lot of time and if the paper is easier to get off then the less damage is done to the gib | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 883170 | 2010-05-10 01:49:00 | I never bothered to prime wallpaper, I just reglued the loose bits with PVA, washed it down with a damp sponge mop to remove surface dust, filled any obvious damage with quick dry filler, sanded that, then applied two coats of acrylic medium-low sheen by roller. It lasted over 20 years here in a couple of rooms, others were repainted for a decor change after about 15 years and I've just finished redoing a lot of it over the last year as a precaution before we recarpeted!!! You need to prepaint in the corners using a brush because the roller doesn't get in, and the same for the scotia at the ceiling, but if you have skirting boards you just roll right along it then use a damp rag carefully folded to wipe off the paint and you get a very neat and straight finish line. The same trick works around windows and door frames too. It takes a couple of minutes practice to get the technique right but after that you just keep changing to a clean part of the rag and when you run out, rinse it thoroughly, wring out then carry on. I tried all the gadgets and tools that were sold as being the cat's whiskers for that part of the job, but always ended up cleaning up manually because they made a bigger mess, so I decided to cut out the middle man and just use the rag. Since you are moving, the job only has to be good, not perfect because buyers only see the big picture, not the tiny details. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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