using lining paper

[Thunderchild]

I am decorating my first house and am having to remove the old wallpaper. one room has "horse glue" on the walls, this is very tough and i end up damaging the wall getting it off. A friend suggested using lining paper which I've never done before.

Anyone want to tell me how to use this stuff and what pitfalls to avoid ?

[Unsureme]

Lining paper is what you put on before proper Wallpaper,but if your wall is too damaged you will have to get it plastered.

[Thunderchild]

The wall is not too bad but has this very hard glue/plaster on it that will just show through the paint. on the whole it is a smooth wall

[sherrardk]

If you are going to paint directly onto un-papered walls they have to be immaculate - any bumps or imperfections will show up and it will drive you mental.

[Count-A-Strong]

For the best results professional decorators outlining paper on horizontally but it takes some doing! When you've finished stripping you could paint out the Walls in White which exaggerates the imperfections so you can see where to fill / rub down.

[Thunderchild]

well I'm not too fussed but this room in particular is a problem and could do with just covering over and starting a fresh

[Vagrant]

If you're going to paint it, the only real solution is to get a plasterer to re-skim the walls. Lining paper is designed to go under wallpaper - if you apply it then paint it, it will probably bubble and crease.

[Thunderchild]

well I've been told it works very well for paint too.

[AlBags]

Lining paper can be painted .. but as it's quite porous, the finish may be uneven or dull. With matt or flat finishes, that won't hurt.

[Thunderchild]

matt is what I'm doing, my walls are porous anyhow, it takes about 3 coats of basecoat to get a white wall to put a colour to

[theshedman]

Hi, lining paper will be fine to paint over and if it's put up properly will not crease or bubble. Just get the walls as flat as possible before hanging it. If in the future you think you may paper over it then hang it horizonally. If like you say you are looking for a fresh start in this room why not do as Vagrant says and have the wall or walls reskimmed, shouldn't cost too much and you will have nice new walls to work with.

[Thunderchild]

yea I'm considering getting some quotes

[Robski70]

you might want to consider a few products here:
- Wallrock Fibreliner - much stronger than lining paper and it doesn't need soaking. Just paste the wall and put it up

- Wallrock Thermal Liner - this will hide most of imperfections - it's 3.2mm thick - and gives you quite a few other benefits (the name says it all). A bit pricey though.

- Wallrock R300 Liner - uses the same technology as the product above, but it's thinner and cheaper - will be available this week.

Good luck!