Sand down woven wallpaper before rolling putty?

[HenryN]

Hello everyone,

I have a woven wallpaper that I'm not too fond of and I'm thinking of doing something about it. A craftsman helped me take down a partition wall with this wallpaper and he said it's adhered so well that I can apply filler directly on it.

The question is whether I need to sand it down or treat it in some way before I start with the roller filling? Grateful for any tips!

Thank you for the help,
Henry

 

[varmkorv]

Have you considered the renovation work? I have no personal experience with renovation work, but many on the forum seem to have good experiences. I will try for the first time next week. But I don't have any structure fabric/wallpaper.

I'm unsure if you need to treat the wallpaper in some way before spackling. But I would go with painter's wash. The wallpaper looks like it's been up for a while. And it's not expensive or time-consuming. Then I would roll on the spackle.

 

[Jonatan79]

If it's an interior wall, especially around windows or doors, I would have screwed on renovation plasterboard, 6mm, minimal filling and sanding, and it's quicker.

 

[Polacoloco]

It looks quite rough. I don't know if renovation wallpaper takes up such texture but otherwise, renovation wallpaper is really an excellent product. To be on the safe side, you can scrape the textured wallpaper vertically then horizontally. Sand lightly and then apply glue, and then put up the renovation wallpaper.

 

[Stefan N]

It doesn't pick up that kind of texture. Spackling is a must.

 

[HenryN]

Thank you for all the answers. I haven't done anything like this before, but I thought if you're going to learn something, you have to try.

If I am going to spackle, does it require any sanding or other treatment, like painter's wash?

 

[kulle]

As jonatan79 wrote earlier, renoveringsgips

 

[Polacoloco]

As jonatan79 wrote earlier, renovation plasterboard

But what if he gets bubbles in the paper tape?

 

[HenryN]

Thank you. Sorry, I forgot to mention that there are two windows, two radiators, and several outlets for electricity, broadband, and TV as well as a vaulted ceiling angle. I imagine that the renovation plasterboard will stand out against the ceiling angle?

 

[Ragganof]

No problem to fully spackle, and if there are any bubbles, just cut them out and spackle over.

 

[Jonatan79]

Ok, yes it gets a bit tricky around window frames and outlets so it might be easier to spackle after all. But if it's your first time, you can expect it to be somewhat okay unless you're super careful, so feel free to bring a friend who has experience and take a quick course

 

[Polacoloco]

Just google "rullspackling" and you'll find a couple of videos on how it's done. Of course, it's a pro showing the way. As usual, you have to double the time it takes and add some swear words, and the result is what it is. I shiver just thinking about plastering an entire wall. I get a headache just from plastering drywall with all the dust and mess!

 

[Stefan N]

Sanding with a giraffe and vacuum cleaner, barely a speck of dust.