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In this regard, is lining paper necessary?

Lining your walls with lining paper before you hang wallpaper is key to a smooth finish for your walls or ceiling. Lining paper can help to: disguise small imperfections in the surface of walls. reduce the likelihood of stains and marks on the wall showing through your wallpaper or fresh coat of paint.

Furthermore, how do you fix lining paper? If its a large patch then you don't have to remove a complete drop just cut a piece of lining paper to fit the patch. When dry lightly sand the join edges to get them flat and you won't notice the join. Use a fine surface filler if you have small gaps left. Light sand over when dry and out with the painting equipment.

People also ask, do I need to put lining paper before painting?

Instead of filling and sanding, some try to just cover it all up with lining paper. We are not saying lining paper should never be used before painting, but the wall would have to be in a very bad state before we reached for it and even then we'd still do some prep work prior.

Should you leave a gap when hanging lining paper?

Hi, do not leave a gap between the lining paper or it will just give you more work to do and it will never look right. Just follow the instructions and soak for the time it says and you should be fine.