New apartment or tired of the old colors?
How practical when you can simply paint over it.
But you should follow these guidelines.
There can be many reasons for
someone
wanting to
paint a
wall
: When moving out of the old apartment *, most landlords ask for it or when moving into the new apartment you want to make it look pretty yourself.
Some people just get bored when looking at the walls, which are always the same color, and they would like more variety in their own four walls.
Painting a wall yourself is relatively easy.
But can you actually
paint
a wall
as often as
you like?
Who knows exactly how often the previous tenants have already painted?
First of all, it's good to know that the texture of the wall plays a role: Do you have
plaster or wallpaper
?
Also read:
How to reliably remove water stains on walls.
How often can I paint a plastered wall?
In principle, plastered walls can be painted as often as you like.
However, one should note that with each painting, the
structure of the plaster
is lost a little.
Most people like plaster on the wall precisely because of the structure.
You should therefore carefully consider whether a
new coat of paint is necessary
or not.
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Painting walls - This is what happens when you paint over your wallpaper too often
It looks different with
wallpaper
.
You shouldn't paint it over too often.
Because: Each layer of paint adds
weight
.
If it gets too much weight, the
wallpaper
may
peel off
the wall
or the paint may peel.
When that happens, you should remove the old wallpaper and re-wallpaper or paint.
Another danger is that every new coat of paint will seal the wall, causing
mold
to
grow
can lead.
As a guideline, experts therefore state that you should
only paint woodchip wallpaper up to four times
.
(mad) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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Removing mold from wallpaper: Can it still be saved?
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