--- title: "Wallcovering Guide | Mr Wallcover" url: https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/ description: "Practical guidance on choosing wallpaper, preparation, quantity, specification and care." author: "Dorin Burcus" last_reviewed: 2026-10-09 --- The Wallcovering Guide # Before the first *length is cut.* The sample is only the start. Make sense of the material, the wall and the work before committing to a room. [Choose**Find a material family**Compare appearance and everyday use ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/materials/#material-finder) [Plan**Check a simple quantity**Plain and straight-match walls ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/quantities/) [Specify**Plan a professional package**Designers, developers and hotels ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/professionals/) ## Find the answer you need. Filter guides by topic 01 / choosing ## [Choosing wallcoverings](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/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. [Read the guide ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/choosing-wallcoverings/) 02 / choosing ## [Grasscloth seams and variation](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/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. [Read the guide ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/grasscloth-seams-and-variation/) 03 / preparing ## [Wall preparation](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/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. [Read the guide ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/wall-preparation/) 04 / planning ## [How much wallpaper to order](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/quantities/) Count drops, not square metres. A restricted roll calculator, and why repeat, batch and spares change the order. [Read the guide ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/quantities/) 05 / planning ## [Installation cost](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/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. [Read the guide ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/installation-cost/) 06 / planning ## [Hand-painted papers and murals](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/hand-painted-murals-set-out/) 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. [Read the guide ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/hand-painted-murals-set-out/) 07 / planning ## [Hotel wallcoverings](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/hotel-wallcovering-specification/) Specifying wallcoverings for an occupied hotel: cleaning and durability, the sample room, batch control, phasing around guests, product documents, spares and handover. [Read the guide ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/hotel-wallcovering-specification/) 08 / planning ## [Designer checklist](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/designer-specification-checklist/) What a wallcovering specification needs before site: maker and code, elevations, repeat and match, samples, light, lining, free-issue responsibilities and change control. [Read the guide ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/designer-specification-checklist/) 09 / planning ## [Developer package](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/developer-wallcovering-package/) What a wallcovering package needs to be priced, programmed and handed over: scope, measurement basis, substrate handover, programme, changes, snagging and spares. [Read the guide ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/developer-wallcovering-package/) 10 / caring ## [Problems and aftercare](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/wallcovering-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. [Read the guide ↗](https://www.mrwallcover.com/advice/wallcovering-problems-and-aftercare/) A question about your project? ## Start with what you know. Tell us about the room or send the material you are considering. We can discuss preparation, installation or the complete package. [Discuss your project](https://www.mrwallcover.com/contact/?intent=advice) [Care and repairs](https://www.mrwallcover.com/aftercare/) By [Dorin Burcus](https://www.mrwallcover.com/about/#dorin), founder · Last reviewed 9 October 2026