Alternative to Cover-up

[Malinamator]

Hello,
We have just renovated our hallway, which is about 10 square meters, using cover-up on the walls that were really worn. Now we're planning to tackle the living room; we have wallpaper from before that's starting to peel at the seams and edges, but the walls don't have as many blemishes as in the hallway. Is there a cheaper alternative we can use on the walls here instead of cover-up?
The living room is about 36-40 square meters, so buying many expensive rolls of cover-up is not within our budget.

 

[fribygg]

It is possible to use grålumppapp

 

[Malinamator]

It is possible to use grålumppapp

Isn't that flammable?

 

[Lechuza]

It is possible to use grålumppapp

To glue on the walls, you mean?

They must look so damn b

 

[Lechuza]

Hi,
We recently renovated our hallway, which is about 10 square meters, and used cover-up on the walls that were really worn out. Now we're thinking of tackling the living room, where we have wallpaper that's starting to peel at the seams and edges, but the walls don't have as many blemishes as in the hallway. Is there a cheaper alternative we can use here on the walls instead of cover-up?
The living room is about 36-40 square meters, so buying many expensive rolls of cover-up is not within our budget.

The cheapest option for you:

Trim the wallpaper seams with a razor blade in a fully extended position

Buy filler at byggmax, fill the seams 2-3 times, and sand between EACH filling

Prime with a proper primer once, then cover with topcoat twice

To be even more thorough, apply broad filler twice, but it will be both more expensive and more laborious

Kind regards, the painter

 

[fribygg]

Isn't that flammable?

Hardly more flammable than the cardboard on plasterboard or regular wallpaper, I have it myself in a timber house from the 1800s.

 

[fribygg]

Do you mean gluing on the walls?

They must look so damn b

That probably depends on the environment, right? In the right house, I would say it looks really nice, many building conservators use lumppapp.

 

[Lechuza]

That depends on the environment, right? In the right house, I would say it's really nice, many building restorers use lumppapp.

Okay, yes, I just Googled some pictures. If you had made a feature wall and left it unpainted, it could have looked cool.

But painted grålumpapp, at least I thought it looked very sad.

 

[mojjen]

Search for renovation wallpaper. There are many options. Cover-UP (fiona seems to cost around 320:-/10m. Easycover from duri between 220-268. Low-cost brands like Nyans from 160:-

Personally, I am skeptical of all renovation wallpapers, but my sister was pleased; I think they used Easycover. However, it's a form of "quick fix renovation." A way to make it fairly simple, but it costs in return. The correct way is to remove the old wallpaper and spackle. Better, but significantly more work.

A bucket of spackle like Becker costs 230:- you'll need 5-6 buckets (Counting on possibly having up to 50-60m2 wall area. Some tools, sandpaper, maybe a wallpaper steamer are needed. So you should end up around 2000:-, and lots of sweat.

With renovation wallpaper, you also need about 6 rolls, plus glue, essentially the same cost if you choose the mid-range Easycover. I would never skimp and take the cheapest.

The conclusion is that it's not possible to do it cheaper than with renovation wallpaper, but it can be done better if you have the energy and wide spackle.

 

[fribygg]

Okay, I just googled some images. If you had made a feature wall and left it unpainted, it could have looked cool.

But painted gray cardstock looked very sad to me.

Splash-painted or stencil-painted cardstock I think fits well in 1800s environments, it can look quite shabby if someone plasters such a wall.

 

[fribygg]

Hello,
We have just renovated our hallway of about 10 sqm, we used cover-up on the walls that were really worn. Now we're thinking of tackling the living room. We have wallpaper from before that is starting to peel at the joints and edges, but the walls don't have as many imperfections as in the hallway. Is there a cheaper alternative we can use here on the walls instead of cover-up?
The living room is about 36-40 sqm, so buying many expensive rolls of cover-up is not within our budget.

How old is the house? Are you thinking of having the walls painted or wallpapered?

 

[Malinamator]

How old is the house? Are you planning to have the walls painted or wallpapered?

From 1960-ish and we then plan to paint the walls

 

[fribygg]

From around 1960 and then we thought of painting the walls

In 1960s houses, it's probably quite unusual to have grålumppapp, but it's a possibility.

 

[Malinamator]

Cheapest for you:

Plane wallpaper seams with a razor blade knife in a fully extended position

Buy putty at byggmax, apply it 2-3 times on the wallpaper seams and sand between EACH application

Prime with a proper primer once, then paint twice

To be even more serious, apply a full joint compound twice but it becomes both more expensive and more work

Best regards, the painter

Thanks for good alternatives! They hadn't occurred to us, our thought was to tear down all the wallpaper, sand a looot, cover-up and painting, but your alternative sounds both cheaper and easier work-wise.

 

[Malinamator]

In 60s houses it's probably quite unusual to have grålumppapp, but it's a possibility.

Yes, when I googled the pictures I did like that they created some texture in the painting? We wouldn't mind having some action on the walls. I almost liked the style of it.