We have moved into a villa from '71, where a basement room has acted as a recreation room. This room has a number of troublesome walls that we would like to sand down and paint.
However, I have no idea what tools I should rent to do this.
Some of the walls seem to have some form of "texture plaster" or similar. It looks like someone just took some plaster-like putty and made patterns on the walls with it. Picture is here: http://i.imgur.com/YqTWhrJ.jpg Since this is just plaster, I assume it can be sanded down fairly easily, but I still don't know what I need
However, there is also another wall that is more troublesome... It has "stones" embedded in it. The stones themselves are not hard, you can easily penetrate them with a screwdriver or anything. The "putty" or whatever holds them in place is harder. Picture is here: http://i.imgur.com/bvGQGpN.jpg
("the brick closest to the camera seems quite easy to remove. The loose lamp cord has already been removed)
I assume I need some form of electric sander, where you can attach a construction vacuum, but what exactly should I be looking for?
- Björn
However, I have no idea what tools I should rent to do this.
Some of the walls seem to have some form of "texture plaster" or similar. It looks like someone just took some plaster-like putty and made patterns on the walls with it. Picture is here: http://i.imgur.com/YqTWhrJ.jpg Since this is just plaster, I assume it can be sanded down fairly easily, but I still don't know what I need
However, there is also another wall that is more troublesome... It has "stones" embedded in it. The stones themselves are not hard, you can easily penetrate them with a screwdriver or anything. The "putty" or whatever holds them in place is harder. Picture is here: http://i.imgur.com/bvGQGpN.jpg
("the brick closest to the camera seems quite easy to remove. The loose lamp cord has already been removed)
I assume I need some form of electric sander, where you can attach a construction vacuum, but what exactly should I be looking for?
- Björn
Doesn't sound like it would get particularly smooth with a crowbar
The plaster is, as mentioned, very "soft" so it can be removed with something like a putty knife, but it's going to take a hell of a lot of time, and it won't be smooth underneath, instead there will be quite a few residues left.
The "stones," on the other hand, I don't know...
The plaster is, as mentioned, very "soft" so it can be removed with something like a putty knife, but it's going to take a hell of a lot of time, and it won't be smooth underneath, instead there will be quite a few residues left.
The "stones," on the other hand, I don't know...
Yes, I also believe more in cutting it off from the side/underneath than trying to grind it down. Maybe some sort of really sturdy chisel-like tools? Any potential damage to the surface will hopefully not be bigger than what can be filled...
Google "giraffe"
A wall sander that painters use, it comes with a vacuum cleaner that goes with it. Wonderful tool.
/Torpalainen
A wall sander that painters use, it comes with a vacuum cleaner that goes with it. Wonderful tool.
/Torpalainen