Hi,
I'm having problems with seams opening up when the hung paper has dried.
The paper is a Laura Ashley textured paper, (Alexandra design).
The walls were prepared well with cross lined lining paper.
The instructions with the wallpaper were followed (allow to soak for 3-4 minutes).
I am using Solvite Extra Strong all purpose adhesive.
However when the paper has dried, the seams have opened up by up to 0.25 mm, and this looks pretty bad.
Should I have sized the lining paper before hanging the wallpaper?
I did a test on some of the paper by soaking one piece in water for 4 minutes and leaving it to dry overnight. When I measured the piece after it had dried it had shrunk by 3mm across the width.
I have seen some posts that indicate that there may be a problem with Laura Ashley wallpaper, could I have some opinions please?
Regards
Stephen
I'm having problems with seams opening up when the hung paper has dried.
The paper is a Laura Ashley textured paper, (Alexandra design).
The walls were prepared well with cross lined lining paper.
The instructions with the wallpaper were followed (allow to soak for 3-4 minutes).
I am using Solvite Extra Strong all purpose adhesive.
However when the paper has dried, the seams have opened up by up to 0.25 mm, and this looks pretty bad.
Should I have sized the lining paper before hanging the wallpaper?
I did a test on some of the paper by soaking one piece in water for 4 minutes and leaving it to dry overnight. When I measured the piece after it had dried it had shrunk by 3mm across the width.
I have seen some posts that indicate that there may be a problem with Laura Ashley wallpaper, could I have some opinions please?
Regards
Stephen