Smoothing a bathroom wall for painting after removing tile.

JBruno

Last night I began to take down the old, poorly done tile in my bathroom. The woman in me was expecting to see a pretty wall with a little bit of leftover adhesive that could be scraped away. That was not the case. The wall is not smooth and ready for primer and paint. It has a hole near one of the fixtures and has a few gals inbetween what looks like cardboard boards. Is there something I can lay over the wall to fill in the gaps and prepare it for paint and retiling?

JBruno

*gaps not gals!

joecaption

Can you post a picture so we can see just how bad it is?

JBruno

joecaption

Picture does not come up.

Brushjockey

Maybe it's just that bad..

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Gymschu

Definitely use the SEARCH function on here. You will find so much info on skim coating walls that will be a big help to you.