Q&A - Hanging wallpapers

Here you can watch our guide on on how to wallpaper both outside and inside corners.

Make sure to get rid of all bubbles under the wallpaper using a wallpapering tool. A wallpaper brush is often too soft for this; use the recommended wallpapering tool instead.

Stubborn bubbles that cannot be removed may be due to there being insufficient or no paste. There may also be old bubbles in previous layers of old, paper-based wallpaper that are swelling. Often these do not expand once the paste has dried, but if they are bigger than the size of a palm they should be sanded and filled before continuing.

If you have miscalculated and find the odd air bubble after the wallpaper has dried, these can be dealt with as follows:
Make an incision through the entire bubble using a sharp razor blade. Try to lift up the paper and get paste inside the bubble. Press it down and allow the paste to dry.

EasyUp wallpaper is a non-woven wallpaper, which means that you apply adhesive directly to the wall and then hang the wallpaper. This makes for clean seams, as you place the wallpaper strips edge to edge instead of having any overlap. EasyUp wallpapers also offer a high enough opacity for you to be able to cover old wallpapers without seeing the pattern or colour underneath.

Non-woven wallpaper is a type of paper that contains polyester fibres. These mean that the paper remains strong when wet and does not swell. You can then apply adhesive directly to the wall and hang the wallpaper edge to edge.

The difference is that with EasyUp wallpaper, polyester fibres have been added to the pulp. This means that you can apply paste directly to the wall and then hang the paper. EasyUp wallpaper also remains strong when wet and does not swell on the wall, meaning that you can place the wallpaper edge to edge to avoid overlapping strips. Paper-based wallpaper is made from pulp without polyester fibres.

The majority of our wallpapers are EasyUp. It is always stated on the label and in the wallpaper book if the wallpaper you have chosen is EasyUp quality or not. The Borosan paper collection is, however, a paper-based wallpaper.

If possible, test on a smaller area to see the results on the surface you will be covering. The surface must be dry and clean for Recover to adhere to it. Painted surfaces should be cleaned with sugar soap or similar. Highly absorbent substrates may require pre-pasting.

Apply a generous amount of paste to the surface in an even layer, following the product label’s instructions, applying enough for 2–3 strips at a time. Allow the paste to dry for roughly 15 minutes for the best adhesion. Place the strips edge to edge. Use a wallpapering tool to carefully press out any air. Use a sharp tool to cut excess paper cleanly. Allow to dry completely (12–24 hours) before wallpapering or painting the surface.

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