Hello,
we are currently building a new house and are focusing on the interior walls.
According to the builder, all interior walls will be finished to a Q2 level and are made of calcium silicate brick.
What would you recommend?
1) Should we install paintable wallpaper and then paint over it?
2) Should we plaster all the walls, sand them, and then simply paint?
The builder recommends wallpapering, as otherwise visible cracks are likely to appear everywhere. However, we would prefer the look of plaster.
If plaster, which type would you recommend that is easy to apply and work with, and possibly contributes to a good indoor climate?
we are currently building a new house and are focusing on the interior walls.
According to the builder, all interior walls will be finished to a Q2 level and are made of calcium silicate brick.
What would you recommend?
1) Should we install paintable wallpaper and then paint over it?
2) Should we plaster all the walls, sand them, and then simply paint?
The builder recommends wallpapering, as otherwise visible cracks are likely to appear everywhere. However, we would prefer the look of plaster.
If plaster, which type would you recommend that is easy to apply and work with, and possibly contributes to a good indoor climate?
When you say "we," do you really mean doing the work yourself?
If you prefer the rough plaster look, there is also textured paint available.
For a good indoor climate, it is best to use products based on lime or silicate.
However, modern dispersion paints are not as airtight as they used to be.
If you prefer the rough plaster look, there is also textured paint available.
For a good indoor climate, it is best to use products based on lime or silicate.
However, modern dispersion paints are not as airtight as they used to be.
Yes, we need to do all the wall and ceiling work ourselves.
We have also looked into textured plaster, but I believe it is quite expensive.
Would you recommend plastering at all?
Would you also say that too many visible cracks will appear in the drying process over the next few years on sand-lime brick walls?
We have also looked into textured plaster, but I believe it is quite expensive.
Would you recommend plastering at all?
Would you also say that too many visible cracks will appear in the drying process over the next few years on sand-lime brick walls?
@Pacc666 do you have a concrete ceiling?
I have completely sand-lime brick walls and not a single crack.
If you want a smooth surface, the only way is with a fine filler, for example, Knauf Uniflott.
You really need to be motivated to plaster the ceiling yourself. But if you know how, it's definitely possible.
I have completely sand-lime brick walls and not a single crack.
If you want a smooth surface, the only way is with a fine filler, for example, Knauf Uniflott.
You really need to be motivated to plaster the ceiling yourself. But if you know how, it's definitely possible.
Pacc666 schrieb:
Yes, we have a concrete ceiling.
The wall doesn’t need to be completely smooth; a slight texture, for example 0.5 or 1mm (0.02 or 0.04 inches) grain size as in spray plaster, would be fine for us too.We also don’t want plaster and are currently using Knauf Rotband Flächenspachtel Plus.
The plasterer is really impressed with it; it seems to be very easy to work with. For the joints, they are using Knauf joint tape.
I think the result is great 🙂
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