Installation & Assembly
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off piece back into the corner, slightly overlapping the piece turned around from the previous wall. Use
an overlap or border adhesive for overlapping into the corners. This is parcularly important when
hanging vinyls. On thick or heavily embossed papers it may be necessary to overlap and double cut (cut
along the corner with a straight edge and sharp knife, remove the cut piece from underneath and
replace the top later to create a flush, bu joint.
Outlets
Be cauous when applying your wall covering over or around electrical switches, outlets or similar
items. It is rec
ommended that the electricity for those outlets be turned off during the hanging process.
Remove the outlet casing to ensure an accurate and clean fit. Smooth the wall covering down gently,
over the fing. Pierce the paper in the center of the outlet and make diagonal cuts from this point to
about 1” beyond each corner (see Figure 7)
Figure 7
Place the outlet cover on top of the wall covering and lightly mark its outline. Cut around this outline.
The extra 1” of diagonal cut, allows you to work in this space without tearing the wallpaper during
cung (see
Figure 8).
Figure 8
When the area is completely cut out, place the casing back on to tuck the corners away. The 1” diagonal
cuts will be firmly pressed and hidden by the casing.