 Some wallpapering tips.
After having just done the bedroom here is the benifit of some of my experiences.
1) Get someone else to do it.
Failing that.
Always have a wet sponge handy so that once you have spread your paste & the paper is waiting the 5 mins or so needed, you can wipe down your wallpaper table.
This stops it getting all sticky & yeukky.
Draw a line accross the table about 10" in & continue it down the edges.
then you can lay your paper along the board, in line with the edges & you have a line that will alow you to cut/score it at the correct angle instead of being wonky.
Always use a sharp knife & change the blade often.
Wash your sponge, paste brush & papering brush afterwards, it stops them being like a pasting table that has not been wiped clean :D
When the instructions (yes instructions) that come with the paper say wait 8-10 minutes, then it's best to wait exactly that time with all pieces.
It allows for the paper to absorb the glue at the same rate & keeps the stretching even.
Has anyone noticed the width of wallpaper tables & lining paper?
It's like the makers of lining paper also make th tables & they sat around in a meeting & said, I know what, let's make lining paper 10mm wider than a std table so that people have to buy our deluxe wider table that costs more ! :yelrotflm
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03-06-05, 18:43
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