Simple question: Should a new wall be primed before applying wallpaper? Or can I just do it over finished drywall.
Priming new wall before wallpaper
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Simple question: Should a new wall be primed before applying wallpaper? Or can I just do it over finished drywall.
Best Answer
Please yes! I am literally 90% done doing a complete remodel of my house. Other than the aluminum wiring that I have replaced the #1 biggest stupid thing I have dealt with is the 20 (no exaggeration) different types of wallpaper put on the house in 1967 during the custom build. Out of the 20 only 3-4 types (2 specific rooms) had primer. Those two rooms took like 20 mins a piece to get the wallpaper down with very little repairing.
In the rooms without primer, I often looked back and thought it might have been easier to rip drywall out and start over - it was that bad. So please prime first. If not for you in a few years, for the next home owners.