Painting over wallpaper

>>1196618
Remove the wallpaper before you paint.

>>1196620
But then I'd have to hire someone to spackle the entire room, I was hoping I could avoid by quickly painting over the wallpaper

>>1196622
>hire
You can do that by yourself.
The main question here is whether you want nice-looking results or something crappy.

>>1196625
Yeah, I might decide to go with the quality solution and remove them.

>>1196622
>I was hoping I could avoid by quickly painting over the wallpaper

You absolutely can, but it will look like garbage. Do you want it to look like garbage? Are you a garbage person?

You may also need to render the wall / smooth it out once the wallpaper is removed. Paint will show lumps and bumps more than wallpaper.

>>1196618
can you do these with a wheelchair?

>>1196618
Solution is simple, try both advice on a small area and check the results yourself
But if it was me I wouldn't prime then sand. Sounds kind of retarded, surely the other way around? Then again I can barely tell which end of a paint brush to hold so don't listen to my advice

Just remove the wallpaper and spackle it yourself, the extra effort is worth it in the long run and any future home owners will appreciate it. Old wallpaper with paint over it is a pain in the ass to get off.

>>1196680
Those instructions are probably to make sure the spackling will stick, in case the wallpaper is glossy.

>>1196618
It all depends on the wallpaper OP. If it's put on well, has a flat finish (not gloss), and the seams are done right/well, then you may be able to simply prime and paint it. If it's shit then follow the internet's advice, it will work. It's probably somewhere in the middle, so use your brain and good luck.

Every time you you paint your walls, you lose living space :(

Thanks everyone, removing the wallpaper turned out to be much easier than expected and the plaster underneath is smooth enough to only need some fine spackling.