What is removing wallpaper?
The act of removing wallpaper from the wall using either a chemical stripper or a steamer.

Why is planning important?
Ensures your wallpaper project looks good and runs smoothly without any problems.

Why is preparation important?
Ensures your wallpaper has the correct surface to stick to, trouble free hanging and will last for years to come without any problems.

Can I repair wallpaper?
Yes, by using our step-by-step guide.

What is wallpaper glue?
Special adhesive used for sticking the wallpaper to the walls. Different wallpapers require different adhesives.

What is the best wallpaper guide?
The World’s Most Comprehensive Wallpapering Guide.

What is black mould?
A mould found either on or behind wallpaper. Found in damp conditions where the wallpaper can’t breath and the incorrect paste has been used.

What is stripping wall paper?
The act of removing wallpaper from the wall using either a chemical stripper or a steamer.

What is hanging wall paper?
Putting up the strips of wallpaper onto the wall or ceiling using wallpaper paste.

What are bad seams?
An area where two wallcoverings are joined badly.

What is Bleeding?
In printing, a spreading of pigment beyond the design outline or the appearance of one color through another.

What is a Bolt?
A roll of fabric or wallcovering of a given length.

What is Booking?
When applying paste onto wallcoverings, the procedure of folding pasted surfaces together for easier handling.

What is a Border?
A narrow strip of wallcovering often used just under the ceiling or around a window or door frame.

What is a Butt Seam?
Most common type of wallcovering seam in which the edge of two strips of wallcovering are tightly butted together without any overlay or spacing between the strips.

What is Embossing?
A raised effect created by impressing a design into wallcovering using either pressure or heat.

What is Grass Cloth?
A hand-made product made by gluing woven native grasses onto a paper backing.

What is Pre-pasted?
Wallcovering that has had adhesive applied to the back of it by the manufacturer. Dipping a strip in water before hanging activates the adhesive.

What is a Primer?
Special primer paints designed for use under wallcoverings, often used in place of sizing materials.

What is Railroading?
The horizontal application of a wallcovering.

What is a Scrubbable paper?
Any wallcovering that can be safely washed with a sponge and detergent while still on the wall.

What is a Seam?
Area where two wallcoverings are joined.

What is Size?
A sealer used to prepare the wall before the wallcovering is applied

What is Stain-Resistant Wallcovering?
A wallcovering on which a coat of plastic or vinyl has been added to make the surface mostly stain-resistant.

What is a Strip?
A length of wallcovering, cut to fit the height of the wall.

What is a Swatch?
A sample cutting of wallcovering or fabric.

What is TSP?
Tri-sodium phosphate, an industrial cleaner.

What is Vinyl Coating?
Either the liquid vinyl or flexible film applied to a wallcovering backing material. It gives a wallcovering strength, durability and scrubbability.

What is Wall Fabric?
A durable surface on a backing used to cover walls.

What is Wall Preparation?
The preliminary cleaning of walls to prepare them for wallcovering. Also can include patching cracks/holes and applying a primer-sealer.

What is a Wall Primer?
The preparatory coat of primer given to walls before hanging wallcoverings.

What are wallpaper bubbles?
Areas behind the paper where air is trapped and/or the adhesive has dried out without sticking the paper to the surface.

What is Washable wallcovering?
A wallcovering that can be cleaned with a sponge, mild soap and water.