The Specialist Decorator
By positioning yourself as a specialist, you not only build expertise but also establish a reputation for which clients are willing to pay more.
This course is designed to boost your paperhanging skills and grow your business. Learn how to install wallpapers on complex surfaces, reduce waste, and take on higher-paying projects. With these skills, you’ll enjoy the job more, complete projects faster, and have more free time. This is an excellent opportunity to set yourself apart from competitors.
In this course, you’ll get hands-on experience and learn how to hang wallpaper on tricky surfaces like sloping ceilings, columns, stairwells, etc. You’ll also pick up tips on working safely, calculating quantities, and preparing adhesives.
These skills are a game-changer for your decorating business. They will help you take on more challenging projects and save money by reducing waste. This means more profit for your business.
Your reputation will also get a boost because clients will see your expertise in transforming complex spaces. This can lead to repeat business and referrals from satisfied clients.
So, consider joining this course as an investment in your skills and your business’s success. You’ll come away with the practical know-how to tackle tough jobs and increase your profitability.
You will cover the following:
• Safely use the right techniques and skills for your job.
• Calculate amounts, lengths, and waste for hanging wallpaper on tricky surfaces.
• Find where to start and finish.
• Make sure the surface is suitable for wallpaper.
• Mix paste and glue.
• Hang matching patterned wallpaper on surfaces like ceilings, columns, stairwells, and more.
• Hang different types of wallpaper.
• Work around electrical fixtures and pipes.
• Use access equipment and tools safely.
Course Objectives:
Students will learn safe and healthy work practices.
• Students will learn how to calculate quantities and measurements.
• Students will learn to assess surfaces for wallpaper application.
• Students will learn to prepare pastes and adhesives.
• Students will learn to hang patterned wallpaper on three surfaces.
• Students will learn to apply foundation paper and textured finishing papers to walls.
• Students will learn to work around electrical fittings and pipes.
• Students will learn to use access equipment and tools safely.
In this two-day course, beginners will learn the basics of wallpapering, including wall preparation, tool selection, and foundation paper installation. The focus will be on developing skills to hang non-matching vinyl wallpaper in various scenarios.
This course is designed for those who want to enhance their wallpapering skills. It covers patterned papers and various types of wallpaper, and offers hands-on experience in hanging wallpaper in different settings such as: around a fireplace, ceilings and window reveals.
This course is for experienced paper hangers who want to learn how to apply specialist wallpapers You’ll learn about specific considerations for each type of wallcovering and will hang them in a workshop environment.
This advanced course is designed for experienced decorators to learn how to install wallcoverings on complex surfaces such as sloping ceilings, stairwells, and arches.
This course provides practical training on hanging wide width vinyls, such as Muraspec, covering all aspects of installation, from measuring and ordering to applying the product.
This course teaches you how to install various types of murals, market the concept, and become an approved installer of Vista Digital murals, to enhance your decorating business. This is another one of our courses that is assured by City & Guilds.
Our Advanced Applying Printed Murals course teaches how to install murals onto complex surfaces, resolve design problems, and handle obstacles. Gain confidence to deliver mural installation as a specialist service.
By positioning yourself as a specialist, you not only build expertise but also establish a reputation for which clients are willing to pay more.
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