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Posted 14 years 2 months ago #49504
Does anyone know if there is a successful way of papering over wood chip ?
I have a dining room that I want to put leather tiling on a roll up, but it's wood chipped, and if I strip it knowing my luck it will need re plastering !
Is there any special adhesive that can be used ?
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Replied by David Aiketgate on topic Re: DIY advice please

Posted 14 years 2 months ago #49506
As far as I know, it's strip the woodchip or skim over.
And that's why it's almost universally disliked. I think only artex is worse to deal with!

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Posted 14 years 2 months ago #49507
It's possible to get it to adhere but it will not give a good finish. Not worth doing a botch job in your living room. Strip the wood chip, patch up any cracks. You wouldn't do a botch job on Madam would you? Do you value your house less than her?

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Posted 14 years 2 months ago #49508
Strip it, put up a lining paper and then add your outer to that.

Leather walls eh. :whistle:
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Posted 14 years 2 months ago #49509
Very posh
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Posted 14 years 2 months ago #49515
Thanks guys, not the answers I wanted, but what I expected :(

And yes I hate it :rant:
The whole house has it :slapme:
I tried disguising with velvet, then suede paint, but that did not work, so guess I have to strip it :bang:
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Replied by Stan_B on topic Re: DIY advice please

Posted 14 years 2 months ago #49522
We inherited a lot of woodchip.which had been painted over several times. I got it off by going over it with a wire brush then painting with water and leaving it to soak , and repeat, then scraping off. It was effective, but not fast.
Luckily J likes Artex as we have lots of that.
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Posted 14 years 2 months ago #49524
Stan ours is the same, I think in the one room it could stand up on it's own :pinch:
I was going to get a wallpaper steamer :-?
However after your post I think it might be too thick for that :(
I can see me giving up on that room and getting a man that can in :coat:
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Replied by paulsmgf on topic Re: DIY advice please

Posted 14 years 2 months ago #49528
you never know who might be very good at plastering and does mates rates wink wink
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Replied by bryan young on topic Re: DIY advice please

Posted 14 years 2 months ago #49561

Softly~Softly wrote: Does anyone know if there is a successful way of papering over wood chip ?
I have a dining room that I want to put leather tiling on a roll up, but it's wood chipped, and if I strip it knowing my luck it will need re plastering !
Is there any special adhesive that can be used ?
Thanks


Jan, Strip the woodchip first!!! Hire a steamer, score the face with a stanley knife and it will fall off :yesnod: then cross line the wall with a good lining paper and then hang your leather tiling on a roll, use the correct adhesive too.
Even if you know a good plasterer the woodchip has to come off first.
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Posted 14 years 2 months ago #49563

Dalermgf wrote: you never know who might be very good at plastering and does mates rates wink wink


Hmmmmmmmmmm I wonder who that could be :whistle:


Yes Brian that is what I am going to try and do, I am leaving that room till last now :pinch:
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Replied by mowog73 on topic Re: DIY advice please

Posted 14 years 2 months ago #49583
What does this woodchip stuff look like? The mental picture I have drawn is not a good one, big chips of work glued to the wall :nonod:

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