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Daniel_Corsa |
posted on 17th Mar 11 at 09:36 |
Some charge by the mtr some charge by job and some do it on a daily rate. | |
corsaaa_16v |
posted on 17th Mar 11 at 07:27 |
quote: Thanks for the advice :thumbs: | |
jacko198 |
posted on 17th Mar 11 at 00:18 |
If youre filling anything in, dont put too much filler in! Try keeping it as smooth as possible. I found this the hard way wacking loads in, sanding it took forever! | |
Gary |
posted on 16th Mar 11 at 18:21 |
100-150 depending if you know anyone in the trade. | |
corsaaa_16v |
posted on 15th Mar 11 at 18:55 |
Any rough idea how much I would be expected to pay for to skim a wall? Is it usually charged by the metre? | |
Ben G |
posted on 15th Mar 11 at 12:56 |
sorry to hi jack your thread but what would you recommend for a wall that has an indent from where a dado rail has been? | |
Daniel_Corsa |
posted on 15th Mar 11 at 12:47 |
Re-skimming the wall is just so much less hassle and perfect finish for painting! | |
AK |
posted on 15th Mar 11 at 07:41 |
The way I do it.... | |
AK |
posted on 15th Mar 11 at 07:38 |
eh.... sand your bloody walls either way :lol: | |
_Allan_ |
posted on 14th Mar 11 at 23:39 |
Sugar soap the walls, it should clean off most of the shite. :) | |
Gary |
posted on 14th Mar 11 at 21:46 |
Might be excess paper/glue. | |
corsaaa_16v |
posted on 14th Mar 11 at 18:34 |
quote: Cheers :cool: | |
jungle |
posted on 14th Mar 11 at 17:59 |
120grade sand paper on a wooden block or in my case a sanding pole lol sand walls sown first then a light skim of filler on any dodgy bits, then rub down again and you should be good to go ;) | |
corsaaa_16v |
posted on 14th Mar 11 at 17:02 |
Yep, the walls were steamed and anything left of the walls now is old flaky paint that just seems to need sandings | |
Ojc |
posted on 14th Mar 11 at 16:28 |
Maybe they will, thats why most people tend to use lining paper as they are too fucking tight to get walls reskimmed. | |
Steve |
posted on 14th Mar 11 at 16:11 |
walls might need a reskim of plaster | |
Ojc |
posted on 14th Mar 11 at 15:58 |
How did you remove the paper? I use a steamer type device that damps the paper and softens the glue, from what you are describing sounds like you still have that left on the walls? | |
corsaaa_16v |
posted on 14th Mar 11 at 14:45 |
I have spent the whole weekend removing the wallpaper and lining paper from the walls in my house in preparation for painting them. |