ᐅ Interior walls/ceiling/painting work, fleece mesh due to cracks in the plaster?
Created on: 27 Feb 2014 16:12
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koa
Hello dear community,
we are currently in the middle of building our house (rough installations for electrical and plumbing) and are now focusing on the final appearance of our walls and ceilings. For us, it is clear that the walls and ceilings will be white and bright. We definitely do not want any patterned wallpaper (except for the children's rooms). Visually, we both prefer a direct paint finish on the plaster and ceiling.
Our interior walls will be finished with gypsum plaster, except in the bathroom, where cement plaster is used. We have a precast concrete ceiling on both the ground floor and upper floor. Our current considerations are as follows:
For the interior walls (also in the bathroom, where no wall tiles will be installed), we are thinking about applying a white non-woven wallpaper ("vlies") and then painting over it with white or light paint. We want to use the non-woven wallpaper to prevent cracks in the plaster and possibly allow for re-wallpapering later on. Is this approach reasonable, or would you paint the gypsum plaster directly, accepting the risk of cracks? Do I need to apply a primer before hanging the non-woven wallpaper?
For the ceiling, we would like to fill the gaps between the precast elements, then sand, prime, and paint the entire ceiling. However, this does not seem to be an ideal solution, as every small unevenness will become visible. We prefer not to use textured plaster or textured wallpaper (such as "rough fiber") for aesthetic reasons. Would you recommend using non-woven wallpaper here as well, followed by painting? How have you handled your precast concrete ceiling?
Regarding the non-woven wallpaper and painting, I would also like to know if any of these tasks can be done during the screed drying phase, or if it is better to wait until the screed is ready for floor installation.
I would greatly appreciate your experiences!
Thank you very much and best regards
koa
we are currently in the middle of building our house (rough installations for electrical and plumbing) and are now focusing on the final appearance of our walls and ceilings. For us, it is clear that the walls and ceilings will be white and bright. We definitely do not want any patterned wallpaper (except for the children's rooms). Visually, we both prefer a direct paint finish on the plaster and ceiling.
Our interior walls will be finished with gypsum plaster, except in the bathroom, where cement plaster is used. We have a precast concrete ceiling on both the ground floor and upper floor. Our current considerations are as follows:
For the interior walls (also in the bathroom, where no wall tiles will be installed), we are thinking about applying a white non-woven wallpaper ("vlies") and then painting over it with white or light paint. We want to use the non-woven wallpaper to prevent cracks in the plaster and possibly allow for re-wallpapering later on. Is this approach reasonable, or would you paint the gypsum plaster directly, accepting the risk of cracks? Do I need to apply a primer before hanging the non-woven wallpaper?
For the ceiling, we would like to fill the gaps between the precast elements, then sand, prime, and paint the entire ceiling. However, this does not seem to be an ideal solution, as every small unevenness will become visible. We prefer not to use textured plaster or textured wallpaper (such as "rough fiber") for aesthetic reasons. Would you recommend using non-woven wallpaper here as well, followed by painting? How have you handled your precast concrete ceiling?
Regarding the non-woven wallpaper and painting, I would also like to know if any of these tasks can be done during the screed drying phase, or if it is better to wait until the screed is ready for floor installation.
I would greatly appreciate your experiences!
Thank you very much and best regards
koa
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nordanney27 Feb 2014 19:52We will also simply prime and paint the plaster on the walls and ceilings. However, we have already received a Q3 finish directly from the plasterer and hardly need to do any further work.