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How’s It Hanging?

Step-by-Step Guide for Hanging your Wallpaper

Walls Republic offers a richer and wider selection of designs, textures and colours than ever before

found in the wallpaper world, enabling you to create the exact mood and aesthetic you have in mind.

This step-by-step guide is designed to walk you through the various stages of successful wallpaper

hanging. Our “Easy-Up” wall coverings will help you achieve the perfect look!

Please read through the entire document before starting your installation process to better understand

what is required.

First things first

If you’re as excited about your wallpaper as we are, preparation might seem like a drag, but set yourself

up properly in the beginning, and you will roll through the stages with ease.

Before you rip open the wallpaper in anticipation, make sure the rolls are all the same reference number

and batch number; this will ensure they are all the same colour and will match up to achieve the most

seamless composition.

If there is any painting to be done in conjunction with our wallpaper, make sure you do this first. Let the

paint dry fully before you start papering. If you are painting or papering the ceiling, do this before the

walls. Don’t forget to cover the floor and any furniture you have left in the room with drop cloths. You

do not want to get paste or dust on them during this process.

Tools for the Job

Make sure you have all the necessary tools before you start. The must haves for this process will be a

paste brush, a sponge, a plumb bob, a metal tape measure, a sharp knife, a pair of decorating scissors,

and a bucket of clean water.

Prepping the Walls

This stage is the most important part of the process; to make sure the wall surface is properly prepared.

Time spent before hanging the wallpaper will make the job easier and help insure a job well done.

Start your preparation by removing all switch plates, outlet plates and wall fixtures that are not

permanent. If you’re removing any type of electrical obstacle, please remember to turn off the power

connected to it.

The wall surface should be cleaned, dry, sound and free of stains.

Any loose paint must be removed from the wall. Glossy and semi-gloss paint should be sanded to dull

the surface and a coat of adhesion promoting primer applied prior to the installation of wallpaper.

Summary of content (5 pages)

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|Page How’s It Hanging? Step-by-Step Guide for Hanging your Wallpaper Walls Republic offers a richer and wider selection of designs, textures and colours than ever before found in the wallpaper world, enabling you to create the exact mood and aesthetic you have in mind. This step-by-step guide is designed to walk you through the various stages of successful wallpaper hanging.
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|Page Any wall irregularities should be corrected with either spackling, drywall compound or other wall repair materials. Always remember that you will be using a water-based adhesive to hang the wallpaper which puts stress on the wall surface as the adhesive cures and the wallpaper shrinks or contracts. If the wall is not properly prepped it could cause problems in your installation process or hinder the integrity of the wallpaper down the road.
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|Page Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Pasting the Wall Walls Republic Residential wallpapers are non-woven backings, making installation a breeze. Non-woven papers mean you apply the paste to the wall, not the paper itself. Any basic wallpaper paste will be suitable as long as they adhere to non-woven material. These adhesives contain a fungicide that is necessary for vinyl and scrub-able wall coverings. Read the instructions of the paste carefully, especially when mixing, to ensure the correct consistency.
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|Page Smooth down the middle of the paper with a paperhanger’s brush, ensuring you have an accurate pattern match and butt joint. Using the brush, work your way down the wallpaper drop and out to the edges, removing air bubbles and creases (see Figure 5) Figure 5 Once the wallpaper is in place, you should have 1-2” left at the bottom of the drop as well.
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|Page 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 particularly 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, butt joint.