[Closed] Putting up lining paper- easy?

I think you're meant to put it up horizontally - at least that's what the pros did in our place. I'd previously just stuck it up vert to the max.

Preparation.

Preparation.

Preparation.

Leave the paste time to soak in.

Don't be tempted to use the really thick paper thinking it will hide more rubbish under. It won't and it is just harder to hang.

you can't cut wet wallpaper with a knife - either use scissors or a circular blade3d 'knife' where the blade rotates so it won't tear the paper.

tbh, if the plaster's mostly ok I tend just to paint that...

The plaster is in quite good condition- no cracks etc. I was tempted to sand down and just paint onto but felt abit 'gippy'...

If you're going to put paper over it later then hang it horizontally, if you are just going to paint over it then vertically is fine. Other than that what mf said, oh and size the walls as well as it will make hanging the paper much easier.

And don't try craft knifing it - it WILL rip. Guaranteed. Lining paper moreso than a coated wallpaper.

Get a decent set of wallpaper scissors, crease when in position, peal back and cut carefully.

EDIT - wwwaasswas beat me to it 🙂

+1 on just painting, or if it really is bad enough to need hiding, go the whole hog and reskim or textured wallpaper.

No plans for wallpaper- just white walls.

Edit- skip to the chase and just give the walls a good sand down first (spot-fill any tiny gaps first)?

white walls? So you feel at home?

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give it one coat of white emulsion - it'll show where you need to do any filling.

don't use polyfilla - it sets liek concrete and takes an age to sand down. Wickes do a 'decorative' filler which is very lightweight and sands really easily (although if you apply it right with a wet blade it barely needs sanding).

I used to fancy that nurse. How wierd is that?

Polyfilla. I tried that in the hallway- ended up chipping it (and even more plaster) back out!

I'm not an expert, but I have learn that it won't hide a poor surface, so make sure your walls are well filled etc. Really thick paper is hard to hang and doesn't seem to soak so well and doesn't hide blemishes any better than thinner paper. Size the walls before hand is well worth it.
I've always been glad I did go to the hassle of lining the walls, it makes the room feel much cosier and warmer. Then paint over the top.

I'm not an eapert but have done a fair number of rooms. Whole of the last house was covered in woodchip. Once stripped the walls were fairly good but needed filling and sanding. I used Wickes/B&Q ready mixed plaster which was good as its in a small tub so easy to carry up ladders etc and you just open it, slap it on, smooth it down with a wet filling knife and wait for it to dry. It's dead easy to sand, but if your doing lots of filling then get an electric sander (not too expensive) and use that (take everything out of room before though as it'll make a fair amount of dust). Then paint. The walls looked good afterwards.

Around the bay windows I have no choice and will have to paper that wall/window area as it has damp proofing 'plastic' on the bare walls there.

The same stuff that mrshora tried to take off enthusiastically when stripping the old paper off 🙄