Can you wallpaper over existing paper?

[Abs4190]

My wife has got me doing several jobs like everyone else under lockdown .. So next is my daughters bedroom that she wants wallpapering.. She's picked out a superfresco paper and the paper on the wall already is a thin paper with a teenage girl theme , loads of Polaroid pics etc . Can I paper over the existing paper or will it need to come off first?

 

[mattylad]

Possibly.
Depends.
Maybe.

 

[Abs4190]

Possibly.
Depends.
Maybe.

Care to elaborate?

 

[Johnny Allround]

Good evening Abs, as you have a bit more time on your hands do it properly and strip it off. Superfresco is a great paper to work with and will cover a multitude of sins you might unearth when taking off the existing skin. Hope this helps.

 

[mattylad]

Depends on the paper you currently have up, how well it is stuck down, what the paper is like and if adhesive will stick to it, if its glossy or textured thats a no, maybe it will stick, maybe it will not.

It is possible, I have come across multiple layers of paper many times however it was likely more absorbent paper, all this paste the wall, shiny paper etc. is different now.

Is your teenage daughter going to help you with this?
Teach her how to decorate her own room and maybe you won't have to do it ever again

 

[Abs4190]

Thanks guys.. I think the most the daughter will do is probably help peel off the old paper which is what I'll do, seeing I've got time on my hands . Another thing, would I need to apply lining paper once I get the old stuff off or can I apply straight to wall without any other treatment.. I think when we put the first paper up we applied a white sealant to the wall because it was plasterboard walls. Will we need to apply this again?

 

[Johnny Allround]

The white stuff was probably pva bond , good idea to recoat with it. I would always use lining paper, an 800 grade should do . Then on with the fresco.

 

[Abs4190]

The white stuff was probably pva bond , good idea to recoat with it. I would always use lining paper, an 800 grade should do . Then on with the fresco.

Thanks

 

[Johnny Allround]

Just so you get the right stuff , £3.99 a litre will do. Good luck.

 

[Abs4190]

Thanks johnny

 

[Abs4190]

Another quick question guys, for a feature wall which is a brick effect do you always have to start in the middle of the room or can I start at the side?

 

[Johnny Allround]

Does the feature wall consist of a chimney breast?

 

[Abs4190]

Does the feature wall consist of a chimney breast?

No its in my daughters bedroom behind her bed.. Just to break up the room a bit.. The other walls are a rose gold fresco and the brick paper is from the range and colour.

 

[Johnny Allround]

As long as the joints are butted you shouldn’t need to go from the middle. Just make sure the first piece is plumb.

 

[Abs4190]

So far so good , just the one wall to complete tomorrow then we move onto the dining room