Bedroom
Resurfacing

Lymm, Warrington  ·  Residential
The Brief

A damaged bedroom rebuilt before redecoration.

Two layers of failing wallpaper were removed. Once stripped, damaged plaster and staining were visible around the room. The surfaces were repaired, sealed where required and resurfaced before redecoration.

Property
Bedroom
Location
Lymm, Warrington
Sector
Residential
Scope
Strip, repair, resurface, redecorate
BeforeWindow corner before resurfacing, with staining and damaged plaster in Lymm
AfterThe same window corner after resurfacing and redecoration in Lymm
Window corner — before and after

01 · Starting condition

The condition after
the wallpaper
was removed

Two layers of wallpaper were removed throughout the room. Once stripped, failed plaster and staining were visible in several areas, particularly around the window wall, sockets and cable entry.

The bedroom part way through stripping, with red and cream paper covering the floor and the walls back to bare render
After both layers of wallpaper were removed.
A sheet of red wallpaper being pulled off the wall, with cream lining paper behind it
Removing the existing wallcoverings.

02 · Preparation

Repairing and
resurfacing the walls

Loose areas were cut back and repaired, affected staining was sealed where required, and the walls were resurfaced before decoration.

A pole sander with dust extraction being worked across the stripped bedroom wall
Roller filler being rolled on, the treated band standing textured against the untreated wall beside it
Roller filler being skimmed flat across the wall with a red trowel

The stripped walls were sanded on extraction and loose material taken away. Roller filler was then applied across the whole wall and skimmed flat, rather than filling each defect on its own.

03 · Repairs

Repairs
across the room

Several localised defects were repaired as part of the resurfacing work.

BeforeA large area of plaster missing around the cable entry, back to the backing coat and cracked across it
AfterThe same corner repaired and painted, with the cables brought back through white grommets
BeforeA socket with a cement smear below it and blown plaster beside it, debris on the floor
AfterThe same socket refitted on a flat painted wall with white skirting below
BeforeA light switch on a yellowed wall with cracking down the door frame beside it
AfterThe same switch on a flat white wall with the door frame made good
BeforeA window reveal and sill with rough paintwork and an open joint between them
AfterThe same reveal and sill filled, caulked and repainted smooth

04 · Finished

The finished room

With the repairs complete and the walls resurfaced, the bedroom was redecorated throughout.

BeforeThe bedroom before work, with a deep red papered wall lifting at the corner and split down a seam
AfterThe finished bedroom, empty and painted, radiator back on the wall and the floor clear

White to the remaining walls, Armstead Waxed Wood to the feature wall, woodwork undercoated and finished in satin.

Residential decorating · Cheshire & the North West

Walls that need more than repainting?

If a room has damaged surfaces, failed wallpaper or previous repairs showing through, send us a few photographs and we can look at what preparation is likely to be required.

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