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FAQs – Technical
As well as the advantage of avoiding having to paint the wall again and again, either to cover a strong colour or because you’ve forgotten where you started, our wallpapers and paste-the-wall products are easy to hang and also look fantastic, with a fascinating range of designs and colours that you won’t find in a paint pot! We would always recommend using a lining paper as it provides a good base for your wall covering, meaning that you get maximum adhesion and a spectacular smooth finish. If the existing paper is smooth and flat then it is possible, but we don’t recommend hanging a new wall covering over vinyl or textured papers, as you won’t get a good adhesion. The best finish will always be achieved by removing the unwanted paper first. First you need to check the label to see if the product can be painted over but you should always check a small sample first to see if it will give you the desired result. If so, we recommend a high quality matt emulsion which should be allowed to dry before adding a silk emulsion or satin and gloss paints. Yes you can. See question four for details of painting over wallpaper. We find that most commercially-produced wallpaper pastes are equally as effective, but we would suggest reading the instructions in detail before you go ahead. A vinyl wallpaper would be suitable for use in a bathroom, but please remember that these papers are splash-proof only and although they resist moisture, they are not recommended for any area which comes into direct contact with water, such as around the bath or shower cubicle. As with a bathroom, the best paper to use in a kitchen is a vinyl. We don’t recommend papering areas which will be in direct contact with water, as vinyl wallpapers are splash-proof and moisture-resistant only. A vinyl to vinyl adhesive is used when hanging a border over a flat wallpaper, or over a paper which has a light texture. Standard wallpaper paste will not allow adhesion to vinyl. In order to get the best professional quality finish, try hanging the lining paper horizontally. The wallpaper will hang more smoothly over cross lining. It is important to make sure that when hanging a patterned wallpaper the pattern matches when the strips are hung side by side. Pattern matches come in three forms: free match, straight match, and off-set match. Free match wallpaper is very easy to hang, as the paper does not need to match side by side and can be hung without seams to create a smooth, free pattern, no matter which strips are put together. This means that you will waste less paper too. This is the symbol for free match:  A straight match is when the left and right sides of the strip create a straight, horizontal design when the strips are hung side by side. You can quickly test this to make sure, by laying two strips out together. This is the symbol for a straight match:  An off-set match is where the strips will only match if the second strip of paper is dropped by the particular distance specified on the label in order to create a match. The symbol for an off-set match is:  Wallpaper designs are printed from cylindrical rollers which means that the design is repeated on each turn of the roller. A design repeat can be as big as the circumference of the whole roller, or the roller can print a smaller repeat in one turn. You will find other symbols printed on the label. They refer to the direction in which the wallpaper should be hung, cleaning instructions and how to apply the paper: Many of our wallpapers and wall coverings have coordinating papers and borders. Just click on the sample and you’ll find a selection. Just click on the sample you want to find out what colours the design is in. It’s easy when you know how! Just follow our simple guide to hanging wallpaper and you’ll find everything you need to know about creating a professional finish all by yourself. |
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