b'Resene Wallpaper Collection SUM003 knowReseneKormayourWallpapersaretypicallysoldas singlerollsthatarevertically until it repeats itself. The lower the repeat, theInternational wallpaper symbols:50cm wide and approx 10m long. Some may be wider orlower the waste. Solids and textures, for example, have no narrower, longer or shorter. repeat and little waste because the amount youll need is Types: Many wallpapers are now paste-the-wall, whicheasy to calculate.means exactly that. You paste the wall, then apply theHowmuchwillyouneed: Calculatinghowmuch paper. Only papers with a non-woven substrate are suitablewallpaperyouneedcanbetrickywhenyoutakeinto for this. If in doubt, check with your Resene ColorShopaccount the windows and doors in the room. Exact roll staff. This type of paper also dry-strips easily from the wall.measurements also vary by manufacturer, but most cover Prepasted papers come with a water-activated adhesivefive square metres. Ask your Resene ColorShop staff to backing. You need to soak the paper to relax the adhesive,help or use the calculator on page 51.before hanging.Upkeep: Wallpapersaredurableandmaintenance Print matching:The designs on some wallpapers neediseasy.Cleanscrubbablepaperswithaspongeand to be matched from strip to strip, lining them up so thatdetergent. Wipe washable papers with a damp cloth.the wall has an even effect. There are three types: straight,Removal: Unlikeyearsgonebywhensoakingthen random and drop. Straight-match papers run the widthchipping away at an old wallpaper with a broad knife was of the paper and across the seam onto the next strip.the only way to get it off, todays wallpapers are easy to Random-matchpaperscontinueseamlesslynomatterremove. They come in strippable and peelable types. The what. Drop-match papers require extra planning and mustformer can be removed without water or chemicals and be aligned horizontally and vertically on either side, as theleave no backing. The latter peels off the wall and may pattern is slightly offset from strip to strip. leave some adhesive residue behind, which can be removed Drop-match papers will come with a pattern repeatwith detergent and water.expressed in the number of centimetres a pattern stretches 48| |49'