Hi all,
I'm after some advice or suggestions with regards to wallpapering please.
I recently decorated my bedroom but left the end wall blank so I could wallpaper it and have a feature wall. The wall previously had wallpaper and lining paper which has been stripped off and the wall sanded and washed.
The wall itself is the original skimmed wall so it's not new plaster.
I've papered several walls and ceilings in my time so it's not a new skill. However something isn't going right with this wall. The paper is "paste the paper" and the first strip went on with no problems however the following 2 strips have all bubbled up. The paste was applied evenly with no dry patches or lumps and when I hung the strips they looked perfect i.e. no visible bubbles. However after only a few minutes bubbles (of varying sizes) started to appear.
I wasn't happy with the 2nd and 3rd strips so I've removed them. After some Googling I've used the leftover paste, thinned it and coated the remaining wall which I believe is called "sizing". This was left to dry overnight.
Today I mixed a new batch of paste and first applied a coat to the wall, then pasted the paper and hung this. Again, it went on fine and looked smooth but again in a matter of minutes it bubbled up.
What could be causing this?
The only other things I can think of would be to paint the walls with some diluted emulsion or to use lining paper, however I'm worried that lining paper will just suffer the same fate as the wallpaper.
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions please?
Thanks in advance, K-Rod.
I'm after some advice or suggestions with regards to wallpapering please.
I recently decorated my bedroom but left the end wall blank so I could wallpaper it and have a feature wall. The wall previously had wallpaper and lining paper which has been stripped off and the wall sanded and washed.
The wall itself is the original skimmed wall so it's not new plaster.
I've papered several walls and ceilings in my time so it's not a new skill. However something isn't going right with this wall. The paper is "paste the paper" and the first strip went on with no problems however the following 2 strips have all bubbled up. The paste was applied evenly with no dry patches or lumps and when I hung the strips they looked perfect i.e. no visible bubbles. However after only a few minutes bubbles (of varying sizes) started to appear.
I wasn't happy with the 2nd and 3rd strips so I've removed them. After some Googling I've used the leftover paste, thinned it and coated the remaining wall which I believe is called "sizing". This was left to dry overnight.
Today I mixed a new batch of paste and first applied a coat to the wall, then pasted the paper and hung this. Again, it went on fine and looked smooth but again in a matter of minutes it bubbled up.
What could be causing this?
The only other things I can think of would be to paint the walls with some diluted emulsion or to use lining paper, however I'm worried that lining paper will just suffer the same fate as the wallpaper.
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions please?
Thanks in advance, K-Rod.