The best non-woven wallpaper pastes, compared.
Top pick: SupaDec ready mixed 2.5 kg Best value: Solvite Paste the Wall 10 roll – About £11.00, 4.6 from 421 reviews, against a claim of up to 10 rolls, if the packet says paste the wall. Updated October 2026.
Non-woven wallpaper paste is the adhesive for fleece-backed wallcovering hung paste-the-wall: paste on the wall, a dry length on top, no pasting table and no soak. In the UK it is usually methylcellulose powder stirred into cold water, or a ready-mixed tub. The wallpaper label and the packet should both say non-woven or paste-the-wall. Clay or wheat paste for another backing is a different system. You want the right backing, an English mix table, and a dry wall. The [non-woven wallpaper paste buying guide](/hub/painting-supplies/non-woven-wallpaper-paste/sub/non-woven-wallpaper-paste-buying-guide) sets the order of the checks.
Non-woven wallpaper paste is the adhesive for fleece-backed wallcovering hung paste-the-wall: paste on the wall, a dry length on top, no pasting table and no soak.
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Can you follow a water table on the packet?
At £19.99 this is a ready-mixed 2.5 kg tub with a brush, claimed at up to 3 rolls, and the spec cell says United Kingdom as country of origin. The star line is 5.0 from 2 reviews and the extract has no review body, so the score is not evidence of how it hangs. The model cell and the part code do not match. It suits a short paste-the-wall job where you would rather not measure water and you want a brush in the same order. Skip it for a whole flat, or if you want UK review text before paying tub prices.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A short paste-the-wall job where you would rather not measure water and you want a brush in the same order.
Less suitable: A whole flat, or anyone who wants UK review text before paying tub prices.
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Common questions
Do I mix this paste?
The bullets say no mixing, no measuring and no waiting. You open the tub and apply it.
Can it go on the wall?
The bullet says you can paste the back of the wallcovering or the wall for paste-the-wall papers. It also names vinyl, blown vinyl, heavy embossed and washable coverings.
What do the two reviews say?
The star line is 5.0 from 2. The raw extract contains no review text, so there is nothing to quote.
The listing shows 4.7 from 4,610 reviews, the largest count in this set, at £17.16 for 180 g. Four of the first 50 texts are from the United Kingdom. Two of those say the instructions were not in English. Other countries’ texts describe a paste that holds non-woven and can be slid, with dust on mixing and one buyer who used more than the pack stated. It suits someone who already mixes Metylan and only needs a small pack. Skip it if you need the water table in English, or if you can buy the 360 g for less on this snapshot.
Pros
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Best for: Someone who already mixes Metylan and only needs a small pack.
Less suitable: A UK first-timer who needs the water table in English, or who can buy the 360 g for less.
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Common questions
Why is 180 g dearer than 360 g here?
On this amazon.co.uk extract the 180 g pack is £17.16 and the 360 g pack is £14.06. That is the shelf pair in the files, not a quality score.
Will a UK buyer get English instructions?
Two of the four UK texts say the instructions were not in English. One says German, and that decorators mixed by trial and error, too thin the first time.
What coverage is printed?
The bullet says up to 6 rolls, also given as 29 m², for non-woven with a smooth or textured backing. That is the maker’s up-to figure.
The amazon.co.uk line is 4.7 from 3,577 reviews, and the first 50 texts in the extract are all labelled United Kingdom. Reviewers describe an easy mix that held paste-the-wall paper, often with paste left over on a small job. Lumps after a poor stir, and one ceiling job where the length would not slide, are the repeated complaints. It is the top pick for a first UK room of non-woven where you can read an English mix table and stir the sachet properly. Skip it for a one-length repair, or a ceiling, if you need slide and hate throwing mixed paste away.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A first UK room of non-woven where you can read an English mix table and stir the sachet properly.
Less suitable: A one-length repair, or a ceiling, if you need slide and hate throwing mixed paste away.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this for non-woven wallpaper?
The bullet calls it a strong paste for non-woven wallpaper with a smooth or textured backing, and also names vinyl, textured and embossed papers.
How is it mixed?
The bullet says it mixes in 20 seconds and is ready in 2 minutes. The extract does not print the water volume. UK reviews say to follow the packet and stir thoroughly, because lumps still appear.
Will one sachet hang five rolls?
The bullet says up to 5 rolls from 230 g. UK reviews include jobs with paste left after 3 or 4 lightweight rolls. That figure is the maker’s up-to claim, not a guarantee.
ROMAN ECO-888 is £21.00 for a 3.78 litre ready-mixed pail. US and Canadian texts praise a low smell, roller application and time to line up a mural. The same extract includes a lumpy dried tub that was binned, a spilled parcel, and one review that says it was neither clear nor easy to clean. There is no UK review text in the extract to set beside that. It suits a ready-mixed tub when the wallpaper maker accepts a clear strippable adhesive and you do not need UK review text. Skip it for a wet room, or if you want the written reviews to be from the United Kingdom.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A ready-mixed tub when the wallpaper maker accepts a clear strippable adhesive and you do not need UK review text.
Less suitable: A wet room, or a buyer who wants the written reviews to be from the United Kingdom.
Specifications
Common questions
Will it hang non-woven paste-the-wall paper?
The bullet lists non-woven and paste-the-wall among the types it says it suits, together with solid vinyl and unpasted papers. It is not a non-woven-only pack.
What coverage does the listing state?
The bullet says about 8 square metres per litre. The tub is 3.78 litres. The extract does not do that multiplication, and the figure is the maker’s claim.
Are the reviews from the UK?
The star line is 4.7 from 359. Of 46 texts in the extract, 44 are United States and 2 are Canada. None are labelled United Kingdom.
This 360 g pack is £14.06, which is less than the 180 g Metylan in the same extract, and the bullet claims 12 rolls or 58 m². The star line is 4.6 from 978. Only one of the first 50 texts is from the United Kingdom, and that buyer binned it for lack of English instructions. German texts praise the hold and also describe a lump after the stand, torn packs, and a porous wall where the paper fell. It suits a large non-woven job if the insert you receive is in English. Skip it if you cannot read a German mix table.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A large non-woven job if the insert you receive is in English.
Less suitable: A UK shopper who cannot read a German mix table.
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Common questions
How much non-woven does 360 g claim?
The bullet says up to 12 rolls, which it also states as 58 m², for smooth or textured non-woven backing. A heavy coat uses more than that up-to figure.
Are the instructions in English?
The only UK text in the first 50 says the pack was binned because there were no English instructions. Other texts are mostly German, Italian, French and Spanish.
Can it be dry-stripped?
The bullet says the paste allows dry removal and dries transparent. It does not repeat the wallpaper maker’s conditions, and old paste on the wall can stop a clean pull.
£11.00 for a stated 10 rolls is the lower price per claimed roll among the kept powders. The star line is 4.6 from 421, and the first 50 texts are United Kingdom. They praise paste-the-wall on embossed and living-room paper. The same extract includes a return because the contents were not paste-the-wall, and a complaint that the 10 is not ten packs. It is the best value for a larger non-woven room if you check the packet really says paste the wall before you mix. Skip it if you need a written dry-strip promise or a components list that matches the title.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A larger non-woven room if you check the packet really says paste the wall before you mix.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a written dry-strip promise or a components list that matches the title.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this paste-the-wall adhesive?
The title and the first bullet say it is for paste the wall and non-woven wallcoverings. One UK review says both boxes received were ordinary paste for the paper and were returned.
Does the box contain 10 packs?
The pieces cell says 10. A UK review says that means cover for 10 rolls, and that the order was two packs, not ten sachets.
How fast is it ready?
The title says ready to use in under 2 minutes. The extract does not print the litres of water.
At £8.88 this is the next price up from the Solvite 5-roll sachet. The star line is 4.4 from 442, but only three of the first 50 texts are from the United Kingdom, and those three are short. German and US texts praise an easy mix and also describe a thin mix that let a thicker non-woven fall, plus a pack with no instructions. It suits a non-woven job if you already know this brand’s water ratio from the pack in your hand. Skip it if you need the mix table in English on the listing.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A non-woven job if you already know this brand’s water ratio from the pack in your hand.
Less suitable: A UK buyer who needs the mix table in English on the listing.
Specifications
Common questions
What wallpaper is it for?
The title is paste for non-woven wallpaper and says 5 to 7 rolls. The spec cell’s compatible material says Glass, which does not match the title.
Does the listing give a mix time?
The bullet says add water, stir, and allow a short swell. It does not give minutes or litres. A US review says the pack had no mix instructions.
Is dry strip claimed?
The bullet says the paste dries without stains. It does not say the wallpaper can be dry-stripped.
Each score is the amazon.co.uk star line times 20. A 4.7 becomes 94. SupaDec is 5.0 from two ratings and scores 100, and that sample has no review text, so it does not take a badge. Price is not inside the score. It is used only for the best-value badge. UK review text, a missing English mix table, and a box that was not paste-the-wall stay in the assessment. They are not subtracted. This is not a lab test. The five weights below follow the buying checks. They sum to 100. They are not a second score.
Backing named on the packet
30%The wallpaper label and the paste packet should both say non-woven or paste-the-wall. Clay or wheat paste for another backing is a different system. A title that says non-woven while a spec cell says something else is a reason to read the pack in your hand.
English mix table
25%You need a water ratio you can follow. UK reviews on Metylan 180 g say the instructions were not in English. Guessing the water makes a thin mix. Solvite’s first 50 texts in both extracts are labelled United Kingdom.
Powder or ready mixed
20%Sachets are cheaper per claimed roll in this set, and you stir them. Tubs skip the ratio. SupaDec is 5.0 from two ratings and has no review text, so the star line is not evidence of how it hangs.
Claimed cover
15%Coverage is an up-to claim. Solvite 230 g says 5 rolls. Solvite 474 g says 10 rolls. Metylan also states square metres. A heavy coat uses more. A headline roll count is not what you will hang.
Dry strip and shelf price
10%Dry strip later only if the wallpaper maker allows it and the wall has no old paste left on it. Price does not change the star score. The best-value badge is the Solvite 474 g pack at about £11.00 against a claim of up to 10 rolls, with UK-labelled texts.
Match the packet to the backing before the brand. Paste-the-wall means paste on the wall and a dry length on top. A powder needs the water on that packet. A tub skips the ratio and costs more per claimed roll in this set.
Non-woven wallpaper paste is the adhesive for fleece-backed wallcovering hung paste-the-wall. You paste the wall, lay a dry length on top, and you do not use a pasting table or a soak. In the UK it is usually methylcellulose powder stirred into cold water, or a ready-mixed tub. The wallpaper label and the paste packet should both say non-woven or paste-the-wall. Clay or wheat paste for another backing is a different system.
Metylan UK texts say the instructions were not in English, and one mix was too thin the first time. A retailer page for Solvite 230 g flakes says 6 litres of cold water, then a short stand. The amazon extract does not print that volume. Use the table on the packet in your hand. Guessing makes a thin mix, and a heavier non-woven can fall.
Paste-the-wall means paste on the wall and a dry length on top. There is no soak and no pasting table. Pasting the wrong side, or pasting several lengths before you hang, leaves a dry band at the seam. A UK hanging sheet says not to stretch a length to close a seam.
The wall should be dry, filled and not still drinking the water out of the paste. Do not paper over mould. A fungicidal wash with an HSE approval number comes first. New or absorbent plaster needs a primer before you hang. Call a professional for blown or damp plaster, a stairwell you cannot hang safely, or a specialist adhesive named on the wallpaper label.
The wallpaper label and the paste packet should both say non-woven or paste-the-wall. Solvite 230 g names non-woven, vinyl, textured and embossed papers. Solvite 474 g says paste the wall and non-woven, and one UK review says both boxes received were ordinary paste and were returned. A.S. Création’s title is non-woven paste, while a spec cell says Glass, and the UK listing title is German. Metylan names non-woven with a smooth or textured backing.
Powder is the cheaper claimed-roll band here. Solvite 230 g is about £7.28 for up to 5 rolls, and it is the top pick because the first 50 texts are United Kingdom. Solvite 474 g is about £11.00 for up to 10 rolls, the lower price per claimed roll among the kept powders, which is why it is the best value if the packet says paste the wall. Metylan 360 g is about £14.06 for up to 12 rolls or 58 m², and here it costs less than Metylan 180 g at about £17.16.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You are hanging non-woven paste-the-wall for the first time and you can read the mix on the packet. Solvite Paste the Wall 5 roll is about £7.28, with 4.7 from 3,577 reviews, and the first 50 texts are labelled United Kingdom. Stir it through. A whole sachet is more than a one-length repair needs.
You want more claimed cover and UK review text. Solvite Paste the Wall 10 roll is about £11.00, with 4.6 from 421 reviews, against a claim of up to 10 rolls. One UK review says the boxes received were ordinary paste. Check the packet says paste the wall before you mix. It is the best value on that basis.
You would rather not measure water, and the job is a few rolls. SupaDec ready mixed 2.5 kg is about £19.99, claimed at up to 3 rolls, with a brush in the bundle. The star line is 5.0 from two ratings and the extract has no review text.
The top pick is Solvite Paste the Wall 5 roll at about £7.28, with 4.7 from 3,577 reviews and UK-labelled texts in the first 50, for a first non-woven room where you can follow an English mix table. The best value is Solvite Paste the Wall 10 roll at about £11.00, with 4.6 from 421 reviews, against a claim of up to 10 rolls, if you check the packet really says paste the wall. Metylan 180 g has the largest review count, 4.7 from 4,610, and UK texts in that extract say the instructions were not in English, so the count is not a UK favourite. SupaDec scores 100 from two ratings and has no review text. None of these pastes was lab tested, and a roll claim is the maker’s up-to figure.
Solvite Paste the Wall 10 roll
About £11.00, 4.6 from 421 reviews, against a claim of up to 10 rolls, if the packet says paste the wall.
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