Lining the opening with architraves would certainly look better. It would also declare, in architectural terms, that 'I am an opening'. Otherwise the opening looks crude and as if it has simply been cut out (which it most probably has). For the same reason I don't like to see external windows without a lintel of some sort above (brick arch etc.) if the bricks are carried straight across it just looks wrong.
Maris
Yup, my local chemist sells them in packs of three (no not those packs of three), as part of their "foot care" range apparently they can be used to slice "callouses off. Try your own local chemist they will probably be some horrendous price, but if they are the only thing that can do the job...
The only cutter that almost worked for me was a curved blade camping knife (some French name I can't remember) where the steel was soft enough to sharpen on sandpaper or a kitchen sharpener. One thing's for sure. However sharp the blade, it'll be blunt by the end of the first cut
Hmm. Might try that
More applicable to a DIY situation . I used to use a razor plane, I got replacement blades (basically one sided razor blades) from Murrays tool store in Edinburgh. No idea of the price or if DIY sheds will carry these.
Try one of those ceramic kitchen knives. They are supposed to stay extremly sharp for ages (like a man-made flint !) although they are brittle so don't drop. If you can cut a tomato with just the weight of the knife, wallpaper should be OK. Also, from my experience its cutting into the plaster underneath that blunts things rapidly. Simon.
Absolutely.
Quite correct, most wallpaper these days comes ready trimmed.
Indeed. Admitted - I simply assumed modern ready trimmed patterned wallpaper. And I certainly would try the sanding down technique on it.
Never give it a thought at the time but I suppose if we were to round off the corners we could basically slice the paper all the way down in one fell swoop? I'll try it next time I'm lining a wall again.
A scalpel is safer and easier to use. Artists supply shops sell them if you can't get them anywhere else.
One of those metal frames that stops the pikeys getting into the car parks? The OP must live in a rough area.
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