Wallpaper and Wallcoverings - Re-Wallpapering corners for a flush fit
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kchris
04-11-01, 02:00 PM
I am wallpapering my bath and had some help from a friend. I have never done this so I let her take the lead thinking she knew what she was doing. The corner are out of plumb so she molded the paper around the corners instead of putting the paper flush and tight in the corner. I am putting up molding around the middle of the wall and I need to have flush professional corners. I have lots of paper left over so is there a method I can use to redo the corners while matching my pattern (20.5" repeat) and have the paper nice and flush in the corners?
toptosher
04-13-01, 10:53 AM
You will have to strip the corner pieces but Its a bit difficult to say without "seeing" whether or not you can get two new pieces of paper to match into the corners!!..It sounds doubtful...You can certainly replace the corner pieces,if you dont mind a pattern loss in your corners.
If you do mind then strip throughout and start again...sorry about that!!
Make sure you are working to a plumb line thats created by a plumb bob or a spirit level. Hang the paper until you reach your corner...Return the paper around the corner(as your friend did) and trim top & bottom using a smoother as a guide and a snap off blade knife. Then,again using your smoother as a guide..trim off the return piece into the corner but do not remove. Using a spirit level,make certain that the piece returned is level and then if nec. trim that piece into the corner.Then carry on till the next obstruction!! Your pattern may well taper a little on the corner edge but thats because your corner is not true.
I hope this is a help to you..http://www.sherwin-williams.com/DIY/interior/wallpaper/images/inside_corners2.gif....Assume that fig 2 is the piece that has returned as it is not often that paper will finish neatly in the corner as the pic suggests.
[Edited by toptosher on 04-13-01 at 01:08]
If you do mind then strip throughout and start again...sorry about that!!
Make sure you are working to a plumb line thats created by a plumb bob or a spirit level. Hang the paper until you reach your corner...Return the paper around the corner(as your friend did) and trim top & bottom using a smoother as a guide and a snap off blade knife. Then,again using your smoother as a guide..trim off the return piece into the corner but do not remove. Using a spirit level,make certain that the piece returned is level and then if nec. trim that piece into the corner.Then carry on till the next obstruction!! Your pattern may well taper a little on the corner edge but thats because your corner is not true.
I hope this is a help to you..http://www.sherwin-williams.com/DIY/interior/wallpaper/images/inside_corners2.gif....Assume that fig 2 is the piece that has returned as it is not often that paper will finish neatly in the corner as the pic suggests.
[Edited by toptosher on 04-13-01 at 01:08]