Reduce painting costs. Suggestions?

If I am meant by that. We have puttying, sanding, and wallpapering everywhere (except the bathroom walls). Then it will be painted twice and ceiling moldings as well as baseboards will be glued. The quality for us is more Q3 than Q2. The Turkish crew has already managed to get the lime gypsum plaster very smooth.

No, I actually meant the OP. But I think what you have planned sounds good. :)

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I recently read that you can rent putty machines. Maybe that helps.

I am a bit puzzled by the comments here. What kind of substrate are we talking about?

With us, plaster was applied directly to the bricks, fleece was only used over spots like ventilation and chimneys to prevent cracking there. The plaster was Q2. Painting was done on top of that.

In Bavaria, wallpaper is not used. That's how everyone does it here...

Should I now do everything with fleece etc. for the few cracks that appeared after 3 years?

I am a bit puzzled by the comments here. What kind of substrate are we talking about?

With us, plaster was applied onto the brick, fleece was only used over spots like ventilation and chimney so that it doesn’t crack there. The plaster was Q2. Painting was done over that.

In Bavaria, wallpaper is not used. That’s how everyone does it here...

Should I now do everything with fleece, etc., for the few cracks that appeared in the 3 years?

It's not just about the cracks. It's about the surface. You have Q2 plaster, and with us, where the plaster is more towards Q3, there are different textures on the wall. If you simply paint over it, you can see those. If you glue painter’s fleece over it, you create a uniform texture and it just looks nicer...

It's about the surface. With Q2 plaster, also with us where the plaster tends more toward Q3, there are different textures on the wall. If you simply paint over it, you can see them. If you stick painter's fleece over it, you create a uniform texture and it just looks better...

Living rooms with fleece and painted, utility room only painted Q2, that looks different. If you're ever in Berlin, you can come take a look. ;)

Living rooms with fleece and painted for us,
utility room only painted Q2,
it looks different.
If you're ever in Berlin, you can come check it out. ;)

Yes, exactly. That’s probably how we’ll do it in the utility room, pantry, and dressing room as well. So only Q2-Q3 filling and painting. In all other rooms, painter’s fleece will be used.