How to Hang Wallcovering

 wallcovering tips

Wall Preparation

1. Remove all outlet plates, vent covers - anything that can be removed. Turn off current in the room & cover electrical outlets with masking tape.

2. Painted walls: Wash with solution of trisodium phosphate, rinse with clean water and allow to dry. New sheetrock:Apply 2 coats of Hirshfield’s Wall Prep Universal Primer:

Wallpapered walls: Remove,clean off old paste, rinse and dry (see Wallpaper Removal project guide).

3. Repair and patch holes & cracks.

4. We recommend Hirshfield’s Wall Prep over painted surfaces with flat paint and Uniprep over surfaces with a sheen.

5. Check that all dye lot numbers are the same on each roll. Inspect each roll for flaws.

Measuring and Cutting

6. Start in an inconspicuous corner, i.e., behind doors that open into the room. Plan to work from left to right.

7. Take the width of the paper minus 1/2” and measure that distance out to the right from the corner. With a pencil, draw a straight vertical line using a plumb or a level. Determine the pattern desired at ceiling line before you cut first strip off of the roll.

8. Cut first strip allowing 2” overlap at the top & bottom for trimming. The adhesive on prepasted wallcoverings is activated by running strip through a water tray half filled with lukewarm water. Make sure water makes contact with every part of the adhesive side of the strip. As strip is slowly pulled from the water, fold the strip in the “booked”position (ends to middle). See project guide “How to Prevent Shrinking Seams.” Non-prepasted strips: Lay strip pattern side down on a work table covered with a plastic drop cloth. Apply an even coat of the recommended adhesive to the entire strip using a medium nap roller. Book.

9. Strips must rest in this booked position for 10 minutes before hanging. Storing the booked strip in a plastic garbage bag will keep the edges from drying during this time.

How much wallpaper will I need ?

1.Measure the entire distance around the room rounding up to nearest foot.

2.Multiply this by the height of the walls to be covered.

3.This gives you the total square footage of wall area to be covered.

4.Divide this number by 25. This gives you the number of single rolls to order. Allow extra, for pattern match and trimming.

5.Wallpaper is usually calculated in single rolls but sold in double rolls. So you will need to round up to the nearest even number.

Please Note: By not deducting for windows, doors and other non-covered spaces, you will be sure to order enough wallcovering to complete your room and help compensate for any repeat in the pattern or waste. It also enables you to replace any wallpaper that may be damaged during installation. You still can subtract for these areas but you will risk running out and reordering later from a different production run where colors may not match exactly. If you do subtract for these areas remember that while installing and cutting out for these area's in the middle of the sheet of wallpaper usually can not be used in any other place and then becomes waist.

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