Introduction to Paper Hanging

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(CITB Funded)

This is a two-day course aimed at people who have little or no experience of wallpapering. You will learn the basics including preparing the wall to receive wallpaper, the tools that would use and what to look for when buying wallpapering tools. You will also hang foundation papers to ceilings and walls. On the second day you will hang non-matching vinyl wallpaper to walls in a variety of situations. The emphasis will be on developing good skills that you can build on in the workplace.

This is a 2 Day Course

Course Cost - £495.00 plus vat

Arrive at 9:00am for a 9:30am start and we aim to finish around 5:00pm

The Paper Hanging Introduction Course

You will cover the following:

Adopt safe and healthy work practices, procedures and skills relating to the method/area of work
Use methods of calculating quantity, length, area and wastage associate with the method/procedure to hang wallcoverings.
Check suitability of surfaces to receive wallpaper. This will involve looking at different surfaces and discussing how you would treat them before hanging wallpaper.
Preparation of pastes and adhesives. You will look at a range of pastes and discuss what they used for, this will include cellulose paste, starch pastes and ready mixed paste.
Prepare and hang foundation paper, textured/relief finishing papers to walls.
Work around electrical fittings and pipework.
Safe use of access equipment, hand tools and associated equipment.

Course Objectives:

Students will be able to adopt safe and healthy work practices, procedures and skills
Students will be able to understand methods of calculating quantity, length, area and wastage
Students will be able to check suitability of surfaces to receive wallpaper.
Students will be able to understand preparation of pastes and adhesives.
Students will be able to prepare and hang foundation paper, textured/relief finishing papers to walls
Students will be able to work around electrical fittings and pipework
Students will understand safe use of access equipment, hand tools and associated equipment

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