ᐅ Painting or wallpapering gypsum plaster?

Maybe a small tip for homeowners during construction: when you paint, it’s better to get a little more paint than you think you’ll need. We have already touched up several areas after moving in and even later on. For example, in the stairwell where vacuum cleaners, suitcases, or travel bags can brush against the walls.

Corners and edges that our cat frequently passes by also tend to get dirty quite quickly. We didn’t notice this as much on the wallpaper in our previous apartment.

@Musketier: Don’t you have one of those erasers for wall marks?

We only painted our gypsum plaster as well. However, we had an agreement with our plasterer to make the surface as smooth as possible so that we could paint it ourselves. It only needed to be primed and then painted. It looks good. The important thing is not to use the cheapest paint.

I will take a look at the eraser. So far, we don’t have one. Does it work well?

This is a small white sponge: you can get it in multipacks seasonally at stores like Tchibo or Aldi. However, a hardware store also carries similar items. When dampened, it can be used to remove dirt marks, for example from walls.

Patchwork schrieb:
that depends on the size of the house. How many square meters is it?

The ceiling area is 145 m² (1,560 sq ft), and the wall area is 411 m² (4,425 sq ft).