Hello everyone!
The drywall installers will be finished soon, and after the tilers, we can focus on painting and flooring work. Accordingly, we’ve requested a quote. Unfortunately, it is well above our budget (over 16,000€). The quote includes covering and masking work, priming, filling and sanding, and paint fleece.
We now want to skip the paint fleece, as a perfectly smooth surface is not that important to us and the cost is quite high. But even without this item, we are still looking at over 10,000€. The filling and sanding work is also quite expensive. We could probably save those costs if we apply textured wallpaper (Raufasertapete) on the Q2 walls, right, or am I mistaken?
What other options are there? We have Q2 plaster. We know it’s not recommended to paint directly on this surface. However, our expectations for the finish are not very high. We are not fans of wallpaper, so eventually we just want to be able to paint on our own.
What exactly speaks against simply painting our Q2 walls? (Of course, we would sand and fill them beforehand.)
Thanks for your answers!
The drywall installers will be finished soon, and after the tilers, we can focus on painting and flooring work. Accordingly, we’ve requested a quote. Unfortunately, it is well above our budget (over 16,000€). The quote includes covering and masking work, priming, filling and sanding, and paint fleece.
We now want to skip the paint fleece, as a perfectly smooth surface is not that important to us and the cost is quite high. But even without this item, we are still looking at over 10,000€. The filling and sanding work is also quite expensive. We could probably save those costs if we apply textured wallpaper (Raufasertapete) on the Q2 walls, right, or am I mistaken?
What other options are there? We have Q2 plaster. We know it’s not recommended to paint directly on this surface. However, our expectations for the finish are not very high. We are not fans of wallpaper, so eventually we just want to be able to paint on our own.
What exactly speaks against simply painting our Q2 walls? (Of course, we would sand and fill them beforehand.)
Thanks for your answers!
Neubau2022 schrieb:
If you meant me: We have puttying, sanding, and the installation of painter’s fleece everywhere (except on the bathroom walls). Then the surfaces are painted twice, and ceiling moldings as well as baseboards are installed. The quality level is closer to Q3 than Q2. The Turkish team managed to get a very smooth finish with the lime gypsum plaster.No, I actually meant the original poster.But I think what you have planned sounds good. 🙂
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Pinkiponk10 Jun 2022 09:17MiCasaEsSuCasa schrieb:
...I recently read that you can rent drywall finishing machines. Maybe that could help.I’m a bit confused by the comments. What kind of substrate are we actually talking about?
In our case, plaster was applied directly on the brickwork. Fiberglass mesh was only used in areas like ventilation openings and the chimney to prevent cracking there. The plaster finish was Q2 level. After that, it was painted.
Wallpaper is not commonly used here in Bavaria. That’s how everyone does it around here...
Should I now apply fiberglass mesh, etc., for the few cracks that appeared over the three years?
In our case, plaster was applied directly on the brickwork. Fiberglass mesh was only used in areas like ventilation openings and the chimney to prevent cracking there. The plaster finish was Q2 level. After that, it was painted.
Wallpaper is not commonly used here in Bavaria. That’s how everyone does it around here...
Should I now apply fiberglass mesh, etc., for the few cracks that appeared over the three years?
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Neubau202210 Jun 2022 10:41Snowy36 schrieb:
I’m a bit puzzled by the comments here. What kind of substrate are we talking about?
In our case, plaster was applied directly onto the bricks, and mesh fabric was only used over areas like ventilation and the chimney to prevent cracking. The plaster finish was Q2. After that, it was painted.
Wallpaper isn’t done in Bavaria. That’s how everyone does it here…
Should I now apply mesh fabric and so on because of the few cracks that appeared over three years?It’s not just about the cracks. It’s about the surface. With Q2 plaster, even where we lean more towards Q3 plaster, the wall has different textures. If you just paint over it, those textures will still be visible. If you apply painter’s mesh over it, you create a uniform surface, and it simply looks better...
Neubau2022 schrieb:
It’s about the surface. With Q2 plaster, and even with us where the plaster is closer to Q3, there are different textures on the wall. If you just paint over it, you can still see these variations. If you apply painter’s fleece (wall lining) over it, you create a uniform texture and it simply looks better...In our living areas, we have fleece and paint, in the utility room, only Q2 plaster and paint,
which looks different.
If you’re ever in Berlin, you’re welcome to come and have a look. 😉
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Neubau202210 Jun 2022 10:51Nida35a schrieb:
Living areas in our house are finished with fleece wallpaper and then painted,
the utility room is only painted after Q2 level drywall finishing,
so it looks different.
If you ever come to Berlin, you can come and have a look. 😉Yes, exactly. That’s probably how we will do it in the utility room, pantry, and dressing room—only Q2 to Q3 level jointing and painting. In all other rooms, painter’s fleece wallpaper will be used.
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