I do a lot of cross lining and painting over in recent times, the results are very good so long as the walls are in a reasonable condition, I tend to use 1400 gauge lining paper which butts up very well and the lines cannot be seen after painting, I use ready mixed paste to apply See my page for instructions on how to cross line Mick Emery Emery Painters Decorators
Hello Rhona, Both are ok. But remember if you put lining paper on you are only covering over bad plaster. Regards Michael
Hi Renee, If the walls are in fair condition lining paper will do the trick, when ever I use lining paper I always leave a small 1/2mm gap and then skim with easyfill afterwards this ensures that no lines are visable, however if you use a good decorator this lines should not appear when hanging but when the walls are not perfect the easyfill trick does the job.
Hello... You don't specify which lines, if lines from lining paper then a good decorator will not leeve lines. If you mean lines from old rough plaster then yes you will need it skimming. Thank you B J Lenehan
Hi Renee, This all depends on the state of the walls. if you have many bumps and lumps you must asses if they can be smoothed out enough for the paper to hide it using sandpaper and filler. Paper is good 1000 or 1200 gauge but can not cover everything. If not, best to plaster. If the walls are not bad and you feel the paper would cover it then lining paper should be hung with a deliberate 1 - 3 mm gap between each joint. This allows you to fill the gaps with a flexible filler and sand back with 240 grit (fine) sand paper to ensure an invisible joint. Do not buy ready mixed filler as this will cost more for the volume you require and you can not change the consistancy. Buy powder and mix with a wooden spoon in a plastic bucket (the wooden spoon will not scratch the plastic bucket and will not leave plastic slices in the mix) to a buttery consistancy like cake mix. Add the water slowly until you get the mix you require. If too watery simply add more filler. You will find this easy to apply using a 3" filling knife. remember get it right into the corners too. When sanding back ensure you do not add too much pressure to the sand paper as this will scrape the lining paper and leave a rough effect. just let the sand paper do the work gently until you get to the level you require. If you buy lining paper from a decorating centre then you will find it is slightly wider than a normal wallpaper roll so if applying wallpaper over it in the future then the edges do not match leaving a better finish and stops the need to hang horizontaly. You will also find the rolls are labeled as single or double. This means the length of the roll is either normal or double length so will change how many you need to buy. Hope this helps and good luck Gary
hi rehee it will all depend on the condition of walls a good decorator should not leave any lines when lining walls for painting
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