HOW TO HANG LINING PAPER BEFORE WALLPAPERING

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The way you hang lining paper is really down to your own personal choice. Lining paper can be hung horizontally so that there is no risk of the joints lining up with your wallpaper joints, I prefer to hang the lining paper vertically as it is much easier to do and have never had a problem with the two sets of joints in the lining paper and wallpaper overlapping, they are usually a slightly different width and you can always stagger the joints of your wallpaper so they don't overlap the ones below in the lining paper. To achieve a good wall surface on which to hang the lining paper, fill … [Read more...]

USING LINING PAPER

Achieving a good paint finish on a bare wall using filler and sandpaper is a lot easier said than done, I decided to to remove the wallpaper from various walls in my home, then fill any holes or cracks and sand the walls to obtain what I thought appeared to be a smooth surface ready for painting, but as soon as I started to apply the paint it became evident that the finished look was, for want of a better word, terrible. I overcame this problem by using lining paper on every wall and I was very pleased with the results. Lining paper is relatively inexpensive and can be obtained from … [Read more...]

REPAIRING A HOLE IN PLASTERBOARD / DRYWALL

DAMAGED PLASTERBOARD / DRYWALL

Tools required : -  Pad saw/Stanley knife, tape measure, pencil, cross head screwdriver, adhesive gun, plastering trowel, filler knife, sanding block.   Many recently built properties have plasterboard stuck in place on interior walls (Dot & Dab), this method of fixing the plasterboard's to the walls leaves voids between the plasterboard and wall, therefore a good knock with a piece of furniture etc, will result in a hole in the plasterboard (see fig 1). The same problem occurs with none load bearing walls such as dividing walls between bedrooms, they will more than likely be … [Read more...]

PREPARING AND PAINTING WALLS AND CEILINGS.

If the walls or ceiling you wish to paint have been recently plastered then they will need to be completely dried out before any paint can be applied, this could take several weeks depending on how warm the room is. It is sensible to wait this long because if paint is applied to a plastered wall / ceiling that has not dried completely, any moisture will effectively be trapped and could result in mould growth and the paint may not 'key' to the wall / ceiling as it should, resulting in flaking and peeling. New plaster should be sealed with a primer coat before you apply the top coat(s), there … [Read more...]

PREPARING WOODWORK FOR PAINTING.

Preparing wood surfaces for painting can take, dependant on the condition of the timber /woodwork , quite a lot of time and will require a lot of patience. The list below gives various tips on how to prepare wood surfaces dependant on their present condition. New timber / woodwork. New timber should have any knots sealed with knotting compound so the wood resin is prevented from staining the paintwork in the future, this can be purchased from most good DIY stores for around £5 to £6 and is applied with an ordinary paint brush. The timber should be lightly sanded down, cleaned off … [Read more...]