I can't say whether the problems I had with plaster and lining paper were
down to my plasterwork, but occasionally whilst hanging lining paper I
would get it positioned wrong and peel it back a little to rehang it. On two
occasion plaster came off with the paper, only small pieces, where I had
put a 1mm skim in various places to make good damage.
My neighbour, who has a fair amount of experience in these things
told me to paint the wall with an emulsion before hanging paper. I now do
this, and feel much more comfortable with adjusting lining paper. An
additional advantage is that my walls are not really plastered as such, just
lime mortar which has been worked smooth, so sanding it really starts to
dislodge grit particles and makes for rough patches. A coat of emulsion on
this
completely stabilises the surface. There is no need to make a good job of
the emulsion, it won't be on display!

Andy

"Scott" wrote in message
...
In the week I built a new stud wall - using 9mm plasterboard, and then I
skimmed the top of it. Anyway - I am going to sand it fully tomorrow. I am
then planning on hanging 1300 grade lining paper on the walls next
weekend,
so that they will cover any blemished etc as my plastering is not prefect.
Anyway - do I need to coat the walls in anything prior to hanging the wall
paper?

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www.toptravelsites.net
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In the week I built a new stud wall - using 9mm plasterboard, and then I
skimmed the top of it. Anyway - I am going to sand it fully tomorrow. I am
then planning on hanging 1300 grade lining paper on the walls next weekend,
so that they will cover any blemished etc as my plastering is not prefect.
Anyway - do I need to coat the walls in anything prior to hanging the wall
paper?

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Scott
www.toptravelsites.net
www.myeyes-youreyes.co.uk

Thanks Andy, I have a shed load of cheap emulsion so will use that. Good
idea, I can see the point, I gather it would suck into the plaster, making
the surface better to work on.

Scott

"andrewpreece" wrote in message
...
I can't say whether the problems I had with plaster and lining paper were
down to my plasterwork, but occasionally whilst hanging lining paper I
would get it positioned wrong and peel it back a little to rehang it. On
two
occasion plaster came off with the paper, only small pieces, where I had
put a 1mm skim in various places to make good damage.
My neighbour, who has a fair amount of experience in these things
told me to paint the wall with an emulsion before hanging paper. I now do
this, and feel much more comfortable with adjusting lining paper. An
additional advantage is that my walls are not really plastered as such,
just
lime mortar which has been worked smooth, so sanding it really starts to
dislodge grit particles and makes for rough patches. A coat of emulsion on
this
completely stabilises the surface. There is no need to make a good job of
the emulsion, it won't be on display!

Andy

"Scott" wrote in message
...
In the week I built a new stud wall - using 9mm plasterboard, and then I
skimmed the top of it. Anyway - I am going to sand it fully tomorrow. I
am
then planning on hanging 1300 grade lining paper on the walls next
weekend,
so that they will cover any blemished etc as my plastering is not
prefect.
Anyway - do I need to coat the walls in anything prior to hanging the
wall
paper?

--
--
Scott
www.toptravelsites.net
www.myeyes-youreyes.co.uk

andrewpreece wrote in message ...
I can't say whether the problems I had with plaster and lining paper were
down to my plasterwork, but occasionally whilst hanging lining paper I
would get it positioned wrong and peel it back a little to rehang it. On
two
occasion plaster came off with the paper, only small pieces, where I had
put a 1mm skim in various places to make good damage.
Best to use filler for thin skim coats.

Scott wrote:
In the week I built a new stud wall - using 9mm plasterboard, and then I
skimmed the top of it. Anyway - I am going to sand it fully tomorrow. I am
then planning on hanging 1300 grade lining paper on the walls next weekend,
so that they will cover any blemished etc as my plastering is not prefect.
Anyway - do I need to coat the walls in anything prior to hanging the wall
paper?


I had a similar situation - I plastered a wall, on my first attempt, but
finished it so badly that it was full of pot holes and water runs. I
wallpapered over it (without lining), and it just looked awful. I
suppose it depends on the thickness of the wallpaper (mine was Graham
and Brown, so wasn't budget) but all the wallpaper did was magnify the
mistakes. Wallpaper clings to a surface, so doesn't "cover up"
imperfections.

I'm not sure lining paper will help. I ended-up saying "sod it" and
replastered the wall (ie reskimmed it on top of hte old plaster). I wet
and keyed the wall first, and got my dad to help by mixing the plaster
for me (a smooth mix is really important, as is the fact that you won't
have time to mix yourself - professional plasterers always have a person
employed to mix for them).

I really, really concentrated on finishing it properly. The finishing
took way longer than actually slapping on the plaster - I spent hours
doing it. I used lots of water and worked on filling in holes by
dragging the float across the surface, scraping off imperfections as I
went and using the plaster that collected on the float to fill in
holes/runs.

The end result was much better and I've just painted it yesterday, in
fact. With a little matt emulsion on there, you can't tell it apart from
the plastering done by professionals on the ohter walls in the room
(unless you look in the corners, but that's another matter...)

The moral of the story is that it's really hard to cover up bad
plastering and if you want good results, the only solution is to have
another go.

Anyway - I am going to sand it fully tomorrow. I am then planning
on hanging 1300 grade lining paper on the walls next weekend,

I'd rather have bare brick than lining paper. Horrible stuff. I really hate
paper join lines on the wall. Pock marks or roughness I can cope with, it
just looks a bit mediterranean. ;-)

Christian.

Scott wrote:
In the week I built a new stud wall - using 9mm plasterboard,
and then I skimmed the top of it. Anyway - I am going to sand
it fully tomorrow.

Sand it??? You should not need to do that! It's *very* messy,
could you consider filler as a final skim?


I am then planning on hanging 1300 grade lining paper on the
walls next weekend, so that they will cover any blemished etc
as my plastering is not prefect. Anyway - do I need to coat
the walls in anything prior to hanging the wall paper?

Yes, you will certainly need to "size" it, maybe twice, and let
the size dry properly before proceeding.


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Christian McArdle wrote:
[ join lines in lining paper - the attributions were munged ]
What join lines? I don't get join lines.

And in ten years time?

I dunno, I'll be a bit more wrinkly, but the lining paper
will look as it has for the last 10, I expect. Do you get
"join lines" in ordinary patterned wallpaper?


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