ᐅ Should you paint or wallpaper lime-cement plaster?

Hello,

I have lime-cement plaster throughout the entire house and want to start by painting everything white, possibly adding some accents after moving in.

The idea is simply to paint everything white first or maybe use wallpaper.

What have you done with your lime-cement plaster? Is it worth using silicate paint, or is the difference in indoor climate compared to an emulsion paint rather small? What should I pay attention to?

Does anyone perhaps have experience with wallpapers?

Many thanks to you all

The plaster is very rough, so it needs a good amount of filler. In this respect, wallpaper doesn’t add extra work because it saves a lot of filling. We have that in the bathroom and kitchen; elsewhere, it’s gypsum plaster. On the lime-cement plaster, we applied a layer of StoFill to eliminate large voids. Then we put on fiberglass mesh, painted with Stocryl. But where there’s no moisture exposure, regular wall paint is fine. I don’t notice anything unusual about the air quality in the rooms.

Using fiberglass everywhere would be too expensive for me and also a bit boring. You could look into Anaglypta wallpaper or create an accent wall with textured plaster. Not everything has to be smooth white; that’s quite dull. Karsten

In the bathrooms, we have lime-cement plaster, elsewhere gypsum plaster.
The lime-cement plaster is very rough and sandy.
I will sand it down tomorrow to remove the protruding grains.
Wallpaper (woodchip paper) will be applied on top; at least the painter says this won’t be a problem.

Maybe contact me again next week, then I can give an update on whether the wallpaper is up and appears to hold well (after painting).

In terms of quality, the plaster is at least paintable without any filling work. It has turned out very smooth.

If you don’t find smooth walls too plain or if you prefer wallpaper, then just paint the walls. I would say it saves a lot of work and money.

I'll join the conversation—what is the best primer and paint to use?