Life's great mysteries...
23 replies
Bakers2 replied on 08/06/2016 11:59
Posted on 08/06/2016 11:59
Yes that'll be Murphy's law. OH had to do some repair wallpapering at daughters houses in NZ last visit. He's never put so much paste on paper and sized the wall so many times. Unfortunately it kept falling off, just like a carry-on film before he got down the ladder . He did succeed eventually, three drops took all day. Once finished it looked good, but I don't think he'll allow himself to be press ganged into that again.
Kennine replied on 08/06/2016 15:56
HelenandTrevor replied on 08/06/2016 18:15
mjh2014 replied on 08/06/2016 19:05
Posted on 08/06/2016 19:05
Lots of wood chip and artex in my house when I moved in. No longer! But it did take 11 years to 'decorate throughout', as they say, and it was hard work.
When I took all the layers of paper off the walls in the main bedroom I found signatures and dates from all the previous people who had papered, so I added mine. The previous dates were 1935, and 1985, and then mine in 2007. So I'm thinking the 'new' paper
should last a good 20 to 30 years at the very least.
cyberyacht replied on 09/06/2016 08:27
mjh2014 replied on 09/06/2016 21:10
Posted on 09/06/2016 21:10
I haven't done yet! This was me remembering the pain of removing woodchip and repapering in the distant past rather than a recent event. I'm not over all that stripping yet, and just intend to add many layers of paint stretching into the far future. And
I think it might even have been 2006 the last time I papered anywhere. So I'm glad that Semtex is needed (Other demolition aids are available).
mjh2014 replied on 09/06/2016 21:12
IanH replied on 09/06/2016 21:38
tombar replied on 10/06/2016 15:07
Posted on 10/06/2016 15:07
Yes that'll be Murphy's law. OH had to do some repair wallpapering at daughters houses in NZ last visit. He's never put so much paste on paper and sized the wall so many times. Unfortunately it kept falling off, just like a carry-on film before he got down the ladder . He did succeed eventually, three drops took all day. Once finished it looked good, but I don't think he'll allow himself to be press ganged into that again.
Its not "murphy's law", its fact
tombar
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