Wallpaper hanging set, 4 piece

Skill rating: intermediateShould take: about 1 day per room

Cutting YOuR lengths• Startunrollingyourwallpaperpatternsideup.

• Workoutthelengthofyourfirstpiecebymeasuringfromyourceilingtothetopofyourskirtingboards–thenadd100mmfortrimming(moreifyourpaperhasalargepattern).

• Onceyouhavethelengthcutandafewpiecesreadyforhanging–justmakesurethepatternmatches.

getting Pasting Right• Placeallyourlengthsontoyourpastingtable(fig.1).

• Usingapastingbrushapplyyourpastetothetoplength,startingatoneendandworkingoutfromthemiddletotheedges.

• Asyoupastethemfoldyourlengthsintolooseconcertinas,witharound600mmbetweenthefolds.Makesureyoudon’tcreasethem(fig.2).

hanging YOuR fiRst length• Carefullyunfoldyourpastedlengthandpressitgentlyagainst

thetopofyourwall,leavingaround50mmsoyoucantrimitlater(fig.6).Thenuseapaperingbrushtosmooththepaperintoplaceandgetridofanyairbubbles–makingsureitlinesupwithyourverticallines.

tRimming aROund YOuR Ceiling and skiRting• Useabrushtogentlytapyourpaperintoplacewheretheceiling

andskirtingmeetsyourwall.Thenusethebackofapairofscissorstoscorealinedownthecornerofthepaper.Afterthat,justeasethepaperawayfromthewallanduseyourscissorstotrimtheexcess.Finally,smooththepaperbackintoplacewithyourpaperingbrush.

hanging the Rest Of the PaPeR• Looselyhangeachremaininglengthofpaperfromthetopofthewall

placingeachedge-to-edgewiththepreviousonewithoutanyoverlap–makingsurethepatternmatchesbeforeyousmoothitdown.

tRiCkY veRtiCal CORneRs• Paperintothecornerandleavea20mmoverlaparoundtheangle.

Don’ttryanduseawholewidthtopaperaroundacornerbecauseifitisn’tcompletelysquarethepaperwillhangcrookedly.

Sorting out the tricky bits POWeR sOCkets and light sWitChes• Firstthingsfirst–makesureyouswitchoffyourelectricityat

themains.

• Hangyourwallpaperasnormal,themmakediagonalcutsfromthecentreoftheswitchorsocket.Trimoffanywastesleaving6mmexcess.

• Loosenthescrewsholdingtheswitchorsocketjustenoughsoyoucantuckthepaperunderneathit.Tightenthescrewsandwaitforthepapertodrybeforeyouputthepowerbackon.

WindOWs• Thetopofyourwindowscanbetreatedinthesamewayasthe

topofyourdoor.Totrimaroundyourwindowsill,makeahorizontalcutalongthetopofthesill.Thencutdiagonallyintothebottomcornerofthesill.Feelfortheendofthesillandmakecutsuptothisline(fig.8).

• Useabrushtopushyourpaperintotheanglesmadebythewallandthesill.Finally,scoreandtrimthewasteaswithdoorways.

dOOR Reveals and WindOW• Cutawidthofwallpaperthesamedepthasyourreveal,plusan

extra50mm(fig.9).Thenpasteandfoldit,butdon’tputitupyet.

• Takeanotherpieceofpastedpaperandplaceitupagainstthelastfullwidthofpaperyouputup.Thenuseapenciltomarktheedgeofthispiecealongtheedgeofthereveal.Thenputtooneside.

• Takeyourfirstpieceandsmoothontothereveal,beingcarefultolineitupwithyourpencilmark.Thencutthroughthecorneroftheoverlap.

• Carefullytear25mmofftheoverlapandthenuseabrushtoflattenitaroundthecorners.Thetornedgewillnotshowupasmuchasastraightone(fig.10).

• Finally,hangyoursavedfullpiece,makingahorizontalcutwhereithangsovertheopening.Foldtheoverlapintotherevealuptoyourwindowframe,thenscoreandtrimanyexcess.

dOORWaYs • Hangyourwallpaperfromthetopofthewallandsmoothitdown

tothetopofthedoor.

• Useapairofscissorstocutdiagonallyintothecornerofthetopofthedoorandpushthepaperintotheanglebetweenthisandthewall.

• Usethescissorstoscorealongthetopofthedoortheneasethepaperoffthewallandtrimtheexcess(fig.7).

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Beforeyoustart,cutenoughlengthsofpapertocoveronewall.

Foldyourlengthsintolooseconcertinasasyoupastethem.

Smooththepaperoutwardstogetridofanybubbles.

Startall-overpatternsnexttothewindowandworktowardsthedarkestcorners.

Ifyourroomhastwowindows,startpaperinghalfwaybetweenthem.

Unfoldyourpastedlengthandpressitgentlyagainstthetopofyourwall-leaving50mmtotrimlater.

Paperingarounddoorwaysandarchitrave. Trimroundyourwindowsill.

Measurethedepthofyourwindowreveal. Atornedgeshowsuplessthanastraightone.

Mixing your paste• Mixyourwallpaperadhesivebeforeyoustartpasting–makingsure

youfollowtheinstructionscarefully.

Lining paper and cross-lining staRt With a hORizOntal line • Usingalongspiritleveldrawapencilmarkhorizontallyalongyour

wallonerollwidthdownfromtheceiling.

Cutting and Pasting YOuR PaPeR• Startbycuttingenoughlengthsofpapertocoveryourwall.Cut

eachlengtharound10cmlongerthanyouneed,thenplacethemallroughsideuponyourpastingtable(fig.1).

• Usingapastingbrushapplyyourpastetothetoplength,startingatoneendandworkingoutfromthemiddletotheedges.

• Foldyourlengthsintolooseconcertinasasyoupastethem(fig.2).

the fiRst length• Letthepastesoakinforaslongastheinstructionssay.

• Pickupthefirstconcertinabythetopedgeand,startinginthecorner,lineupitsbottomedgewithyourpencilline.

• Useapaperingbrushtosmooththepaperontoyourwall.Workingfromthecentreoutwardswillforceoutanyairbubbles(fig.3).

• Beingcarefulnottotearit,unfoldtheconcertinaasyougoalong.

hOW tO tRim CORneRs• Tapthepaperintothecornerswithabrushthenscorealinedownthe

cornerofthepaperwiththebackofsomescissors.Easethepaperfromthewallandtrimanyexcess.Finally,brushitbackintoplace.

hanging the Rest• Keepbuttinglengthsofpaperuptothepreviousone,working

yourwaydownthewall.Whenyoureachthebottomtrimthelastlengthalongthetopofyourskirting.

•Leaveittodryfor24hours.

Hanging wallpaper the Right ORdeR• Ifyourwallpaperhasanyall-overpattern,startatawindowand

workawayfromitinbothdirectionstowardsthedarkestcornersofyourroom(fig.4).

• Wallpaperwithlargepatternsshouldbecentredonthechimneybreast–orifyourroomhastwowindows,centreitbetweenthem(fig.5).

maRking veRtiCal lines• Markaverticallineeachsideofyourwindowswithaplumbline

orspiritlevel.Measurethedepthofyourwindow’srevealandadd20mmfortrimming(fig.9).Bytakingthismeasurementawayfromthewidthofyourrollyou’llgetthedistancethelinesshouldbefromyourwindow.

• Markanewplumblineeachtimeyougoaroundacorner.

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Picking your wallpaper• Ifyou’renewtowallpapering,tryusingaheavypaper.It’seasierto

hangthanlightpaperandyoudon’thavetoworrysomuchaboutittearingwhenitgetswet.

• Makesurealltherollsyoubuyhavethesamebatchnumber,otherwiseyoumightgetsomeslightvariationsinthecolour.

Should you use lining paper?• Ifyourwallhasimperfectionsthatwillshowthroughwallpaperthen

it’sagoodideatoputupliningpaperfirst.

• Hangyourliningpaperhorizontallysothatthejointsdon’tlineupwithyourwallpaper.

• Ifyou’regoingtopaintoverliningpaper,hangitvertically.

Buying the right number of rolls• Astandardrollofwallpaperis53cmwideand10mlong.Measure

aroundtheperimeterofyourroominmetres,includingthedoorsandwindows.Dividethefigureyouendupwithby0.53tofindouthowmanywidthsyou’llneed.

• Thenmeasuretheheightofyourroomandmultiplyitbythenumberofwidthstofindoutthetotallengthofpaperyou’regoingtoneed.

• Finally,dividethetotallengthbythelengthsofyourrolls(normally10m)togetthenumberofrollsyou’regoingtoneed.

• It’sagoodideatobuyacoupleofextrarollsjustincase.

Getting your walls ready• Firstlycleanoffanyloosepaint,plasteroroldwallpaperandfillany

cracks.Thengiveyourwallsagoodwashdownwithsugarsoap.

• Ifanyofyourplasteriscoveredinglosspaint,giveitagoodrubdownwithsomecoarsegritpaper.

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