Wallpapering

[vignon]

I am frustrated trying to stick down the edges of the paper that does stick,I've re-thickened the paste and fed it under the edges but it still comes unstuck by slightly curling. Any one have any answers please.

[Elina]

Pres the edges with a slightly damp cloth.

[Elina]

Or you can paste the wall as well as the paper directly where you think the edges will finish.

[Old_Geezer]

Can you use some kind of glue stick to sort them afterwards ?

Maybe you are getting the wallpaper to damp ? I'm trying to think of reasons it might curl. given a decent wallpaper and a decent wallpaper paste it ought not occur.

Or there is always your collection of six inch nails.

[daveygh]

have you tried a seam roller this will help flatten the paper.

[MargoTester]

You can buy a border and overlap paste(Mangers or Solvite) which sticks really well and I have a small roller for the edges which also helps. Depends how much DIY you do as to whether you wish to buy these, but they are not overly expensive.

[Elina]

As OG says .. If the paste is the right consistency it should do the job really. Is it a decent paste vignon? I usually use a slightly damp cloth to press as I work down. You can buy a roller though as Dave says.

[Clanad]

Oneof the best methods for assuring straight, well glued edging in wallpaper application is the application of sizing first. In addition to making the wall slippery so the pre-moistened, pre-pasted paper can be moved around more easily.

One site also advises : "...Sizing also helps the wallpaper grip the wall better, and make it easier to peel off wallpaper later should you decide to remove it..." Sizing is applied like paint, using a paint roller and, at least here in the U.S. is fairly inexpensive. The sizing may even be allowed to dry before installation of the papaer...

[melv16]

Have you cross lined the wall?

[penelope2]

Copydex.

[vignon]

Hello everybody thanks for advice,guess what! taken the paper off, going to emulsion the walls instead, going for a coffee.