As you can see that's my weekend up the spout.
2007-09-15 09:15:57 · 16 answers · asked by john m 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Longest piece first. From the top down.
2007-09-15 09:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
With all due respect IT DOESN'T MATTER! UNLESS...
First of all you should determine any small overlap if one is called for; and the CONSTANT direction and application of that...any REGISTER or pattern match/ repeat/ and buying enough for those issues, plus any OOOPS that might be assumed to occur.
Lengths/ distance have no bearing on a wall adjacent to a staircase unless the stairs are in a FunHouse and so widely different in riser height, versus ceiling height.
YOUR staircase may in fact have an angled ceiling over it ascending/descending, but that isn't always the case. EVERY course of paper in an open stairway, with the ceiling at 8 or 10 ft, above the top landing; should be the same standard in STAIR riser height; and length of sheet with top/bottom trim allowances.
On a light hearted note "UP the Spout" might be better than "DOWN the drain"???
Steven Wolf
2007-09-15 10:11:10 · answer #2 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Put the longest piece of paper on first then you work from that. It usually means you have to start half way up the stairs! My brother did a decorating course at tech in the early 70's so he always had to do everyone's decorating after that!
2007-09-15 09:25:41 · answer #3 · answered by dozyllama 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've been decorating for years and I always start at the top of the stairs.
2007-09-16 10:19:14 · answer #4 · answered by Sandee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a decorator
but when I do mine I start
at the bottom and work round the hall
and then continue upstair, round the top landing
and then back down the stairs again.
then if the boss lets me I go for a pint
2007-09-15 09:32:03 · answer #5 · answered by retired gentleman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
start from the furthest point, so as you look up at the paper you don't see all the joint's when light shines on it.
papering from the furthest point to the nearest point every time you hang another piece of paper your covering that joint, even though your not lapping the paper.
2007-09-15 22:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by crazy_gang1843 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start in the middle and work in either and both directions till don. Prep the wall first and use a level at least on the first center piece.
2007-09-15 09:41:56 · answer #7 · answered by RT 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Top to bottom always. My mother used to paper to earn money and she did it that way.
2007-09-15 10:02:03 · answer #8 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to make life easy, start with the longest strip. I have never ever met anyone else in the trade that starts anywhere else. If you don't believe me, follow the DIY answers and make your life hell.
2007-09-17 09:31:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start at the top.....
Drop something heavy down the stairs... then lay at the bottom and pretend you fell... informing the other half you have hurt your back...
Then you can reclaim your weekend and get someone in to do it... sorted!... :-)
Keep smiling Jen x
2007-09-15 10:26:04 · answer #10 · answered by Jens 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋