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I went to see a client today with regards to moving a radiator and I noticed that he had wallpapered OVER all the radiators in his house! Using some sort of thick woodchip wallpaper, he had somehow softened it enough to get it to follow the shape of the indents on the radiator panel! Every rad...

After mixing wallpaper paste such as Solvite, is it still okay to use the paste after a week? The reason I ask is I Googled this question and some of the sites say wallpaper paste is only good for a few days after being mixed.

I'm interested in Wallpapering a room that has a couple of "seasonal" cracks that open and close during the year. These are about one thirty second to a sixteeth of a inch in width. Is there a Wallpaper that will stretch that much? Or will consider other remedies that you can offer. Thanks

I want to paint over old wallpaper which has already had one coat of paint applied a few years previously. In a few places, the wallpaper edges have lifted a bit. What is the best way to stick them down? I assume that wallpaper paste wont work.

Hi, renovating project continue :) In master bedroom there is a wallpaper that has been painted by previous owner, but wallpaper itself has been hung straight onto cement render wall, no plaster underneath. Can I strip wallpaper and hung lining paper on this wall or should I plaster it first...

Due to family circumstances last year, I paid a professional to wallpaper our hall, stairs and landing. Latterly we've noticed it seems as if the wallpaper is somewhat see-through (I can see wall dimensions written in pencil on the walls in a couple of places) and the paper is just too white for...

Have just done some wallpapering using lining paper and used a polycell wallpaper adhesive.Is there any tip for getting edges to stay down? I always paste to the edges and sometimes lift the edge and repaste if needed when on the wall.Doesnt matter how careful I am I always seem to get some...

Are you a wallpaper or a paint person when it comes to decorating your walls? I'm of the opinion that if your furniture is plain, go for a patterned wallpaper. But if you've got some funky patterned furniture pieces, then stick to a plain painted wall so as not to confuse the eye.

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Hi I have removed the wallpaper from the walls in my lounge and wallpaper on the ceiling and walls using a steamer. However after removing the wallpaper there seemed to paint paint underneath the wallpaper which was flaking and plaster is visible in some areas. I want to paint the ceiling and...

...advice? My house is going on the market soon and i'm decorating at the moment. My ex, in his wisdom, committed the cardinal sin and wallpapered over wallpaper. The original wallpaper is like a very very fine woodchip but I don't think it is. The wallpaper on top is a blown vinyl. For a...

...problems in two rooms and hope someone can advice ASAP. 1. In my lounge, my baby daughter has drawn blue pen mark lines over plain wallpaper (not washable or painted)...is it possible to remove these? 2. I am currently decorating my living room. Everything is done and walls are ready to...

Hello, We're hoping to decorate our daugter's bedroom with a butterfly theme. Our problem is that we're struggling to find a suitable wallpaper. The major high street retailers don't stock what we're looking for so now we've started to search the Internet. So far we've found some...

Hi. We have embossed wallpaper in our hallway and some had to be removed for a complete electrical re-wire. It is likely to cost £1000 to wallpaper the areas affected, so we hope to be able to replace the damaged half dozen strips. Can anyone identify the wallpaper please, or better still...

I have a wallpaper that I want to buy again and cannot recall the manufacturer - I have a piece on a pdf - any ideas?

is that better i talk about wallpaper or wood flooring!!!! :evil:

Hi Lots of thread about painting over wallpaper, but not about wallpapering over painted walls. We have stripped our walls of the old wallpaper and sanded the walls down and filled any minor gaps with filla, but the wallpaper we hope to use it moderately thin. Rather than lining paper the...

I've been redoing my kitchen recently and have enclosed some pipes in the corner of the room with MDF. I'm going to be putting wallpaper up and ideally want to be able to wallpaper over the MDF. Is this possible and if so is there any extra surface preparation I need to do?

Hi All, I currently stripping wallpaper from plasterboard, and it's becoming a bit messy. Not all the wallpaper comes off and in parts a bit of the board strips off. What's the best way to approach this? Just strip and then skim over with plaster? Thanks for any advice.

I know this is a long shot, but I need to match an existing wallpaper in my home. The wallpaper is probably 30 years old. I've searched everywhere and I found some wallpapers that are close, but not exact. I want to wallpaper another room with this same style wallpaper. Attached are pictures at...