Installation instructions

Here’s how to install our Wallcoverings and Murals, please read these instructions carefully before hanging your wallcovering. It is advisable that a professional decorator is used.

Our wall coverings will not shrink as they dry but we do advise that you avoid installing them in temperatures above 25°C.

1. Gather your tools

Make sure you have everything you need before you start work.

2. Preparation

Walls should be dry, clean and even.

Remove any old wallpaper and loose paint.

Roughen painted surfaces with sandpaper.

For best results we recommend that walls are cross lined using a good quality lining paper.

Sizing the lining paper or walls, will aid adhesion. Dip a paint roller or sponge into the sizing solution and apply it evenly to the lining or wall surface. Start from the top of the wall and work your way down in smooth, overlapping strokes. Be sure to cover the entire surface with a thin, even coat of sizing.

Lining should be allowed to dry out completely before hanging the wallcovering.

3. Pasting and Hanging

This is a paste-the-wall product. The decorator should paste the wall and not the back of the wallcovering.

A good quality, solvent free, fungicide protected ready-mixed ‘tub’ adhesive should be used.

Paste should be evenly applied to the wall to hang one length at a time, to an area slightly wider than the width of the paper.

Butt joints and use a decorators brush to smooth down the wallcovering, working from the centre to the edges to express air bubbles.

Avoid squeezing paste out of the joints and ensure paste does not get onto the brush or roller.

No paste should be allowed to come into contact with the surface and hands should be kept clean and dry whilst hanging the wallcovering.

Paste will damage the surface. The company cannot accept responsibility for marks or damage caused by paste.

Should any paste have been allowed to come into contact with the surface, it should be lightly sponged whilst still moist, using a clean damp sponge.

4. Trim the excess

When measuring and installing your first panel, keep a 5 cm margin at the bottom to prevent potential differences in wall height.

Wait until the glue is dry before cutting away the excess paper. It will dry in about 24 hours.

Trim top and bottom with, preferably, a precision cutter scalpel.

5. After care

Our products are protected from moisture by a special coating.

They can be wiped down but be very careful not to use excess water or a sponge that is too wet.

Do not use detergent or solvent.