Old walls in a charter town
Around 330 Buntingford homes were built before 1919, and 98 buildings in the parish are listed. Walls in houses that old have often been patched many times, so a finish paper can show every dip. We strip and fill, then hang lining paper, usually horizontally, to give an even surface before the pattern goes up.
For a listed house, East Hertfordshire District Council can advise whether removing historic papers or plaster needs consent before work begins.
Papering in newer and bigger homes
With three-quarters of homes owner-occupied and 31% having four or more bedrooms, many Buntingford houses have room for a papered hall, stairwell or dining room. Long stairwell drops are pasted and folded carefully and each length is hung to a plumb line, as we did through three floors of a William Morris hall and stairs in Cambridge.
Buntingford at a glance
- 31 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 43 minutesOSRM routing
- 10%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 4%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
- 3,109householdsCensus 2021
- 98listed buildingsHistoric England
- 75%of homes are owner-occupiedCensus 2021
How we approach wallpapering
We check batch numbers, plan where the pattern will fall, and start from the wall you see first. New Buntingford plaster is sized before hanging; older walls get lining paper and drying time. Non-woven papers go onto a pasted wall, while traditional papers are pasted and soaked on the table. Joins are rolled, and paste is cleaned off the face immediately. The full method, products and FAQs are on our wallpapering page.