Filler on top of lining paper ???

[Space cat]

I've got somebody in decorating a bedroom; something I would normally DIY but time is a bit short. The job consists of removing old wallpaper, putting up lining paper and finishing with emulsion. There were some bad cracks in the plaster behind the old paper which he said he would fill, and so he has but --

The lining paper is all done now (just finished today) and there are some quite large areas of filler on top of it. Now I've done a lot of decorating over the years but I've never used lining paper before. Is it normal practice to use filler on top?

I've searched back through old posts and found lots of comments about filling joints between strips but this filling isn't anywhere near the joints. I get the impression that it's been done to smooth out imperfections that really should have been fixed before the paper went on.

The real question is, does this work? If the finished job looks right then maybe it doesn't matter but I don't want to find filler crumbling off the walls a year later.

 

[D.S.D]

should have been prep prior to the paper going up but sometimes you miss the obvious looking down the wall hes seen an imperfection and put it right. Like the seam filling that some do, it will be fine once its all painted. If there is any doubt in your mind bring it up with the deccy.

 

[confidentincompetent]

Yep agree there. You say lots of imperfections, so one or two get missed. Maybe left on purpose to gauge what it looks like, But filler on lining no prob. He sounds like a proper decci
leaving gaps on pupose to fill up later what a waste of time..
Ok if a butt has shrunk a little fill that yeah.

Good luck

 

[D.S.D]

Feel like starting it up again

filling gaps in lining paper??? I agree total waste of time do it properly and no need to fill the seams

 

[Space cat]

Thanks for the advice D.S.D and confidentincompetent. I feel a lot better about the job now.