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| How to Hang Borders |
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Applying Borders
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If hanging over paint, prime the area the border is to be
hung. If hanging over wallcovering, use a good vinyl-to-vinyl
adhesive. Self-adhesive borders should not be hung over
wallcovering.
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- Start
in an inconspicuous corner. Allow an extra 1/4" for
overlap)
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- For
pre-pasted borders, activate the paste by soaking the border
in your water tray according to the instructions included
with the border.
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- After
pulling your border from the water tray, it should be booked
paste-to-paste in an accordion style.
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- Now,
unfold your accordion along the wall.
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- Smooth
the border, and you're done!
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- If
you plan to hang your border to separate two adjoining wallpaper
patterns, the two wallpapers must be double cut when hung.
This is done by overlapping the top of the bottom wallpaper
panel over the bottom of the upper wallpaper panel.
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- Next,
use a level to draw the line where the overlapping wallpaper
will be cut.
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- Carefully
peel back the top portion of the lower wallpaper and remove
the excess strips attached to it.
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- Now
smooth the upper and lower wallpapers until both edges are
flush. Any overlapping will cause a ridge to show when the
border is hung over the adjoining patterns.
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Because your border will be hung on wallpaper, you'll need
to apply a vinyl-to-vinyl adhesive to ensure proper adhesion.
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- Then,
book the border in an accordion fold fashion.
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- During
installation, simply unfold the accordion as you move along
the wall, using the ceiling as a guideline. Hang one full
wall at a time if you have enough yardage on your roll.
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- Smooth
the border as you would wallpaper.
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- If
your border must continue around a corner, cut the strip
a little longer than you actually need to reach the corner.
Overlap the next segment until the patterns match, double
cut through both segments and remove the excess paper.
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- When
using the border as a chair rail to separate wallpaper and
a painted surface, either place the border fully on the
wallpaper or on the painted surface. Otherwise you'll have
a ridge in your border where the wallpaper begins. Use a
level to draw a line where your border will be hung. Position
the chair rails border one third of the distance from the
floor to the ceiling or about 32" from the floor to
the center of the border.
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- When
you come to a window or doorway, you can butt or miter the
corners. A miter is created by overlapping the adjoining
segments at 90-degree angles and double cutting at a 45-degree
angle. Remove excess pieces and butt the 45-degree seams
together.
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