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I asked this question with the brand name (Baagar) a few days ago; lots read it, but no-one could help.

So, does anyone know anything about a rough plaster, a bit like artex, (very rough in this case, grazing hands & elbows, & would catch on clothes when walking through the rooms), which also seems very soft. I've tried sanding with the finest sandpaper inside a cupboard, and it very quickly smoothed down; still textured, but acceptable. We are planning to go over next week & sand down the whole apartment, then put a coat of paint on top.

The question is, has anyone come across anything like this before, & can give any advice? We stayed in an apartment block near ours for the handover last week with walls covered with something similar, but much smoother & more acceptable to live with.

Thanks, Jo

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Thanks for replies. If it is either 'crepi' or 'brownings', do you think it would sand down & take a coat of emulsion ok? It's newly done by the developers, & we think it was sprayed on. The little bit I lightly sanded inside the wardrobe was a very dense dust as it fell - didn't hang in the air like our 'normal' plaster at our UK house, which seems to penetrate everywhere.

Jo

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A Googlee and Yahoo search produces only an estate agents' blurb containing the description

"Enduit BAAGAR type gouttelette dans toutes les pièces habitables." , so it may be a generally known finish.

Maybe you should ask for information around your local building material suppiers, as some wall finishes can be removed simply by wetting them, much easier - and cleaner! than sanding.

Edit: Whatever you do, you should apply a suitable sealer before the emulsion paint.

 

 

 

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Thanks for the helpful replies.

We will try the suggestion of asking at the local building supplies place, and also the idea of wetting the walls - it certainly sounds easier and cleaner. It's not quite the way we saw us moving in to a brand new place!

Jo

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