I don't know if any other #tradesmen are reading these posts, but if so, this one will surely resonate. I did a bit of #handyman work for a customer in #Barnet, just #demolishing a simple built in under-bunk desk and #cabinets. As we were discussing the job, the customer informed me that she was going to have #wallpaper under the bunk area. I told her,"I don't do wallpaper". She says, " ok its o.k, I'll do that..."
One week later and I have to go back to finish off a few tasks. The customer asks me via text if I can do the wallpaper. I reply "yes". I figure I am not too busy, Christmas is on the way, why not? I had hung one #decorative strip, at this stage, and it didn't go too badly. Anyway I packed all the tools and went to do the job.
As I looked over the wallpaper before hanging, I realised it had a pattern. That mean't my job was going to be a lot more difficult. I now had to align the patterns each time before cutting the sheaf, to be sure that I could match the sheets. This also lead to a larger amount of off-cut material than the customer had allowed for in their purchase. As I was working away I became concerned that there wouldn't be enough paper. Before commencing the job I bought myself some wallpaper scissors, and a seam roller, this completed my wallpaper kit as I already had the pasting brush and papering brush. The only thing I didn't have was the trimming knife as I thought my Stanley would suffice. I wasn't correct. The texture of the paper was softer than the last paper I hung, so there was a tendency for the paper to tear or fray rather than cut cleanly. I had to be meticulous to avoid this whilst cutting into the top and bottom of the runs.
Unfortunately it came to the very end of the job and there wasn't enough paper! I rifled through all of the off-cuts but none were immediately suitable to finish off the run. I continued, but taking into account my predicament, I made the most efficient cuts possible to the last two sheaves. This left me with a tiny space to fill at the end, approx 10 cm by 30 cm. I rifled through the off-cuts again, and found one that could finish off the run! Horaay! That just left a very small square of wall not wallpapered. I showed the customer and she wasn't concerned as it would be behind a bed headboard for the forseeable future. Can you spot it in the video above? The final picture I'll leave you with shows the seam join and overlapping pattern.
