Wallpaper hanging in Sandy
Stripping old paper in a Victorian terrace can bring loose plaster away with it. We wash off old paste, fill cracks and hang lining paper on patched or uneven walls, so the finish paper dries onto a consistent surface.
The town's 1970s and 1990s houses, well over half the stock, usually have smoother plaster. They suit feature walls and murals: behind a bed, across a chimney breast, or on the first wall you see as you walk in.
Specialist hanging and listed homes
Simon, our wallpaper specialist, hangs heritage and designer papers where waste has to be kept to a minimum. We check batch numbers, plan the repeat and hang each length to a plumb line.
Sandy's 51 listed buildings include 37 Ivel Road, and if your home is listed, check with Central Bedfordshire Council before altering historic finishes. See how a listed studio flat in Cambridge was given a brick-effect feature wall.
Sandy at a glance
- 28 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 44 minutesOSRM routing
- 13%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 5%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
- 5,010householdsCensus 2021
- 51listed buildingsHistoric England
- 67%of homes are owner-occupiedCensus 2021
How we approach wallpapering
For older Sandy walls we strip, wash, fill and line, leaving the lining paper to dry before hanging. On newer plaster we fill and size as the paper maker recommends. Traditional papers are table-pasted and left to soak, while non-woven papers go onto a pasted wall. The pattern is set out from the most visible point in the room. The full method, products and FAQs are on our wallpapering page.