Hello!
We have a rec room in our split-level house, two of the walls of which are exterior walls. One wall is completely above ground due to (split-level) and the other is mostly below ground. The previous owner wallpapered the walls and, I suppose, painted them with regular plastic paint. It was quite easy to tear this off the walls, and they have been there for many, many years. Now I'm considering painting the plastered walls directly with silicate paint to not trap moisture. However, the plastered walls have a lot of small cracks that would show through the paint since silicate paint is quite "runny." So my question is, do you think it would work to wallpaper the walls with paintable wallpaper made of fiberglass, which is not an organic material, and then paint directly on it with silicate paint? Since fiberglass should breathe, right? Or am I wrong there? We haven't noticed any signs of direct moisture. Additionally, there's a large open fireplace where we plan to install a Keddy stove, which should also dry out the basement quite a bit.
I would prefer not to re-plaster all the walls again...
Attached is a photo for review.
Grateful for your response.
Kind regards, Awwe
We have a rec room in our split-level house, two of the walls of which are exterior walls. One wall is completely above ground due to (split-level) and the other is mostly below ground. The previous owner wallpapered the walls and, I suppose, painted them with regular plastic paint. It was quite easy to tear this off the walls, and they have been there for many, many years. Now I'm considering painting the plastered walls directly with silicate paint to not trap moisture. However, the plastered walls have a lot of small cracks that would show through the paint since silicate paint is quite "runny." So my question is, do you think it would work to wallpaper the walls with paintable wallpaper made of fiberglass, which is not an organic material, and then paint directly on it with silicate paint? Since fiberglass should breathe, right? Or am I wrong there? We haven't noticed any signs of direct moisture. Additionally, there's a large open fireplace where we plan to install a Keddy stove, which should also dry out the basement quite a bit.
I would prefer not to re-plaster all the walls again...
Attached is a photo for review.
Grateful for your response.
Kind regards, Awwe
Why? Please explain your opinion and thoughts on not applying paint fleece. My idea was to do it just to avoid completely replastering the walls since I lack the knowledge for it, never done it before. The paint fleece covers certain irregularities like tiny tiny cracks that would be visible if I paint with silicate paint directly on the plaster. The big question is whether it allows moisture to pass through. Otherwise, it would also be pointless to paint with silicate paint if it doesn't allow for it..Stefan N said:
Regards
Considering that wallpaper glue functions like water and sugar, they do not block moisture. Wallpaper glue contains binders like Pvac, which do not bind the moisture in the wall.D danne_08 said: