Do-it-yourself of wallpaper
Hanging wallapaper by oneself: that's how to do
Although this short information has not the aim to teach you all that you need, reading this page will make you realize that hanging your wallpaper is a simple, not expensive and even amusing work!
First of all, the suitable tools:
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Then obviously you need wallpaper! Calculate in a simple way the number of rolls you need to paper your room, using the following table:
circuit of the room |
height of the room |
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from 2,10 m to 2,35 m |
from 2,40 m to 3,05 m |
from 3,10 m to 4 m |
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6 m |
3 rolls |
4 rolls |
5 rolls |
10 m |
5 rolls |
7 rolls |
9 rolls |
12 m |
6 rolls |
8 rolls |
11 rolls |
15 m |
8 rolls |
10 rolls |
14 rolls |
18 m |
9 rolls |
12 rolls |
17 rolls |
20 m |
10 rolls |
14 rolls |
19 rolls |
24 m |
12 rolls |
16 rolls |
23 rolls |
These calculations are based on the fact that the measures of all the rolls of wallpaper on the market have standard dimensions (fixed by IGI):
width = 0.53 m
length = 10.05 m
So a roll is approximately 10 metres long, and about half a metre wide, on the whole 5 m2. The few centimeters in excess are left to allow a small overlap between the joint of the sheets. It's easy, isn't it?
Include also the spaces where you can't put paper : doors, windows, switches, etc. Put the paper you save aside for the recesses and the few retouchings to complete the work.
Let's start working now!
| First of all remove all previous wallcoverings. Clean the wall in an extremely accurate way, in order and to make the surface on which you'll hang the new paper absolutely smooth and regular. This might seem quite long and toilsome, but remember that all surfaces can be made fit to wallpaper! |
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| Choose the correct type of paste according to the weight of the paper (you can find information on the package of the roll!). Then measure the height of the wall. | 
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| Cut a strip of paper equivalent to the wall's height, allowing an extra of some centimeters for the final trimming. |  |
| Place the wallpaper on the pasting table and brush the paste evenly on the surface. Make sure that the edges are well pasted... | 
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| ... and let the paste dry for few minutes. | 
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| Remember to verify that the lenght of paper you are
hanging is perfectly upright: use the plumb line to mark
vertical lines on the wall. Now you can hang the lenght onto the wall. Start from the top and let the strip fall. Smooth the wallpaper down usuing a hanging brush working from the middle towards the edges |
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Don't leave air bubbles or irregularities: press all the surface of the paper in a regular way, and pay attention to the drying time of the paste.
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Using a sponge, remove delicately every eccess of paste from the wallpaper.
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Position the next lenght onto the wall beside the first one and slide it into position so that the pattern matches. |
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Let the paste dry well in order to prevent the paper coming off in the points in which there is the joint between two rolls.
When you buy a paper, you will receive all the information you need from your confidential seller. Always read the enclosed information and carefully follow special instructions of the type of wallpaper you have choosen..
According to the experts,
hanging wallcoverings
is not more difficult than painting!
But to obtain a good result, it is important to use high-quality wallpapers, as all Domus Parati wallpapers. Take a look at our wide range of designs and collections that are at your disposal, if you have not done it yet.
Hanging wallpaper by oneself: that's why it's cheap
Which are the usual objections made to the use of wallpaper? Here they are:
"wallpaper is very expensive... "
"hanging it requires expensive labour..."
"it is not a very handy product..."
"it can not been hanged by oneself..."
Attention! All these statements are false! Why?
In most cases, they are only prejudices about wallcoverings. As a matter of fact, most wallpaper users give this opinion on it:
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wallpaper allows an easier maintenance than paint |
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wallpaper is a mark of elegance and dignity in the living, because it covers and fits |
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wallpaper guarantees a long term solution, that justifies the slightly greater expense |
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wallpaper allows an easier and less dirty application than paint |
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wallpaper is an ecological product: its chemical composition doesn't deliver any kind of injury to human health |
Even the most usual objection, the presumed greater cost of wallpaper in comparison to other solutions, is unreliable. Make some simple calculations:
the mere cost of the wallpaper, especially if you choose convenient solutions, is not particularly elevated. Among Domus Parati's products you can find a lot of wallpaper designs, and they can satisfy all demands.
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