08/11/2026
Done!! This room as described in previous posts has taken a week and 2 days to complete. It started with a thorough covering of the floor with Ram board to make sure no damage happened. The walls and furniture were covered with plastic again to protect from damage. Then the ceiling was scraped to remove the existing wallcovering, once the top cork and foil were removed it was decided to use Guardz primer to lock in the remaining paper, primer, and joint compound. Then skim coat with Fibafuse, a second skim coat, dustless sanding with my Mirka hand sander, wiping the ceiling to remove surface dust, a second heavy coat of Guardz primer, and finally a thorough inspection of the material and installation of this beautiful Thibaut cork wallcovering. This was the 4th attempt (I did the first original install and 4th complete reinstall after 2 failed attempts by other installers) to get this right.
PSA: if you are doing a project like this…be sure that the electrical is where you want it, the box will hold the weight of the fixture, and no other modifications will be wanted.
