With a spectacular and magnificent variety of wallpapers coming, wallpapers can be laborious and difficult to hang or peel off sometimes. There are different sets of problems you may face if you are willing to install the wallpaper. For starters, the adhesive would not stick right & tight, there are maybe some leveling and measuring issues, cutting the wallpapers around the corners.
Following are some of the tips one can use before installing the wallpapers.
1. QUANTITY:
The quantity of paper required for the project must be enough to cover the walls in the wallpaper installation process. The sides are extras should not be more or less and the papers must be used efficiently. It is also important that the paper should not be trimmed as sometimes it may be rent or split due to some minor cut. Divide the total breadth of the wall by the breadth of your wallpaper. You may end up with a fraction but the important factor is the number of sheets of paper.
2. SMOOTHING THE WALLS:
Always smooth the walls before hanging the wallpaper as the sometimes-small nails or stone might rend the wallpaper. Usually, the carpenters do it using sandpapers and it helps to stick much better using a small pressure.
3. ADHESIVE:
The adhesive is a fuel of this process because if the adhesive is not put in the right amount it can soften the wallpaper or may not stick properly. The low-quality adhesive can also put scratches around the wallpaper after some time.
4. LEVELING:
There can be a situation in which the wallpapers may be leveled but not the house. Consider the size of the house or room in particular before leveling because at times it can be difficult just to level the sheets. Always make sure that the sheet should level.
5. WHERE TO BEGIN?
Always plot a diagram where to start from so that when you end the wallpaper installation process. If you do not remember this thing, you could end up with a mismatched pattern of the paper sheet.
6. BUBBLES:
Air and other gases are more likely to be trapped in between if you are installing wallpapers. It will go away after some time when the adhesive dries and wallpaper starts to settle. Do not panic and do not use your hands to make the bubbles disappears or it can change the alignment of the wallpaper.
7. PRESSURE:
Wallpapers do not require a lot of stress during installation. Use a soft bristle paper smoothing brush, and smooth from the center out, to remove air. After the adhesive has set, usually 5 to 10 minutes, secure the seam with a wooden seam-roller. Excessive smoothing might damage the paper.
8. TRIM THE EXCESS USING?
Once you reach the bottom, slide your paper against the wall skirting and against the ceiling using a utility knife or a blade. You can either trim the excess off each end using your utility knife or you can pull it back gently and cut along the crease using your scissors.
