Hello everyone,
I have a question regarding the interior wall construction WITHOUT wallpaper. At the moment, the masonry and plaster (a type of sand render) are completed. I would like to apply a fine plaster/spackling compound that can be painted directly (without wallpaper). A company (whether professionals or not, I’ll leave that open) recommended and offered me the following steps:
1. Primer
2. Reinforcement mesh applied extensively on the walls
3. Gypsum plaster applied extensively as a finishing coat
4. Primer
5. Latex paint
Aside from the latex paint, which I do not want, I think step 2 might be unnecessary. So, primer, then gypsum plaster as a finishing layer, primer again, and then dispersion paint...
How would the experts here evaluate this approach?
Regards and thanks in advance for your input
Frank1010
I have a question regarding the interior wall construction WITHOUT wallpaper. At the moment, the masonry and plaster (a type of sand render) are completed. I would like to apply a fine plaster/spackling compound that can be painted directly (without wallpaper). A company (whether professionals or not, I’ll leave that open) recommended and offered me the following steps:
1. Primer
2. Reinforcement mesh applied extensively on the walls
3. Gypsum plaster applied extensively as a finishing coat
4. Primer
5. Latex paint
Aside from the latex paint, which I do not want, I think step 2 might be unnecessary. So, primer, then gypsum plaster as a finishing layer, primer again, and then dispersion paint...
How would the experts here evaluate this approach?
Regards and thanks in advance for your input
Frank1010
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Frank101031 Mar 2016 20:12"Could be" or "must it be like that"? So with full-surface reinforcement mesh?
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Sebastian7931 Mar 2016 20:57What is supposed to be a gypsum-cement plaster?
A primer is always necessary and should be applied separately. Reinforcement mesh with new plaster? I would get another quote...
We use lime-cement plaster, which sometimes crumbles. After treatment with a deep primer, it no longer crumbles, and the plaster also stops absorbing paint.
Two coats applied undiluted, and it looks fine.
In some areas, I still apply a thin skim coat, while in others we apply a finishing coat.
A primer is always necessary and should be applied separately. Reinforcement mesh with new plaster? I would get another quote...
We use lime-cement plaster, which sometimes crumbles. After treatment with a deep primer, it no longer crumbles, and the plaster also stops absorbing paint.
Two coats applied undiluted, and it looks fine.
In some areas, I still apply a thin skim coat, while in others we apply a finishing coat.
Frank1010 schrieb:
Oh, one more thing, the building is located in an Eastern European country. They still work in a very old-fashioned way here. That’s the problem with this situation – nobody really knows what was actually applied to the wall and how neatly the work was done. Sounds like it’s quite an adventurous build 😉
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Sebastian7931 Mar 2016 21:06Oh, I had only seen the first three posts – then the reinforcement does make sense after all...
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Frank101031 Mar 2016 22:46What was applied to the wall, I already mentioned. And yes, the workers did a reasonably neat job. However, from my experience in our region, the walls are usually plastered, and if you don’t want wallpaper, they are skim-coated with gypsum plaster to create a smooth surface. WITHOUT full-surface reinforcement... which is why I’m asking...
The craftsmen here are not fully professional like back home, but rather self-taught. The explanation was that this is a new building, which might still settle a bit. That’s why they used full-surface reinforcing mesh in case settlement cracks appear. Although I tend to think that if a settlement crack does occur, it would just be skim-coated and painted over...
The craftsmen here are not fully professional like back home, but rather self-taught. The explanation was that this is a new building, which might still settle a bit. That’s why they used full-surface reinforcing mesh in case settlement cracks appear. Although I tend to think that if a settlement crack does occur, it would just be skim-coated and painted over...
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