Good surface preparation is half the battle won! For optimal results, surfaces must be clean, dry, free of dust or grease. If you are working around sockets and switches they must be removed and make sure the power supply is switched off.
STEP 1
Remove the old strips of wallpaper using a putty knife (spatula).
STEP 2
Removes nails and screws and cleans surfaces of any traces of dust or grease.
STEP 3
Remove stains or any other marks so that they are not visible through the new wallpaper.
STEP 4
Remove traces of plaster and fill the gaps with a trowel or an acrylic mastic.
STEP 5
Surfaces with a high degree of absorption must be covered with a finishing coat or primer. Non-porous surfaces must be lightly sanded and all dust removed.
ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS
Important to know!
- Do you prefer wallpaper with large patterns? Then buy a little more. This way you will have a backup to make sure the model runs correctly on the walls (to be able to correct small application mistakes).
- Always buy a little more than you need, it’s not only annoying to run out of material but the same model may be out of stock.
- Before starting to apply the wallpaper, check that all the rolls have the same color tone by checking the manufacturer’s serial numbers.
- If you don’t wallpaper the upper part of the wall, but instead paint it the same as the ceiling, this makes even small rooms with high ceilings seem much more spacious.
- Right-handed people should work from left to right, and left-handed people should work from left to right.
- Use embossed wallpaper for walls that have harder and uneven surfaces, it will make them look better.
- Apply the wallpaper last to the wall with the window as you may be able to use leftover pieces that can fit perfectly above and below the window.
- Always consider light when choosing wallpaper. The color of the wallpaper in a south-facing room will be warmer than if the same wallpaper is used in a north-facing room.
Did you know that applying wallpaper burns calories?
An hour doing this activity (applying wallpaper) burns an average of 293 calories, as does jogging for an hour at a moderate pace. Therefore, after you’re done, you can enjoy a cup of coffee while enjoying your work, without feeling guilty that you didn’t call in the specialists.
