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Preparing wall for wallpaper - do I need to seal walls with PVA?
Anonymous user 14/03/2024 - 2.31 PM
I have stripped my walls of wallpaper and the paint has come off in patches and I want to repaper. Do I need to seal the walls with pva and then repaper or do I need to repaint the areas that have peeled and them pva then re wallpaper? Thanks
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Proctor Decorating
Rating: 5 out of 5
I would give the walls a thin coat of pva.
Answered17 November 2013
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BRIGNALL DECORATING SERVICES
Rating: 5 out of 5
Sand down the walls and apply a coat of size which is very water down paste mix. If the walls have got rough paint edges which might show though the wallpaper then hang a lining paper first.
Answered17 November 2013
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