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I understand there are primers you can use to make this a lot smoother job in terms of no wallpaper bubbling as the emulsion wets through the paper. Are these primers you can buy in DIY stores, and are they marketed for other uses? A wander round a couple of stores this afternoon didn't show...

I'm planning to wallpaper two walls, ones a stud wall and the other a brick wall both plastered and have been wallpapered before. Is there any sense in applying or painting something to the walls before papering in order to dampen the surface to make sure that the wall doesn't soak up the paste?

...at the edges apparently. I'll keep an eye on the 'DIY disasters' forum to see if he turns up on there. Boris Johnson’s £840-a-roll gold wallpaper ‘keeps falling down’ as decorators called back in (msn.com) Boris Johnson is facing yet more embarrassment over the costly refurbishment of his...

I've used some (a lot) of Zinssers Wallpaper Cover Up to prime and cover some vinyl wallpaper, with the intention of painting over with emulsion (as directed on the instructions). The Zinssers has done a brilliant job of adhering to the vinyl, but I think the walls would benefit from a layer of...

Hi guys, I woundered if there are any decoraters on the forum that could offer me some advice. im about to wallpaper the walls in my living room. I have only ever wallpapered once on my own but have helped others out quite a few times. Now i dont really have a problem hanging the wallpaper...

Hi, Was wondering if anyone could help me in identifying the wallpaper in the image attached ... thanks in advance ...

Have just bought stripped wallpaper, and wish to put up horizontally (so the stripes are horizontal), what's the best way to hang it?

I've just finished wallpapering. Although I removed the excess paste on hte wallpaper straight away, you can still see some paste marks. Is there any way I can get rid of these?

Hi there We are decorating our tiny 2 room flat at the mo. Previously my husband stripped the wallpaper from the walls in the front room, which unfortunately turned out to be impossible without wrecking the existing ancient plaster underneath. This meant he had to take the whole thing back...

I assume the process is perforate the walls, apply water or solvent and then remove with a scraper. It's a mix of old wallpaper thats has been painted over and newer heavy lined wallpaper. Which perforator is best? A roller type or a Paper Tiger style? Should I use a wallpaper remover...

I'm stripping wallpaper in a 30's house, the stuff below where the picture rail was comes off as normal...................but jeez, that above needs an angle grinder to remove it! What sort of wallpaper paste did they use back then?

Hi all. Finally finished steaming of the wallpaper and border in my sons room down to the paint below but in places some of the paint has melted of down to the bare wall. What is my next step ? i presume i need to use suger soap to remove all traces of wallpaper paste but do i need to do...

Hi. So I'm wallpapering this weekend. This paper This is the corner hurting my head, what's the best method? The first corner is not even at the top, out by around 2 cm.

have got rust marks coming through newly hung wallpaper,its come from rusty angle irons which were rubbed down and stain blocked.will these marks go ,if not whats the best way of sorting.cheers

My bad cats have scratched off a patch of wallpaper; about a foot long and 2-3 inches wide. Its lining paper painted with matt emulsion. Does anyone know the best way to repair it? :(

I plan to wallpaper my bathroom. I have a good exhaust already in. I am worried about mold. Would I benefit from from applying a mildew resistant primer before I size it?

Please advise. What is the best advice to wallpaper around radiators? I am not great at taking radiators off and putting on again. Tnx

Hello I am about to wallpaper my living room (I’ve already wallpapered two bedrooms, a landing and down the stairs to a not flawless but not too bad either standard). The thing that I always find the most stressful though is wallpapering the inner corners. I know that the correct way to do it...

Hi I'm doing a feature wall for my son's bedroom - no chimney breast and no large pattern. Its just brick effect wallpaper. I've worked out that it's five and a half widths/drops of wallpaper. Where do I start my papering? Also, I seem to remember my dad telling me that I paper away from...