Moxie Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 for people who paint over wallpaper. That's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 for people who paint over wallpaper. That's all. Sister, that is no lie. I'd like to add, trowl texture on walls so thick that it has to be taken down to stud and redrywalled. A very special place, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Agreed!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 And for those that put expanding foam in the walls to hold wires in place! Seriously, the walls were bowed when we moved in here. I have no idea what that guy was thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 It's right next to the chamber for people who paint over brick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 And people who paints paneling but forgets the primer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I was going to say Twitter spammers, but that works too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 And the people who hang wallpaper directly on drywall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 LOL I'd paint over wallpaper in a heartbeat if the situation called for it. I also know a very lovely stylish sister here with a *beautiful* home who painted her brick fireplace white. The exterior of her house is pastel brick and she'd paint that, too, if she could. Hell couldn't hold us. We'd start painting there, too. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspasia Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 LOL I'd paint over wallpaper in a heartbeat if the situation called for it. I also know a very lovely stylish sister here with a *beautiful* home who painted her brick fireplace white. The exterior of her house is pastel brick and she'd paint that, too, if she could. Hell couldn't hold us. We'd start painting there, too. :p I agree. If we were buying this house that we're renting, our brick fireplace would have been painted the day we moved in. It is hideous, dark, outdated, and dreary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 LOL - we have a number of walls here with painted wallpaper. I've ignored it so far and just painted over it. It's very special when people layer flooring too. We've discovered our kitchen has hardwood-linoleum-carpet-plywood-cheap stick down plastic flooring. Super klasssy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspasia Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 It's very special when people layer flooring too. We've discovered our kitchen has hardwood-linoleum-carpet-plywood-cheap stick down plastic flooring. Super klasssy. Wow. Just wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I agree. Once the paint is on the wallpaper, there is no way to get that stuff off easily. Over time the seams curl and it's just hideous. Too much experience with this particular rehabbing nightmare, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 And the people who hang wallpaper directly on drywall. Ugh. This! In the BATHROOM. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 And the people who hang wallpaper directly on drywall. That is why we painted over the wallpaper. We only live in places 2-3 years, I am not re-drywalling. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 And the people who hang wallpaper directly on drywall. Where would one hang wallpaper if not the drywall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 LOL - we have a number of walls here with painted wallpaper. I've ignored it so far and just painted over it. The problem is, there's a limit to how many layers of paint the wallpaper can hold. It will eventually start to detach from the wall by itself, possibly while you're painting it. Except, it won't ALL come down, because huge swathes of it will still be really stuck, with no good way to get the adhesive off because the layers of paint have formed an impenetrable layer. Painting over wallpaper = too much stupid in the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Where would one hang wallpaper if not the drywall? Sizing needs to go on before the wallpaper. Well, actually, I think you'd prime the plain drywall, then put on sizing, THEN wallpaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Sizing needs to go on before the wallpaper. Well, actually, I think you'd prime the plain drywall, then put on sizing, THEN wallpaper. Oh, okay. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 for George Wickham. Sorry, really stuck on Lizzie Bennet Diaries right now (modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice). So far I have seen the 5-hour movie, read the book twice, and gone through everything LBD several times. I have watched today's video at least 4 times. I need to rewatch all of Lydia's videos too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I do believe there's also a special place in hell for landlords who do wall repairs, and then paint over the repaired areas with a completely different color of paint, leaving your off-white living room wall covered in mauve blotches. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 And the people who hang wallpaper directly on drywall. How about people who wallpaper over drywall, then paint the wallpaper, then chain smoke for 20 years onto said wallpaper? Or people who install a hardwood floor and cut no holes for the intake vents for the heater/air conditioner? Or people who refinish the walk in attic with cardboard? Or people who glue all the windows shut, and even glue a door shut including placing cocking in the locking mechanism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 That is why we painted over the wallpaper. We only live in places 2-3 years, I am not re-drywalling. :p Sorry, two wrongs don't make a right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 And the people who hang wallpaper directly on drywall. And the people who then paint Kilz over that first layer of wallpaper, then hang more wallpaper on top of that. THAT was a treat to deal with .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 In general, I agree with you. However, there must also be a related place in hell for people who apply wall paper directly onto bare drywall/wallboard without any prep, such that if you try to remove the wall paper as you know you should, the wall board comes off with it, forcing you to pay to have the wall board repaired so that you can put an oil-based primer over the wall paper and paint over it. Just sayin'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 And the people who hang wallpaper directly on drywall. Oh, yeah. I shoulda read all the replies before I posted the same thing. Four bathrooms and a kitchen, all with wallpaper applied directly to unprimed/unsized, bare wall board. Not to mention wall paper applied *around* light fixtures, instead of installing the light first then wall papering, such that if you replace a light fixture, there's a big block of bare wall board because the new fixture has a smaller base than the former one. Yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Sister, that is no lie. I'd like to add, trowl texture on walls so thick that it has to be taken down to stud and redrywalled. A very special place, I think. oh, pick me! How about that nasty, fake brick stuff glued to the wall with black tar (my parents called it z-brick in the 70's)? Our first house had it EVERYWHERE. There was no way to get it off the walls so we had to just paint it and hope we looked "artsy". :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 oh, pick me! How about that nasty, fake brick stuff glued to the wall with black tar (my parents called it z-brick in the 70's)? Our first house had it EVERYWHERE. There was no way to get it off the walls so we had to just paint it and hope we looked "artsy". :) Ah, the artsy defense! Excellent choice. And Z-brick? *shudder* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 How about people who put TEXTURED wallpaper on the kitchen backsplash area. WHY???? I am blessed that the stuff peeled off with no trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 The problem is, there's a limit to how many layers of paint the wallpaper can hold. It will eventually start to detach from the wall by itself, possibly while you're painting it. Except, it won't ALL come down, because huge swathes of it will still be really stuck, with no good way to get the adhesive off because the layers of paint have formed an impenetrable layer. Painting over wallpaper = too much stupid in the room. We have plaster walls so we haven't seen that happen. But putting wallpaper over plaster walls seems like another brand of stupid! And believe me, we weren't the ones to originally paint over wallpaper. Since we have plaster and lathe, sheet rocking would be a whole other level of nightmare. We just gutted remodeled 2 bathrooms, which did eliminate one of the wallpaper/painted areas. Yay. In general, wall paper is a bad idea. If you must have a design on your wall, stencil or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzymom Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Two words Popcorn ceilings We had to re-sheetrock every ceiling of our first house. It was a lovely adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Two words Popcorn ceilings We had to re-sheetrock every ceiling of our first house. It was a lovely adventure. Ack! I hate that ... Especially with the little glitter pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 It's very special when people layer flooring too. We've discovered our kitchen has hardwood-linoleum-carpet-plywood-cheap stick down plastic flooring. Super klasssy. You win. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Two words Popcorn ceilings We had to re-sheetrock every ceiling of our first house. It was a lovely adventure. We did the drywalling thing, too, but we were very fortunate to be able to have it done before we moved in. I cannot imagine living through the mess that is drywalling a ceiling. I was finding pockets of drywall dust for years. Who ever thought popcorn was a good look for a ceiling??? Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I'm guilty of the crime of painting wallpaper. Tried and convicted and headed straight to h*ll. AFter the many adventures we had peeling (ugly) paper from the sheetrock it was glued onto, we just couldn't face that again. The paper is solidly glued to *something* and had no intention of coming off. How about tiling the bathroom floor with wall tiles, glued (with Elmer's, we suspect) onto plywood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyLady Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 And the people who hang wallpaper directly on drywall. Yeah, I recently discovered when I decided to take down the wallpaper in my bedroom that this is what the previous owners did. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspasia Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 How about tiling the bathroom floor with wall tiles, glued (with Elmer's, we suspect) onto plywood? Or tiling the entire bathroom--floor to ceiling, all four walls. When we were house hunting, that was an immediate deal breaker for me. Why on earth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 How about tiling the bathroom floor with wall tiles, glued (with Elmer's, we suspect) onto plywood? That sounds like out house! All the bathroom floors have the same white shower tiles as around the tubs! When we were first married we rented a house from some friends who said we could repaint if we wanted to. The hallway had peeling wallpaper that had been painted. We attempted to remove it to repaint. Turns out the walls had been painted, wallpapered, painted, wallpapered and painted again. We never did get it all off before we moved out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Turns out the walls had been painted, wallpapered, painted, wallpapered and painted again. For a grand total of SIX layers of wallpaper. Going all the way back to cartoon rockets from 1960! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzymom Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I'm guilty of the crime of painting wallpaper. Tried and convicted and headed straight to h*ll. AFter the many adventures we had peeling (ugly) paper from the sheetrock it was glued onto, we just couldn't face that again. The paper is solidly glued to *something* and had no intention of coming off. How about tiling the bathroom floor with wall tiles, glued (with Elmer's, we suspect) onto plywood? You can actually paint over wallpaper if you absolutely cannot get it off. You have to seal the walls really well, though. Gluing tiles onto plywood? I am amazed they stayed put at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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