papering onto plasterboard

hobo123

Hi could anyne advise if it is in anyway possible to wallpaper straight onto plasterboard rather than having it skimmed etc

thanks

PROFESSIONAL_LANDLORD

Yes ! as long as you size the walls with wallpaper paste, (will tell you on the packet ) after it dries, before you hang the paper, paste the wall again, and the paper, this will reduce suction.

Of course the joints of the plasterboard will require to be taped beforehand! if not they will grin through the paper.

save-a-lot

Hi

Some plasterboards have edges that bevel in, this is done that only the joints need a skim, other boards are completely flat - check what you have.

misgrace

Yes you can, as long as you seal the plasterboard prior to papering.
Like op said you can size the plasterboard, which is using a watery paste the night before papering, or you can emulsion it, and still when emulsion is dry size the plasterboard.
This is okay if you are never intending to strip the paper off, but the best way to go if in the future you want to strip the paper off, you will have a nightmare, even if you have sized it 20 times prior to hanging, you will have ripped bits, flakey bits of the plasterboard, and its a pain to get smooth if you decide to either repaper or paint.

The trick in this case is to undercoat the whole plasterboard with a oilbased undercoat, it must be oilbased, then still size if you want, then hang your paper.

What the undercoat does, is seals the plasterboard, and if you decide to remove the paper in the futute, it will come off quite easily, and there will be no tearing or ripping of the plasterboard underneath, thus avoiding loads of prep.

It does make a difference, as you can spend half a day removing paper from plasterboard, then you have all the making good to do, with using the oilbased undercoat, it will come off just like an oridinary wall, saving you hours,of stripping and prep.:D

thescouselander

I did this in our house and despite using thick lining paper the end result was dissapointing (you can see bumps in the walls under artificial light). We were papering over old plasterboard though, it might be better is you are going over new board.

ALWAYS_POOR

I am the queen of cutting corners, have wallpapered using very good quality ready pasted wallpaper straight onto new plasterboard, looked fine. When I stripped it off it left a backing as is usual with vinyl wallpaper, next time I just papered over that! And I am no wallpapering expert. It was only about three drops of paper though, maybe not such a good idea on a bigger area.

mags24

Having spent several days attempting to remove woodchip wallpaper from plasterboard with no plaster skim, I just gave up in the end, had the plasterboard removed, replaced, skimmed and painted. Cost a fortune, looks lovely!

Really think about what happens when you want to change the wallpaper. The oil-based undercoat solution is interesting, but its not going to help me remove woodchip from the rest of my house, lol!

adypem

I have just had this problem trying to remove paper that was pasted straight onto plasterboard and it was a nightmare, so i just removed the plasterboard and paper in one go. I expected to find stud work behind it, but instead I found a nicely skimmed chimney breast:j
It saved me re-boarding and skimming, shame as I had already bought the boards

misgrace

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The oil-based undercoat solution is interesting, but its not going to help me remove woodchip from the rest of my house, lol![/QUOTE]




Lol Mags, your right, its not much help, but invest in a wallpaper stripper, do big crisscrosses all over the paper, then get the steamer plate onto it, and the steam will get underneath the crisscrosses, and it should start coming off a bit easier.


Hope you havent silk on the woodchip, as that will sort of peel off, but it will come off, unfortuantely woodchip and anaglypta is the hardest papers to get off, its a case of getting stuck in and having the patience of a saint.:D

hobo123

Hi thanks for all your help, the boards are bevelled at the edges but we have filled these and smoothed it off I think I will go with the oil based undercoat suggestion to save hassle when I next decorate, my question re this is do I have to size after I have applied the undercoat or can I just undercoat and then paste the paper and hang?

thanks

ormus

i would size it too.