Hello everyone,
Starting tomorrow, our interior walls will be finished with Q2 plaster.
We will carry out the painting work ourselves a few weeks later.
Now we are wondering what would be the best option for this.
We have currently considered several options but are still unsure which one we prefer (cost/effort).
1. Simply paint with EasyKnauf roll plaster (fine texture)
2. Apply painter’s fleece underneath and paint with EasyKnauf roll plaster (fine texture)
3. Apply painter’s fleece underneath and paint with standard emulsion paint
4. Use textured wallpaper (Raufaser) and then paint over it
We generally don’t like ceilings and walls to be completely smooth – a fine texture is perfectly fine.
What have you done in similar situations? If it wasn’t a DIY job: What did your painter do?
Any tips/tricks/notes on this?
Starting tomorrow, our interior walls will be finished with Q2 plaster.
We will carry out the painting work ourselves a few weeks later.
Now we are wondering what would be the best option for this.
We have currently considered several options but are still unsure which one we prefer (cost/effort).
1. Simply paint with EasyKnauf roll plaster (fine texture)
2. Apply painter’s fleece underneath and paint with EasyKnauf roll plaster (fine texture)
3. Apply painter’s fleece underneath and paint with standard emulsion paint
4. Use textured wallpaper (Raufaser) and then paint over it
We generally don’t like ceilings and walls to be completely smooth – a fine texture is perfectly fine.
What have you done in similar situations? If it wasn’t a DIY job: What did your painter do?
Any tips/tricks/notes on this?
Brief update:
All walls have now been fully coated with base plaster and then painted with decorative quartz (partly done by the plasterer, partly by us). We are really impressed – it looks truly great!
Technically, the final coat with a dispersion paint is still pending, but we will most likely skip this step...
In the bedroom, I applied a third coat of STO Rapid Ultra Matt – in my opinion, there was no visible difference compared to the opposite wall that wasn’t painted as a comparison.
The only change was that the granules were no longer as hard; the wall felt a bit softer, less sharp. However, with a 0.5mm grain size, this isn’t important at all since the granules don’t stick out anyway.
I think we will leave it as is and won’t take on the effort of painting the entire ground floor with white paint ourselves on the floorboard areas.
What’s definitely important is to apply a good base plaster and a good textured plaster (not cheap hardware store quality) – we were really very satisfied with the results!
If any small damage or discoloration occurs from the tradespeople, I will simply touch it up with some paint – I don’t think any difference will be visible.
Regarding the ceiling: It has been plastered twice, sanded, and sprayed. There are now some spots with splatters (which I suspect are from a bonding primer, as well as two pencil marks) that we can’t remove with a damp cloth. Does anyone have advice on how to repair a smoothly sprayed ceiling like this, or how to possibly remove impurities such as pencil marks and/or primer without repainting?
All walls have now been fully coated with base plaster and then painted with decorative quartz (partly done by the plasterer, partly by us). We are really impressed – it looks truly great!
Technically, the final coat with a dispersion paint is still pending, but we will most likely skip this step...
In the bedroom, I applied a third coat of STO Rapid Ultra Matt – in my opinion, there was no visible difference compared to the opposite wall that wasn’t painted as a comparison.
The only change was that the granules were no longer as hard; the wall felt a bit softer, less sharp. However, with a 0.5mm grain size, this isn’t important at all since the granules don’t stick out anyway.
I think we will leave it as is and won’t take on the effort of painting the entire ground floor with white paint ourselves on the floorboard areas.
What’s definitely important is to apply a good base plaster and a good textured plaster (not cheap hardware store quality) – we were really very satisfied with the results!
If any small damage or discoloration occurs from the tradespeople, I will simply touch it up with some paint – I don’t think any difference will be visible.
Regarding the ceiling: It has been plastered twice, sanded, and sprayed. There are now some spots with splatters (which I suspect are from a bonding primer, as well as two pencil marks) that we can’t remove with a damp cloth. Does anyone have advice on how to repair a smoothly sprayed ceiling like this, or how to possibly remove impurities such as pencil marks and/or primer without repainting?
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