hiding terrible walls before painting

melb

morning all we're having some decoration done and we've had most of the H, S and L stripped. The decorator has put up some lining paper (1000 regular thickness) and says he thinks it looks terrible - we have to agree. he's suggesting some blown vinyl but we're wanting to get away from the anaglypta/woodchip and onto smooth painted walls. Is there any alternative to lining paper - are there thicker ones? I'm sure he'd know if there were. the same problem will arise in our dining room. Is the only alternative to have them skimmed? The house is 1890 about with cracks bumps you name it! thanks for any advice

jimexbox

For large areas nothing will beat a freshly skimmed surface. Ive renovated my whole house myself, and its the only area (boiler aside) that I paid a professionial, Im a perfectionist and I couldn't look at a wall that wasn't properly skimmed.

It was well worth the money, far better than lining paper. Which to me (sorry) looks really naff.

misgrace

melb wrote: »

morning all we're having some decoration done and we've had most of the H, S and L stripped. The decorator has put up some lining paper (1000 regular thickness) and says he thinks it looks terrible - we have to agree. he's suggesting some blown vinyl but we're wanting to get away from the anaglypta/woodchip and onto smooth painted walls. Is there any alternative to lining paper - are there thicker ones? I'm sure he'd know if there were. the same problem will arise in our dining room. Is the only alternative to have them skimmed? The house is 1890 about with cracks bumps you name it! thanks for any advice

He should have used 1400 grade lining paper, and did he do any prep beforehand?

You still have to fill cracks and holes etc before you line.

I use 1400 all the time, I'll look out a pic of before and after, and these walls are pretty bad, and should have been skimmed, but client couldnt afford it, I spent a few hours on the prep, then lined, and it looked like skimmed plaster.
It can be done, but your dec should have known about 1400, or even 1700 grade, the 1700 is the heaviest and thickest.

misgrace

I'll look out a pic of before and after, and these walls are pretty bad, and should have been skimmed, but client couldnt afford it,


Sent you a Pm with the pics.:D

roses

Why can't he remove the lining paper if it looks terrible?

rabialiones

hiya, missgrace ,
could you send me some pics as well , cos i face same dilemma
thanks

misgrace

rabialiones wrote: »

hiya, missgrace ,
could you send me some pics as well , cos i face same dilemma
thanks

Ok, will do, give me a little while and I will send you some.:D

chateauneufdupape

I would be interested in seeing the pictures too, as I am sure many others would. If you want to put pictures into the forum see here.

melb

thanks all very much for your replies - sorry I was away shopping and cleaning up. He will be removing the lining paper he's already put on - just a few strips. He used this in my daughter's room and you can seen the joins but I suppose that's inevitable and isn't so important there. I'm presuming he did do sanding and filling beforehand with both areas but couldn't really see as he was shut away in the bedroom. I don't really want to go to the expense or disruption of plastering if I can help it. The poster who said about the extra thick lining paper - where abouts are you in the country please? I'm in Yorkshire - you sound professional in your approach. I look forward to seeing your pics thanks again.

misgrace

Hi Melb, yes I am professional, I do decorating for a living

When you say joins in the paper, do you mean the actual gaps where he has butted the lengths, or do you mean lines, where he has overlapped very slightly and you can see lines caused by the overlapping?

Hope you received the pics.:D

melb

Hi there yes I have seen the pictures thanks, the result looks really good. After I'd posted I realised you are near London so too far away to complete our job even if you were interested. The lines are the spaces between the strips of lining paper. One thing I didn't really understand was why he did 3 walls vertical and 1 wall horizontal. I know 2 people who have had lining paper fitted recently and both times the decorator fitted it horizontally because he thought it was better and I must say you can't see their joins.