How to apply wallpaper to gypsum boards
edge to edge matching + joint cut method
We are introducing a professional approach to hanging wallpaper.
VIDEO
PHOTOS
PREPARATION
- a. Steel wallpaper smoother
- b. Brush
- c. Spatula
- d. Roller
- e. Sponge
- f. Sanding block
- g. Scissors
- h. Cutter
- i. Plastic wallpaper smoother
- j. Wallpaper (that is cut into required numbers)
BEFORE STARTING
Smooth the surface.
Scrape the bumps off using a wallpaper smoother and smooth the surface using a sanding block beforehand.
STEP1: Hang the first sheet of wallpaper.
Start from the right top corner.
Start hanging the wallpaper from the right top corner between walls.Push the wallpaper into the top right corner and hang the wallpaper on the wall.
Smooth the wallpaper.
Smooth the wallpaper applying pressure from the right to the left to get the air out using a brush.
When the wallpaper
goes on the window.
When the wallpaper goes onto a window, cut the wallpaper roughly along the inside line of the window frame.
Make a slit.
Make a slit on the wallpaper from where it touches the outside corner of the window frame to where it touches the inside corner. Fit the wallpaper in the edge between the frame and the wall.
Cut the ends.
Fit the wallpaper in the edge using a spatula, and cut the ends of wallpaper using a steel smoother and a cutter.
Wipe off.
Wipe off excess glue using a wet sponge.
Professional technique1
How to cut wallpaper at the ends.
Push it in the edge.
Before you cut the end, push the wallpaper into the edge along the wall and do so firmly.
Cut the wallpaper.
Push a steel smoother into the edge firmly and cut the wallpaper along the smoother using a cutter.
STEP2: Hang the second sheet of wallpaper.
Hang the second sheet of wallpaper.
Hang the second sheet of wallpaper and repeat the same process.
Cut the seam.
Cut two sheets of wallpaper together along the line 5mm away from the end of the top sheet of wallpaper.
Peel off the tape.
Peel off any tape on the wallpaper overlapping the other and remove the underlying section of the wallpaper already cut.
Smooth out using a roller.
Smooth the surface over the seam using a roller.
Professional technique2
Efficient procedure.
Hang the top half of wallpaper.
Peel tape off the wallpaper already applied on the wall. Stand on a stepladder and hang the top half of the next sheet of wallpaper.
Cut the ends.
Fit the wallpaper in the edge between the ceiling and the wall using a spatula and cut the end of the wallpaper.
Cut along the seam.
Cut along the seam of the top half of the wallpaper and remove the section already cut. Peel off the tape of the wallpaper overlapping the other and remove the underlying section of the wallpaper already cut.
Smooth out the surface.
Smooth out the surface using a roller and wipe off extra glue using a wet sponge.
Hang the bottom half of wallpaper.
Hang the bottom half of wallpaper.
Cut a straight line.
Make sure you cut a straight line from the ceiling to the floor continuing from the end of the seam line on the top half of the wallpaper.
Professional technique3
How to apply over edges between walls.
Set your seam line.
Decide where you will hang your wallpaper by setting the seam line.
Smooth out the surface.
Smooth out the surface from the seam to the edge of the wall using a brush to get the air out.
Push it in the corner firmly.
Push the wallpaper into the corner and edges firmly using a spatula. Smooth the surface from the corner to the left.
Cut the ends.
Push the wallpaper into the corner and edges of the walls and cut the ends of the wallpaper.
Hang the bottom half.
Repeat the process for the bottom half.
finished
