Wallpaper Hanging - Fair Quote
Discussion
Want our smallest bedroom re-papered with textured lining paper (due to dodgy plastering). It will take between 5 and 6 rolls to paper it.
Walls are stripped and ready to go, have said we will supply paper but decorator to supply paste etc (to avoid any situations with material quality questions).
The one quote I have so far is £140 plus paste - this seems about right to me?
Does everyone agree?
Walls are stripped and ready to go, have said we will supply paper but decorator to supply paste etc (to avoid any situations with material quality questions).
The one quote I have so far is £140 plus paste - this seems about right to me?
Does everyone agree?
Wacky Racer said:
ChrisNic said:
Once you have bought the paper and paid someone to hang it wouldn't it be a similar cost to get the room skimmed which would give you a permanent solution?
This.Sheepshanks said:
Wacky Racer said:
ChrisNic said:
Once you have bought the paper and paid someone to hang it wouldn't it be a similar cost to get the room skimmed which would give you a permanent solution?
This.GG89 said:
Sheepshanks said:
Wacky Racer said:
ChrisNic said:
Once you have bought the paper and paid someone to hang it wouldn't it be a similar cost to get the room skimmed which would give you a permanent solution?
This.BlueHave said:
GG89 said:
Sheepshanks said:
Wacky Racer said:
ChrisNic said:
Once you have bought the paper and paid someone to hang it wouldn't it be a similar cost to get the room skimmed which would give you a permanent solution?
This.singlecoil said:
It's worth remembering that skilled labour costs can vary between regions. Simply saying "I got x done for y" without saying what area you are in isn't much help to anybody.
Good point.I'm paying £70 for a bedroom wall (14') to be papered on Saturday am. In East Lancs & the decorator is semi-retired so now only does little jobs. I'd probably expect to pay a bit more (maybe £200) if I was having 4 walls skimmed.
Depending on the lining paper you use, you might find it hides f
k all if the surface underneath is poor. I used Wallrock fibreliner 150 to line a previous painted bedroom and where the underlying surface was good the finish is excellent, but where prep work wasn't good imperfections are obvious. In one area in particular the paste we used dissolved and pulled off a bit of the existing paint and this is obvious through the lining paper.
So if it's a perfect finish you are after maybe skim is the better option. Or there is a better product, more suited then the one is used.
k all if the surface underneath is poor. I used Wallrock fibreliner 150 to line a previous painted bedroom and where the underlying surface was good the finish is excellent, but where prep work wasn't good imperfections are obvious. In one area in particular the paste we used dissolved and pulled off a bit of the existing paint and this is obvious through the lining paper.So if it's a perfect finish you are after maybe skim is the better option. Or there is a better product, more suited then the one is used.
Thanks for the replies everyone.
The room was wood chipped previously
and adise from looking awful and being well past it's best this covered the imperfections with no issue. We're happy that a textured paper will give us what we need.
Did have a quote for skimming, which was much more - have also had a bad experience with a plasterer skimming a ceiling recently and leaving it more uneven that before!
The room was wood chipped previously
and adise from looking awful and being well past it's best this covered the imperfections with no issue. We're happy that a textured paper will give us what we need.Did have a quote for skimming, which was much more - have also had a bad experience with a plasterer skimming a ceiling recently and leaving it more uneven that before!
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