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    How soon can you wallpaper onto fresh lime plaster, does it need specific wallpaper paste, anything I should know about it?

    I put breathable wood-fibre IWI with Lime Green Solo plaster on the external stone wall of a room, and want to hang plain lining paper (no vinyl) to match the existing finish on the other internal walls. I will paint the lining paper with some breathable paint, probably Earthborn.

    Lime Green say they don't recommend wallpapering their plaster but didn't explain why.


    ISTM that lime plaster walls have traditionally been wallpapered for 100s of years including in my house, so not sure what the issues might come up?
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    • CommentTimeJul 28th 2026
     
    I think traditional wallpaper paste should be fine, but I don't have any wallpaper :bigsmile:

    Apart from the breathability, I expect the other thing to watch is the alkalinity of the surface. Again, a traditional paste that has been used on lime walls for centuries seems like the obvious choice. Starch or methyl cellulose are apparently good choices. Earthborn is a good paint, and they sell a wallpaper paste as well.

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