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 acetic acid to damp plaster to prevent lime from bleeding through paper.
  • Apply adhesives to the backs of paper strips, using brushes, or dunk strips of prepasted wallcovering in water, wiping off any excess adhesive.
  • Fill holes, cracks, and other surface imperfections preparatory to covering surfaces.
  • Measure and cut strips from rolls of wallpaper or fabric, using shears or razors.

  • Prepare surfaces for finishing.
  • Cut carpet, vinyl or other flexible materials.
  • Clean surfaces in preparation for work activities.