FAQ

Purchasing and Installing Wallpaper
• Home Depot carries a range of wallpaper, paste the paper and removable wallpaper having
different properties and instructions. Please refer to the back of the packaging for full hanging
instructions
• All wallpapers are made to order and slight color variance may occur due to dye lot difference.
Please be sure to add at least 15% allowance when calculating how much to order.
WALL PREPARATION:
Wallcovering installaon has many variables, these instrucons are intended as a guide for many
common scenarios.
The wall surface should be clean, thoroughly o-gassed from priming or painng. Removable wallpaper
will adhere to most common paints with the excepon of washable paints and “No VOC” paints prohibit
full adhesion. To counter this limitaon, the wall can be thoroughly wiped down with isopropyl alcohol
with a rag. We suggest that the wall surface should be tested for adhesion prior installaon. In the case
of poor adhesion due to no VOC paint, a primer or wallpaper glue can be applied to the perimeter of
each panel.
INSTALLATION / HANGING
Start installaon on the le or right side of install wall.
Release 6” of the backer paper and crease at backwards, place a few inches of the exposed adhesive in
place allowing for 1-2” of bleed above the wall.
Start in the middle and adhere to wall. Using a squeegee (felt line preferably) work the graphic to the
edges in small 4-6” segments evenly. The paper has a pressure acvated adhesive, applying pressure
evenly throughout installaon is a must.
Maintain the graphic at to the wall and pull the release line in small secon downward, repeang the
process unl the boom of the panel.
Overlap: for overlap installaon; determine the amount of overlap incorporated into the graphics, in
this case ¼ to ½ inch, and starng at the top align the graphic to the rst panel and be sure to be level
across the top when seng the graphic. Using the same steps as the rst panel work your way
downward verifying the graphic is aligning. (be careful to use even consistent pressure to avoid
stretching the panel.) If the panel is placed incorrectly gently pull the graphic parallel to the wall and
reset.