Should I use lining paper

[housyhouse]

I am moving into a new flat. I have stripped the walls in all the rooms and there are uneven bits where the plaster has previously been repaired and various cracks and holes left.

Skimming all the walls is out of the question due to cost.

Should I repair this as best I can and then line before painting? Do I need to do anything else to the walls before lining? One of the walls is a bathroom and I don't want the paper coming away as soon as there is any sign of steam.

Any tips on which lining paper to use and putting it up. I obviously want to avoid the 'painted over the wallpaper' look.

Cheers

 

[nstreet]

I would suggest that wall paper in the bathroom is not a good idea. The bathroom is bound to suffer from condensation at some point. This could lead to the paper peeling or mould staining the paper.

Lining paper in other rooms will certainly hide the smaller imperfections in the plaster, i.e. small cracks and repairs.

 

[IanDB]

Lining paper in other rooms will certainly hide the smaller imperfections in the plaster

Heavy grade lining paper, the lighter weight stuff will not hide lumps and bumps. In fact nothing will hide the bumps. Again it all depends on how much preparation you want to do.

I have used vinyl paper in a bathroom but I lined the walls with polystyrene liner. That was Ok but not brilliant. I didn't suffer from condensation or mould and it remained fairly well stuck.