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What exactly are my walls covered with ?
EchoLocation
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This might turn out to be a daft question, but it's got me wondering anyway...
The walls throughout my house are decorated with the same thing. I initially thought it was probably just thick paint, but having stripped a small section it appears to maybe be some sort of wallpaper, it also has a 'texture' to it. I'm confused because it came away from the wall completely cleanly and it's easily ripped into small bits. It can be bent slightly, but it's also quite brittle and can be 'snapped'. I'm guessing it's the original covering put on the walls when the house was built (and it's just been painted over), so is it some sort of 'special' (probably cheap) thin paper that developers use to finish walls?
Also, might as well ask whilst I'm at it as I'm going to strip the whole lot now, the above wall is a standard internal 'dry' wall. It feels very smooth and, as I said, the current covering has come away from it cleanly, so do I need to treat it first with something before painting it?
The walls throughout my house are decorated with the same thing. I initially thought it was probably just thick paint, but having stripped a small section it appears to maybe be some sort of wallpaper, it also has a 'texture' to it. I'm confused because it came away from the wall completely cleanly and it's easily ripped into small bits. It can be bent slightly, but it's also quite brittle and can be 'snapped'. I'm guessing it's the original covering put on the walls when the house was built (and it's just been painted over), so is it some sort of 'special' (probably cheap) thin paper that developers use to finish walls?
Also, might as well ask whilst I'm at it as I'm going to strip the whole lot now, the above wall is a standard internal 'dry' wall. It feels very smooth and, as I said, the current covering has come away from it cleanly, so do I need to treat it first with something before painting it?
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It sounds as if it's possibly Anaglypta.Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
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It looks like you have managed to strip the paint off. The reason being that the person who painted it originally didn't 'mist coat' the walls. This means that the paint struggles to adhere to the wall and pulls off easily (as you have found). Or it could be a lining paper that again hasn't adhered very well.Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.0
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It sounds as if it's possibly Anaglypta.
Now there's a word I've not heard in so long that I'd forgotten it! I think that may very well be the answer.It looks like you have managed to strip the paint off. The reason being that the person who painted it originally didn't 'mist coat' the walls. This means that the paint struggles to adhere to the wall and pulls off easily (as you have found). Or it could be a lining paper that again hasn't adhered very well.
Well, it came off the 'dry' wall easily, but I've now made a small attempt to get it off a brick wall and it's not quite as easy. The top layer seems to come away relatively easily, but the backing is a little more tough.
Thing is, I could just paint over it, but I want to sort out the various dents and cracks etc. before decorating, but because it's textured any sanding I do will just leave smooth patches that'll stand out a mile. So I'm going to have to strip the entire house now.
So with regard to the dry walls, as it all peeled off cleanly should I assume that I now need to 'seal' all the internal walls before painting?0 -
Let's not go there American route of calling plasterboard drywall.
I'd sugar soap the walls before painting.0 -
If it's not paint then it's lining paper, bare plaster needs a mist coat of paint (mix water with paint)I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.
You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.0 -
Agree it does look like wallpaper with possibly several coats of paint but could even be a thin skim of plaster with paint on it. We had that once; rubbish, thin layer of plaster (2mm thick, maybe?) cracked to hell, what a surprise and stuck together with gloss paint... oh yeah. Came off in chunks. Re-plastered and proceeded as normal.
Yes, you do need to "seal" the exposed plaster or the walls will "drink" any paint you put on there. Personally, I would just set to with a roller and honest-to-god emulsion or PVA glue to seal them; paint is probably easier. HTH.0 -
Obligatory reminder following previous post NOT TO PUT PVA OVER PLASTER BEFORE PAINTING.
Carry on.
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Never done it, just read it. I take it, it's wrong? Sorry.
Who's Jocasta Innes, again? No, I never did any of that, either.0 -
Its paint, probably a vinyl type emulsion over new plaster. What you describe as it peeling off and snapping is exactly what happens. Unfortunately where it comes off in patches you will see it if you overpaint unless you do loads of coats. I'm afraid sanding is probably the best bet, and yes, all the walls.Mr Generous - Landlord for more than 10 years. Generous? - Possibly but sarcastic more likely.0
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