I am remodeling the basement. Its a new house. When the builders did the
basement, they put blueboard on both sides of the stairs running all the way
down to the basement floor. Instead of making the walls smooth with veneer
plaster, they put the same texture on the walls as they did on the ceiling.

I really want smooth walls. I think you probably know what I am going to
write next. What should I do ?? I was thinking I should tear it all out
and replace it -or- figure out a way to get rid of the texture. I can't put
a layer of wallboard on top of it because that won't leave me enough room to
install a skirtboard when I finish off the stairs.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Why not put a coat of veneer plaster over the texture?

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Why not put a coat of veneer plaster over the texture?

That is what you want to do. It is done all the time.

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Why not put a coat of veneer plaster over the texture?

That's a great idea. I wonder how well it would adhere to the old finish. I
had a textured wall once that I wanted smooth. I soaked the wall and scraped
it off. It was pretty easy to do but it would probably depend on the
material used. Did the same with a ceiling once.

"JackRabbit" wrote:
I am remodeling the basement. Its a new house. When the builders did the
basement, they put blueboard on both sides of the stairs running all the way
down to the basement floor. Instead of making the walls smooth with veneer
plaster, they put the same texture on the walls as they did on the ceiling.

I really want smooth walls. I think you probably know what I am going to
write next. What should I do ?? I was thinking I should tear it all out
and replace it -or- figure out a way to get rid of the texture. I can't put
a layer of wallboard on top of it because that won't leave me enough room to
install a skirtboard when I finish off the stairs.

Skim coat over the texture.

"JackRabbit" wrote in message
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I am remodeling the basement. Its a new house. When the builders did the
basement, they put blueboard on both sides of the stairs running all the
way
down to the basement floor. Instead of making the walls smooth with
veneer
plaster, they put the same texture on the walls as they did on the
ceiling.

I really want smooth walls. I think you probably know what I am going to
write next. What should I do ?? I was thinking I should tear it all out
and replace it -or- figure out a way to get rid of the texture. I can't
put
a layer of wallboard on top of it because that won't leave me enough room
to
install a skirtboard when I finish off the stairs.

Thanks for your suggestions.



Has the wall been painted? If not you can wet the wall down and the texture
will soften and scrape of easily. If painted it probably would be easier to
skim coat the walls.
Greg

If the wall has been painted you need to use a binder before skimcoat, more
so as the paint is glossier. They make a special one sold at drywall supply
houses, but I've just used a high grade latex primer with good results.

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"JackRabbit" wrote in message
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I am remodeling the basement. Its a new house. When the builders did the
basement, they put blueboard on both sides of the stairs running all the
way
down to the basement floor. Instead of making the walls smooth with
veneer
plaster, they put the same texture on the walls as they did on the
ceiling.

I really want smooth walls. I think you probably know what I am going to
write next. What should I do ?? I was thinking I should tear it all out
and replace it -or- figure out a way to get rid of the texture. I can't
put
a layer of wallboard on top of it because that won't leave me enough room
to
install a skirtboard when I finish off the stairs.

Thanks for your suggestions.



Has the wall been painted? If not you can wet the wall down and the
texture will soften and scrape of easily. If painted it probably would be
easier to skim coat the walls.
Greg