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~14 - Omno W..kfvTim.. Wi*tosdq ~#mb#r2~ ~~OI A wide range of choices (SOP) If you've been in a walpaper1 shop recently, yau probably were amazed at the variety of color, pat- tern, texture and style available. And a lot o f it isn't even paper; it's now called wall covering, and while mast examples are paper coated with vinyl, there are also heavy, canvas-type vinyls, foil and Mylar, and pre-pasted types. There are "caver-up" coverings designed ta caver and ta disguise rough surfaces; no need for spack- Jing hales, cracks, and other defects ini the watt. With borders and a nice variety of patterns, you can turm an ordinary room inta an opulent one. Since wail coverings can be expensive, consider papering a single wall instead of aIl four wails, or two opposite walls. Wîth the addition of moulding Iwo ta îhree feet up the waII1 ta make a fake wainscoting, you can paper the top two-thîrds of a wall, saving a least 33 per cent if you do a whole rOOM. There are lots of ways ta save, including use of barders. You can use themn in the standard way by For successful (SOP) Smooth waiipapering de- pends on careful preparatian of the surface underneath. Often this means Merely patching blemishes and remaving grime or giossiness. But sometimes aId waipaper has ta be removed completely. The key factors in a wallpaper- ing job are the type and condition of the existing paint or wali covering. Methods also vary, depending on whether the wall ta be papered is plaster or drywall (wallboard). Begin preparing for new wallpa- per by remaoving everything front the surfaces. It is easy ta overlook things such as sheif brackets and picture hooks. D)ETERMINE PAINT TYPE To avoid obscuring the hales when appiying the new paper, thus making reinstallation of the items a chore, mark themn with brightly colored pushpins. Remave these as necessary during the papering prac- ess, reinserting themn afterwards. If the surface ta be papered is painted, and you are unsure whether the pint is latex- or aoil-base (ai- ky d), remaove a sample and take it ta a paint store for analysis. Surfaces" covered with fiat-finish, ail-base painit ini good condition need only bc sponged dlean. Use a mild detergent wvash foliowed by clear water. To prepare giossy-finished ail- base ýsurfaces, raughen them) by sanding with' medium-grit saudpa-_ perwrapped around abiock of wood or with an electric pad sander. (Do not use a beit sander unless you are very experienced with this tuaI). Afterwards, spange the surfaces dlean with care, using a degloSsing solution;-follow the instructions on the container. If the paint is latex-base, or deteC- riorated (fiaking) ail-base, sand and wash the surface; then caver wîth a lining the top of the wall with them i, or you can be daring and put them in corners, on the tops of wainscoting and in other areas that just féJoo your whim. One thing about borders, espe- cially if they are applied over the wall covering: If the paper is vinyl or vinyl-coated, ordinary paste w ill1 nat work; you have ta, use a special vinyl-oni-vinyl paste. Walt coverings cari go nicely over any smooth surface: regular plaster, skim-coat plaster and dry wall (plas- terboard), old wallpaper (not ideal, but warkable), panted surfaces and the new Gypsonite wallboard, made of gypsum and ground-up newspa- pers. Ail you have ta do is apply a glue size before papering, and for painted surfaces and aid wallpaper, sanding is recommended toalalow the glue size and the paste to get a good trip on the wall. There's at least one nice thing about hanging wallpaper: Once it's done, it is final; there are rio more steps ta go through, no need ta give one, twa ar three coats of paint or stain and vanish, no need ta wax or palish. Just nothing ta do but sit back and enjoy. wallpaperiflg coat of ail-base primer. Damaged surfaces - painted ar papered - must be repaired and smoothed. If stains indîcate water damage, correct this probiem first. Patch dents and holes with plasteror spackiing compoundc, being sure ta sand the surface smooth when dry. Caver patches with ail-base primer. Plaster walls sometimes exhibit alkali patches, calied hot spots, which are the result of improperty mixed plaster. Paint and walipaper paste do nat stick weil ta, these ar- eas, which is a sure sign of a hot spot. TAKE PRECAUTIONS Neutralize hot spots by washing themi with a solution of one part of 30 per cent muriatic or acetic acid (availabl .e at paint stores), mixed with two parts water. Sponige on the acid; let it remain for the periad specified on the con- tainer label; then thoroughly rinse it off with clear water. As with de- glossirig solutions, precautions should be taken during application, such as wearing rubber gloves and rnaking sure there is adequate venti- lation in the room. Caver the neu- tralized areas with ail-base primer Mhen dry. Befare repairing papered walls, tear paper away fromn damnaged ar- eas. If no mare than two layers of wallpaper are on the walf, and their surface is relatively untextured, you cani usuaily apply a third layer with- out remnoving the aid wallpaper. Be sure, however, that the old paper adheres firmly ta the wall. Sand seamis smoath where sheets overtap, and repair any damage. it is advisable ta roughen smooth wvallpaper by sanding or sponging it with deglosser, and also ta prime the entire surface with oit-base primer. Cansult your supplier on the wallpaper's requiremnents. ing. Instead of spanging, remaover solution àA M meigygdfroin a gar- den-type sprayer. For ail-out waran wallpaper, rent a wallpaper steamer. This equip- menIt consists of a small boiler, usually heated by electricity, and a hand(-hield, perforated metai plate resembling a large steamt iran. A long rubber hase links the two and conducts steamn fromn the boiler ta Ta use, hold the plate against the wallpaper for several minutes until the steamt penetrates it thoroughly. Then move the plate and scrape away the saturated paper. ln ail cases, after wallpaper is stripped and dry, cover the entire surface with an ail-base primer. Existing waI1pal3 r more thaa two layers thick must be removeci. If t ;s a self-sticking- kind, mneant ta be easily stripped, you should rernove it no matter how miany layers have been applied. Start by warking an upper corner free, then peel the paper by folding i t back on itself and slowly pulling it straight down on walls (horizontally on ceilings). ,SOAK AND SCRAPE Then, with ail except drywall, try ta remnove the paper by wetting it, using a large sponge dipped in hot water. If the wallpaper is non- porous or has been painted over, miake numnerous slits across it using a wallpaper scraper or a sharpened wide-blade putty knife. Apply the sponge ta one 3-by-3- foot (ji metre by i metre) section at a time, and allow the paper ta be- corne soaked. As it loosens, imme- diately scrape it off with the putty knife. If you don't mecet with rnuch success, add commercial wallpaper remover ta, the water and foilow the instructions printed on the container. Normnally yau must wear rubber gloves to apply the solution, and let it soak several minutes before scrap- Taylor Sand & Gravel I-*%-ion, Doug, Gary and Rlck ~N IE SRD We're extendîng our very best wtshes te you and yours for a holiday filled with good friends and cheer. We're proud te be o part of this fine community and are grate ful for the opportunity te serve you. Merry Christmas! Mayor Diane Hamre and Members of Council Z%,îe a son s Greetings Our frosty greetings are filled with cheer, at this fun- filled time of year. To al our friends we'd ike to say, "iet's make this the mer- riest Christmas day!"