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Since day 1 I have always wondered what the deal with my wall texture is? It's almost like the previous owner just painted the sheetrock? It is hard to explain and hard to get a good picture of. The problem is that it shows everything and I want to go very dark, Pewter Green SW. I had a painter come and give me an estimate and he kept trying to tell me it's wallpaper, but it seems VERY unlikely it is. What do you think?





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  • last month
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    You dont. Its most likely spam.

    It appears to me, to be wallpaper too. Someone probably primed it and painted it. The texture you see is from the type of roller that was used.


    Looks like that post has disappeared.

  • PRO
    last month

    My guess too some kind of wall paper . My advice get rid of it you will hate that texture forever. There is wallpaper called anaglypta that has sometimes a apttern or just texture used a lot in places where old plaster walls are not in good shape . Where do you live ?It is possible the last owners just covered the drywall with that type of paper but no drywall material to cover the joints first.. If that is the case removing it will be impossible it will just tear off all the paper from the drywall when you try . Is this everywhere in the house ?

  • last month

    In an inconspicuous location, I'd use a putty knife or scraper or razor blade or even a small screwdriver to see if you can pull a bit of wall paper away from the wall.

  • last month

    My husband thinks it's the paper that goes on sheetrock with very little texture on it.

  • PRO
    last month

    The new pics are exactly what I said no mudding and taping just wall paper . If it comes off then great you will now have to have all that drywall mudded and taped and finished before you move on. Might be easier and maybe cheaper too to replace the drywall

  • last month

    IMO:


  • last month

    I got ahold of the builder, it's a local tiny home company and all they could confirm is that it is not wallpaper. They said its very thin sheetrock mud because the customer ordered it with "flat" texture. Now what do I do with that?

  • last month

    "it is not wallpaper. They said its very thin sheetrock mud..."

    The material I labeled "Wallpaper torn off wall" above is "sheetrock mud"?

  • PRO
    last month

    What sort of "tiny home" is this?

    Help by explaining all of this. What have you done on this project?

    A bit of backstory and more general info helps.


  • last month

    Your walls and ceiling are an intriguing mess. Not sure how to fix other than start over. New wall board might be your only option. Plenty of walls are not fully mudded. Seams are mudded and then feathered in leaving large expanses of just wall board to be painted. It appears your walls were never mudded or even primed. It's possible someone did have wall paper on the wall right after it was built which might be why the walls were never seamed properly. I found this when removing wall paper in our home. Raw walls under the paper. The wall did not match the orange peel texture of the other three walls. The next person came along and removed the paper and painted?? Texture on walls helps hide the walls imperfections, wear and tear and fingerprints. Your options are; heavy wall paper, new sheet rock, a ton of mudding once all the paper flaps are sanded/removed maybe a texture applied.

  • PRO
    last month

    I would have said it was wallpaper too. Those curled edges near the ceiling certainly seem like wallpaper but, if it's not, and what we are seeing in the photos is the paper of the gypsum board my best advice is to have the gypsum board removed down to the studs and have new gypsum board installed.

  • 29 days ago

    Wold you all reccomend a sheetrock contractor to come and make the determination? Thank you for all the help :)

  • PRO
    29 days ago

    Did you miss my questions above?

  • 29 days ago

    Suggest you get quotes on having that all ripped out and new drywall installed with seams covered and joints mudded. Then you can prime and paint your nice new smooth walls and ceiling.

  • 28 days ago

    Looks to me like possibly oil based paint applied over latex and peeling. I would replace the drywall or put 1/4" over the top.

  • 27 days ago

    @PPF.Sorry new to this. It is a Wolf Industries from Battle Ground Washington. I contacted them and they said it is defiantly not wallpaper, The interiors come painted per the customers choices.

  • 27 days ago

    Were you the first owner of this home, or did you buy from another owner?

  • PRO
    27 days ago

    Tell us the story behind this mess. Did you do anything here? Are you a new owner trying to fix someone elses problems?

    The white is the ceiling? What happened to it?

    Is this "wallpaper" problem everywhere or just this wall?

    The more info you share, the more helpful we may be.



  • 19 days ago

    @PPF.the big circle is the ceiling where we removed a wood shiplap type ceiling. Then there was molding between the ceiling and the green wall. When I ripped down the molding I should have cut the silicone/caulk better because that's what is ripping the mystery paper.