How do they match: Paperhangers

  • Cover interior walls or ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, or attach advertising posters on surfaces such as walls and billboards. May remove old materials or prepare surfaces to be papered.

  • Apply adhesives to the backs of paper strips, using brushes, or dunk strips of prepasted wallcovering in water, wiping off any excess adhesive.
  • Apply thinned glue to waterproof porous surfaces, using brushes, rollers, or pasting machines.
  • Measure surfaces or review work orders to estimate the quantities of materials needed.
  • Mix paste, using paste powder and water, and brush paste onto surfaces.
  • Remove old paper, using water, steam machines, or solvents and scrapers.
  • Remove paint, varnish, dirt, and grease from surfaces, using paint remover and water soda solutions.
  • Trim excess material at ceilings or baseboards, using knives.

  • Apply material to fill gaps in surfaces.
  • Apply adhesives to construction materials.
  • Cut carpet, vinyl or other flexible materials.
  • Estimate materials requirements for projects.
  • Mark reference points on construction materials.
  • Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly.
  • Remove worn, damaged or outdated materials from work areas.
  • Smooth surfaces with abrasive materials or tools.
  • Trim excess material from installations.