How to install our Wallpaper
A quick and helpful guide on how to install our beautiful non-woven wallpapers as well as answering your frequently answered questions.
Preparation
Our wallpaper is a non-woven 'paste the wall' product.
To install your wallpaper you will need wallpaper paste, which needs to be directly applied to the wall.​​
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Dark wallpapers are printed on white paper so it is important to colour the edge of the paper with a watercolour pen or crayon in the same colour to avoid white seams showing.
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To prepare your walls for wallpaper it is advised they are smoothed down and to possibly add a stripe of a similar colour on the wall behind where the seams will meet to avoid any visible wall showing if there is any shrinkage.
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Make sure you have the correct tools ready to go;
Stanley Knife
Wallpaper Paste
Paint Tray & Roller
Paint Brush
Plumb Line
Scissors
Smoother
Metal Ruler​​
Installation Tips
We recommend using Solvite's pre-made paste. There is one with a pink hue so you can see when the paste has been applied.
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If your wallpapering a whole room, start in a corner of the room that is least visible so that when you have wallpapered the whole room, it doesn't matter as much that the pattern doesn't match.
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Use a sharp Stanley knife and metal ruler to get the neatest lines when you trim your edges.
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Walls and ceilings are almost never straight so be sure to use a plumb line/laser line to make sure your drops are hanging perfectly straight.
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Wallpaper seams should butt up to each other and not overlap.
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If you would like to install your wallpaper in a bathroom with a bath/shower. Make sure there is enough ventilation in the room and we recommend sealing the wallpaper after with 'Polyvine Water Resistant Decorators Varnish- Dead Flat Finish.'
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