:eek2: Please don't let your jaws drop, but, moi has decided to redo the bedroom.

Problem 1: Being a foreigner, I have never encountered wall paper in my life.

Problem 2: My room is covered in awful textured wall paper.

Problem 3: I have decided on a suede finish paint - suede finish and textured paint = doesn't work (did a test pattern on a smooth panel)

So herein lies my dilemna, do I ABSOLUTELY have to strip the wall paper off or can I apply one of those fantastic new ready mixed easy skims and just smooth the wall that way? Or do I have to really have to strip and reskim the wall and all of those dreadful things.

Or, do I go for a standard matt finish on a crap textured wall paper?

Any comments/assistance would be greatly appreciated! ;)

Mate when it comes to painting and decorating 99% of the work is in preperation of the wall. If you want a great finish i would strip the whole thing, after filling in and doing any sanding, if its smooth, start painting, if not get it plastered, like the saying goes 'you cant polish a turd' :thumb:

I'd never ever plaster or skim over wall paper mate!!
As monkey says, its all in the prep. Get a good quality solid surface to plaster over and you'll be laughing
Hate wallpaper personally!

get a decent steam stripper and get the wall paper off. There might even be a nice flat wall underneath. you never know

always remove the paper. it's not very time-consuming at all with the right stripper/scraper and will make a huge difference to the finish

...would you wax your car without washing it first?

:notworthy thanks all, but drat it all to hell! buggeration and all of those things!!!!!

Now, once again I need assistance, a steam stripper you say? Where what and how, or shall I settle for a plain matt paint?

I am moving in about 3 months so not sure I want to go to all the trouble of stripping four walls and all of that, as this is really just a tester for the new place. :freak3:

Hypothetically speaking though, if I was crazy enough to do all of this, what would be my first step? :wonder:

Who invented wall paper anyway, more importantly, who invented chip wall paper, it is without a doubt the most hideous crap I have EVER come across!?

Fanbloodytastic ......

get quotes for a decorator mate ;) lol

Who invented wall paper anyway, more importantly, who invented chip wall paper, it is without a doubt the most hideous crap I have EVER come across!?

:thumb:

There's no point using a steamer unless you break the surface of the paper first. I used to rub woodchip down with a brick to remove the chips before either steaming or soaking the paper. Be careful with steaming because you can crack the plaster underneath. I prefer to just soak the paper with a sponge rather than use a steamer. Most diy stores stock some kind of device to score the surface of wallpaper before stripping.

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Just fill it with water, and the place the A4 sized plastic handle thing onto the wallpaper, leave for about 20-30 seconds, let the steam do its thing and start using that scraper, as the wallpaper will be like wet bog roll.
My dad is a painter and decorator and these things save loads of time, altho a hot bucket of soapy water and paste brush does the same job if you damped the whole wall and leave it for a minute :thumb:
Dont forget those dust sheets, or u'll make a right shiot tip of the carpet:)

first time i used a steamer, i hired it from travis perkins. it came with a roller which puts perforations in the surface of the paper. when i last used a steamer i borrowed it from my parents and they didn;t have a roller, so i used a saw - placed the blade against the wall and pushed down on it. i did this all over the paper and could see the holes in it. came off with the steamer with no problem at all and didnt damage the plaster underneath

strip it,,,fill it,,,sand it,,,paper with good quality lining paper making sure joints are butted up or very slight gap then paint it you should get a very good finish....prep is the key no easy option

put yer room up for rent and get somebody else to do it,then evict them,that would do the trick.:lol:

:eek2: Please don't let your jaws drop, but, moi has decided to redo the bedroom.

Problem 1: Being a foreigner, I have never encountered wall paper in my life.

Problem 2: My room is covered in awful textured wall paper.

Problem 3: I have decided on a suede finish paint - suede finish and textured paint = doesn't work (did a test pattern on a smooth panel)

So herein lies my dilemna, do I ABSOLUTELY have to strip the wall paper off or can I apply one of those fantastic new ready mixed easy skims and just smooth the wall that way? Or do I have to really have to strip and reskim the wall and all of those dreadful things.

Or, do I go for a standard matt finish on a crap textured wall paper?

Any comments/assistance would be greatly appreciated! ;)
hi mate im a plasterer. if u need a reskim cheap giv us o shout marv:thumb:

where are you marv i have loads of work for you if you can use hardwall .

a tip for the thread starter ...............get the wall paper off end off.

where are you marv i have loads of work for you if you can use hardwall .

a tip for the thread starter ...............get the wall paper off end off.
notts mate but can travel.:D

notts mate but can travel.:D


pm me:thumb:

pm me:thumb:

pm you mate:thumb:

Got any work in leeds? (got a mate :D)

don't skim over wall paper, you don't know how well the paper is stuck on, when the damp of the plaster goes on the wall paper it might start lifting and giving air bubbles!!

strip it.
don't paint over a stripped bare wall, as it will still have paste on the surface, this is crossel when you apply any paint to it.

make sure the wall is clean, dry and preped well before you apply lining paper to the wall before you paint it.
matt paint won't show up uneven walls as much as a soft sheen or silk paint.