Hi,
I am a complete novice to decorating so any advice welcome. A decorator painted entire house about 4 years ago. He just painted over the existing papers but the walls look 'lumpy' in places behind the wallpaper and give a different sound when we tap the walls. Our old decorator said that the plaster was crumbling behind the paper and is best left alone and just to paint over existing wall paper as plastering expensive.
We now are redecorating only one boy's room and wondered whether we should be replastering it before decorating i.e. starting each room afresh? Just seems to me that we are covering up a problem?
Any advice welcome?
Matt
I am a complete novice to decorating so any advice welcome. A decorator painted entire house about 4 years ago. He just painted over the existing papers but the walls look 'lumpy' in places behind the wallpaper and give a different sound when we tap the walls. Our old decorator said that the plaster was crumbling behind the paper and is best left alone and just to paint over existing wall paper as plastering expensive.
We now are redecorating only one boy's room and wondered whether we should be replastering it before decorating i.e. starting each room afresh? Just seems to me that we are covering up a problem?
Any advice welcome?
Matt