"Grunff" wrote in message
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Hi, we have just stripped the wallpaper off the walls in our living
room, however a lot of the facing paper of the plasterboard walls have
been ripped. To get them smooth again someone has suggested sanding
them down, coating with a vinyl silk emulsion, sanding again, filling
then lining to get them smooth again and someone else says sand them,
line them then put a skim of plaster on them. What is the best idea?
Would the plaster not come off the lining paper?


Wow, whoever made those suggestions sure likes doing a lot of work. The
sensible thing to do is to PVA the walls (this takes about 10 minutes per
wall), then skim.


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Grunff

I agree, or you could PVA and use a woodchip paper for a quick cheap fix