Wallpaper lining paper and painting tips

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Tl;Dr - any tips / help with wallpapering lining paper and painting over it

Inspired by this thread I'm feeling more optimistic about wallpapering a room and our hallway. https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/property/4989062-easy-to-wallpaper

We want to hang lining paper and then paint it so that it's not too fussy. The context is we have almost fully renovated our house, which we bought as a complete doer upper - but now we plan to move in the next year and a bit to move much nearer family.

We just have 1 bedroom and the hallway left to renovate so we want to finish those so the house isn't still sold as a half finished renovation. But we want to do it in the lowest effort way that makes the house easier to sell.

We were thinking that lining paper and then painting it would be the least fussy way to go. The alternative would be a coloured but plain wallpaper but I think we'd have to line the walls anyway, so we might as well just line then paint. But do you have any tips?

It looks like this stuff is recommended for if you're painting over it. But it's confusing whether we should get the narrower width (55cm) or wider (1m) or the one in between... Help!
https://www.wallpaperdirect.com/products/wallrock/fibreliner-smooth-75-double/139213

We are wallpaper sort of beginners, we helped my dad wallpaper a couple of rooms and I know about using a plumb bob and line and then working out from the middle of a wall. I'm guessing the one thing with painting it after is you've got to try and keep the paste spillage on the front to a minimum?!?!

Any tips very welcome :) tia

We line all our rooms with lining paper and then paint over. It feels warmer than bare painted walls, it also gives a smoother finish. We’ve always just gone to the wallpaper aisle and picked up the rolls that are alongside, and the same width as, the regular wallpaper. We just get B&Q or Homebase’s own brand. It’s just being painted over so not something I’d spent £20 on.

Thanks! Good to know. Do you have to be careful with not using too much paste when putting the lining paper up? Or do you paste the wall so it's not as bad?

Our house is Victorian so lots of odd angles and uneven walls so expecting it to be a bit difficult

For paste I used a tub of the pre mixed stuff. I’m normally against that kind of thing but it takes a lot of the hassle out of the job. Was dead cheap from screwfix I think.

Pasteing the walls as well as the paper definitely helps, it makes the paper easier to slide into place as you offer it up. Make sure your joins are tight but not too tight if that makes sense. Have a damp sponge to wipe along the seams and edges to clean up any paste that gets on the outside.

I usually try to line the top edge in place snug to the ceiling but at bottom edge push into skirting to get a crease, then pull off slightly and cut along that crease so it sits nicely against the skirting. Same with edges of room, get a crease then use that as your cut line.

Its not too tricky if you take your time.

Came across your thread whilst searching for another Wallrock product. The Wallrock fibre liner smooth is a quality lining paper and as someone has already said regular lining paper from B&Q will do the job. Handling 1m wide lining paper can be a handful when starting out. The 1200 grade in a quad roll is quite forgiving when handling it. I’m sure it’s meant to be pasted and left to soak for a while. By the time I’ve pasted four lengths the first is ready to hang. I dare say there are YouTube videos but I was taught by my mother who was a natural.
The previous post sets out the methods very well and if you’re a novice then lining paper is a good starting point.