MZ-HANDYMAN WALLPAPER REMOVAL AND COVERING

This is a wallpapered master bath. The homeowners tried to remove 3 layers of wallpaper and then called me in to complete the job professionally.

NOTE: The light box was just floated primed and painted because it will be removed in the futures along with the popcorn ceiling.

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• wallpaper
• wall
• paper
• removal
• covering
• skim
• skin
• coating
• sheetrock
• repair
• texture
• mz
• mz-handyman
• manuelz
• manuelz@netzero.net
• 210
• 735-7282
• san
• antonio
• texas
• tx
• handyman
• handy
• man

[nycgirl56]

Thank you! My painter suggested just texturing the walls to hide the imperfections. I haven't see how it came out yet, but I hope this worked. He said it was easier to do it this way since I'm paying him by the hour.

[phartattack]

@nycgirl56 So, your painter doesn't know how to skim coat... He/She could still skim the bad sections. any imperfections will still show through the texture.

[nycgirl56]

I had wall paper removed from my kitchen. It was so old that as it came off, it tore off some of the paper from the sheet rock. Now I can't paint over it without the tears showing through.  What would you say is the correct way to prepare the walls for painting?

[phartattack]

@nycgirl56 Skim coat the walls with a thin coat of joint compound and sand them smooth afterwards. Next texture it with a watered down mix of the joint compound. (Thickness of honey)... Prime and paint!

[nycgirl56]

@phartattack I don't know if he knows how to skim coat...I think it was just easier I guess for him not to do all that priming. I hope when I see it, the imperfections don't show through too much. It was the kitchen walls. I see you're in San Antonio, TX. I'm moving to Dallas, TX in two months from NY. So I haven't even seen out it's coming out until I get there.