Excuse the laugh, but when I asked the landlord of the apartment my daughter lives in if we could re-wallpaper, the answer was that it was fine, we just couldn't paint the ceiling black!M Mikael_Swe said:
But with walls like that, things might have gotten a bit awkward anyway...
Rent a Giraff, is my suggestion too.
Have filler in stock. Will borrow a sander. Will try that first. Renting a giraffe goes for 400kr/dayL Liljeros said:
You only need the giraffe 1 day after you've finished spackling.
Were you planning to do the job yourself?
Is it fuzz from the carpet that stuck to the wall because of the glue?
I would probably try a green scotch sponge and warm water, try to scrub away the fuzz and hopefully the glue.
But you probably won't get rid of the glue residue since they likely used real floor glue and combed it out.
Spackle twice after you've scrubbed.
Those who say "tear down the drywall and redo it" probably missed when you wrote cheapest and easiest way.
Edit: worth trying a sander to sand down the glue! But then I would probably use a hand sander instead of a giraffe, it's likely to grip and sand better.
Regards, the painter
Were you planning to do the job yourself?
Is it fuzz from the carpet that stuck to the wall because of the glue?
I would probably try a green scotch sponge and warm water, try to scrub away the fuzz and hopefully the glue.
But you probably won't get rid of the glue residue since they likely used real floor glue and combed it out.
Spackle twice after you've scrubbed.
Those who say "tear down the drywall and redo it" probably missed when you wrote cheapest and easiest way.
Edit: worth trying a sander to sand down the glue! But then I would probably use a hand sander instead of a giraffe, it's likely to grip and sand better.
Regards, the painter
Is the glue "soft" or hard? If it's regular floor adhesive, it's often a bit elastic and not recommended to either try to fill over or sand down, the filler will likely crack over time and sanding won't accomplish much.M Mikael_Swe said:
If it's soft, I would go with a sharp putty knife and try to scrape it clean before filling extensively.
Otherwise, rotgips 100kr/sheet should be about 3-400kr for that room, then the wall is as good as new. It might take 1-2 hours to install if you're reasonably handy, and losing 6mm of the room feels negligible.
Last edited:
Irrelevant.Nissens said:
Or buy a used one instead of a new one, much smarter.A AK1981 said:
There are no cheap ways if you want it to turn out well. Use Rollout putty, the best thing since sliced bread. Once you figure out how to do it, it goes super fast compared to “regular” wide puttying. Then check the surface, use renovation wallpaper on the putty, the coarse kind, if needed. It turns out great. But unfortunately, it's expensive.M Mikael_Swe said:
Thank you for your opinion. 😊TRJBerg said:
I've made the same mistake with more expensive renovation wallpaper in the living room. Didn't show initially, but now that everything has dried and settled, most imperfections still show, like the seam strips... Have to keep practicing wide spackling...K Kardan79 said: