Plaster vs Lining Paper

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Hi there,

I've just had a house entirely re plastered/skimmed (we went back to the brickwork) and we'll soon be ready to paint. I'd be grateful for some advice on painting straight onto the new walls vs lining them first? I'll save some £'s by not lining but I more concerned about finish and durability.

Any advice welcome.

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TheAllSeeingPie said:

As long as the plaster is 100% silky smooth with no little pockmarks or "cellulite" type dimples you can paint straight on it. You can get very find sanding paper for plaster, which you can use along with some gypsum filler if you find any imperfections in the plaster.

Use diluted paint for the first coat, like 10-30% water, and it'll help soak the paint into the plaster and give a good surface for the proper paint to stick to. You may find you need 1 coat of the water paint and 2-3 coats of proper paint to cover the plaster.

Lining paper will cover any imperfections in the plaster, but suffers from the same problem any wallpaper will have which is the joins, although only really apparent with white or very light colours.

Thank you. Does that mean painting onto plaster would require more coats of paint vs lining? I'm just trying to get a handle on costs, lining will set me back £10k so if I can avoid it whist still maintaining a quality finish I will!

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Stu R said:

If it's done well, I don't see any reason to use lining paper.

I have to say it almost seems a shame to cover it up, the finish really is very good.

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Thanks all for your reply's.

What about hairline cracks? I've seen friends newly plastered houses develop cracks in the first few months, is this poor workmanship?

Yes £10k is a lot but we've a fair amount of wall to line! Think I'll go down the paint on plaster route,seems to makes sense all round.


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Edited by poocherama on Monday 26th January 16:48

Edited by poocherama on Monday 26th January 16:53

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B17NNS said:

You are having a turkish right? How big exactly is this hotel?

Not huge, I do however pay a massive postcode premium. Out of interest what would you charge to line a wall £/sq mt?

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Thanks all for your replies, much appreciated.

Lets just say I'll be having a chat with my contractor tomorrow morning.

P