ᐅ Painting directly on drywall

Hello,

we are currently building a prefabricated house with a breathable building method. The interior walls have now all been skim-coated. My question is: Can I paint directly on the drywall surface, or is it absolutely necessary to apply wallpaper or plaster first? This concerns the ceiling areas and the walls of the children's room. What can I expect as the result after painting?

Which type of paint is recommended for breathable walls?

Thank you in advance

How is your wall finished? Q2 or Q3?

In any case, you need to prime the wall first. Otherwise, the paint will dry unevenly, which causes blotches.

Hello,

thanks for the quick reply. The wall has a Q2 level skim coat.

Then I strongly advise against it. We wallpapered everything, including the ceilings, and painted everything twice, yet you can still see the seams when the light hits.

But if you don’t mind that, well, then try it in one room. As for me, I’m glad we chose to wallpaper.

We’re currently in the same situation...

Our plastering expert (a plasterer nearing retirement) has applied joint compound to the entire house twice... afterwards, a painting fleece / smooth fleece will be installed — whichever term you prefer — and I’m really glad we chose this option. It’s not exactly cheap, but it definitely seems to be worth it.

The ceiling in our house was finished to Q3 level - filled, primed, and painted directly.
Walls: filled to Q3 level, then painter’s fleece applied, followed by two coats of paint. The painter’s fleece in our case is not only on the filled areas but covers the entire wall, basically like wallpaper.