Know-How For Putting Up Household Coated Fabric
Many household owners are finding that the new coated fabric wall coverings are a thoroughly practical luxury.
Because the material is so much heavier than ordinary paper it's far easier to hang.
When you apply it, it clings evenly and firmly to the surface.
Once in place it cuts household chores to the vanishing point because most stains and markings will wipe off with warm soapy water.
If you think of these new materials as an almost permanent wall covering the fact that they are more expensive than most standard wallpapers doesn't seem so important.
Certainly in the long run they are cheaper.
Some companies with the household do-it-yourself market firmly in mind have made this heavy wall covering even easier to apply.
The back surface is prepasted so that it merely has to be wet with a sponge before being pressed into place.
One brand, Wall-Tex made by Columbus Coated Fabrics Corporation, comes with an entire line of matching fabrics so that you can carry the wallpaper theme over into draperies, slip_covers and even plastic shower curtains.
Most of the new coverings are almost completely waterproof and can be used to finish off bathroom walls.
The household coverings are very easy to apply.
Cut a strip long enough to extend between floor and ceiling.
Wet the reverse side with a sponge to activate the prepasted ad_hesive.
Press the covering to the wall starting at a corner, and use a plumb bob to make sure that it is absolutely vertical.
You can use a towel or smoothing brush on the surface to work out all air bubbles and get a smooth job.
When you add the next strip, butt the seam.
When you have to fit the household material around an object such as a shower head, cut the paper following the lines of the pattern rather than making a straight slit.
This will help conceal the cut when you paste the ends down later.
Wherever possible smooth the fabric into place working from the top down to avoid wrinkles.
These materials are water proof so they are ideal to be used in bathrooms To trim around the obstructions wet the strip and press it to the wall at the top.
Patting the fabric gently into place with your hands, cut it out so that it fits around the ventilator, soap dish and other things in your household.
Use a sharp razor blade for this job, and then smooth the paper carefully into position.
To trim the line where the household fabric meets the ceiling, make a sharp crease with a wide putty knife.
Using the blade of the putty knife as a guard, trim off the excess fabric with a razor blade.
The same technique does quite nicely for making a neat joint at the baseboard or where the wall covering meets the tiled wall.
There's one slight peculiarity to this and other heavy coated household wall coverings.
Because the face or surface is waterproof, it is also airtight.
As a result, the paste dries very slowly.
Sometimes it takes two, three or even four days.
As the adhesive dries the paper will be slowly pulled taut and flat against the wall.
The final result will have all the benefits of the household wall covering mentioned above.
Because the material is so much heavier than ordinary paper it's far easier to hang.
When you apply it, it clings evenly and firmly to the surface.
Once in place it cuts household chores to the vanishing point because most stains and markings will wipe off with warm soapy water.
If you think of these new materials as an almost permanent wall covering the fact that they are more expensive than most standard wallpapers doesn't seem so important.
Certainly in the long run they are cheaper.
Some companies with the household do-it-yourself market firmly in mind have made this heavy wall covering even easier to apply.
The back surface is prepasted so that it merely has to be wet with a sponge before being pressed into place.
One brand, Wall-Tex made by Columbus Coated Fabrics Corporation, comes with an entire line of matching fabrics so that you can carry the wallpaper theme over into draperies, slip_covers and even plastic shower curtains.
Most of the new coverings are almost completely waterproof and can be used to finish off bathroom walls.
The household coverings are very easy to apply.
Cut a strip long enough to extend between floor and ceiling.
Wet the reverse side with a sponge to activate the prepasted ad_hesive.
Press the covering to the wall starting at a corner, and use a plumb bob to make sure that it is absolutely vertical.
You can use a towel or smoothing brush on the surface to work out all air bubbles and get a smooth job.
When you add the next strip, butt the seam.
When you have to fit the household material around an object such as a shower head, cut the paper following the lines of the pattern rather than making a straight slit.
This will help conceal the cut when you paste the ends down later.
Wherever possible smooth the fabric into place working from the top down to avoid wrinkles.
These materials are water proof so they are ideal to be used in bathrooms To trim around the obstructions wet the strip and press it to the wall at the top.
Patting the fabric gently into place with your hands, cut it out so that it fits around the ventilator, soap dish and other things in your household.
Use a sharp razor blade for this job, and then smooth the paper carefully into position.
To trim the line where the household fabric meets the ceiling, make a sharp crease with a wide putty knife.
Using the blade of the putty knife as a guard, trim off the excess fabric with a razor blade.
The same technique does quite nicely for making a neat joint at the baseboard or where the wall covering meets the tiled wall.
There's one slight peculiarity to this and other heavy coated household wall coverings.
Because the face or surface is waterproof, it is also airtight.
As a result, the paste dries very slowly.
Sometimes it takes two, three or even four days.
As the adhesive dries the paper will be slowly pulled taut and flat against the wall.
The final result will have all the benefits of the household wall covering mentioned above.
