Wallpaper confusion
I've been hanging wallpaper for years but this pattern repeat
description has got me beat: '[the wallpaper] comes in 52cm x 10m rolls. It has a pattern repeat of 61cm and a half drop'. What do they mean by '61cm and a half drop'? The single wall onto which the wallpaper is destined is 3.3m wide by 2.3m high. Experience says 4 drops per roll so two rolls should do it. Does the repeat description alter this? TIA -- F |
Wallpaper confusion
On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:04:44 +0000, F news@nowhere wrote:
I've been hanging wallpaper for years but this pattern repeat description has got me beat: '[the wallpaper] comes in 52cm x 10m rolls. It has a pattern repeat of 61cm and a half drop'. What do they mean by '61cm and a half drop'? The single wall onto which the wallpaper is destined is 3.3m wide by 2.3m high. Experience says 4 drops per roll so two rolls should do it. Does the repeat description alter this? TIA I would read it as an idiots way of saying 61.5cm. But then anything is possible from that description. :)) |
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Wallpaper confusion
"F" news@nowhere wrote in message ... I've been hanging wallpaper for years but this pattern repeat description has got me beat: '[the wallpaper] comes in 52cm x 10m rolls. It has a pattern repeat of 61cm and a half drop'. What do they mean by '61cm and a half drop'? The single wall onto which the wallpaper is destined is 3.3m wide by 2.3m high. Experience says 4 drops per roll so two rolls should do it. Does the repeat description alter this? TIA -- F Does it not mean that the pattern repeat is 61cm but that the pattern is staggered by half a pattern repeat between the two edges of the paper? So in your calculation you need to allow an extra half pattern repeat in every alternate drop. Stephen |
Wallpaper confusion
On 11/11/2009 19:05 Stephen Mawson wrote:
Does it not mean that the pattern repeat is 61cm but that the pattern is staggered by half a pattern repeat between the two edges of the paper? So in your calculation you need to allow an extra half pattern repeat in every alternate drop. That was my suspicion but I can also read it as described by Eric and Phil. It's for my daughter and the supplier only has two rolls. If it was for me I'd start papering in the middle of the wall, work outwards in each direction and, if it runs out, finish with some plain colour (probably white!). But it's not for me... -- F |
Wallpaper confusion
On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:05:23 -0000, Stephen Mawson wrote:
What do they mean by '61cm and a half drop'? Does it not mean that the pattern repeat is 61cm but that the pattern is staggered by half a pattern repeat between the two edges of the paper? Yep. A drop pattern can get a bit mind blowing. But the simple way to minimise wastage is to cut alternate pieces from alternate rolls. -- Cheers Dave. |
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I've been hanging wallpaper for years but this pattern repeat description has got me beat: '[the wallpaper] comes in 52cm x 10m rolls. It has a pattern repeat of 61cm and a half drop'. What do they mean by '61cm and a half drop'? The single wall onto which the wallpaper is destined is 3.3m wide by 2.3m high. Experience says 4 drops per roll so two rolls should do it. Does the repeat description alter this? TIA I would guess at it repeats every 61cm and that that the match point moves down by half of that (30.5cm) for each length. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk |
Wallpaper confusion
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Dave Liquorice wrote: On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:05:23 -0000, Stephen Mawson wrote: What do they mean by '61cm and a half drop'? Does it not mean that the pattern repeat is 61cm but that the pattern is staggered by half a pattern repeat between the two edges of the paper? Yep. A drop pattern can get a bit mind blowing. But the simple way to minimise wastage is to cut alternate pieces from alternate rolls. Absolutely right! You have both rolls on the go, cutting the first, third, fifth and seventh drops from Roll 1 and drops 2, 4, 6 and 8 from Roll 2. That way, each drop is an integral number of pattern repeats, and you waste very little. -- Cheers, Roger ______ Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks. PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP! |
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On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:39:31 -0000, "Roger Mills"
wrote: In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Dave Liquorice wrote: On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:05:23 -0000, Stephen Mawson wrote: What do they mean by '61cm and a half drop'? Does it not mean that the pattern repeat is 61cm but that the pattern is staggered by half a pattern repeat between the two edges of the paper? Yep. A drop pattern can get a bit mind blowing. But the simple way to minimise wastage is to cut alternate pieces from alternate rolls. Absolutely right! You have both rolls on the go, cutting the first, third, fifth and seventh drops from Roll 1 and drops 2, 4, 6 and 8 from Roll 2. That way, each drop is an integral number of pattern repeats, and you waste very little. People! This seems like a major DIY tip to me. Can it go in the wiki?? |
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Wallpaper confusion
On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:16:06 -0000, "Roger Mills"
wrote: Yep. A drop pattern can get a bit mind blowing. But the simple way to minimise wastage is to cut alternate pieces from alternate rolls. Absolutely right! You have both rolls on the go, cutting the first, third, fifth and seventh drops from Roll 1 and drops 2, 4, 6 and 8 from Roll 2. That way, each drop is an integral number of pattern repeats, and you waste very little. People! This seems like a major DIY tip to me. Can it go in the wiki?? It's not rocket science! I've been doing it since Adam was a lad, and assumed it was common practice! Never heard of it. It is one of those tricks that everybody who knows just assumes everybody knows. Very useful for a beginner to have explained. |
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F wrote:
I've been hanging wallpaper for years Sorry to highjack your thread, but I've just papered an alcove in the spare room. I've always found that wallpaper unrolled 'pattern up' IYSWIM. In other words if you unroll it facing you, the pattern is the right way up. The paper SWMBO chose seems to work the other way. So instead of placing the paper on the paste table & unrolling it to length, then cutting, pasting & folding - you have to unroll, cut to length, then reverse. Is that common nowadays? -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
Wallpaper confusion
On 12/11/2009 00:06 The Medway Handyman wrote:
I've always found that wallpaper unrolled 'pattern up' IYSWIM. In other words if you unroll it facing you, the pattern is the right way up. If you unroll it with the pattern facing away from you then it's still the right way up, just needs rotating around a vertical axis. The free end of the roll goes to the top of the wall. The paper SWMBO chose seems to work the other way. So instead of placing the paper on the paste table & unrolling it to length, then cutting, pasting & folding - you have to unroll, cut to length, then reverse. Or have I misunderstood you? Are you saying that when you look at the roll, you can't see the pattern until you have unrolled it and then turned it over? The pattern is facing the inside of the roll rather than the outside? Is that common nowadays? If I got it right second time then, no, I've never come across any like that. Has management bought it from an 'outlet' that has had to repack the wallpaper? -- F |
Wallpaper confusion
Roger Mills wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Dave Liquorice wrote: On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:05:23 -0000, Stephen Mawson wrote: What do they mean by '61cm and a half drop'? Does it not mean that the pattern repeat is 61cm but that the pattern is staggered by half a pattern repeat between the two edges of the paper? Yep. A drop pattern can get a bit mind blowing. But the simple way to minimise wastage is to cut alternate pieces from alternate rolls. Absolutely right! You have both rolls on the go, cutting the first, third, fifth and seventh drops from Roll 1 and drops 2, 4, 6 and 8 from Roll 2. That way, each drop is an integral number of pattern repeats, and you waste very little. This is absolutely correct for the particular drop and pattern repeat the OP mentioned, and clearly worth more widespread knowledge, but in the general condition, the numbers could just as easily work out so that this ploy was not necessary. I guess this is the time for the mathematicians to produce a formula into which we can input drop, repeat, straight/ staggered, and it will tell us whether to cut from one roll or two at a time. Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh. |
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F wrote:
On 12/11/2009 00:06 The Medway Handyman wrote: I've always found that wallpaper unrolled 'pattern up' IYSWIM. In other words if you unroll it facing you, the pattern is the right way up. If you unroll it with the pattern facing away from you then it's still the right way up, just needs rotating around a vertical axis. The free end of the roll goes to the top of the wall. Sorry, I knew I hadn't explained that very well. In this case the free end had to go to the bottom of the wall, the cut end to the top. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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The Medway Handyman wrote:
F wrote: On 12/11/2009 00:06 The Medway Handyman wrote: I've always found that wallpaper unrolled 'pattern up' IYSWIM. In other words if you unroll it facing you, the pattern is the right way up. If you unroll it with the pattern facing away from you then it's still the right way up, just needs rotating around a vertical axis. The free end of the roll goes to the top of the wall. Sorry, I knew I hadn't explained that very well. In this case the free end had to go to the bottom of the wall, the cut end to the top. Is this a case where the pattern orientation is indicated somehow, or simply you feel it looks better that way? I guess some objects should clearly be a particular way up, lots of others are more abstract. Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh. |
Wallpaper confusion
On 12/11/2009 08:25 The Medway Handyman wrote:
In this case the free end had to go to the bottom of the wall, the cut end to the top. Never come across that. Are you sure it's the right way up? No clues in the pattern? Having said that, in the early days, I once set about papering a stair well with the longest drop first. Somewhere between paste table and wall, probably as I balanced on the bannister, I managed to transpose bottom and top. Management wouldn't accept upside down flowers. -- F |
Wallpaper confusion
On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:18:56 +0000, F news@nowhere wrote:
On 12/11/2009 08:25 The Medway Handyman wrote: In this case the free end had to go to the bottom of the wall, the cut end to the top. Never come across that. Are you sure it's the right way up? No clues in the pattern? Having said that, in the early days, I once set about papering a stair well with the longest drop first. Somewhere between paste table and wall, probably as I balanced on the bannister, I managed to transpose bottom and top. Management wouldn't accept upside down flowers. My dad papered my nan's lounge and it looked really nice until some smart alec asked why the flowers were upsde down... -- http://www.Christmasfreebies.co.uk http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
Wallpaper confusion
On 12 Nov, 10:18, F wrote:
Having said that, in the early days, I once set about papering a stair well with the longest drop first. Somewhere between paste table and wall, probably as I balanced on the bannister, I managed to transpose bottom and top. Management wouldn't accept upside down flowers. chortles Previous occupants of my previous flat had made their own border by slicing strips of wallpaper, so I had sideways flowers round the cornice. Owain |
Wallpaper confusion
On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:16:06 -0000, Roger Mills wrote:
Yep. A drop pattern can get a bit mind blowing. But the simple way to minimise wastage is to cut alternate pieces from alternate rolls. Absolutely right! You have both rolls on the go, cutting the first, third, fifth and seventh drops from Roll 1 and drops 2, 4, 6 and 8 from Roll 2. That way, each drop is an integral number of pattern repeats, and you waste very little. This seems like a major DIY tip to me. Can it go in the wiki?? It's not there already? Is there not a section on wall papering? Can't say I've looked mind. The bit I can never remember is which way to overlap into a window reveal, one way shows they other doesn't. It's not rocket science! I've been doing it since Adam was a lad, and assumed it was common practice! It is common practice but it's not obvious. It's only when you hang a wall paper with a drop pattern and you end up with lots of bits 1/2 drop long trimmed off that you start to think "there must be a better way" -- Cheers Dave. |
Wallpaper confusion
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Chris J Dixon wrote: This is absolutely correct for the particular drop and pattern repeat the OP mentioned, and clearly worth more widespread knowledge, but in the general condition, the numbers could just as easily work out so that this ploy was not necessary. Yes, I agree. If the height of the wall is N + 1/2 patterns, then - as you say - you keep using the same roll rather than alternating when the pattern match is staggered. -- Cheers, Roger ______ Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks. PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP! |
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On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:03:01 GMT, Chris J Dixon wrote:
I guess this is the time for the mathematicians to produce a formula into which we can input drop, repeat, straight/staggered, and it will tell us whether to cut from one roll or two at a time. I think the key numbers are drop, repeat, fall (piece length) and desired trim amount. I feel that there is relation ship between the repeat and fall that is modified by the drop to indicate if two (or more) rolls need to be used for consecutive each piece. It may well be that a large repeat, in relation to the fall, with zero drop could also save paper by using two (or more) rolls simultaneously. I expected to find such a calculator on the web but I can't quickly, and even more curiously many "how to hang wallpaper" pages don't mention this alternate roll trick but they they also tend to ignore wallpapers with drops... -- Cheers Dave. |
Wallpaper confusion
F wrote:
On 12/11/2009 08:25 The Medway Handyman wrote: In this case the free end had to go to the bottom of the wall, the cut end to the top. Never come across that. Are you sure it's the right way up? No clues in the pattern? Having said that, in the early days, I once set about papering a stair well with the longest drop first. Somewhere between paste table and wall, probably as I balanced on the bannister, I managed to transpose bottom and top. Management wouldn't accept upside down flowers. Strangely enough this was also flowers! With the free end at the top, the flowers were upside down. SWMBO was asked to attend site & make a decision and we both agreed the flowers should go up. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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In message , F
writes On 12/11/2009 08:25 The Medway Handyman wrote: In this case the free end had to go to the bottom of the wall, the cut end to the top. Never come across that. Are you sure it's the right way up? No clues in the pattern? Having said that, in the early days, I once set about papering a stair well with the longest drop first. Somewhere between paste table and wall, probably as I balanced on the bannister, I managed to transpose bottom and top. Management wouldn't accept upside down flowers. Does that brick pattern wallpaper still exist? Having watched my dad hang some at home (right way up) I made a point of looking at the orientation every time I saw some. It wasn't unusual for it to be upside down, i.e. the shadows in the pointing were at the top of each brick. -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
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On 12/11/2009 17:42 The Medway Handyman wrote:
SWMBO was asked to attend site & make a decision and we both agreed the flowers should go up. Try claiming drought? Over watering? No? Didn't work for me either. -- F |
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Peter Twydell wrote:
In message , F writes On 12/11/2009 08:25 The Medway Handyman wrote: In this case the free end had to go to the bottom of the wall, the cut end to the top. Never come across that. Are you sure it's the right way up? No clues in the pattern? Having said that, in the early days, I once set about papering a stair well with the longest drop first. Somewhere between paste table and wall, probably as I balanced on the bannister, I managed to transpose bottom and top. Management wouldn't accept upside down flowers. Does that brick pattern wallpaper still exist? Having watched my dad hang some at home (right way up) I made a point of looking at the orientation every time I saw some. It wasn't unusual for it to be upside down, i.e. the shadows in the pointing were at the top of each brick. It does; http://www.flockyourwall.co.uk/produ...FaBb4wod_A9wqg -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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Peter Twydell wrote:
Does that brick pattern wallpaper still exist? Having watched my dad hang some at home (right way up) I made a point of looking at the orientation every time I saw some. It wasn't unusual for it to be upside down, i.e. the shadows in the pointing were at the top of each brick. In the same way that, once you have interpreted the veining pattern, on the one-time ubiquitous Crystal tiles, as a bird flexing its wings, you spot at a glance how the orientation has been planned (or not). Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh. |
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