Victorian walls and lining paper
Plaster in Victorian houses is often soft, patched and slightly out of true. We fill, make good and hang lining paper so the finish paper dries onto an even surface. In a Victorian house in Histon, the original sand and stone plaster needed lining in places before decorating, and the same approach suits older Haverhill homes.
The town has 36 listed buildings. If yours is one, check with West Suffolk Council before removing historic finishes.
Post-war houses and feature walls
The busiest building period in Haverhill was 1965 to 1972, with around 2,370 homes. In houses of that age it's common to find several layers of old paper, sometimes painted over, and stripping them cleanly is most of the work before we hang.
A feature wall behind a bed or across a chimney breast is the most common request. Simon, our wallpaper specialist, plans each repeat before cutting, and photo murals are set out panel by panel. Our wallpaper hanging service shows more examples, including a photo mural John hung for a customer in March.
Haverhill at a glance
- 21 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 37 minutesOSRM routing
- 6%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 2%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
- 11,055householdsCensus 2021
- 36listed buildingsHistoric England
- 60%of homes are owner-occupiedCensus 2021
How we approach wallpapering
We'd strip and wash down first, then check the plaster. Loose patches go to our plasterers, uneven walls get lining paper, and the surface is sized where the paper manufacturer asks for it. We plan the repeat from the main focal wall and hang from a plumb line so the pattern stays true across every drop. The full method, products and FAQs are on our wallpapering page.