Rough walls


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Old 12-13-99, 11:19 PM
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I am remolding my bedroom. I am taking out a wall and combining two small rooms into one large room..

The walls are sheetrock and have rough texture. What is the best way to get the wall smooth so I can refinish all the walls with one matching texture... I have the same problem with the ceiling .

Any help you provide will be greatly appreciate!

 
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Old 12-13-99, 11:58 PM
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Skim coating the walls. Look in the painting forum, subject: "Whole house was pained over oil based paint help", started by "Ken". Read the responses, there you will find the how to.
 
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Old 12-16-99, 11:20 PM
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Some textured walls have more of a "bumpy" surface than others.
First go over the wall with a wide taping knife to remove the
highest bumps. Then go over the wall with a mesh sand paper
It is the kind that the tapers use that has holes in it, and
it does not build up (use the course one first). This mesh
material will help not only to remove the next level of texture
but also any paint residue that should come off.

Next, sand the wall. This is done due to the possibility that
there may be some gloss or semi-gloss paint that may still be
on the surface (This is necessary because some materials will
not adhere to a glossy or semi-glossy surface - check the
manufacturers recommendation before using the new product.)

Now you will be able to skim coat the surface and put on the
kind of surface that will match. Please note that if the
existing walls still have texture when you apply the new
texture application, the old texture will telegrapgh into the
new textured surface and then the new wall will still NOT match
the textured appearance of the old wall or ceiling when you are
finished. That is why you will want to get the old surfaces as
smooth as possible before the texturing process. Also, if you
have any crack filling that is not smooth before you start
texturing, the texturing will not cover up the poor workmanship,
but instead it will accent the poor workmanship. The walls need
to look smooth and nice before the texturing should be started.

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Old 12-20-99, 01:25 AM
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Scrape,sand, skim, sand and texture. I don't envy you! It is a lot of work, but should be worth the effort. I have used a paint scraper on some really rough stuff... it does the job quickly, but you need to be careful not to overdo it.
 
 

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