Hello. I have stripped the lounge walls of very heavy blown vinyl paper and I'm looking at the best way to cover the many imperfections that a 60's house has. The blown vinyl covered every fault perfectly, but I'm not a fan of it as the surface can easily be damaged.
I know my options are to re-skim or cross line, but I would rather not go down this route. I like wallpapering because the job is finished so quickly and many coats of paint and cutting in are not required. Cross lining is a labour intensive process and I've noticed comments on this forum about it being a short term bodge and is not as easy to do as it might seem.
So my question is what other ideas has anybody and what type of wallcoverings could anyone recommend to cover well. I like heavy vinyls as they are so strong and durable, but not easily available in the usual DIY stores. Or would a heavy weight embossed anaglypta cover well, although this would need painting.
Thanks
UB
I know my options are to re-skim or cross line, but I would rather not go down this route. I like wallpapering because the job is finished so quickly and many coats of paint and cutting in are not required. Cross lining is a labour intensive process and I've noticed comments on this forum about it being a short term bodge and is not as easy to do as it might seem.
So my question is what other ideas has anybody and what type of wallcoverings could anyone recommend to cover well. I like heavy vinyls as they are so strong and durable, but not easily available in the usual DIY stores. Or would a heavy weight embossed anaglypta cover well, although this would need painting.
Thanks
UB