Need help! Bubbling/lifting textured walls
#1
06-11-10, 09:57 PM
Need help! Bubbling/lifting textured walls
Hi all,
I have some problems with some of the walls in my house. I've taken pictures of them to show you guys.
First is this corner, it is near the ceiling.
This is below the pictures above
This is how it looks:
That section of the wall seems to be lifting off. It looks like some paper material (brown) which can easily be torn of peeled off.
My question for this is, since it seems to spread across the corner (last picture) how can I repair this? And since it is textured, how can I match it up?
Another wall in the house seems to have many crack lines that seem to be lifting/bubbling. I can push on the crack lines and there is movement..
Here is the same thing but it was a huge bubble leading to many broken pieces
what is the best way to repair this type of wall?
I plan on repainting these rooms but I need to fix these before doing so. I've done some painting and plastering(very small stuff) before so if this job is DIY'able i'll certainly give it a try.
I have some problems with some of the walls in my house. I've taken pictures of them to show you guys.
First is this corner, it is near the ceiling.
This is below the pictures above
This is how it looks:
That section of the wall seems to be lifting off. It looks like some paper material (brown) which can easily be torn of peeled off.
My question for this is, since it seems to spread across the corner (last picture) how can I repair this? And since it is textured, how can I match it up?
Another wall in the house seems to have many crack lines that seem to be lifting/bubbling. I can push on the crack lines and there is movement..
Here is the same thing but it was a huge bubble leading to many broken pieces
what is the best way to repair this type of wall?
I plan on repainting these rooms but I need to fix these before doing so. I've done some painting and plastering(very small stuff) before so if this job is DIY'able i'll certainly give it a try.
#2
06-12-10, 05:22 AM
Welcome to the forums!
The top pic looks like paint that was applied and froze before it dried although I doubt from the other pics that is the case.
First you need to scrape off whatever paint/texture is loose. Then you'll need to either fill in those areas with joint compound or mud the transition area to get rid of the ridge. Once everything is level and smooth - you'll be ready for texture.
I couldn't tell for sure if all the texture is the same but the but the bottom couple of pics show a knock down texture. This is usually achieved by spraying a splatter coat of j/c and then taking a wide drywall knife and dragging it across the texture knocking the splatter coat down after it has dried for a few minutes. The texture can also be applied with a brush and then knocked down although I've never had much luck with that method except for minor repairs.
The top pic looks like paint that was applied and froze before it dried although I doubt from the other pics that is the case.
First you need to scrape off whatever paint/texture is loose. Then you'll need to either fill in those areas with joint compound or mud the transition area to get rid of the ridge. Once everything is level and smooth - you'll be ready for texture.
I couldn't tell for sure if all the texture is the same but the but the bottom couple of pics show a knock down texture. This is usually achieved by spraying a splatter coat of j/c and then taking a wide drywall knife and dragging it across the texture knocking the splatter coat down after it has dried for a few minutes. The texture can also be applied with a brush and then knocked down although I've never had much luck with that method except for minor repairs.
