Lining paper

loulou41

Getting confused with so many grades of lining paper!! Looking to decorate study room. The wall is very bad and full of cracks, it is an old house. Can anybody advise what grade of lining paper I whould use? Thanks

stef73

dont know the grade but i used the thickest they had in my house which is also old full cracks , it looks ok

savingmummy

http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/m/MAVLP/ Some info here!
Glad i found this actually it is very useful x

baby-mechanic

Don't know if any other decorators agree with this, but a decorator chum of mine saw my vertical lining paper, and told me it's best put up horizontally !!!!

savingmummy

baby-mechanic wrote: »

Don't know if any other decorators agree with this, but a decorator chum of mine saw my vertical lining paper, and told me it's best put up horizontally !!!!

My father in law said the same today x

McKneff

If you are wallpapering and want lining paper on, then put the paper on horizontally around the room.

If you are just putting lining paper on and then painting on it just put it up as you would wallpaper.

Always use the best lining paper for the best finish. I think 1200mm is the best you can get.

Find a place like Johnsons/Leyland/Kalon Its by far the cheapest. B & Q etc charge premium prices.

misgrace

McKneff wrote: »

If you are wallpapering and want lining paper on, then put the paper on horizontally around the room.

Quite right thats because finish wallpaper measures 52cm wide, and lining paper meaures 56cm, so if you hung the lining paper vertically, as some points your finish paper butt joins would sit bang smack on top your lining paper butt joins, this is why its best to horizontally.

If you are just putting lining paper on and then painting on it just put it up as you would wallpaper.

I do it like this if I am just going to paint on top.

Always use the best lining paper for the best finish. I think 1200mm is the best you can get.

The grades go higher now, 1400 is quite thick, and more expensive the higher the grade per roll, I dont think you can buy 1400 grade at your DIY sheds, 1200, 1000 you can, so you need to go to a decorating centre.
Then you have 1700 grade, which for a female is a bit heavy to work with, then if you feel really strong you can go with 2300, lol which I have never used as yet.

Whatever grade you use, just make sure that you open the cracks and fill, and fill any holes, because as good the lining paper is, it will not hide everything, so you still need to do your prep.

jemw

we went to wickes today and bought some polystyrene insulating lining paper and will be having the 1000 grade paper on top. They sold the lining paper up to 1700, but this is quite thick and stiff, IMO.

HTH
Jemw

TomsMom

We had a decorator in after our house was renovated. There was one wall in the h/s/l area that was poor after old wallpaper was removed and as everywhere else was being painted the decorator put lining paper up. He used 1700 grade, didn't consider anything less. The sun shines directly onto this wall and the joins showed up so he came back, filled the very slight gap then repainted.

Even with the 1700 grade it hasn't completely eliminated all imperfections.

jakem_2

TomsMom wrote: »

We had a decorator in after our house was renovated. There was one wall in the h/s/l area that was poor after old wallpaper was removed and as everywhere else was being painted the decorator put lining paper up. He used 1700 grade, didn't consider anything less. The sun shines directly onto this wall and the joins showed up so he came back, filled the very slight gap then repainted.

Even with the 1700 grade it hasn't completely eliminated all imperfections.

The reason joins showed up was probabaly he didnt hang the paper in the right direction.
When you paper HSL, you start with the longest drop which is usually by the bulkhead area, you then carry on down the stairs towards point of entry.
When you paper you should never start near the door as then you will see the joins, you work towards the door, so your last piece would end up by the door, this way you dont see any lines.

1700 is very thick, if dec had done the correct prep then you should not have seen any imperfections, sometimes you might see little nibs, which looks like pinheads, they are so easyto eliminate even after lining paper has been hung and has dried.
Using a soft piece of sandpaper you can gently sand them away before you paint.

knowloads

An old decorator (me dad) said buy the good stuff (thicker), lay on horizontally to hide the joints on the top layer better, thin stuff falls to bits when wet. Prep Prep and prep, the finish will be better in the end.