Hanging Heavyweight Vinyl Wallpaper

Press the hook against the wall in the location where you wish to hang the item.

Hanging heavyweight vinyl wallpaper.

On small pieces you can use a paintbrush to apply the paste to the back of the wallpaper. Unfold the bottom part of the wallpaper strip and smooth it all the way down. Measure from the corner of the wall the width of the paper minus 1 2 inch and mark with a pencil. The process for hanging paintable wallpaper is super easy if you know some tricks.

Attach stick on hooks to the wall for lightweight items such as small pictures. So easy to hang and it covers a multitude of sins will. Afterward apply the vinyl strips to the wall as you would any other wall covering but use a smoothing brush with 3 4 inch bristles which are shorter and sturdier than the longer bristled brushes used on paper. Experience the elegance of wallpaper in your decor without sacrificing the versatility of paint.

A 6 inch paint scraper can be used to create a straight line and protect the wallpaper on the wall as you trim it with. Beadboard wallpaper is vinyl wallpaper that is textured to the same dimensions of real beadboard. Then stick the top of the strip to the wall and applying firm and even pressure smooth the rest of the strip down the wall. Book each piece for five minutes before hanging it.

Set a plumb line with a level to start your first sheet. Cut strips and start hanging from the top measure and cut strips of wallpaper with your razor blade to fit the height of the wall. Heavyweight textured wallpaper is ideal for problem walls. And think of all those heavy beadboard panels you don t have to cut.

With really heavy weight vinyl even a short bristle brush may not do an adequate job of smoothing. Ft squares white vinyl peelable wallpaper covers 56 sq. Place a level at the mark and draw a straight vertical line plumb line. Otherwise skim coat or sand them smooth.

Consider a heavyweight vinyl or fabric backed commercial paper with a dull background if your walls are lightly textured. If hanging on all 4 walls start in the most inconspicuous corner back corner behind a door or behind a large piece of furniture. Peel back about 12 inches of the backing on a strip line up the top of the paper at the ceiling then slowly peel and stick the paper down the wall. Booking allows the paper to relax and return to its original width before it goes on the wall.

Smoothing out air bubbles. Pull the paper cover off the back of the hook. Lift the vinyl wallpaper strip up and make sure the edge is perfectly aligned with the pencil mark on the wall. Then apply your wallpaper over it.