ᐅ Is it possible to apply non-woven wallpaper over a level 2 plaster finish?

Hello,
As a layperson, I have been going through various topics in this forum and still haven’t gotten much wiser.
I often read about interior finishing involving combinations like “apply Q3 plaster, then paintable fleece wallpaper and paint,” or “Q3 plaster and paint,” or “Q2 plaster with textured wallpaper and paint.”
Isn’t there an option to wallpaper directly over Q2 plaster with a (slightly textured) fleece wallpaper in a color of choice?
What speaks against this, and why is it not commonly done?

This is a sincere question—so far, I have only lived in apartments that already had textured wallpaper which just needed repainting.
I’m not a fan of that type of textured wallpaper anymore, but there are other texture patterns besides fleece wallpaper.

We applied painter’s fleece over our Q2 plaster and then painted it; it turned out very nice. I think it really depends on how well the plasterers did their work. In our case, the Q2 finish looked very good.

Best regards,
Sabine

It depends on what the plasterer means by Q2.

We only had Q2 as well. The painter then filled and sanded the “holes” that appear on interior walls during construction (about 15 hours), afterwards wallpapered with a slightly thicker fleece (150g) and painted twice. We are very pleased with the result, and it was significantly cheaper.

I would therefore not recommend using very thin fleece. Thicker fleeces can also cover small holes here and there. Thin fleece, on the other hand, does not forgive any imperfections.

Attached is an example photo of our wall. Please ignore the measuring tape and electrical outlet.

We saw the Q2 plaster from our general contractor at friends’ house, and I thought it looked quite good. In their utility room, they didn’t do anything to it, just painted over it. But I’m no expert, so what looks “good” to me might not mean much. In the living room, they upgraded from Q2 to Q3 at a fairly high extra cost, and it was perfectly smooth, but also expensive.

The contract states that the Q2 plaster is suitable for applying woodchip wallpaper.

goalkeeper schrieb:

We only had Q2 as well. The painter then filled and sanded the "holes" that naturally appear on interior walls during construction (about 15 hours) and afterwards applied a somewhat thicker fiberglass wallpaper (150g) and painted it twice. We really like the result, and it was significantly cheaper.

I would rather not use the very thin fiberglass wallpapers. The thicker ones help cover smaller holes here and there. Thin fiberglass wallpaper, on the other hand, doesn't forgive any imperfections.

Attached is an example photo of our wall. Please ignore the measuring tape and socket.

But here again, it’s about painter’s fleece + paint. Why exactly are these two steps necessary? Why does no one just use regular non-woven wallpaper that already comes pre-colored?