Hi all,
I'm getting ready to paper a wall and could use some advice from all the seasoned vets here. I removed the existing wallpaper, which in spite of my best efforts (including the use of a steamer) resulted in damage to the drywall. I sealed the entire thing with an oil-based primer, then floated the wall, sanded (very dusty!) and put two more coats of the sealer on. Now I'm ready to paper and have two questions:
- Should I use wallpaper size? I was planning on it. When I went to Home Depot to buy some they didn't have any, and the person staffing that department had never heard of it. Maybe I should shop elsewhere (We didn't buy the paper from them; we ordered it from the 'net.) I've read in other posts that size will make it easier to remove this paper later. If that's so I definitely want to use it. But I've seen in other places that it isn't necessary, and the instructions that came with the paper don't say anything about sizing.
- We're doing a different paper on the top and botton of the wall, with a border at the chair-rail height to separate the papers. We're also probably going to put thin (maybe 1/2") painted wood strips along the top and bottom edge of the border. Should I put the top and bottom paper on first, butting the edges together, then put the border over the top of that? Or should I put the border on first, then trim the top and bottom papers to the top and bottom edge of the border? Either way, the seams will be covered by the painted wood strips. So maybe it doesn't matter.
Thanks!
--Doug