Trimming Fitted Wallpaper

supermonkey

Hi All,

I have a section of my room which is wallpapered, but the top & bottom are not particularly neatly cut. I am wondering if a chase wheel (looks like a small but sharper pizza cutter) might do the job & may be useful for future wallpapering. Does anyone have any advice?

lovinituk

What does the wallpaper butt up to - coving or ceiling - and how much gap is there? You might get away with a thin, neatly applied bead of white decorating caulk or silicone sealant. Thats what I've done in the past.

supermonkey

It butts up to ceiling, also an issue where it butts the skirting. Some of it stops a good few cm short of the ceiling. I plan on cutting it as level as possible and then painting the rest.

lovinituk

supermonkey wrote: »

Some of it stops a good few cm short of the ceiling.

Too much gap for my idea then! I've never seen a cutting wheel for DIY. I would probably just use a very sharp curved craft knife blade and a long, sturdy straight edge like a spirit level.

phill99

supermonkey wrote: »

Some of it stops a good few cm short of the ceiling.

before you embark on your next wallpapering exercise, you may wish to invest in a tape measure.

supermonkey

phill99 wrote: »

before you embark on your next wallpapering exercise, you may wish to invest in a tape measure.

agreed - was rushing the job. i've seen the wheel in shops - just wondere d if anyone has an opinion

MX5huggy

Never hang wall paper with out one of these, much better than a tape:-

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=504617

OP how about some coving?

phill99

MX5huggy wrote: »

Never hang wall paper with out one of these, much better than a tape:-

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=504617

OP how about some coving?

I have one of those. Excellent kit.

supermonkey

I will take a trip to Homebase & get me one of those.

This is the wheel cutter knife I was talking about:
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=913481

Or I could just get this:
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=573011

My thinking was that there would be less drag from a wheel so less likely to tear etc.

lovinituk

I always try to use a curved blade like this...

http://www.allfix.co.uk/Products/Craft-Knives-Blades/TOOLSTA111115

...and cut with the curve rather than the tip.

I have found in the past that a standard pointed blade can tug and tear at the wallpaper.

pimento

lovinituk wrote: »

I have found in the past that a standard pointed blade can tug and tear at the wallpaper.

Usually only when it's still damp.