ᐅ Painting or wallpapering gypsum plaster?

Hello,

we are currently finishing our house. In our new build, which has now taken 6 months, Q2-level gypsum plaster was applied to the walls.

What is better for a new build that has not yet been exposed to frost: filling and painting directly, or applying a painter’s fleece first and then painting?

Many thanks and best regards,
Ani

Hello,
we are currently facing a similar question, but only regarding the ceilings. Q2 is actually suitable only for textured tape or a paintable plaster finish. If you only want to paint, you could have had Q3 or Q4 done by the plasterer instead of Q2...

I’m not sure if we just had a good Q2 batch, but we simply painted over it and the result was excellent.
For the living room, we used painter’s fleece before painting, but we skipped that in the other rooms.

The only thing I noticed is that the gypsum plaster is quite sensitive to impact without painter’s fleece. On such smooth walls, dents become even more visible.

I opted to pay the extra charge for the higher quality Q3. It was around 8,000 euros. I found the price to be a bit on the high side...

That depends on the size of the house. How many square meters is it?

We have had the same experience with Q2 as @Musketier: the painted walls look good, but after moving furniture around, some spot repairs were always necessary. It might also be a matter of personal taste and style: we have a slightly industrial-style influence, whereas for a cozy country house style, using fleece wallpaper would be recommended.