Laying the wallpaper

Remove the wallpaper

Before gluing the new wallpaper, or just to renovate the walls and repaint, you need to remove the old one. To do this quickly and without much effort you can use a specific tool.

The wallpaper scraping tool allows to soften the wallpaper and remove it easily. It is a unit consisting of a boiler which produces steam and an applicator that can be supported to the wall and moved by a handle.

With this tool you can make in a short time the wall perfectly smooth, ready for the new application. Before each new application, in fact, it is important to ensure that the walls is free from residues, which could create unsightly and visible defects once placed the new wallpaper.

Before repapering

Before repapering a wall apply acrylic enamel on all the grease stains and let dry thoroughly. This will prevent stains to peek on the new wallpaper.

How much wallpaper do I need?

To make the laying of the wallpaper, you must first identify the amount of raw material to buy. Most wallpaper is supplied in standard rolls 10 m long. It is easy to calculate how many strips can be obtained from each roll.

But we must take account of the design, which must match between a strip and the other.
To calculate how many strips are needed for papering a room, take the width of the roll as a unit to measure the perimeter of the room.

In the course of the measurement do not keep account of doors and windows. Dividing the number of strips obtained along the perimeter to the strips that are obtained from each roll is obtained the number of rolls needed. Add a few meters for the bins of the windows and the recesses of the doors, so as to be sure of having available a quantity of material sufficient.

The density of wallpaper glue

When preparing the glue to paper and you are not able to assess the right consistency you can do a simple test. Dip the brush in the glue and pass on a piece of paper, then try to lift it: if the paper remains attached to the bristles, it means that the glue is of the right consistency and that it will be enough to anchor the tapestry on the wall in a stable and lasting way.

Bubbles on the wallpaper

Even after a careful laying, may appear small defects of the wallpaper on the surface, as the bubbles. To eliminate unsightly bubbles that form on the upholstery after installation or because of moisture, with a cutter make two incisions in the shape of a cross on the surface of the bubble. Apply the glue on the flaps of the tapestry on the wall and detach. Press the wallpaper repaired with force to make invisible the intervention.

Wallpapering behind radiators

To be able to get to wallpaper behind the radiator you must first stop the flow of hot water to the radiator and let it cool: otherwise, the heat could make imperfect laying.
Then, to facilitate the work, it is necessary to build a tool that facilitates bonding, straightening the hook of a garment bag and securing it to the handle of a broom. Then wrap it with pieces of cloth.

This tool will allow you to reach with ease and precision even the most critical points, without ruining the wallpaper. Apply a strip of paper at the level of the radiator and, using the new tool, make it adhere to the wall behind the radiator.

Strip

The strips are particular types of vinyl paper which can be detached by pulling away from the walls only the front part with the decoration while the back resistant, supporting, remains anchored to the wall. This allows to easily replace a vinyl paper leaving the cover that can be coated with an additional wallpaper.

Crumb to remove stains from wallpaper

The bread crumbs, preferably white, tablet-shaped ball, becomes a delicate rubber suits to remove spots, stains and marks from wallpaper.

Repairing the wallpaper

To repair a tear in the wallpaper or hide a stained area, cut a piece of wallpaper wide enough from what you have left.

Wipe it with the appropriate glue, place the piece about to be replaced at the same time and carve the new piece and the one on the wall with a cutter, taking care to match the design.
In this way, the intervention will be completely invisible.