Lining a ceiling

[ed_pete]

Am I being unreasonable to expect a professional decorator to be able to apply lining paper to a ceiling ?

[teddyboy23]

No

[Angelina]

not at all

[malumbu]

No, but you might want to ask for heavier duty paper if the ceiling is not reasonble. Or go to night school and learn to DIY. In one respect ceilings are easier as you are just doing one plane, with no things like light switches or door ways to go around. Do you want me to PM you a recommendation?

[uncleglen]

there is a you tube for everything. Give the link to your 'professional' decorator

https://www.google.com/search?q=lining+paper+on+a+ceiling&rlz=1C1CHWA_enGB524GB538&oq=lining+paper+on+a+ceiling&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.6783j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_qnWQXdmOJ8Sp8gL91LfoBQ32

[ed_pete]

Thanks for confirmation but he "doesn't do lining paper"

[diable rouge]

Are you complaining that he won't put up lining paper or that he's done a bad job of putting up lining paper?...

[ed_pete]

The former.

[Seabag]

It?s the hardest job, I used to do it and it?s a trade within a trade. When done properly it?s spot on.

But badly done, oh heck!

Knowing your limits is a good thing. Ask him if he knows a ?sticker?, he might have someone to call on.

[Seabag]

Plain lining or embossed?

Old or new ceilings?

LV down lighters?

Clear room ?

Ohhh, so many questions

[fishbiscuits]

Surely only half a day's work for a plasterer to skim the ceiling? That's what I'd do...

[carlafindle]

Depending on the size of ceiling etc etc

[ed_pete]

OK whole story is that the existing lining has come loose in a few places, it's an old house and the ceiling hasn't been painted in at least 10 years. Options were to skim but this would require stripping existing lining first as plastering on top of lining not a good idea or crosslining over existing lining prior to painting. Plastering not really an option as rest of room now painted. This guy doesn't do papering (wall or lining) at all but I didn't know that beforehand.

[fishbiscuits]

Yep... don't skim on top of paper, unless you want the whole lot to literally fall down.

I'd still look at stripping the paper on the ceiling, getting the ceiling skimmed, and accept that some of the completed paintwork will need touching up afterwards. If a job's worth doing, etc etc...

[Seabag]

Or get the ceiling overboarded and skimmed

Kevin the plaster did mine, he lives in ED

Expect mess thorough, even with the best will in the world, there will be mess