I know this question has come up before, but I'm wondering if I can screw up the boards with a few screws into concrete and lightweight concrete walls? The thing is, I want to avoid steaming down the wallpapers because it's the hallway that needs fixing and for natural reasons it's used frequently as a passageway. In our apartment, the plaster/spackle tends to partly come off when the wallpaper is steamed off, which doesn't provide a good base.
So, smear on PL600, press the boards into place against the wallpaper, and put in a few screws to hold the boards in place; they're not supposed to be loaded so it should work, or am I just being lazy?
So, smear on PL600, press the boards into place against the wallpaper, and put in a few screws to hold the boards in place; they're not supposed to be loaded so it should work, or am I just being lazy?
I don't know if I would have chosen PL600 there, I mostly use that for moldings.
I probably would have used PL400 instead.
/Kent
I probably would have used PL400 instead.
/Kent
Personally, I don't understand why one should introduce renovation gypsum in a stone house. I think you have an excellent base for painting or wallpapering. Renovation gypsum is also not particularly cheap. If you have problems with the plaster coming off, you can roll on a cheap wall paint to bind the surface before plastering.
The problem is that the wallpaper partly sticks like glue and other parts come off easily, sometimes taking the original plaster with it. The result is an unusable surface, out comes the steam machine, and down goes the rest, but then comes the next problem; someone messed up when the house was built about 50 years ago, the ceilings (plaster + paint) come off when steaming off the wallpaper because of the slight moisture that seems to seep under the plaster, and suddenly the ceiling cracks. And then I'm standing there having to scrape down the rest, plaster the entire ceiling, etc., this has already happened in two rooms. Therefore, I want to avoid the steam machine and put up drywall instead to cover up the old crap.
Therefore, I'm wondering if a handful of screws plus glue is enough to hold the sheet in place? Because it shouldn't require 30 screws per sheet, right?
Therefore, I'm wondering if a handful of screws plus glue is enough to hold the sheet in place? Because it shouldn't require 30 screws per sheet, right?
Plastering is not a problem, but rather steaming off all the old wallpaper. Easy Cover or similar is not a good idea because there's no good surface to adhere to, so I still have to steam everything off beforehand and then I'd rather plaster.
Understand the problem with the ceiling. I have experienced this myself in an HSB apartment. I painted the ceiling, but it started cracking and falling down, so I had to scrape the mess off. According to the paint dealer, it was because the ceiling was sand-textured. I've searched online for this but haven't found any information. In the apartment I'm working on now, I've sanded off the wallpaper with 40 grit sandpaper and an orbital sander where I couldn't remove them with a Japanese spatula. It actually went pretty well, even though it got quite dusty. The apartment is completely empty, so it doesn't matter much if it gets dusty. Just put on a face mask. 