Some charge by the mtr some charge by job and some do it on a daily rate.

So if you have a few walls that need skimmed find someone that will charge by the day!

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Originally posted by jacko198
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!

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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!

100-150 depending if you know anyone in the trade.

Any rough idea how much I would be expected to pay for to skim a wall? Is it usually charged by the metre?

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?

it's on the wall where my staircase is so was either a dado rail or something to hold whilst walking down stairs.

guessing it would be best to get a re-skim?

Re-skimming the wall is just so much less hassle and perfect finish for painting!

For price of a bag of finish it's hard not to do it!

The way I do it....

Strip (with steamer or bucket/brush and large sharp scraper)
Go over again getting the wee bits off and let dry
Fill any areas
Sand ALL the walls
Line
Paint 1st coat
Check filling again, and caulk facings/corners and such like.
Paint/prime any 'dark' areas/filler etc
2nd coat.


Folk tend to re-skim walls at the drop of a hat these days :lol:

eh.... sand your bloody walls either way :lol:

Sugar soap the walls, it should clean off most of the shite. :)

Might be excess paper/glue.

Don't go sanding all your Walls just yet, get some photos up

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Originally posted by jungle
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 ;)

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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 ;)

Yep, the walls were steamed and anything left of the walls now is old flaky paint that just seems to need sandings

Any pointers towards what grade or brand of sandpaper to use?

Maybe they will, thats why most people tend to use lining paper as they are too fucking tight to get walls reskimmed.

But that's why I said do it by hand the sanding, otherwise you might end up with it falling down around you.

walls might need a reskim of plaster

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?

If so, get one of these.



Fill it up with boiling water and Fairy Liquid and soak the walls and remove the glue.

For the paint, sand it by hand. A machine is a bit of overkill for removing loose paint, take your time with it.

I have spent the whole weekend removing the wallpaper and lining paper from the walls in my house in preparation for painting them.

Now the majority of the paper has been removed, there remains areas of paint and roughness from where the paper used to be or from the original paint on the walls.

I assume the best way to prepare the walls and make them smooth for painting would be to sand them?

Should I do this manually or with an electric sander? Any recommendations for a decent sanding kit or the grade of sandpaper that would be best served for creating a smooth finish to paint over.

Thanks in advance :thumbs: