Decorating stairwells

[USER1999]

Going to do the hall and landing while the builders are in. Stripped all the old paper off yesterday, and will repair the plaster next weekend.

Any tips I need to know about in terms of doing the stairwell? I has trying to work from a long ladder yesterday, but it wasn't easy to get access to all of the walls. Not convinced I am going to be able to paper properly.

The plan is to bung up some lining paper to hide the faults, and then paint it.

The ceiling really needs papering too. Really don't fancy that.

 

[bobmac]

Pay a man to do it

 

[Ken_A]

Pay a man to do it

x2

Nightmare of a job - I will do anything but the hall is just impossible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Golfmmad]

What I would do first of all is get a plasterer in to skim the ceiling, plus get him to repair the worst of the walls with left over plaster. Pick his brains as to the best way to set up ladders etc for papering. What you probably need is a length of scaffold board to span between either 2 single ladders or ladder and steps, depending on set up of stairwell.

Just a note about lining paper, if walls are bad use 1000 grade or no less than 800 for best coverage.

Good luck

Golfmmad.

 

[drawboy]

Sack the plasterer, put some flat backed vinyl on the ceiling it covers anything.
And if you must do the walls you must paper horizontal before going vertical. That way you will get a perfect finish.

 

[Golfmmad]

And if you must do the walls you must paper horizontal before going vertical. That way you will get a perfect finish.

Murph did say he was painting walls, so won't need to paper horizontally first.

Golfmmad.

 

[pheel88]

I just want to add my voice to the "get someone in" brigade. The other alternative is put it on the market, buy a bungalow and never face this quandry again. I am sure they were only made to first irritate people trying to do them and secondly to make good stories when people fall of ladders or balls it up and have to live with it.

Good luck

 

[CrapHacker]

Youngman's boards.

*shudders*

 

[JustOne]

Is your new extension not being plastered?

Strip the hallway and ask the plasterer to skim the entire lot whilt he's there, including the ceiling. If necaesary pull off all the skirting board too before he starts then you can stick on some that aren't yellow!

Then paint afterwards (there's a special paint avalable for painting fresh plaster).

 

[USER1999]

I may yet ask the plasterer to have a look at the ceiling. Trouble is, he'll want to do the job properly, with internal scaffolding etc, which I don't want to pay for. He is currently doing the new telly room, and doing a nice job. Only trouble is, by the time the extension is finished I won't be able to afford a telly to put in it.

 

[Spoff]

I just ask the father-in-law, he is getting on in years now though, so probably only going to get one more decoration out of him.

Will have to pay someone after that.

 

[viscount17]

oh well that's me out then. I was going to say hire the scaffolding (if you can past the H&S at the Hire Shop now).

I did it using the plank and ladder thing - never again!
(I'm past balancing on a nine-inch board trying not to drip paint)
you'll need to make up some blocks to get the plank level as stair treads and ladder rungs are <u>never</u> on the same level and the top step is <u>always</u> too low.

 

[DMC]

Ask the plasterer for a price for skimming the ceiling,if you go for it ask him to leave the scaffold till you line the walls ( get 1000 or 1200 grade) any gaps you leave between the lenghts of lining fill the with ready made fine surface filler, remember 2-3 thin coats are preferable to heavy coats,have fun!

 

[CrapHacker]

Move

 

[gash]

If the job turns out badly you will regret taking it on. Go and have a round of golf whilst the decorator tackles it for you.

 

[USER1999]

I like your thinking Gash, but I hate paying someone to do something I think I can do myself.