Home Improvement tips
Tips And Tricks For Successful wall paper hanging There are some tasks that you may need to do before hanging your wallpaper. Check our list to ensure your walls are fully ready for wallpaper. With this guide you will get the best finish possible and avoid any nasty surprises further into the project. Have you removed any existing wallpaper? Doing this will give you a smooth finish and avoid air bubbles and creases appearing when you hang the new wallpaper
Have you bought enough wallpaper? It helps to estimate the amount of wallpaper you’ll need for your project. When you measure the height and length of the walls you want to wallpaper, also measure the windows and doors. Allow extra for wastage. We recommend 10% extra, and any unopened rolls can be returned to the store you bought them from. Also, allow for extra when using paper with a large repeat pattern – the pattern repeat is usually stated on the roll label or product information. Are all the rolls of wallpaper the same batch number? Make sure all the rolls have the same batch number printed on the label, as the colours and in some instances, the finish, can vary between batches.
Have you planned how you’re going to hang the wallpaper? We recommend hanging wallpaper vertically Are your walls freshly plastered? unless the pattern requires it to be hung If so, have you sealed them with wall sealer? horizontally. If hanging over lining paper, Applying wall sealer, also known as wall size, hanging it in the opposite direction to the lining seals the porous surface of the wall and impaper means that the seams won’t fall in the proves the adhesion of the wallpaper paste. same place and create ridges. It also aids the slide of the wallpaper, useful when you’re matching patterns or hanging it Does the walls have any fixing on them? in awkward areas like window recesses. If so, unscrew the fixings before papering, leaving the wall plugs in place. Mark the Have you lined the walls with lining position of each one by pushing a matchstick paper? (with the head broken off) into the plug. Leave Hanging lining paper prevents the new it slightly proud so you can find the hole and wallpaper from shrinking when it’s hung, reuse it later. Also its recommended that the which leads to gaps between the lengths first piece of paper you hang starts from the of paper. You may also want to hang lining corner that the window or door is in so any paper if your walls have any stains or small joins are hidden from view. imperfections in the surface, as it will help to disguise this. Happy hanging folks! 23
