Wallpaper Hanging in Brighton, Hove, Lewes and East Sussex
Whereas painting can be reasonably straightforward for many DIY enthusiasts in the East Sussex area, wallpaper hanging can present more challenges. It can prove difficult to strip old wallpaper without the correct equipment and techniques, and things become even harder if your new wallpaper has complex patterns or has a specialist coating. Add in that you might need to repair, plaster and line the walls prior to application, and wallpapering isn’t always the easy DIY job that some amateurs and hobbyists might think.
Covering Brighton, Hove, Lewes and the surrounding areas, Thomas David Decorating & Design is a domestic and commercial decorating company with 40 years of combined experience in the field of wallpaper hanging.
Professional wallpapering standards always exceed those achieved by those who prefer to take on the job themselves. While we fully understand that some homeowners can’t always afford to bring in professional painters and decorators, those that can should always use experienced tradespeople.
Surface Preparation
To deliver wallpaper hanging of a superior quality, the wall surface needs to be smooth, clean and free from imperfections. Our decorating company can strip and dispose of your current wallpaper, fill cracks and crevices in the wall surface, sand to a smooth finish, and wipe down so that all traces of dust are removed. We use lining papers on older walls with more imperfections.
Should we need to wallpaper over a raw surface, like plasterboard, we can apply latex coatings to create a seal that helps with paste adhesion.
Measuring and Cutting
This is the point where things often start to go wrong for hobbyists in Brighton, Hove, Lewes and the surrounding areas. Wallpaper, even if it has the same pattern, comes in batches and may have shade variations between each roll. Our painters and decorators check colours to avoid mismatching. We then take the first drop measurements before cutting and levelling.
When it comes to wallpaper hanging, our philosophy is to measure twice and cut once. This limits wastage and helps to keep project costs under control.
Wallpaper Hanging
Once we know we have the first drop straight and correctly measured, the team at our decorating company locates the best corner to start in and begins hanging your wallpaper. We are attentive in our work and make sure that as the job progresses, we overlap in the appropriate manner to avoid shadowing. This is something that even some professionals can forget to do.
Because we also take care of the trickier side of the job, like matching up the pattern, we achieve good visual continuity on all wallpaper hanging jobs.
Smoothing and Trimming
Once the wallpaper is on the wall, set straight and matched, the next phase of the hanging process is to ensure the wallpaper is spread out so that it is smooth and free from bubbles, creases and tears. This step is about more than just the aesthetics of our work. Smoothing helps the adhesive to spread across the underlying surface and ensures the paper sticks well onto the wall.
Once each sheet of wallpaper has been applied and smoothed, our painters and decorators trim the top and bottom edges for a professional finish.
Wallpaper Detailing
A professional decorating company will know the tricks of the trade. One of the most difficult challenges with wallpaper hanging is keeping track of light switch and plug socket positions. We remove the fixtures so that the edges of the wallpaper sit underneath the switch and socket covers. Our team is also adept in handling issues related to uneven walls, corners and offset angles.
While we mainly offer domestic services in Brighton, Hove, Lewes and the East Sussex area, we are just as happy to take on commercial decorating work.
For wallpaper hanging services, call our company on 07759 671578. Operating out of Hove and Lewes, we cover the whole of Brighton and East Sussex.
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