This is our first tip of the year and may be of use to you if you are planning on having new windows or doors fitted in the coming months. You certainly notice drafty old windows and doors in the depths of the British weather!!
So, onto the tip….

Tips on using decorator’s caulk
Decorator’s caulk is a flexible filler that can be used to go around windows, doors, ceiling and coving line and along the top of skirting boards. It isn’t any good for filling holes in walls etc, as it cannot be rubbed down like powder filler.
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When you have used our calculator to work out how many rolls of wallpaper you need for you room there are a few more things to remember.

1. Think about the area in which the paper is going, do you need a heavy-duty paper, washable?
2. Would having a blown vinyl paper not be a good idea if a cat or dog may scratch at it? Or if the kids damage it?
3. Do you want a textured finish or smooth, textured and coloured or smooth then painted over such as lining paper?
4. Ensure all the rolls have the same batch number and colour code on, except papers such as lining paper.
5. Ensure you have allowed extra rolls for wastage and large repeated patterns (sometimes you only get 3 drops out of a roll rather than 4).
6. Remember the paste! And get the right paste for the job; does it need to be a ready mixed heavy-duty paste?

To check for the wallpaper symbols you should be looking out for, check out our wallpaper symbols page.

When you come to either paint or wallpaper your walls and you have some old rawl plugs in the wall, don’t fill over them!

There are two options for this problem.

1. Put a screw into the rawl plug (only a few threads) then use either a claw hammer or pliers to pull out the rawl plug.
2. If the rawl plugs are a very tight fit there is a risk of pulling some of the wall off with the plug, you could just cut the tops off and then fill the hole leaving the plug in the wall but not filling over the end thus not leaving a big lump in the wall or under your paper. Use a knife or scrapper to take off the top.