Wallpaper on Papworth's modern walls
Council Tax records put about 82% of the village's properties in 1983 or later. Skimmed plasterboard is flat and even, which suits photo murals, metallic papers and thin designs that would show every lump on old plaster. Lining paper is often unnecessary, though new walls still need sealing so the paste doesn't soak in unevenly.
Where it can go wrong is stripping. Paper hung straight onto unsealed plasterboard can pull the board's paper face away when it comes off, and those patches need sealing and filling before anything new goes up.
A wallpaper hanger for feature walls and whole rooms
About 62% of Papworth households own their home, and many want a single feature wall behind a bed or across a chimney breast, or a paper for the stairwell. Simon, our wallpaper specialist, plans where the pattern falls before cutting anything, and every drop is hung to a plumb line.
The few older homes, including the six listed buildings such as the Grade II Lodge to West of the Hall, may need a lining layer first. See our wallpaper hanging page for the papers we hang.
Papworth Everard at a glance
- 20 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 25 minutesOSRM routing
- 4%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 6%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
- 1,530householdsCensus 2021
- 6listed buildingsHistoric England
- 62%of homes are owner-occupiedCensus 2021
How we approach wallpapering
On a Papworth plasterboard wall we fill and sand any popped fixings and joints, apply a sealer so the paste and paper behave, then mark the first drop from a true vertical. For non-woven papers we paste the wall, while traditional papers are pasted on the table and left to soak. Joins are rolled flat and sockets and switches cut neatly round. The full method, products and FAQs are on our wallpapering page.