Anyone know of a textured internal wall finish for plasterboard, not Artex or lime, I think? Perhaps a gypsum plaster with a granular additive, if there is such a thing. I'm looking for a "different" type wall finish. Dunno what at the moment, just not standard smooth plaster.

Cheers Jim, most, but not all, of the walls are lined with ply so I guess I could attach a mesh and put anything on incl. render. there's lot's of detailing to be done so I guess I was after something that lent itself to that as well as the final look.

http://www.calfinder.com/library/drywall/Drywall-Texture/orange-peel-wall-texture has a few ideas - though orangepeel effect is a love/hate kind of thing. Smooth plaster is virtually unheard of in most of the US except New England.

Paul in Montreal.

wallpaper? quick, easy, can be changed at will and painted any colour you want.

Ok Mr. Owlman ... my Polish guys tried to talk me into this stuff .... it's kind of extraordinary (to say the least):

http://www.poldecor.com/en/gallery

Not sure the pictures really convey the whole complete garish monstrosity of it all - you need to get hold of one of their sample books to experience that - it's truly out of this world (but I must admit not really a world I want to live in!).

Please post any good links you do come across. I think coloured feathers is being a little generous. More like someone has gorged industrial quantities of M&Ms, Spangles & Haribo, chased it down with litres of mixed food dye, then spewed the whole shocking lot up for all to have to bear witness to forever more.

Mind you, maybe this is not too far from the truth. The salesman in question did excitedly warn me that the whole process of applying it was such a secret, that all the doors would have to be locked and the curtains pulled ... !!

Posted By: SteamyTeaOn a similar vein, what is an easy way to cover a textured wall or ceiling to make it smooth?

Skim coat of plaster?

On the subject of the OP I have found that textured or rough surfaces tend to pick up more dirt / dust than smooth surfaces and are more difficult to clean. More of a problem is there is a frequently used wood burner in the room which tend to create more dust than other forms of heating.

Posted By: Nick ParsonsI have just finished some IWI on a country cottage, using Pavadentro and NBT's (Baumit's) lime plasters. They do a fine finish, but al
so you can use their base-coat (RK70) as a finish. We did that, as the rest of the cottage had 'rumply country cottage plaster finish', and it looks fine, finished with a sponge float. Sorry, no pics close enough to show finish, but roughly like rough-cast render.

See you got a pav job. How did you find? I find quality detailing bumps the labour time right up