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Choosing wallcoverings
How to choose a wallcovering that still looks right once it is on the wall: traffic, light, cleaning, moisture, sample size and the questions to settle before ordering.
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02 / choosing
Grasscloth seams and variation
Grasscloth seams show and panels vary in shade. What is normal, what is a fault, how the set-out and the batch change the result, and what to settle before you order.
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Wall preparation
How to tell whether a wall is ready for wallcovering: old coatings, dryness, soundness, filling and sanding, lining paper, priming and what needs a site inspection.
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How much wallpaper to order
Count drops, not square metres. A restricted roll calculator, and why repeat, batch and spares change the order.
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Installation cost
Why there is no honest price per roll: measured area, repeat and wastage, wall preparation, the material, access and protection, and what a quotation should include.
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Hand-painted papers and murals
How a scenic or hand-painted paper is set out: elevations, the focal point, panel sequence, doors and corners, finished dimensions and when the survey has to happen.
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Hotel wallcoverings
Specifying wallcoverings for an occupied hotel: cleaning and durability, the sample room, batch control, phasing around guests, product documents, spares and handover.
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Designer checklist
What a wallcovering specification needs before site: maker and code, elevations, repeat and match, samples, light, lining, free-issue responsibilities and change control.
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Developer package
What a wallcovering package needs to be priced, programmed and handed over: scope, measurement basis, substrate handover, programme, changes, snagging and spares.
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Problems and aftercare
What to do when a wallcovering bubbles, lifts or marks: what to photograph and record, what not to touch, how to clean each material, and when an inspection is needed.
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