C7 - Wednesday, March 21, 1984 - North Shore News

MILLIONS OF dc dollars will be's ‘spent this “year on.
home renovation and remodeling. And, many of

those dollars will -be invested in do-it-yourself

products..

If you are planning, a do-it-
yourself ‘decorating project,
consider pre-trimmed and
pre-pasted vinyl. wallcover-
ings for one or more of your
rooms. —~

They can make a dramatic

' difference in your‘decorating
scheme, and- you can.do the
entire. job in an -afternoon.
Experts offer easy’ dnstruc-
tions on howto hang your
own wallcoverifigs. _-

“+TOOES, --

To apply: pre-pasted’ “vinyl
wallcoverings ‘you will'‘need a
yardstick,:-scissors, “a razor
knife with ‘extra - blades, a

smoothing brush,.a sponge, a
plumb line and a step'‘tadder.
---You will also need a water
tray which can be purchased
your ‘local walicovering ~
stone.

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pattern number, the name of
Ahe manufacturer and collec-
tion, in.case you want to
order..additional rollage at a
future: ‘date: _
“PREPARATION
Walls should be clean and
dry. “All nails and hooks
should ‘be removed and all
“cracks and holes should be
filled and lightly sanded.

. To. determine “how..many _ New or unpainted walls

rolls ‘you will need: ‘Measure
the: ‘height: and width of the |
walls. to. be covered. Divide
_the: e tata ‘square footage by

faire. ‘subt ri

for ‘every re odie seed

window and-door’¢ ‘Openings.
After: your purchase,;-make |
hote of- the © dye. fot, ‘number,

’ should be covered with a coat
of ‘oil-base primer/sealer. and
lightly ‘sanded.
AL ‘plumb - fine should” be
. drawn” ‘on-an inconspicuous
wall, ‘next ‘to .a ‘window vel
‘door. This will be the sti
‘point for ‘hanging’. ‘the’
‘strip: |

The: length of the first s strip
should ‘be “the. same. as the

height o of the wall; ‘with an ex-

“lifted: from
prepasted: ? ide facing: the

tra a” top and: ‘bottom. for
trimming. At least three
strips should be cut using the
first as a guide for pattern
match. ;

Each cut strip should be
marked to indicate the top
and rolled“ up from: the bot-
tom with the pattern facing
inward. ~~

~The water—tray- -should-be-——. As-you-proceed-around the—

filled halfway with lukewarm
water and placed on the’ floor
in front of the'wall area to be
covered first. The first rolled
strip should be placed in the
tray_ and > ‘immersed | for: -60
seconds.

The strip ‘should ‘then ‘be
‘the tray by the
two. uper’ ‘¢otners. with the

wallcoverings ‘around win-
dows and doors. The strip
should be placed on. the wall,
overlapping the window or
door as necessary.

Diagonal cuts should be

made in the corners to allow

the strip to be pressed into
place around the frame and
trimmed as necessary.

room, walicovering can be
easily wrapped around out-
side. cofners, — pressed. into
piace and trimmed.

For inside corners, the

wallcovering strip should be ;

cut into two parts: The first

féngth should be placed on
the wall, ‘extending %”’ onto
' the next * wall.

The second-strip should be
in the corner

positioned
overlapping the -first, with

usiness

“because they are peelable,
they can be easily removed to
make way for your next
project.

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BELSS
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broad knife for trimming, -2

pattern matching. Smooth *
a ion. and:

Vinyl! wallcoverings
. actubbable and. ‘Stai

| using - downward’ ‘strokes
from the. centre.

; Excess wallcoverings:at.ihe
-top and ‘bottom® should be.
' trimmed with the razorknite;*
“using ARE. ‘broad. knife asa.

- : The. second strip should be

5 pliced om the wall: alongside «::’
‘the first strip with edges but-~ |
ting - ‘and. "pattern: -amatching.
This..:strip:.and« all .others *-
should: ‘be. te the same..."

wr Litt strip from tray. by two upper: ‘cor-
- ‘side facing wall, (B) Position
| aot tate ot wal, Baio it. ae 7 ple

should be e used when hanging

to install! Just |

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