Wallpapering over new plasterboard.

[Kenny]

I've just fixed a botch- up job on a wall in the kitchen (don't ask...!), and will be papering the whole room shortly. What preparation does the plasterboard need, to allow for possible re-decoration in the future without damaging the board?

Thanks,

[Handy]

Paint over with PVA adhesive, about one part PVA to 5 parts water.

[Mathew Newton]

However there's very little you can do to stop the board paper coming off when/if you subsequently remove the lining/wallpaper.

Regardless what you cover the plasterboard with, if your paper is sufficiently stuck to it for a good job then it's sufficiently stuck to it to pull some of it off during removal.

Steaming it off can certainly help in these cases.

Mathew

[Phil L]

It needs plastering first...applying paper to paper will cause damage upon removal, if you don't plaster it this time, it will probably need re-boarding and plastering next time.