What to do with this wall?

jc808

Stripped lining paper off them (or halfway through doing so, i should say)

do i need to get them skimmed or can i stabilise them somehow?

Owain_Moneysaver

If the plaster is solid then just rub down and fill (and repeat a couple of times).

If there are any badly knocked about bits, chop out the existing topcoat to about 5 mm, apply diluted PVA glue with a brush, let dry, then fill and rub down.

jc808

plasters rock solid.

ill chcek some vids on youtube never done this before thankyou

PheoUK

Any leftover adhesive will screw up the paining so you probably need to sand it back significantly...

Xeorix

PheoUK wrote: »

Any leftover adhesive will screw up the paining so you probably need to sand it back significantly...

This. If there is a single bump or crack etc, that you can FEEL on the wall, it will still show up no matter how many coats of paint you put on.

My suggestion would be to flat the wall back as best you can. If the big patches are still there, skim it to a flat finish.
I would then sand it so it's smooth and stick some lining paper on it.

We had a wall in our bedroom which had wallpaper on it, and behind that was a terribly bad wall - not as bad a yours. When we painted it, you could see every bump under the sun, even though to touch it was smooth.

Ended up lining papering it before painting and now its perfect.

jc808

dont want lining paper

ill try sanding filling it smooth see how i9t goes if not ill get a spread in

paulsad

As been said it'll never look perfect just painted no matter how much sanding you do (It'll bug you most as you'll be looking for the bumps + the hall light will show it up more) - either lining paper or bite the bullet and get skimmed.

Xeorix

jc808 wrote: »

dont want lining paper

ill try sanding filling it smooth see how i9t goes if not ill get a spread in

Even by skimming it you will struggle. As long as you can get that surface to a semi respectable surface, stick lining paper on and paint it. You'll never know there's paper on it and it will be 100x better than anything you can do with it without a lot of work.

Like I say, ours looked fine but as soon as the light hit it, it was a mess so lining paper it was