I have a radiator which is now on most of the day and I have noticed that the wallpaper directly behind it has completely split in a very bad way. This is presumably as a direct result of the heat. I have just bought the house so I have no idea what the previous owners did but what is the correct solution to this?
Cheers, Raphael
If the radiator hadn't been removed for the papering it is more likely to lift as it probably hadn't been stuck very well in the first place and may not have been a continuous run from skirting to ceiling.
Obviously I have not seen your wall but I will bet the wallpaper was only down partly behind the radiator(s) and not down to the skirtings. This is a common problem if wallpapering is done the 'lazy' way. The solution is to paper the whole area behind the radiator by either removing the radiator or if the gap is wide enough using a radiator roller to smooth the paper behind them when papering.
HTH
John
Could be the result of drying clothes on the radiator. In the past, I have painstakingly removed a rad and papered behind, only later to have the paper peel in the way you describe. We used to be in the habit of drying clothes over the radiator.
Moisture plus heat = wallpaper stripper
Thanks. That is precisely what we have done. Doh!
Not that I have anywhere else to dry my clothes... Hmmm..
Raphael
"lesshaste" wrote | > Could be the result of drying clothes on the radiator. ... | > Moisture plus heat = wallpaper stripper | Thanks. That is precisely what we have done. Doh! | Not that I have anywhere else to dry my clothes... Hmmm..
Airing rails that hang on the front of radiators can be had from Argos or the "Aladdin's Cave" type of housewares and tat shop.
Owain
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