Wallper shows every lump and bump
newhome43
5 years ago
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Comments (32)Whilst I recognise there's a few tradespeople on here bemoaning fussy clients I have to say my biggest regrets when renovating my house was not being specific enough with trades! We had an electrician put in an extra light switch in the hall to control both the downstairs and upstairs lighting. He put it in a good 10-15cm lower than the other switch further along the same wall which looked completely ridiculous. Made him move it in line with the other one much to his annoyance. Another similar incident was with a vertical column rad for the kitchen - whilst I was specific enough this time to ask it be centered to the wall it was on, he installed it much higher than needed with about 30cm of pipe sticking out the bottom! It would have looked much better in line with the doorframe adjacent. Had to learn to live with that one. We had engineered wood floors put in upstairs - the fitter used the shortest wall in the smallest room to take a plumbline from. When it came into the hall it was obviously on a complete wonk. By this point I'd gotten a bit better at speaking up and ensuring we actually got what was needed (and paid for!). He had to take it up and re-lay using the hall as the plumbline. Looked so much better but he was extremely annoyed! After all this I learned to use masking tape to direct exactly where pipes/light switches/trim should be fitted so there was no room for 'interpretation'. I also forced myself to speak up more and advocate for what I really wanted. That said I'm a designer by trade so I generally know what I want and how to make it look good but was definitely a bit too shy to contradict trades in the beginning!...See MorePaint options for woodwork
Comments (10)No problem in that case providing none of the paint is flaking or loose you should be able to use a specialist primer. Obviously the paint isn't going to make everything smooth so it's worth sanding down any lumps and bumps but the primer eliminates the need for sanding every surface, multiple times. The primer is called bin sealer and it's really personal preference whether you use the water based version or the shellac version. I personally don't feel that positive towards the water based version and swear by shellac which is usually more expensive, dries in about 15 minutes and blocks all stains, knots and pretty much every decorating problem known to man. The downside is because it's shellac if it's knocked it can chip but my argument is if it's knocked your Going to have to fill it anyway so makes no difference. I'm not sure on the amount of items you need to paint or even the colour - the darker meaning you need more coats but I would say 2.5l zinnser bin sealer 2.5l top coat Is a very good starting point. Start from one corner in the room, Paint everything in the sealed and by the time you get to the other side your probably find it's dry enough for a 2nd coat. Then apply your top coat. Depending on your plan you may well need to apply a 2nd top coat but it doesn't need that very often so I doubt it. Sand problem areas Hoover Apply 1 bin sealer Check all painted surfaces for problems Apply 2nd bin sealer Check for problems Apply gloss/satinwood...See MoreDecorating a hall and staircase
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5 years agoHad a quick look. It is grasscloth. Also, anaglypta's come a long way since the 70's! Could actually add nice texture to the room.
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