Is texturizing wall too much work?

Question

I mangaged to get most of my wallpaper off, but now my walls are a little uneven. I've started sanding them, but in the corners, there's something that won't come off. It will make the paint look wierd if I just paint it.

Some of the wallpaper is stuck too.

Should I texurize, or just keep sanding?

Answer 1

I think texturizing a wall is a lovely decorating technique.  If you do not have a lot of demands on your time - then work at it - you will learn a new skill and have a nice looking room.

If some of the wall paper is still stuck to the wall use a lot of dish soap in a small bowl of hot water and keep sponging the left over wallpaper until you can easily remove it.

The more time you put into decorating - the better the results will be \Good luck

Answer 2

As far as getting the rest of the wallpaper off it's VERY simple! Wet it down and wait a few minutes. Scrape it off with a putty knife. If there is only small some what smooth spots of wallpaper on the wall you can actually texture over it. It's fairly simple...Go to HD and purchase a hopper....They have the small ones and replacement texture cans for them. You need a compressor to(HD rents them) Inside there is a list of different textures so you can set the hopper to the right setting... aim and shoot....Check it out...It's fast and fun..If you want the more expensive way around it...purchase cans and cans of texture and spray on and prime and paint. Or you can even purchase wallpaper that looks textured and paint it to...GL

Answer 3

texturizing will help and make your wall fresher, if yougoing to do all that use water isnstead of sand paper just wet the wall unti8ll moist then use a hand scraper to lift the old texture and the glue from the wallpaper

Answer 4

yes you need to take the paper off. texture can be as easy as mixing some water in drywall mud till you get a loose texture then take a paint roller and roll the mixture on or you can spend some time and do a stucco type texture depending on how much cover you need

Answer 5

if you plan on texturizing the wall then it doesnt matter if all the paper is off the walls or not... because the texture or mud will cover any imperfections in the previous sheetrock mud or wall imperfections.. there are other ways to texture besides using a hopper.. hoppers give you a popcorn type texture or also called knockdown on walls.. i mixed some water into a bucket of lightweight joint compound and put it on a wall with a 6" knife and made a hallway look like stucco or like an old rough italian type wall...it is a fun project but can also get messy so remember to put down plastic... painting it was the hardest part...

Answer 6

Skim Coat it and Paint it