Hello
We are currently considering how to finish the walls in our new build.
The interior and exterior walls are made of sand-lime bricks, and a few non-load-bearing walls are made of gypsum concrete.
We want to design the walls so that we can avoid settlement cracks for as long as possible. (These are unavoidable in new buildings.)
What options are available?
Applying a plaster finish on the walls
Paintable plaster, roller-applied plaster, or simply smoothing with a drywall finish to Q3/Q4 level and painting
Alternatively, wallpaper and painting
Non-woven wallpaper, non-woven "Raufaser" wallpaper, painter’s fleece
We want the walls to be either smooth or with a light to medium texture (we are still undecided)
It is important to us to avoid settlement cracks for as long as possible. Non-woven wallpapers are the better choice because they cover small cracks and will only tear if large cracks appear.
The application should be relatively easy to carry out by amateurs.
We plan to have the painter do the stairwell and ground floor.
We want to do the upper floor, attic, and basement ourselves because we don’t have enough budget to have the painter do everything.
What would you recommend?
What is the difference between painter’s fleece and non-woven Raufaser wallpaper?
Is the only difference that painter’s fleece is smooth and Raufaser has a texture?
Non-woven wallpapers are definitely preferable to normal paper wallpapers, right?
Thank you for your help
We are currently considering how to finish the walls in our new build.
The interior and exterior walls are made of sand-lime bricks, and a few non-load-bearing walls are made of gypsum concrete.
We want to design the walls so that we can avoid settlement cracks for as long as possible. (These are unavoidable in new buildings.)
What options are available?
Applying a plaster finish on the walls
Paintable plaster, roller-applied plaster, or simply smoothing with a drywall finish to Q3/Q4 level and painting
Alternatively, wallpaper and painting
Non-woven wallpaper, non-woven "Raufaser" wallpaper, painter’s fleece
We want the walls to be either smooth or with a light to medium texture (we are still undecided)
It is important to us to avoid settlement cracks for as long as possible. Non-woven wallpapers are the better choice because they cover small cracks and will only tear if large cracks appear.
The application should be relatively easy to carry out by amateurs.
We plan to have the painter do the stairwell and ground floor.
We want to do the upper floor, attic, and basement ourselves because we don’t have enough budget to have the painter do everything.
What would you recommend?
What is the difference between painter’s fleece and non-woven Raufaser wallpaper?
Is the only difference that painter’s fleece is smooth and Raufaser has a texture?
Non-woven wallpapers are definitely preferable to normal paper wallpapers, right?
Thank you for your help
G
Gooosee1599 Jan 2023 16:50Ok
What width would you recommend for the painter’s fleece?
I have seen it in three widths:
53cm (21 inches)
75cm (30 inches)
100cm (39 inches)
Are there any differences?
With 1m (39 inches), you need to start less often, and it might reduce mistakes.
However, I could also imagine that a 1m (39 inches) width is harder to apply without wrinkles.
Which width would you recommend?
What width would you recommend for the painter’s fleece?
I have seen it in three widths:
53cm (21 inches)
75cm (30 inches)
100cm (39 inches)
Are there any differences?
With 1m (39 inches), you need to start less often, and it might reduce mistakes.
However, I could also imagine that a 1m (39 inches) width is harder to apply without wrinkles.
Which width would you recommend?
SumsumBiene9 Jan 2023 17:29Tolentino schrieb:
It doesn’t have to be that expensive. You can find painter’s fleece with 150g/m² (4.4 oz/sq yd) at the big home centers for about 1 €/m² (1 USD/sq yd). You can often skip the primer and paint directly.
Buy painting tools at Action. Then you don’t have to rinse rollers anymore—you just use a new one each time.
But yes, sanding and painting directly is probably cheaper. Although for amateurs, the result might not look as good.
Structurally concerning cracks won’t be covered by simple painter’s fleece either.
For amateurs, it’s better to use an orbital sander. It takes longer, but the result is better. You’ll need one for the corners anyway.
Drywall sanders are too bulky, and if you’re inexperienced, you might damage the surface more. Using a delta sander takes forever.
I bought a used pole sander including lots of sandpaper on eBay for 45€. Always work from bottom to top and don’t press too hard.
What kind of filler do you use?
G
Gooosee1599 Jan 2023 18:08We will receive approximately 500 kilograms (1100 pounds) of ultra-lightweight filler based on a gypsum-plastic composite with lightweight fillers.
This is suitable for filling and finishing work from level 1 to level 4.
This is suitable for filling and finishing work from level 1 to level 4.
G
Gooosee15924 Jan 2023 12:44I have another question about painting fleece.
We will be using painting fleece in our house because it is probably the easiest option for a layperson to achieve a good result (not perfect, but good).
The walls need to be painted as smoothly as possible.
We plan to buy painting fleece with a weight of 150g/m² (4.4 oz/sq yd).
Do the walls need to be primed beforehand?
What type of adhesive should be used? Non-woven wallpaper adhesive?
We will be using painting fleece in our house because it is probably the easiest option for a layperson to achieve a good result (not perfect, but good).
The walls need to be painted as smoothly as possible.
We plan to buy painting fleece with a weight of 150g/m² (4.4 oz/sq yd).
Do the walls need to be primed beforehand?
What type of adhesive should be used? Non-woven wallpaper adhesive?
Gooosee159 schrieb:
Do the walls need to be primed beforehand? I don’t think it’s strictly necessary, but I would still recommend it. After sanding, there’s so much dust on the walls that even a lot of adhesive might not provide optimal adhesion everywhere. Applying a primer also helps to remove more dust.
Gooosee159 schrieb:
What type of adhesive should be used? Non-woven wallpaper adhesive? Yes.
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