I have recently removed wallpaper in my bedroom. The walls are in very bad shape with nailholes, lots of wallpaper sizing and damage to the paper on the drywall. It really is beyond repair and I am considering lightly texturinzing to hide the damage. Texture paint is somewhat prohibative pricewise and I have considered using drywall compound and then painting over it. Has anyone done this and what are the drawbacks compared to the texture paint?
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Thanks, I would love to see your pictures. Did you just paint over the drywall compound or use a primer sealer first. Also, did you use a premixed compound and if so did you thin it in order to roll it?
Hi I used drywall compound to hide imperfections in my plaster walls. It looks good has been up for 10 mos with no problems. Let me know if you want to see pics. The only thing is you should roll the paint on after with a roller with a thick nap to get paint into the texture.
hi angela,
i had the same problem however it don't think my "damage" was as extensive as yours - mine is just above the door frame and is likely due to the house shifting (it's 80 yrs old). i took down the ugly green and pink floral wallpaper only to discover the terrible cracked wall and previous messy patch work. i now know why that wall was papered! upon removing the paper, a bit of the drywall came off too. i patched it pretty well with just some lightweight polyfill, sanded and primed then painted. you could try patching yourself this way then just painting with a faux finish like ragging. i know faux finishing may be dated, but if done properly (read: subtle) it could look great. it'll hide any blemishes and make them less visible. hopefully it'll be less work and cost effective. hope that helps.
i have attached the picture of my wall above the door. all that remains after my repair job is the bulging crack - it used to be a mess above the entire top of the door with peeling drywall, etc but that was more easily patched and sanded. hopefully any kind of faux finishing would make the "bulging crack" less visible.....