ᐅ Plastering the Interior of a New Build or Applying Paint-Ready Wall Liner Right Away?

Hi everyone,

We are currently in the middle of the shell construction phase and are discussing interior plastering with contractors. We have received two quotes (one with lime gypsum plaster and one with lime-cement base coat).

Both prices are a bit surprising to me.

We would like the walls and ceiling to be completely white and ideally very smooth, without any significant texture.

I have also seen painter’s fleece online.

How do I apply the fleece to the walls? Is a base coat enough, and then the fleece directly on top?

What would be more cost-effective? Plastering everything or using the fleece?

I would really appreciate your input!

You definitely need interior plaster, no matter what finish you apply to the wall.

Option 1: Choose a high-quality level and simply paint over it
Option 2: Choose a medium-quality level, apply painter’s fleece, and then paint

Neither option is cheap

So, always base coat plaster followed by finish coat plaster?

Base coat plaster and then a fleece (reinforcement mesh) on top is not possible?

Hello,
before the painting fleece is applied, the walls need to be as smooth as if they were only being painted, since all unevenness will show through. The fleece only has the advantage of bridging small hairline cracks.

Why don’t you use gypsum plaster?

Regards

I'm not very familiar with plastering yet..

You can make gypsum completely smooth, right?

Maybe this wasn’t offered because cracks could possibly develop, right?

The commonly used plaster is gypsum-based and white. Cracks only occur if the mixing ratio is incorrect. Usually, it is applied in a single coat—applied, smoothed, and floated. This results in a very smooth surface, especially if there is decorative molding (stucco) on top.