Best way/option to paint walls after removing wallpaper? Old paint and plaster left

onredbull

Hiya,
I have read all the fantastic advice above :T and was hoping for some opinions please.:A

I have never wall paper before and live in rented house where the landlady doesnt care about up keep.

I have decided to decorate bedroom after 5 years and stripped wall paper to reveal similar walls and loads of holes (especially round electric switches:eek: )

What would be simplist (Im a learner/beginner) and cheapest way of decorating please ?
( I dont know how to add photos or I would show you )

misgrace

Hi onredbull, if you could try and show a pic then I would be able to advise you better, TBH, I dont really know what you are asking, but am sure some posters on here would only be too happy to heklp you to post pics.:D

No point in me offering as it took me months to get the hang of it.

If you cant show a pic, perhaps you could try and explain bit by bit, and I will do my utmost to help you.:D

George_Bray

onredbull wrote: »

...stripped wall paper to reveal similar walls and loads of holes (especially round electric switches What would be simplist

A photo would be good but I can guess what your walls might look like. The first thing is that the standard of finish for new wallpaper doesn't need to be anywhere near as smooth as it does if you're going to paint the walls with emulsion. As I suggested before, rub and scrape the walls to remove high points, then fill low points (including around the switches) with plaster and/or Polyfilla to get a reasonably smooth surface overall. Next you could cover the walls in lining paper. This is quite cheap and a good way to get an even smoother surface. Then apply your main wallpaper. The art of wallpapering is another issue, of course...

rincage

Had a similar problem with my walls. Ended up using "Ronseal Smooth & Repair" (paint on, smooth and then sand). Very easy to do. Walls now look better than the ones that never had wallpaper on them.

tifrap_2

Try this filling wall primer paint