Inside walls bad condition

Fluffy_Bunny_2

Hi,

Advice needed please. Walls painted over lining paper last time decorated and lining paper coming away from wall around radiators. Well we pulled off wallpaper to find walls not in that good condition but thought, what the hell - we'll just paint over and it looked quite bad. Walls lumpy and bumpy. Not good What's best to do.? Should we strip off lining paper and start again or would it be better to wallpaper (pet hate of husband) over the top? Or does it need skimming? I'm a complete learner so any help greatfully received.

home_alone

It depends on how bumby and lumby your walls are, it is sometimes easier to plasterboard the wall (simple operation) and skim. Skimming a bad wall can be as expensive or more than the plasterboard option and I would bet the wall will look better plasterboarded (also a good time to run any wires down that you want).

gary

ormus

depends on your budget. wall paper is cheap and quick and will hide most problems. depends on the pattern?
skimming is the answer if a painted finish is required. but not cheap.

Yogibear

http://www.diynot.com/pages/de/

have a look at this site if you are an amateur,you could woodchip the walls,cheap and cheerful,or you could paper them with anaglypta there are lots of different types some easy to hang some not,use a good quality emulsion paint and don`t thin it down:beer:

cattie

If it's still possible to get rolls of that polystyrene lining stuff, that may be ideal to cover the lumps & bumps & then wallpaper over the top of it or use lining paper. Less costly than skimming or plasterboard if you're on a limited budget.

ixwood

Skim and never ruin it with wallpaper again is nthe best long term solution IMO. A lick of paint in a few years when you fancy a change and it'll still look brilliant.

Have you got a picture?

A good plasterer will skim a small wall in an hour or less. Can't cost that much!

ixwood

And it does add value. How many people see woodchip or anaglypta when viewing a house and say "Oh, what's under there? I bet it's a mess!"?

And plain walls are less fussy than wallpaper.

I'd actually be proud of my lovely smooth solid walls and highlight them as a feature if I was selling. Not that I'm sad or anything.

sallywl

depending on how bad it is you could try caulk for any holes/ grooves (worked on our walls) also my OH has replastered our dodgy walls and done a blummin good job

home_alone

Depending on the size of the wall but an average wall 12ft long plaster boarded and skimmed could cost as little as £80 is it worth messing around.

gary