The walls of one room in the house have been painted with a textured paint. The texture is very uneven and sharp - could be sand? Does anyone have any experience or suggestions for removing or covering this type of finish?
Adam
In my case, skimmed over it. That only works if it's well attached.
Try steaming it with one of those units with the square panel that delivers the steam to an area of the wall. If there's anything wrong with the application of the paint that will find it and help removal.
I did this fairly recently. I tried the chemical removers - waste of time and money - but the only think that worked for me was a hot-air gun and a scraper. Tedious and time-consuming, but it worked well.
To add to Eric P's post.
But don't use one of the 'toy' ones that you can get from the sheds. Nip down to your local equipment/plant hire firm and hire an industrial sized one - it will make life far easier and quicker.
As for the job, then the best of luck because it could be a right b*****d to do - and may also necesssitate some skimming repairs to replace blown plaster on the walls.
As a word of caution - if it's the old 1960s to mid 90s artex, then at least wear a mask suitable for fibre protection (and keep any children away), as there is a high possibility that it could contain asbestos fibres. And if it is as I suspect, *please*, *please* *DO* *NOT* sand it down with power tools.
After that warning, simply use common sense with protective clothing, and bag (and seal) all the waste in heavy duty plastic bags (along with disposable protective clothing) and take to the nearest council tip that deals with this stuff (taking care to ensure that you have all the waste).
Been involved with a few over the years, and not one ever went easy.
Cash
Agreed. I used plasterboard filler. Easier for an amateur to use and sticks well to painted surfaces. Artex works well too
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