Don’t Make This Mistake with Wallpaper Seams! - Spencer Colgan

[@kregnichols7326]

So helpful thanks. Your voice is like listening to Jon Voight describe your craft. Imeasurably helpful to confront a shoddy contractor

[@poofypoopy8838]

Not Voight it's 100% Christopher Walken!!!!

[@eileenw7463]

Thank you! I am watching many of your videos as I prepare to wallpaper in my kitchen. It’s been twenty years since I last did it so I need more than a refresher . Thank you for these labors of love you share with us❤

[@jenschneider2856]

I'ms so glad I found your videos. Fist time wallpaper hanger with the real stuff. I have done a ton of peel and stick.

[@graced5823]

So to prevent this, would you start a whole sheet on the corner instead of a narrow/cut sheet?

[@VictoriaKerr09]

Watching while I get ready to do a wallpapered accent wall in my dining room. Your advice makes me feel way more confident! Thank you!

[@jasonhiles8538]

Thanks for the important info. I’ve done taping and wall finishing for over 20 years and I’m trying my hand at hanging some paper tommorow. Been watching a bunch of your videos. Thanks so much for the tips on professionally hanging paper! You my friend are very good at what you do. O look forward to learning more of your great work!

[@spencercolgan]

Thank you very much sir!

[@robertguerra1943]

Spencer. I continue to watch your videos over and over again in order to gain enough confidence and knowledge before hanging wallpaper in my own home. You are a magnificent artist and teacher. You are a very talented human being. In Gratitude-Regards-Bob G. San Diego California.

[@spencercolgan]

I cannot thank you enough for your encouraging words!!!!!

[@LucindaPalestrant]

Will be attempting to do some peel and stick soon. Very helpful. Thank You.

[@pauline3687]

Found your channel due to white seams on dark paper. Thanks so much for the water colour pencil tip. I've continued to watch your videos because you have a wealth of knowledge that I need.

[@katiealessi7736]

Oh Spence. Rough day huh? A little long winded , but appreciate your thoroughness.

[@cmcalin]

I Am becoming a professional wallpaper hanger after about 10 installs and I think (with approval of the client) you could have done a plumb line to the right and finish the corner with an imperfect match on some parts of the corner. The way you did it is the easy way and fast way. But it turns out that easy and fast is not always the best way..Thanks for the videos,they are very helpfull and informative.

[@spencercolgan]

You are welcome; give me a buzz when you’re doing it for 20 years

[@marystein-webber2032]

thanks so much for your help

[@bazouwolf]

brilliant observation! thank you!

[@Tinkerlooful]

Thx Spencer…Very helpful.

[@lorraineburkholder7684]

Thanks for all the fabulous tutorials! I haven't hung wallpaper, but I want to learn how so I can wallpaper my own walls. I'm learning so much from you!

[@PhoebeCrawford-m9b]

Thanks Spenser for all your knowledge

[@holliegodfrey7355]

But, i enjoy your videos. They always help! I'm a paper installer in Utah! Thank you!

[@MrBrixtonboy]

What you are saying makes total sense. My question to you Spencer, is, what do you propose to do about this problem? I love your videos by the way. I have learnt so much from you, thankyou.

[@spencercolgan]

Thank you!!!! Well, this paper has to come off and reinstalled or another new sheet put up. My error!

[@denisecloen7750]

Nice video. Very helpful. Your voice sounds just like Christopher Walken.

[@1wingedangel597]

Very helpful. I’ve been watching your videos for the past few days because I am planning to put up wallpaper over old wallpaper and your videos have been very helpful. Thank you.

[@DavidWhite-s1z]

Spencer your attention to detail is spot on, keep up the good work, but how do you sort it? Thanks Dave painter & decorator England 👍

[@spencercolgan]

Pull off and re-install!

[@spencercolgan]

Wow. Dave. Thank you!!!!

[@parkinthomas4335]

Thanks for this! A great rule of thumb

[@mbalu1955]

What is the remedy?

[@user-rse-se]

Hej from Sweden! It's been over 10 years since I did any wallpapering, so thought I might need some reminders of how to do it properly. I've enjoyed your videos -- old reminders and new tips. "Tack! Tack!" (Thanks!)

[@ميروالحجي-ك1ط]

Very helpful. Thank You.

[@christianlamberts1817]

Cool video. I’m about to embark on a wallpaper over wallpaper project in my dining room. It’s have one outside corner and 5 inside corners.

[@happiness.of.pursuit]

now I'm curious what your solution was!

[@cjames1947]

What did this paper call for? Paste the wall or pasted the paper and book? I hung some stuff from york with a navy blue background. Was a little finicky

[@spencercolgan]

Paste paper

[@ProfessionalPainterDecorator]

you have a thumbs up from me anyway lol Your corners.. do you take it around by 1/4" and then re hand/plumbing the off cut like I do? Was all that done onn the same day or is that two days work and the corner was done the day before?

[@spencercolgan]

You are the man. I’d love to work with you. I ass thinking of your criticism of me when I did this video. I was like…what’s Phil going to say.

[@ProfessionalPainterDecorator]

@@spencercolgan I'll message you this evening on Instagram

[@miker8149]

Great Video Spencer thanks

[@spencercolgan]

Thanks for watching Mike.

[@hinkleco.productions6708]

Lol😂 the passion in the explanation.

[@garytrull]

Spencer I appreciate your videos, I would like it better if you got to the point in 1/4 the time and gave us the how to fix it solution.

[@louannbruce6252]

I agree about providing the solution. It is the teacher’s or presenter’s job to complete the presentation, not the student’s or viewer’s job to figure it out. Many of us are rookies after all.

[@williams.porter6182]

The problem is not the width of the paper coming out of the corner it is that you do not know how to cut into a corner so the white edge of the paper does not show. Well? .

[@doitallcleanllcwallpaperin7986]

correct

[@SethSpeaksChannelJaneRoberts]

Oh man! So good!! Thank you! 😍

[@jeancarroll6163]

I have spent the last 13 years looking at wallpaper seams that slightly overlap. Added to the ugliness of the seam not butted properly, someone painted over the wallpaper.It is an ugly mess. Now that I am retired it became impossible to ignore. I spent three days trying to remove wallpaper using the tool that makes circular scoring on the wallpaper and then wetting it down. I am 78 years of age and it has not been fun. I am going to use some of your technique to help me finish the job. By the way do I paint directly on the drywall or do I spread joint compound over the drywall before painting. Thank you for the information you shared.

[@nazeerku5727]

Thanks

[@davemrk1325]

Interesting point, I haven’t thought of it that way. My rule of thumb is to always have a seam at least 5” from an outside or inside corner. I’ve noticed problems if less than that for sure. Did you fix this with a watercolor pencil? I appreciate that tip- my installs have gotten better since using watercolor pencils. But don’t trust a helper with those! They can make a problem worse by getting the watercolor all over the paper instead of just on the gap. My fault for walking away with a phone call..

[@bertie4127]

You and Phil should do an episode each where you try to impersonate one another, mannerisms, accent, techniques. Hey, throw in wigs and costumes too 🙂

[@spencercolgan]

Lol. Hysterical.

[@geertravesteijn6590]

Thanks you from the Netherlands

[@beccabrutal386]

Thanks for your video!

[@pattytada9117]

So helpful

[@walterpreza4969]

Thanks a lot.

[@markfletcher3042]

Helped me a lot thanks

[@JD-pz7ll]

Love the videos, very helpful. Has anyone ever told you you sound like Christopher Walken?

[@spencercolgan]

3x per eeek!

[@danchilds5618]

Did you wrap the corner or cut it?

[@spencercolgan]

I cut it

[@babscorley]

I found you this morning and I’m inspired now to use wallpaper I’ve had for 15 years. This is my second video and I’m worried because I couldn’t see it (the problem). Am I hopeless? How did you fix it?

[@spencercolgan]

With a sledgehammer. Joke. You simply take it off and reinstall it.

[@louannbruce6252]

9” is a good amount to end up with when wrapping a corner, and walls and corners are never perfect. It could happen to anyone. How were you to know a stress point was there? What I need to know is how you fixed it. I guess you had to redo that wall, maybe starting by overlapping the sheet on the adjacent wall and cutting a new seam then removing the extra paper beneath the new join. As you turn the corner, that solution could give you more paper width for gripping the offending wall. But I still don’t know how we’re supposed to avoid such an accident ourselves, and as a newbie, I’m not even sure my idea is the best way to rectify such a separation.

[@andreawalker8618]

Saying hello from Iowa! Love your work! I just hung a textured faux grass cloth in my bathroom. I have a few small bubbles here and there that are giving me a really hard time. I have lifted up the seam, and pushed the air out. Its gone, but then its back! Now, I must tell u that the walls are old bathroom panel walls, similiar to what you would see in a mobile home. Please help! It is driving me nuts seeing the bubbles everyday! Thanking you in advance for your advice 😊 Andrea

[@andreawalker8618]

Oh, and it is peel and stick wallpaper.

[@Head000T]

Was there a way to anticipate this happening and avoid it? Or does this just happen sometimes and you have no choice but to remove and reinstall? I'm about to do a room with many inside corners and i hadn't even thought about this and now I'm nervous 😬 Thank you!

[@spencercolgan]

Should not happen to a veteran; it was my mistake… You can avoid this by simply doing a better job than I did, by using your smoother, to make sure that the paste is just enough underneath the wall covering, and not excessive like was my case

[@spencercolgan]

I messed up. This is rare.

[@laurenlegendre9103]

Helpful thank you

[@craigestey489]

Corners are worse now in new builds vs the old homes. I’ll double cut that, or if it’s really bad cut in the corner and get back on track. I did one 4 months ago, half bath 10ft ceiling top of the wall behind sink was 3’1/32”, bottom of the wall was 27 1/8”. My seam behind the sink was on a vicious angle, BUT once I rounded the corner, it went back to almost plumb and only out 1/8”. It all looks straight, but I know it’s way out.

[@spencercolgan]

Excellent point!!!!

[@jessicaackerman4761]

Love your work

[@chrispeters1017]

Thanks for the tip!

[@idn]

Very helpful and... wise :)

[@richardknight6255]

always useful information

[@spencercolgan]

Glad you think so!

[@whitebwhiteb9473]

Thank you!

[@wjon32s]

So what's the minimum recommend about of inches to resist niceness? You know the minimum amount of officers to hold down the bag guy

[@frankmc324]

Why didn't you start in the corner was it because of the layout

[@spencercolgan]

Yes. Frank.

[@spencercolgan]

Layout --I did 3 times. I came up with the best one for this room. Thanks for asking.

[@timludkin5581]

Well done Spencer

[@broganboydmusic7561]

What’s the solution?

[@spencercolgan]

Remove and simply reinstall

[@helensanderson9429]

I understand why the problem has occurred. What is the solution please?

[@chcornell]

No wall to corner to idling etc is perfectly square, I’ve learned this through extreme frustration

[@derdian3]

Im just making sure those birds don't start going down hill ,or up hill ,top and bottom looks good from where I'm sitting.

[@kimhauge1877]

Your video doesn’t indicate if there is anyway to fix the seams without repapering the wall. Also what should you do when wallpapering a corner - should you cut the paper at the corner and start the adjacent wallpaper with the portion you cut off the wallpaper? Thank you!

[@iglesiaapostolicadelnombre6076]

Great

[@spencercolgan]

Thank you

[@marywinegarden6265]

helpful

[@customrefinishingSTL]

When working through pesky corners (ones with divets, humps, drywall slag, extra cuts to relieve stress, out of plumb, caulk at the bottom, etc.) I like to lightly fill with extreme tack, let it dry about 80%- 90% then hit it again with extreme tack and apply the paper. That way, it's got the extra "incentive" to stay put, and my natural "pull" of the wallpaper would "ideally" come from adjacent areas where the tack isn't as strong. Thus, a more natural equilibrium should occur like the rest of the walls. At least, that's my theory. I'm not an expert, nor have thousands of installs under my belt. I'm just trying to apply logic & reason. Hope this helps. 0:41

[@spencercolgan]

Your suggestion is brilliant, and by the way, about three or four years ago, I did a video on using extreme tech under conditions where I suspected the wallpaper would move and I should have known better and I thank you for reminding me about extreme tech

[@customrefinishingSTL]

@spencercolgan - you're who I learned it from. I've been plowing through your videos soaking up nuggets of information like a sponge.

[@AlanWright-j4i]

Spencer, that is why we were taught back in the sixtes never go round an internal corner

[@spencercolgan]

I should have been in that class with you!

[@spencercolgan]

Please understand that I did cut corners; I cut it against the corner

[@DIY101]

Corner pulled back when it dried

[@sharonwhyte2651]

💪

[@compoundstudio]

👍🏽

[@lyudadyachuk5552]

I wish you would just have gotten on with it instead of riddles

[@spencercolgan]

@@lyudadyachuk5552 I have a condition. I apologize. I didn’t have my dog with me that day. Again. I’m sorry.

[@carlosr.9795]

👍👍

[@charliestewart912]

It's the dark paper it's hard to hide the seams must be paper stretching doing my head in

[@karabuckley1267]

this Christopher Walken performance art

[@fabianchavez458]

OG

[@jamesbrannigan4747]

I was struggling to to what was wrong all the best

[@spencercolgan]

Lol. Thank for watching

[@afshinkamkar5490]

❤❤❤❤

[@mattyb4604]

Jesus get on with it!

[@joanna_rose_zoe]

I find your videos helpful, but for the love of God, talk faster!

[@spencercolgan]

May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible, and ineffable Name of God be forever praised, blessed, adored, loved, and glorified, in heaven, on earth, and in the hells, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

[@williams.porter6182]

Spencer is all about talking to make it appear as though he is all that in the wallpaper business. He is not.

[@ohsweetmystery]

There is a way to speed up the video. 1.25x or 1.5x or 1.75x or 2x, choose the speed you like best.

[@spencercolgan]

@@williams.porter6182 are you sure about that? Maybe my ego is just big.

[@spencercolgan]

@@williams.porter6182 after all, you know I’m one of THE best.

[@Maverickpooderhoos]

Corner is out

[@allanspqr14]

Measuring in millimetres is far more accurate than inches and centimetres...also you talk too slow and i think you rushed that job

[@holliegodfrey7355]

Would have been easier to watch if it wasn't such a slow lesson....

[@eileenw7463]

Just hit the little fob Icon in upper right corner of screen and speed it up to 1.5- perfect watching speed for Spencer and still absorb and learn 👍🏼

[@joshsmith2071]

You have a nice speaking voice maybe you could read books on youtube.

[@spencercolgan]

Thank you, Josh! I have heard that so many times! I never knew that

[@xeroxwc]

Buen tip Spencer. tiene sentido su análisis. Mi gran batalla en la instalación de papel es lograr que dos tiras de papel se unan sin que se note, que no queden una orilla sobre la otra o espacios en blanco, he notado que al momento de instalar se ven muy juntas después de un espacio de tiempo se tienden a separar. sus enseñanzas acerca de los seems serán muy importantes par hacer cada vez mejor nuestro trabajo. @papeldecolgadura_instalacion santa marta Colombia. Muchas gracias

[@spencercolgan]

Wow. Thank you!!!

[@spencercolgan]

Appreciate your comment

[@nazeerku5727]

Thanks