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My hallway walls used to have woodchip wallpaper on. When removing it the plaster surface became damaged. It's damaged with small chips and gouges. There's too many to do with filler and I don't think the surface repairing paints I have seen will do the job.

What would be the cheapest and more effective way of repairing the surface? Is it a job I could do myself or would it be better to get a plasterer in? The total area needing to be repaired is probably 10ft square.

Thanks
SB

Dippypud

For 10ft square, I'd get a packet of mix-it-yourself filler and get on with it.

Just don't over fill it...and sand it properly...

Remember,...preparation is everything if you want a good finish.

If you rush it..it'll be rubbish.

muskoka

We did exactly this though we had to do most of the house. It was a case of money saving for us, so we really couldn't afford to get it re-skimmed.

We used W*cks patching plaster (powder form), filled it, sanded it, filled it & sanded it. Other half finds it better than Polyfilla.

Cover it with 1400 grade lining paper, paint & away you go. Lots & lots of work I'm afraid

planemad

I use a product called Easi Fill - Its made by British Gypsum and comes in 10kg bags.
Its available from B&Q by the plastering section and is in a white and lime green bag.

As its name suggests it very easy to mix and use.
Sanding is also very very easy.
:beer:

misgrace

muskoka wrote: »

Cover it with 1400 grade lining paper, paint & away you go. Lots & lots of work I'm afraid

I agree, but obviously you would still need to do your prep, even though 1400 is quite thick, if you havent done enough prep some of the gouges will show through the paper.

Here is a snippet that I posted on another thread regards lining.....


if there are loads of cracks that need filling I would suggest you brush over the fillied areas with a slightly diluted PVA,(after you have sanded) this will give the filler like a hard boiled egg finish and hold back from further cracking, also by hanging lining paper if the crack tries to rear its ugly head again the LP will hold it at bay for much longer, plus by applying the pva also prevents the paste from the LP reacting to the filler and causing it to crumble underneath your LP, and you dont want that, as you have see bulges and little pinheads through your LP which means you will have to remove the length.

abankerbutnotafatcat

We did this ourselves aswell - throughout the 2 floor flat. It took ages but we couldn't afford anything else. After each lot of filling and sanding we painted with a paint that was made to cover hairline cracks and that helped us ascertain which holes needed more filling - some were very deep so needed several layers. It was a lot of hard work but the result is excellent. From woodchip with 20 layers of emulsion on top to a smooth wall!! Actually, it was a quite satisfying job - it was 14 years ago and the walls still look good.

Good luck OP :-)

muckybutt

Easi fill would be my option, great stuff

muskoka

if there are loads of cracks that need filling I would suggest you brush over the fillied areas with a slightly diluted PVA,(after you have sanded) this will give the filler like a hard boiled egg finish and hold back from further cracking, also by hanging lining paper if the crack tries to rear its ugly head again the LP will hold it at bay for much longer, plus by applying the pva also prevents the paste from the LP reacting to the filler and causing it to crumble underneath your LP, and you dont want that, as you have see bulges and little pinheads through your LP which means you will have to remove the length.[/QUOTE]

Well, we still have two rooms to go, so will try the PVA on top of the filled & sanded walls & see how we go.............Thanks:D

GlynD

abankerbutnotafatcat wrote: »

We did this ourselves aswell - throughout the 2 floor flat. It took ages but we couldn't afford anything else. After each lot of filling and sanding we painted with a paint that was made to cover hairline cracks and that helped us ascertain which holes needed more filling - some were very deep so needed several layers. It was a lot of hard work but the result is excellent. From woodchip with 20 layers of emulsion on top to a smooth wall!! Actually, it was a quite satisfying job - it was 14 years ago and the walls still look good.

Good luck OP :-)

I think this is a good option. These filling paints are designed to take all the work out of such a job. The though of filling in dozens of scraper marks and then sanding down again for prep does my head in. I'd rather pay £15 for a big bucket of filler paint and use it as an undercoat. Of course there are limitations but this sounds like the right sort of product.

muskoka

Err, sorry but can somebody point me towards this 'filling paint' please?

GlynD

muskoka wrote: »

Err, sorry but can somebody point me towards this 'filling paint' please?

This seems to be the chap http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=10317510&fh_location=//catal!!!1/en_GB/categories%3C{9372013}/categories%3C{9372030}/categories%3C{9372122}/specificationsProductType=basecoats