ᐅ Better to avoid wallpaper when moving in for the first time?

Bookstar schrieb:

Brick wall, plastered and floated, then the painter comes and starts painting.

That’s how I know it as well; this is the “classic” method where I’m from.

I know a painter who is currently building extensively, and he smooths the walls perfectly smooth, like baby skin.
It’s a lot of hard work and rather an exception.

Bookstar schrieb:

I can’t understand why anyone still wallpapers these days.

Take a look, for example, at inkiostro bianco. You’ll find many good reasons to choose wallpaper. After all, there’s more than just textured paint. However, if you want the walls to remain plain white without patterns, I agree with you—there’s no need for wallpaper.

ypg schrieb:

In general, we live in a time when everyone does what they like and want, without following current trends. But usually, our taste is influenced from the outside.

A personal taste that differs from the spirit of the times develops through conscious engagement with aesthetics and culture in relation to oneself. Independence from "what’s trendy today" brings self-confidence, joy in life, and lasting satisfaction with one’s own decisions. You don’t have to adjust every few years or completely redecorate a room. This can also be seen as a form of sustainability.

As an alternative to painting, I’d like to suggest clay plaster. The options are countless, and if you’re not really into the ultra-smooth surface trend (your personal taste can, of course, coincide with current trends), a moderate additional cost is manageable. Many people find this material contributes greatly to a comfortable atmosphere. It regulates humidity, positively affects room acoustics, and absorbs odors. Others have carried out analyses on these aspects and attribute different qualities to the material.

See for yourselves.

Painting the plaster alone just looked too rough to us.
You can expect noticeable waves (under raking light)...

That's why we had EVERYTHING redone. The entire surface was fully skim-coated twice, sanded, and painted twice.

In our case, only the walls with wall lights were fully skim-coated. All other walls were only partially skim-coated. Then a fleece was applied on top and painted. It looks good.

Golfi90 schrieb:

For us, simply painting the plaster was just too messy.
You can expect heavy waves (with grazing light)...

That’s why we had EVERYTHING redone. Completely skim-coated twice over the entire surface, sanded, and painted twice.

I don’t know anyone who achieves Q4 finish, so you’re probably right. I also don’t know anyone who sands for that. It also depends a lot on the plasterers; if they do a good job, Q2 is already free of streaks under light.

If you don’t have very skilled plasterers, the walls end up 1 to 2 cm (0.4 to 0.8 inches) uneven and wavy. Then grazing light is definitely an issue. But even Q4 won’t help in that case, because they’ll never manage to fix it.

Ötzi Ötztaler schrieb:

Have you been to a new housing development in the last five years? I noticed there are hardly any white houses with RAL7016 anthracite-colored PVC windows.

I live in one. It’s a pity that you only partially quoted my paragraph: one paragraph, two sentences....

ypg schrieb:

But usually our taste is influenced from outside.

That applies as well. Thanks for the attention.

Also, this belongs as part of the reply to the original poster. With exterior facades and new developments, she probably can’t relate to her question.