Wallpaper and Wallcoverings - Tears in border

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Painterly
06-20-05, 08:13 PM
Recently we had a room wall papered. There was a background wall paper, a top border, bottom border and two tree trunks which are over the background wall paper but under the two borders. The tree trunks, which are heavily scalloped, have tears in some of the interior cuts. Is this something that is normal or is this the result of a poor hanging?

Also, there are some rips in the bottom border, which is less intricately cut then the tree trunks.

How should have the tree trunks and the border been applied?

You help is appreciated. Thanks!

prowallguy
06-21-05, 07:44 PM
Most scalloped edges tend to be pretty delicate, so some small tears can happen. Though a good hanger can usually hide these tears pretty effectively.
For the border, the same applies.
"the skill of paperhanging is hiding the skill"
If they are very evident, I would have the hanger fix them.
If they aren't evident, and you have to see them by getting 6" away, then that is fairly acceptable.

BTW it sounds like a very neat project, and I would love to see pictures of this wall.