
English: 
 
One question that I often get asked
is whether or not a wall needs
skimming with plaster or whether it can
be filled and sanded. This is not a
simple question and there is no right or
wrong answer to this question without
actually seeing the wall. However in this
video I'm going to fill and sand the wall
that has some extensive damage. At least
four people have seen this wall when it
was stripped and all four of them asked
if I was going to skim it with plaster.
Sometimes applying a skim coat is the
best option but it can add a
considerable time to a job due to the
time it takes the wall to dry before it
can be painted. This is the wall which
has previously been plastered, the property is
roughly 40 years old. This wall was covered with woodchip wallpaper which

Spanish: 
Una pregunta que me hacen frecuentemente  es si una pared necesita o no ser rozada con yeso o si necesita ser llenada y lijada
esta no es una pregunta simple y no hay una respuesta buena o mala para esta pregunta
sin ver la pared, pero en este video voy a llenar y lijar
una pared que tiene daños extensos. almenos 4 personas han visto esta pared cuando fue despojada
y las 4 personas me han preguntado si iba a ponerle yeso. Aveces aplicnado
una capa de cubierta es la mejor opcion pero esto puede agregar tiempo y trabajo considerablemente
por el tiempo que toma en secar antes de que pueda ser pintada
esta es una la pared que ya fue enyesada antes, la propiedad tiene unos 40 años
esta pared fue cubierta con un papel tapiz de particulas de madera que estaba ocultando la mayor parte del daño

English: 
One question that I often get asked is whether or not a wall needs skimming with plaster or whether it can be filled and sanded.
This is not a simple question and there is
no right or wrong answer to this question
without actually seeing the wall, however
in this video I'm going to fill and sand
a wall that has some extensive damage. At
least 4 people have seen this wall when it was stripped
and all four of them asked if I was going
to skim it with plaster. Sometimes applying
a skim coat is the best option but it can
add considerable time to a job due to the
time it takes for the wall to dry before it
can be painted.
This is the wall which has previously been
plastered, the property is roughly 40 years
old. This wall was covered with woodchip wall
paper, which was hiding most of the damage

English: 
but there is also some new damaged which was
caused when removing the woodchip. The first
step is to ensure the wall is clean, to do
this I'm using a large sponge and some sugar
soap solution, I'm also using a scraper
to remove any remains of the wall paper.
You can see that there is considerable damage
to this wall, but this will soon be fixed
and will look like a new wall in a few hours.
To start with I'm using a filling knife
to fill all the gouges in the wall, this is
the most time consuming part of the job. I'm
using Gyproc easi-fill which dries very quickly.
I should be able to fill, sand and paint the
wall with a mist coat in just one day. You
can of course use which ever filler you prefer
for filling the damage. I'm using the 
knife to fill all the damage so that it is
flush or slightly proud of the surface, if
the filler is proud of the surface it will

English: 
was hiding most of the
damage but there is also some new damage
which was caused when we removed the woodchip. The first step is to ensure the wall is
clean. To do this I'm using a large
sponge and some sugar soap solution.
I'm also using a scraper to remove any
remains of the wallpaper. To start with
I'm using a filling knife to fill the
gouges in the wall.
This is the most time-consuming part of
the job. I'm using Gyproc Easi Fill
which dries very quickly. 
I should be able to fill and sand and paint
the wall with a mist coat in just
one day. You can of course use
whichever filler you prefer to fill the
damage but I prefer to use the Gyproc
Easi Fill as it's very easy to use and
dries very quickly. I'm using the
knife to fill all of the damage so that
it is flush or slightly proud of the
surface. If the filler is proud of the
surface it will soon be sanded flush at

Spanish: 
pero han ocurrido nuevos daños al quitar las particulas de madera
el primer paso es asegurarse que la pared este limpia para hacer esto estoy usando una esponja grande y una solución
jabonosa con algo de azucar. tambien estoy usando un raspador para quitar cualquier remanente del papel tapiz
puedes ver que hay daño considerable a la pared pero esto se arreglara pronto
y se vera como una pared nueva en un par de horas, para comenzar estoy usando un cuchillo de relleno
para rellenar todos esos huecos en el apared, esta es la parte que consume mas tiempo del trabajo. estoy
usando Gyproc easy-fill el cual se seca muy rapido. Puede ser que pueda llenar, lijar y pintar la pared
con una capa fina en solo un dia. puedes tambien usar cualquier relleno que prefieras
para rellenar el daño. Estoy usando el cuchillo para llenar el daño asi
que debe quedar al ras o un poco fuera de la superficie

English: 
soon be sanded flush at the next stage.
I'm going to speed this part up to prevent
you getting bored but filling the entire wall
probably took about an hour.
Here you can see some historical damage that
has been filled before the wall was papered,

English: 
the next stage. You can see that there
is considerable damage to this wall but
this will soon be fixed and will look
like a new wall in a few hours. I will
speed this part up to prevent you
getting bored but filling the entire
wall probably took about an hour.
Here you can see some historical damage
that has being filled before the wall was
papered. This was a very poor attempt
at filling the hole but I can soon cover
it and then sand it flush.

Spanish: 
y esto puede ser lijado al ras en la proxima etapa
voy a adelantar esta parte para que no te aburras pero
llenar esta pared prbablemente tomo una hora
aqui puedes ver algo de daño previo que fue llenado antes de que la pared fuera papelada

English: 
this was a very poor attempt at filling the
hole but I can soon go over it and then sand
it flush.
Now that all the damage has been filled it's
time to start sanding so a good quality dust
mask is essential. To do the sanding I'm
using the Mirka Deros which is attached to

Spanish: 
pero este fue un intento pobre de llenar este hoyo pero voy a pasar por aqui y lo lijare
al ras
ahora que todo el daño ha sido rellenado es tiempo de comenzar a lijar asi que una mascara contra el
polvo de buena calidad es esencial. Para lijar estoy usando la MIRKA DEROS la cual esta conectada a una aspiradora, lo que significa

English: 
Now that the damage has been filled it's
time to start sanding, so a good
quality dust mask is essential. To do the
sanding I'm using a Mirka Deros
which is attached to a vacuum cleaner.
This means that you can sand in a
virtually dust free environment.

English: 
If you don't have a Mirka Deros you can use a sanding pole and sand paper.
 
Once the wall has been sanded it is a
good idea to give it a wipe down with
the sponge and some clean water to
remove any dust which can interfere with
the adhesion of the paint. It's now time
to mix some paint as I now need to apply
a mist coat. A mist coat is just a
watered-down coat of non-vinyl  emulsion paint.

Spanish: 
que practicamente puedes lijar en un ambiente sin polvo
si no tienes una MIRKA DEROS puedes puedes usar un palo de lijar y papel de lija
una vez que la pared ha sido lijada es buena idea darle una limpiada con una esponja
y algo de agua limpia para quitar cualquier polvo que pueda interferir con la adhesion de la pintura
es tiempo de mezclar algo de pintura asi que ahora neceso aplicar una fina capa, lo cual es
solo una capa aguada de pintura emulsificada no-vinilica. Para esta pared estoy usando

English: 
a vacuum cleaner, this means that you can
sand in a virtually dust free environment.
If you don't have a Mirka Deros you can
use a sanding pole and sand paper.
Once all the wall has been sanded it's a
good idea to give it a wipe down with a sponge
and some clean water to remove any dust which
can interfere with the adhesion of the paint.
It's now time to mix some paint as I now
need to apply a mist coat, a mist coat is
just a watered down coat of non vinyl emulsion
paint. For this wall I'm using Dulux supermatt

Spanish: 
DULUX supermatt  la cual puede incluso usarse en paredes recien enyesadas. estoy mezclando la supermatt con algo de
agua fria limpia como indican las instrucciones en la lata de pintura, la cual creo que era 20%.
el uso de un taladro y una paleta de mezcla hacen que el trabajo sea mucho mas facil
ahora es tiempo de poner la capa fina en la pared asi que estoy usando una brocha para cortar
en los bordes y un rollo pequeño de emulsificación para el resto de la pared. Si la paed fuera
mucho mas grande seria mas facil y mas rapido usando un rolo mas grande. Una vez que la pintura se aplica por los bordes
estoy usando el rolo para pintar, estoy asegura que no hayan marcas visibles de la brocha
aplica la pintura parejamente para asegurarte de que obtengas una buena cobertura en toda la pared

English: 
which can even be used on newly plastered
walls. I'm mixing the supermatt with some
cold clean water to the instructions on the
paint can, which I think was 20%. The use
of a drill and mixer paddle makes this job
much easier.
It's now time to put the mist coat on the
wall so I'm using a brush to cut in at the
edges and a small emulsion roller for the
rest of the wall. If the wall is large it's
much easier and faster using a larger roller.
Once the paint is applied at the edges I'm
using the roller to roll out the paint, this
is to ensure there are no visible brush marks.
Apply the paint evenly ensuring you get good
coverage on all of the wall.

English: 
I'm mixing the super matte with
some cold clean water to the
instructions on the paint can which I
think was 20%. The use of a drill and the
mixer paddle will make this job much
easier. It's now time to put the mist
coat on the wall so I'm using a brush
to cut in at the edges and the small
emulsion roller for the rest of the
wall.
If the wall is large it's much easier
and faster using a larger roller. Once
the paint is applied at the edges I'm
using the roller to roll out the paint
This is to ensure there are no visible
brush marks.
Apply the paint evenly ensuring you get
good coverage on all of the wall.

English: 
Once the mist coat has dried you can
then apply a top coat of paint.
Hopefully this video will have proved that you do not always need to employ a plasterer
to get a wall skimmed. A lot of the time
you can simply fill the damage, sand it
and then paint it. This is the picture of
the wall once it was finished it really
does look like a brand new wall.
I hope you found this video useful. If you
have please subscribe to the channel if
you have not done so already.

Spanish: 
una vez que la capa de cubierta se ha secado puedes entonces aplicar la capa de de arriba con pintura
esta es una foto de la pared una vez acabada, realmente se ve como una pared totalmente nueva
ahora
espero que hayas encontrado este vieo util. Subscribete si aun no lo has hecho
 

English: 
Once the mist coat has dried you can then
apply the top coat of paint.
This is a picture of the wall once finished,
it really does look like a brand new wall
now.
I hope you have found this video useful, if
you have please subscribe to the channel if
you have not done so already.
