This is absolutely the right way to do it. Been using this myself for decades. Just bear in mind that if you have 130 yr old house like mine, don't just measure top and bottom but all the way down. Victorian horse hair reinforced lath and plaster walls can vary hugely in thickness, up to an inch or more.
Just came to THANK YOU for your video and excellent explanation! We were wallpapering our bedroom last week and prior to doing it we watched this! You are very talented teacher, we managed to do such a tidy job thanks to your explanation! Our house is almost 100 years old and walls were very uneven! I am happy we came across YOUR video amongst thousands of others on wallpapering on youtube!🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
There are some very disparaging comments on here , there’s nothing wrong with anything he’s doing, might not be your way but at least he’s trying to help others , are you ?
Reminds me of the apprentice days. We did more wall papering and decorative finish like sponge, drag and rag rolling than actually painting with emulsion. Nowadays trying to find a painter and decorator who can do these things is so hard to find. It’s like they don’t teach it anymore. My apprentices learn all these dying techniques. Decorating is definitely a great trade to learn as a career or a hobby.
Thank you so much. I have watched a couple of other you tubers, but you have demonstrated and explained this method so well that I feel a lot more confident in hanging in paper in the corners of my most not symmetrical old house. I will be mainly be using the smidgen pigeon method while smoothy woothying it down. Thank you again loved it.
So glad I found your channel! I’ve had rolls of wallpaper in my house and a room badly in need of decoration for months! I’m going to watch more then try for myself. Wish me luck!
just a wee message to say thank you Aubrey. I was getting in a right pickle until I watched this. Your tutorials have really helped me. First time wallpapering. My wee place looks great and I'm very happy with the result. 🥰xx
So many TH-camrs show how to do tradework fast and (maybe) good enough. They're dropping stuff, hesitating or making mistakes, lacking preparation and you can tell, of they were taught properly by a master craftsman, they hadn't picked up what they should have. I wouldn't be surprised if Aubrey teaches apprentices and they'd be lucky to have him. I get the impression he seldom has to redo work. Steady, smooth, does it properly, gets the job done very well. I wonder who taught him!? Thanks Aubrey very much for your videos - they have definitely given me more confidence, though I'm a bit slow, also trying to do it properly, with all your tips incorporated.
I did my apprenticeship back in 2007. It’s only 2 years for level 2 and another year for level 3 which I managed to get. The work I did tho was mostly painting. Then the recession hit and I got paid off so joined the army. I’ve recently left and am trying to set up own decorating business. The painting side is fine but I wish I had of paid attention and used the bays available to practice my wallpapering back then instead of messing around 😂. Tried to get a refresh course but they want me to pay for the full thing. These videos are coming in handy just going to study them until I’m confident enough to advertise. It’s the attention to detail that’s the problem. Getting those little bits nipped. Thanks for the videos tho they are coming in handy.
Great vid as a pro of now 82 brought back great memories of wall papering .not many proper pro decs about now .they buy a Brush and a tin of paint ant that’s it I’m a decorator .takes many years to b3 come a good Dec .
I wish this video had been available before I wallpapered 3 rooms in my house, including the bathroom, 15 years ago. I think I did a good job, but it would have been so much easier if I'd known about these techniques. Thank you for the great tutorial.
I love that this is clearly filmed in a college! Looks exactly like the college in Ystrad Mynach where I learned to wallpaper :) Thank you Aubrey - really well explained, very clear
Thank you for the great video. It appears that if you overlap the corner as shown, on a pattern without any solid color fields the design would not match up. How do you account for that?
Great Video Aubrey, but could you do one showing how to wallpaper an external corner (not a chimney breast). I am planning on papering my hall stairs and landing and I have a large external corning to go around. Cheers!
If you are applying a vinyl wallpaper you will need to use overlap adhesive or PVA on the overlap. A seam roller should not be required. However, if you do use one, then place a piece of scrap paper over the area to be rolled to protect the surface or you will get a polished area which will show up.
This is great but I don’t understand, if the second piece is placed half a cm further from the corner than its width, how it still overlaps in the corner?
Many papers have a soaking time of around 5 minutes. With a little practice it does not take long to cut and apply paper around internal corners so it is not a problem. Glad you are finding the videoss helpful Mark.
that is correct, but it is the only way you can do it in a corner as the corners are not 100 percent level and you cannot butt them up because of this. the whole point of this method is to make sure the seam of the wallpaper going around the corner is 100 percent level so it butts up to the next piece straight
Thanks for the reply, much appreciated. Really enjoying your videos. I have learnt a lot from them and think you have a good presentation style.@@AubreysAbsoluteDecorating
Excellent as usual sir! Would it be a good idea to measure the middle as well Aubrey because as yo say there’s never a perfect 90 degree corner? It could quite easily be even wider at that point. 👍🏻
Hello Aubrey just a question I’ve been doing some wallpapering it’s a paintable vinyl. It’s paste the paper. When I book it, the instructions tell me to leave it for 5 minutes. The instructions also say use mixed purpose paste. After leaving it to soak and then opening the paper up it’s ripping the backing paper off. I’ve changed the paste three times and I get the same result. Any ideas what it could be?
It sounds like eiher the paste is very strong and may be causing the tearing or it could also be too watery which can cause delamination of the paper. For thik paste you could try flapping the paper over after pasting but only place it lightly on the surface and don't press it down while it is soaking for the five minutes. Alternatively, as it only requires five minutes, then just leave it unfolded for the five minutes. If the paste is to watery then discard and try an alternative paste. I do hope you find a way around this problem.
@@AubreysAbsoluteDecorating yeah I did three pastes later 😂. I left it open but the paper was drying out too quick so I started just booking it lightly so it was just touching. I must have been pressing down too hard on the paper which was causing it to stick and rip. I’ve had a nightmare job I don’t do much papering but it’s starting to get popular again. Thanks mate
Just watched your 'hang wallpaper around windows' video Aubrey and it's really good, if you were to hang lining paper horizontally would the process be different ? Thanks. Do you have a tutorial on how to cut around the ends of a window sill or would it be a similar to cutting around a plug socket ? Thanks.
Hanging lining paper horizontally around a window would need a different technique. If I get the opportunity then I will make a video on this. Cutting around the ends of a cill will also be covered in a future video. It is similar to the cuts around a socket. Hope all goes well with the decorating Kevin.
I'm so confused, surely adding 5mm to the width of the remaining cut off is going to leave you 5mm short of the corner? 27.5mm width, installed on a 28mm line?
I have added the 5mm as a guideline for hanging the second piece. If you mark a line the exact width of the remaining piece then the line is often covered up when the piece is hung. It makes more sense when carrying out the process.
Excellent tutorial. I've just decorated my dining room and pretty much did the same as Aubrey, except I measured and cut before pasting, which seemed more logical and less messy. For the life of me though, I can't trim wet paper at picture rails and skirting boards, even with a very, very sharp knife! I had to leave it overnight, then trim and in some places, use a paintbrush with paste to re-stick the paper. Looks ok in the end, and it's ok for a DIYer who can wait overnight, but I don't suppose a pro would get away with that.
@@McGeezle OK, leave it until tomorrow. Then, look for videos about tearing wallpaper to make invisible repairs (sounds mental, but it works), and repair the damaged edge. Then let it dry before sticking down and cutting. don't cut it while it's wet.
Two options: 1. The knife blade needs to be razor sharp so use a break-off blade or get a sharpening stone for your Stanley knife. The metal straight-edge then needs to be held tightly against the paper and cut by using the blade at a low angle like is explained on the video. 2. Easier is to mark all along the corner where the paper meets the skirting board/ceiling with a putty knife then lift the paper away and trim a few mm in excess of the marked line with sharp scissors. That technique works fine if you can't master the knife technique.
Thats the right way to do it.wipe paste off ceiling and dado rail as you go.i find canvas garden bad handy the ones from aldi can fold down takes bin bag no cleaning up at the end of job
I don't understand something.. On the second piece of wallpaper you measured 28cm line on the wall for a 27.5cm paper bit if you are overlapping The paper shouldn't you have measured 27cm allowing for the. 0.5 overlap instead of 28cm?
Hi , I use this line as a guideline. Overlap the first piece with the second piece right into the corner and then make sure that the edge of the paper runs parallel with the marked line. I have found that if I mark the line the exact width, the second piece can obscure the line. I hope that helps, Aubrey.
Thanks for your help, everythings Is good, but you can do the corner in this way just with normal wallpaper, you can't do it using vinyl wallpaper, or not?
Hi, the process is the same for vinyl paper but you need to apply some overlap adhesive to the the small strip that has gone around the corner with a small brush before you apply the second piece. This is because vinyl does not stick to vinyl very well. Hope that helps.
When you transferred the small right side piece measurement to the wall did you measure from the end of the 5mm excise coming from the left wall or from the corner of the wall
Why did I watch this video after I have finished papering our Dining room. If I had followed this method I would have saved a lot of trouble 👿 I will adopt this method once we begin to decorate our Living room 👍Thanks for sharing.
I saw another video, where they used a glue to glue the second paper in the corner. Is this not necessary? Is there a difference between the method for easy-up wallpaper or the ones made of paper? Thank you, your video was very interesting. Hugs from us in Sweden!
Hi Ellie, If you are applying a vinyl wallpaper (plastic coated) it is advisable to apply some overlap adhesive over the 5mm strip in the corner before applying the second piece. The method shown in the video works for both types of paper. Thank you for the hugs Sweden 😊
when going around external corners how much overlap do you use going round onto the other wall, I always though it was about 19mm, 3/4 of an inch but i have seen videos advising anything between 2 and 4 inches, which seems pretty excessive, your opinion would be greatly appreciated, thank you
Yes this is a studio tetorial demonstration. Please bare in mind all decorators and myself that this does not refer to all older buildings and wonky Victorian lounges. Please always measure top middle and bottom and come onto the wall 5mm with each reading and not just 26.5cm all the way down otherwise you will get 5mm and 10mm over into the corner. When you out there in the real world dealing with clients and pressure you need to act and use your head and in some cases you need to go against the text book correctness. Even with plumb lines dropped bare in mind its just a guide so your paper is not scew but does not garantee a perfect drop. However itle help of course. Best way to learn is manual experience and pick up as you go also you will forget some steps over the years and remind yourself later ah!! ya thats how its done again. College and on hand experience are two different factors Good luck to all
Great video, thank you. Just one thing, if you have a close tight pattern, when you overlap the corner by 5mm the pattern will not match, is there anyway around that? Thanks again.
Hi, unfortunately you do loose a small part of the pattern, however, with only a 5mm overlap this is not so obvious when you stand back and look at it. If the room has corners which are pretty bad then a random pattern paper may be a better choice. Hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
I am using Solvite Wallpaper Adhesive in the video. The powder based version which is mixed with water. If you look at my video on how to mix wallpaper adhesive it will show you how. Alternatively you could purchase a tub of ready mixed adhesive and apply it to the back of the paper with a roller. The ready mixed adhesive is better when using paste the wall types of paper.
Sorry to be pedantic but…. the first piece turns the corner at least 5mm but in some places more. For the second piece you measured 28cm from (the top of wall) where you had the 5mm turn. You didn’t say you used the pencil marks as a vertical guide, in fact you said be on the pencil marks - so the second piece would just touch the first piece at the top (but not reach the corner) and would overlap everywhere else. If you used the pencil marks as a guide only and put the second piece just to the corner at the top, elsewhere it would surely turn the corner and need to be trimmed??
The paper shown in this video was the type where you need to paste the wallpaper. If the instructions say to paste the wall then I would follow those instructions. It may be necessary to first apply a thin paste solution to porous wall surfaces to provide a surface of even porosity. This is called sizing the walls.
great video Aubrey , there is a thing when you marking the paper ,example paste paper as normal fold so both ends meet . then measure then get tape measure hold finger on tape where it needs to go run tape down making sure paper is lined up with edge of table lightly scoring paper if need be give it a second pass but keeping finger on tape . then first piece on left side would be right side . right side would be left by flipping paper right side up . and when overlap in corner use a small brush and run pva glue down just to give it extra bond i did it here so much easier imo .
Hi Laddersman, yes that is a recognised way of marking a line using the tape, however, it may be a little difficult for an amateur decorator. I also do a similar thing and holding a pencil as you go to mark a line on foundation papers. Also a good idea with the PVA, particularly when hanging vinyls 👍
From a time served decorator after cutting the paper you should wipe the paste from the paint work and then brush the paper back into place,also if the paper is a vinyl paper the overlap in the corner requires a vinyl overlap paste to be applied.
This is absolutely the right way to do it. Been using this myself for decades. Just bear in mind that if you have 130 yr old house like mine, don't just measure top and bottom but all the way down. Victorian horse hair reinforced lath and plaster walls can vary hugely in thickness, up to an inch or more.
I live in an 18th Century cottage..the extension was built in 1851. The plaster looks like cake icing!
Just came to THANK YOU for your video and excellent explanation! We were wallpapering our bedroom last week and prior to doing it we watched this! You are very talented teacher, we managed to do such a tidy job thanks to your explanation! Our house is almost 100 years old and walls were very uneven! I am happy we came across YOUR video amongst thousands of others on wallpapering on youtube!🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
Thank you so much for your very kind comment. So glad your decorating project went well and all done before Christmas 😊
As the inventer of wallpaper and wallpaper paste, i give my blessing to this video. It is one of many recommended techniques.
This guy is great, I'd only ever papered single feature walls before but after watching these videos I've done 2 whole rooms, thanks.
That is great news Wayne, glad all went well for you😊
There are some very disparaging comments on here , there’s nothing wrong with anything he’s doing, might not be your way but at least he’s trying to help others , are you ?
That's why I'm here. 😀😊
It's makes me laugh how all these so called "professionals" are on here slating this man, yet they are the ones watching a tutorial on wallpapering 😂
Yes these tutorial videos certainly bring out the "I know better" brigade. @@DropShort105
Agree 👍🏻👍🏻
You are a very good teacher with simple clear explanations and instructions.
Thank you very much!
Thank you very much! This is the best professional explanation of the process I've found here so far.
Glad it was helpful Albert 😊
Reminds me of the apprentice days. We did more wall papering and decorative finish like sponge, drag and rag rolling than actually painting with emulsion. Nowadays trying to find a painter and decorator who can do these things is so hard to find. It’s like they don’t teach it anymore. My apprentices learn all these dying techniques. Decorating is definitely a great trade to learn as a career or a hobby.
Thank you so much. I have watched a couple of other you tubers, but you have demonstrated and explained this method so well that I feel a lot more confident in hanging in paper in the corners of my most not symmetrical old house. I will be mainly be using the smidgen pigeon method while smoothy woothying it down. Thank you again loved it.
Glad you found this video helpful. Hope all goes well with your decorating Jane 😊
@@AubreysAbsoluteDecorating it worked a treat. Paper looks really good. Thank you.
Fantastic news Jane 👍
So glad I found your channel! I’ve had rolls of wallpaper in my house and a room badly in need of decoration for months! I’m going to watch more then try for myself. Wish me luck!
That is great news Jess, hope all goes well for you 😊
just a wee message to say thank you Aubrey. I was getting in a right pickle until I watched this. Your tutorials have really helped me. First time wallpapering. My wee place looks great and I'm very happy with the result. 🥰xx
That is brilliant news, glad all went well for you 😊
So many TH-camrs show how to do tradework fast and (maybe) good enough. They're dropping stuff, hesitating or making mistakes, lacking preparation and you can tell, of they were taught properly by a master craftsman, they hadn't picked up what they should have. I wouldn't be surprised if Aubrey teaches apprentices and they'd be lucky to have him. I get the impression he seldom has to redo work. Steady, smooth, does it properly, gets the job done very well. I wonder who taught him!? Thanks Aubrey very much for your videos - they have definitely given me more confidence, though I'm a bit slow, also trying to do it properly, with all your tips incorporated.
Many thanks for the really kind comments 😊
As a professional decorator that needs to improve his paper hanging, I appreciate your work. Thank you for the tips 😊
You’re welcome 😊
@@AubreysAbsoluteDecorating also well done for putting informative videos up, you'd make a great teacher
Thank you mr L, much appreciated 👍
That was the clearest explanation of how to do this I’ve found. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful Moneycat 😊
I did my apprenticeship back in 2007. It’s only 2 years for level 2 and another year for level 3 which I managed to get. The work I did tho was mostly painting. Then the recession hit and I got paid off so joined the army. I’ve recently left and am trying to set up own decorating business. The painting side is fine but I wish I had of paid attention and used the bays available to practice my wallpapering back then instead of messing around 😂. Tried to get a refresh course but they want me to pay for the full thing. These videos are coming in handy just going to study them until I’m confident enough to advertise. It’s the attention to detail that’s the problem. Getting those little bits nipped. Thanks for the videos tho they are coming in handy.
Glad you are finding the videos helpful, hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
I'm about to wallpaper a complex shaped room and I hope to hear Aubrey's calm voice talking me through it 😉
Brilliant, hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
Great vid as a pro of now 82 brought back great memories of wall papering .not many proper pro decs about now .they buy a Brush and a tin of paint ant that’s it I’m a decorator .takes many years to b3 come a good Dec .
Glad you found the video a walk down memory lane. Yes, decorating can be very rewarding and you have enjoyed more than a few years of it. 😊
Thank you for helping me to understand papering. Never knew Sir Paul McCartney did his own papering.😀
What has Paul McCartney got to do with this?
Picking up some great tips from you Aubrey. Thanks mate.
That is great news 😊
Thanks for your help 👍🏻 first class tutorial 👍🏻
Thank you, glad you found it helpful 😊
I wish this video had been available before I wallpapered 3 rooms in my house, including the bathroom, 15 years ago. I think I did a good job, but it would have been so much easier if I'd known about these techniques. Thank you for the great tutorial.
Thank you for your kind comment, so glad you are enjoying the videos.
I love that this is clearly filmed in a college! Looks exactly like the college in Ystrad Mynach where I learned to wallpaper :) Thank you Aubrey - really well explained, very clear
thank you Nathan 😊
Thank you for your clear directions! Thanks from the USA.
Glad it was helpful, from the South of England 😊
takes me right back to my course i did several years ago, had to remind myself how to go round corners and windows
Hi Louise, hope this video was helpful and good luck with the decorating, hope all goes well for you 😊
You make it look so effortless with your calming demeanour! Will be rewatching this when I wallpaper my room in a couple of weeks time!
Hope all goes well with the wallpapering.
You're a legend Mr Copp... You taught me this 30 yrars ago and its how i always do it
That is great to hear 😊
Your videos always brighten my day, keep going!
Happy to hear that! More videos in the pipeline 😊
You always bring fresh ideas, love it!
Thank you, glad you are enjoying the videos 😊
Thank you so much for this.
My 1st wallpapering done, also with the help of my Dad.
That is great news, thank goodness for helpful Dads 😊
Thank you so much for this excellent video. It helps us novice decorate regardless
Glad it was helpful!
Great Video. Thanks for taking time to make this and assist other people.
Glad it was helpful Ivor 😊
Very good. This will be helpful for the vestibule I’m papering, which has six inside corners.
Glad it was helpful, hope all goes well for you 😊
Thank you so much I've wallpapered my boys bedroom lovely thanks to your help, much appreciated 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
You’re welcome 😊
You are so patient/ calm and descriptive. Thank you Sir !!
Thank you for your kind comment Jason. Glad you found the video helpful 😊
Thank you for putting this video up it helped me greatly, though it isn't perfect it's better than it would have been
That is good to know Judy, glad it helped 😊
Cheers mate u sound like a real top bloke as well mate could listen to u all day
Thanks Mark 😊
Another great video Aubrey. Thanks for taking the time.
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Thank you for the great video. It appears that if you overlap the corner as shown, on a pattern without any solid color fields the design would not match up. How do you account for that?
Fantastic human being
Thank you for your videos. They're very good. Good to learn different ways of doing things x
That`s great Lou, glad you are finding them useful.
Just followed your recess tip, worked brilliant. Thank you
That is great to hear 😊
Thank you so much for the advise,you are a legend thank you so much
That is great news, glad you found the video helpful 😊
I for one give a thumbs up. Very informative thank you Sir👍🏼
Much appreciated Tim, hope all goes well with your decorating 😊
Very nice video. Your work is impressive. Thank you.
How would this work if you were meeting two different wallpapers in the corner, like a feature wall and a regular wall?
Great Video Aubrey, but could you do one showing how to wallpaper an external corner (not a chimney breast). I am planning on papering my hall stairs and landing and I have a large external corning to go around. Cheers!
Glad you are finding the videos helpful Kevin. Papering an external corner is on my list 😊
Great teacher, keep it up. Thank you! 👏
Thank you! Will do!
Having a go at this tomorrow great video really well explained thank you
Thanks Ian, fingers crossed all goes well for you 😊
Great video buddy 👍🏻
Thanks Tony 😊
Can I ask: do we not need to use different paste for the overlap and do we not need a seam roller?
If you are applying a vinyl wallpaper you will need to use overlap adhesive or PVA on the overlap. A seam roller should not be required. However, if you do use one, then place a piece of scrap paper over the area to be rolled to protect the surface or you will get a polished area which will show up.
Brilliant! Helped me out a lot. Thanks 👍🏻
Great to hear Craig 😊
And you MUST make sure each piece of paper you hang soaks first for at least 5 minutes because wallpaper expands when wet by 5-7mm
You can't go wrong watching Aubrey but you will hear his voice every time you smooth out your paper afterwards
I hope so!
exactly what i was looking for, thx
Glad you found it helpful 😊
This is great but I don’t understand, if the second piece is placed half a cm further from the corner than its width, how it still overlaps in the corner?
Do you demonstrate hanging heavy embossed; blown vinyl; Flok wallpapers?
I will make some videos on hanging other types of wallpapers in the New Year.
Great tutorials you do. Question though how do you deal with papers that only have short soak times. Ie 4-6 minutes
Many papers have a soaking time of around 5 minutes. With a little practice it does not take long to cut and apply paper around internal corners so it is not a problem. Glad you are finding the videoss helpful Mark.
Thank you for sharing this with us. Nice job. Well explained.
Thank you Susie, glad it was helpful 😊
Surely if you slightly overlap the paper cut from the same piece, the pattern won't line up though?
that is correct, but it is the only way you can do it in a corner as the corners are not 100 percent level and you cannot butt them up because of this. the whole point of this method is to make sure the seam of the wallpaper going around the corner is 100 percent level so it butts up to the next piece straight
Brilliant explanation, thanks Joe 😊
have you done a video showing papering around outside corners? thanks
Not yet but it is on my list 😊
Great video very informative many thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Brilliant tutorial - thanks for your help....
Glad it helped David. Hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
Great video!
Thank you 😊
If the wall was really bad and 7mm out of plumb would you need to have an 8mm overlap instead of the 5mm overlap in the video. Thanks
Still overlap 5mm but you may have to trim a bit off where it goes slightly around the internal corner at the widest point.
Thanks for the reply, much appreciated. Really enjoying your videos. I have learnt a lot from them and think you have a good presentation style.@@AubreysAbsoluteDecorating
Thanks for the content.
Your welcome 😊
Sorry for the silly question - so the second piece of wallpaper overlaps the first - meaning it is put ‘on top’ of the first piece?
Yes you are right 😊
Yes, by a few mm .
Excellent as usual sir! Would it be a good idea to measure the middle as well Aubrey because as yo say there’s never a perfect 90 degree corner? It could quite easily be even wider at that point. 👍🏻
Yes, good point Derek, particularly on a longer drop 😊
Good advice Aubrey 👍
Just found your channel and subscribed! Loving your tutorials. x
That`s great Nikki, glad you are finding them helpful.
Hello Aubrey just a question I’ve been doing some wallpapering it’s a paintable vinyl. It’s paste the paper. When I book it, the instructions tell me to leave it for 5 minutes. The instructions also say use mixed purpose paste. After leaving it to soak and then opening the paper up it’s ripping the backing paper off. I’ve changed the paste three times and I get the same result. Any ideas what it could be?
It sounds like eiher the paste is very strong and may be causing the tearing or it could also be too watery which can cause delamination of the paper. For thik paste you could try flapping the paper over after pasting but only place it lightly on the surface and don't press it down while it is soaking for the five minutes. Alternatively, as it only requires five minutes, then just leave it unfolded for the five minutes. If the paste is to watery then discard and try an alternative paste. I do hope you find a way around this problem.
@@AubreysAbsoluteDecorating yeah I did three pastes later 😂. I left it open but the paper was drying out too quick so I started just booking it lightly so it was just touching. I must have been pressing down too hard on the paper which was causing it to stick and rip. I’ve had a nightmare job I don’t do much papering but it’s starting to get popular again. Thanks mate
Just watched your 'hang wallpaper around windows' video Aubrey and it's really good, if you were to hang lining paper horizontally would the process be different ? Thanks. Do you have a tutorial on how to cut around the ends of a window sill or would it be a similar to cutting around a plug socket ? Thanks.
Hanging lining paper horizontally around a window would need a different technique. If I get the opportunity then I will make a video on this. Cutting around the ends of a cill will also be covered in a future video. It is similar to the cuts around a socket. Hope all goes well with the decorating Kevin.
Very helpful video.
Glad it was helpful Deborah 😊
I was always wondering if it’s ok to overlap corners ? Is it visible?thanks
The 5mm overlap on the internal corner is normally barely visible unless you are applying a very thick paper.
one the second pice , do you use the side you cute in the couner ? I tryed this but I dont get the rigt patern ...
Hi, yes you do. Get it to match on the edge and then slide it over into the corner and then check that the paper is vertical with the pencil lines.
I'm so confused, surely adding 5mm to the width of the remaining cut off is going to leave you 5mm short of the corner? 27.5mm width, installed on a 28mm line?
I have added the 5mm as a guideline for hanging the second piece. If you mark a line the exact width of the remaining piece then the line is often covered up when the piece is hung. It makes more sense when carrying out the process.
@@AubreysAbsoluteDecorating nice one Aubrey I was just wanting to make sure
Excellent tutorial. I've just decorated my dining room and pretty much did the same as Aubrey, except I measured and cut before pasting, which seemed more logical and less messy. For the life of me though, I can't trim wet paper at picture rails and skirting boards, even with a very, very sharp knife! I had to leave it overnight, then trim and in some places, use a paintbrush with paste to re-stick the paper. Looks ok in the end, and it's ok for a DIYer who can wait overnight, but I don't suppose a pro would get away with that.
Was your blade ripping the wet paper apart like mine?
@@McGeezle Yes, no matter how sharp it was.
@@ParaBellum2024 just had another go with scissors and the edges are all fucked up now
@@McGeezle OK, leave it until tomorrow. Then, look for videos about tearing wallpaper to make invisible repairs (sounds mental, but it works), and repair the damaged edge. Then let it dry before sticking down and cutting. don't cut it while it's wet.
Two options: 1. The knife blade needs to be razor sharp so use a break-off blade or get a sharpening stone for your Stanley knife. The metal straight-edge then needs to be held tightly against the paper and cut by using the blade at a low angle like is explained on the video. 2. Easier is to mark all along the corner where the paper meets the skirting board/ceiling with a putty knife then lift the paper away and trim a few mm in excess of the marked line with sharp scissors. That technique works fine if you can't master the knife technique.
Thats the right way to do it.wipe paste off ceiling and dado rail as you go.i find canvas garden bad handy the ones from aldi can fold down takes bin bag no cleaning up at the end of job
I don't understand something.. On the second piece of wallpaper you measured 28cm line on the wall for a 27.5cm paper bit if you are overlapping The paper shouldn't you have measured 27cm allowing for the. 0.5 overlap instead of 28cm?
Hi , I use this line as a guideline. Overlap the first piece with the second piece right into the corner and then make sure that the edge of the paper runs parallel with the marked line. I have found that if I mark the line the exact width, the second piece can obscure the line. I hope that helps, Aubrey.
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Glad you asked that, it had me stumped as well 🙂
so helpful top tips 👏
Glad it was helpful! 😊
Great video, what about external corners do you do the same mate 👍
External corners are done differently. I hope to do a video on this sometime soon. Glad you found the video helpful Garry 😊
You got any tips on papering around an external corner where the corner edge is un-even and rounded.
Yes that is a tricky one to explain. I will try to do a video on this sometime when I get the chance.
@@AubreysAbsoluteDecorating Thanks I'm sure many people will appreciate a video of that.
Thanks for your help, everythings Is good, but you can do the corner in this way just with normal wallpaper, you can't do it using vinyl wallpaper, or not?
Hi, the process is the same for vinyl paper but you need to apply some overlap adhesive to the the small strip that has gone around the corner with a small brush before you apply the second piece. This is because vinyl does not stick to vinyl very well. Hope that helps.
When you transferred the small right side piece measurement to the wall did you measure from the end of the 5mm excise coming from the left wall or from the corner of the wall
Corner of the wall.
Why did I watch this video after I have finished papering our Dining room. If I had followed this method I would have saved a lot of trouble 👿 I will adopt this method once we begin to decorate our Living room 👍Thanks for sharing.
Thank you John and hope all goes well with all your future decorating 😊
I saw another video, where they used a glue to glue the second paper in the corner. Is this not necessary? Is there a difference between the method for easy-up wallpaper or the ones made of paper? Thank you, your video was very interesting. Hugs from us in Sweden!
Hi Ellie, If you are applying a vinyl wallpaper (plastic coated) it is advisable to apply some overlap adhesive over the 5mm strip in the corner before applying the second piece. The method shown in the video works for both types of paper. Thank you for the hugs Sweden 😊
@@AubreysAbsoluteDecorating Thank you for your answer, I will do that. Have a nice Easter! Regards from us in Sweden!
when going around external corners how much overlap do you use going round onto the other wall, I always though it was about 19mm, 3/4 of an inch but i have seen videos advising anything between 2 and 4 inches, which seems pretty excessive, your opinion would be greatly appreciated, thank you
I am planning on producing a video on this subject in the future 😊
Did the paper overlap in the corner?
Yes by 5mm.
Yes this is a studio tetorial demonstration.
Please bare in mind all decorators and myself that this does not refer to all older buildings and wonky Victorian lounges.
Please always measure top middle and bottom and come onto the wall 5mm with each reading and not just 26.5cm all the way down otherwise you will get 5mm and 10mm over into the corner.
When you out there in the real world dealing with clients and pressure you need to act and use your head and in some cases you need to go against the text book correctness.
Even with plumb lines dropped bare in mind its just a guide so your paper is not scew but does not garantee a perfect drop. However itle help of course.
Best way to learn is manual experience and pick up as you go also you will forget some steps over the years and remind yourself later ah!! ya thats how its done again.
College and on hand experience are two different factors
Good luck to all
Great video, thank you. Just one thing, if you have a close tight pattern, when you overlap the corner by 5mm the pattern will not match, is there anyway around that? Thanks again.
Hi, unfortunately you do loose a small part of the pattern, however, with only a 5mm overlap this is not so obvious when you stand back and look at it. If the room has corners which are pretty bad then a random pattern paper may be a better choice. Hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
What wallpaper paste do you use?
I am using Solvite Wallpaper Adhesive in the video. The powder based version which is mixed with water. If you look at my video on how to mix wallpaper adhesive it will show you how. Alternatively you could purchase a tub of ready mixed adhesive and apply it to the back of the paper with a roller. The ready mixed adhesive is better when using paste the wall types of paper.
Well explained a big help thankyou
That`s good to know Dale, glad you found it helpful.
Sorry to be pedantic but…. the first piece turns the corner at least 5mm but in some places more. For the second piece you measured 28cm from (the top of wall) where you had the 5mm turn. You didn’t say you used the pencil marks as a vertical guide, in fact you said be on the pencil marks - so the second piece would just touch the first piece at the top (but not reach the corner) and would overlap everywhere else. If you used the pencil marks as a guide only and put the second piece just to the corner at the top, elsewhere it would surely turn the corner and need to be trimmed??
do you not use paste on walls as well as paper
The paper shown in this video was the type where you need to paste the wallpaper. If the instructions say to paste the wall then I would follow those instructions. It may be necessary to first apply a thin paste solution to porous wall surfaces to provide a surface of even porosity. This is called sizing the walls.
good old auberey
I usually check with a level to see how far out the corner is sometimes you need more than 5 mm some walls can be bad
Which is why he went with the widest part, can’t get go wrong if you add 5mm onto the widest part can you!
How do you slice the paper without it ripping?
If you ever found a good answer can you let me know please. Seeing it happen so effortlessly for other people is fucking infuriating
Great video
great video Aubrey , there is a thing when you marking the paper ,example paste paper as normal fold so both ends meet . then measure then get tape measure hold finger on tape where it needs to go run tape down making sure paper is lined up with edge of table lightly scoring paper if need be give it a second pass but keeping finger on tape . then first piece on left side would be right side . right side would be left by flipping paper right side up . and when overlap in corner use a small brush and run pva glue down just to give it extra bond i did it here so much easier imo .
Hi Laddersman, yes that is a recognised way of marking a line using the tape, however, it may be a little difficult for an amateur decorator. I also do a similar thing and holding a pencil as you go to mark a line on foundation papers. Also a good idea with the PVA, particularly when hanging vinyls 👍
From a time served decorator after cutting the paper you should wipe the paste from the paint work and then brush the paper back into place,also if the paper is a vinyl paper the overlap in the corner requires a vinyl overlap paste to be applied.
A time served decorator. Watching a demo video. The mind boggles.
Yip, overlap adhesive
Hi love your video have you a video on papering around an exterior corner
Hi Des, I am hoping to do one on this subject early in the new year.
Super helpfull thanks
Glad it helped Andy 😊