Hi everyone,
We plan to paint our stairwell with Knauf EasyPutz this weekend. Now we’re wondering about the best way to approach it.
We’ve already painted several rooms with it and are (by now 🙂) a bit more experienced.
Our staircase is an open quarter-turn two-stringer staircase (typical townhouse stairs). We can’t reach the wall behind the treads, so we’ll have to unscrew the treads.
We can’t do the entire height in one go, so we thought about the following:
- remove all treads up to the next floor
- paint from the floor up to just above the treads
- put the treads back on
- then move on to the next floor
And work our way from the basement up to the top floor
That way, any edges between the floors would be just above the stair treads, which should look less noticeable than having them in the middle of the wall.
Do you have any other suggestions?
We plan to paint our stairwell with Knauf EasyPutz this weekend. Now we’re wondering about the best way to approach it.
We’ve already painted several rooms with it and are (by now 🙂) a bit more experienced.
Our staircase is an open quarter-turn two-stringer staircase (typical townhouse stairs). We can’t reach the wall behind the treads, so we’ll have to unscrew the treads.
We can’t do the entire height in one go, so we thought about the following:
- remove all treads up to the next floor
- paint from the floor up to just above the treads
- put the treads back on
- then move on to the next floor
And work our way from the basement up to the top floor
That way, any edges between the floors would be just above the stair treads, which should look less noticeable than having them in the middle of the wall.
Do you have any other suggestions?
@ypg:
From top to bottom, we would have the problem that we couldn’t stand upright or would need to build an additional platform. The steps to stand on would then be gone 🙂
But it’s true, when I think about it, the separation between the individual floors beneath the stair steps is less noticeable.
You also tend to look down when walking up or down the stairs.
Good that we’re taking the whole weekend to focus on the stairwell 😀
Do you mean a picture lying flat or on the wall?
From top to bottom, we would have the problem that we couldn’t stand upright or would need to build an additional platform. The steps to stand on would then be gone 🙂
But it’s true, when I think about it, the separation between the individual floors beneath the stair steps is less noticeable.
You also tend to look down when walking up or down the stairs.
Good that we’re taking the whole weekend to focus on the stairwell 😀
Do you mean a picture lying flat or on the wall?
ypg schrieb:
Professionals would start at the top and work their way down.But don’t use EasyPutz. 😉 I keep saying it here—the stuff is no good. I used it in a small office. After a few years, the color was gone or completely different. Also, it feels rough and sharp when you run your hand over it…I found a picture of the baseboard sample (it won’t be gold, though 🙂).
You can see the texture quite clearly here.
We primed with Knauf primer first, then applied it with a roller, and finally rolled over it with a finisher roller. We like the look, but it feels very much like sandpaper.
So we repainted everything white, and now the surface is "smoother." I can share a photo of that later. This picture shows the unpainted version.
We tested it beforehand in the bedroom behind the future wardrobe.
Imke2020 schrieb:
Found a pictureThanks. What is this called? Is it a fine plaster or a replacement for textured wallpaper? (Asking for a friend 😉 )Similar topics