ᐅ Is using painter’s fleece as a base a good idea?

Hello everyone,

We have received a quote from a painter for our new build.
All walls and ceilings are covered with drywall panels.
The painter will apply joint compound and sand the walls and ceilings to a level 3 finish (Q3).
Then, they will prime with a deep-penetrating primer.
After that, the surfaces will be painted with a high-quality silicate paint mixed with quartz sand to create a fine-grained textured finish. Some individual walls will be covered with patterned wallpaper.

Our painter recommends applying a painter’s fleece before painting to create a more durable and higher-quality base. This should also help prevent cracks from the drywall substrate from easily showing through.
In renovation work, this makes it easier to remove paint and/or wallpaper if needed. Since the painter’s fleece would cost about 5,000 - 6,000 euros for the entire house, we are still considering whether to include it. What has your experience been with this?

Thank you!

If the plastering is done well, it can be done without, as long as the installer embeds joint tape in the first coat of filler on all seams. Without any reinforcement, cracks will occur. Karsten

The cost for the painter's fleece is too high, even if your single-family house is very large.

I don’t really see that; we also had painting fleece applied everywhere, and 5000 is more of an average price for normally sized houses... it’s not just any textured wallpaper that anyone can stick on the wall.

Cracks generally always occur, whether with or without joint tape... of course, there are fewer with tape.

We are also paying that for 600 sqm (160 sqm (1,722 sq ft) house). And that was more or less in the mid-range price-wise.

There is basic/affordable renovation fleece and there is fiberglass fleece, which is more expensive. When evaluating the price, you should know the basics.