how to hang wallpaper behind a radiator without removing it!

[@johnross2924]

I never carry anything less than £20 notes 😩

[@Instone09ine]

Me neither! I borrowed the coins off my butler .

[@mozart3642]

Excellent video. A section of plaster underneath our window has perished & crumbled away, necessitating this re-wallpapering job. I had been putting it off for months.......but now feel inspired by your expertise to get on with it. My wife will be delighted,so a genuine thanks. Subscribed.👍

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you so much for the sub and comment much appreciated 😀

[@tomhelsby5546]

The easy solutions are always the best, I am 71 and have been decorating since I was 14 and this is new to me. Thanks

[@Instone09ine]

Thanks for stopping by Tom .

[@carlarthur4442]

Have you finished the living room yet 😂.

[@wotviewer]

what a perfect demonstration of how to do it and a well paced video with just the right amount of narrative (and no unwanted muzak!)

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you for your feedback! Very much appreciated👍

[@valeriebooth1846]

The 2pence tip is something I've never herd off in 28yrs of decorating Brilliant

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you Valerie i'm so glad you appreciate the tip.

[@kirstygray121]

Omg brilliant, actually distressed me so much wallpapering behind radiators 🎉

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you Kirsty😀👍

[@deborahsanderson2853]

This video is brilliant. Just the advice I needed for an upcoming decorating job. 10/10

[@Instone09ine]

Awesome! Thank you Deborah😊

[@phillysanders7301]

Everyone has a different way of working. If it gets the desired effect great. Thanks for posting. Have a great life.

[@Instone09ine]

@@phillysanders7301 thank you for your warm kind comment 😀

[@branthonkanen8681]

Pros sharing their tricks, wonderful, thank you.

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you Glad you like them!

[@peakyparttimers9362]

Your 2p trick is fantastic ! Been decorating for 30 years and never new about this! thanks magnificent tip!

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you, glad you found it useful 😊

[@creativemario101]

You never thought about it. Examinations is good to use it. Chop 50 cm cable is good enough too. I take off the radiator anyway.

[@londonlivin3901]

GREAT. This man should be commentating on snooker finals- great voice.

[@Instone09ine]

Thanks i'm very flattered!

[@carlarthur4442]

I love watching someone else decorate 😌 because i bloody hate it 😂. I havent got the patience, if i have to do it my wife goes out for the day , as a safety precaution 😂

[@Instone09ine]

😂 Imagine having to do this job day in day out carl👍

[@bobbyboy5952]

I have been a painter and decorator for 20 years and I know how difficult radiators can be good tip with 2 pence pieces👍

[@Instone09ine]

Thanks Robert nice to hear from you

[@garyroe2929]

That’s nice to watch , there’s a few new things out now like flexible rad roller arms with rubber sleeve , as an apprentice in early 80s , I served my time for a chap one man band , he taught me all his little tricks from the 50s , we used to have a box with copper pipes filled with sand as you used the 2p we had lengths of weighted pipe soldered shut each end , good to watch that , 👍👍👍

[@Instone09ine]

Hi Gary nice to hear from you. I was apprenticed to a small firm usually two lads one foreman and the boss ran around quoting, fetching materials etc Pay was £25 quid a week! It was all very traditional in the way things were done! No roller poles, we had to set up trestles and battens to paint rooms in short shifts by moving the whole lot! Fridays was half day when us lads had to burn out the metal paint kettles, sand them and give them a coat of knotting ready for the next week! 😊

[@garyroe2929]

@@Instone09ine ha how strange you’ve said that , lads who works for me in there 30s , I was just telling them what you’ve just said !! , we have a lot of plastic kettles now ! but a few in old style we burn out , now we zinsser then which is shellack only coloured, , I was talking about the old shellack bottles !! The pewter ones , like a little jug with Handle and brush in the lid , times change can’t get anything thing like it now a days , 👍👍👍 Regards Gary

[@lynnescott3072]

Some great tips here, thank you. I'm attempting to paper behind a small radiator tomorrow. Will definitely use the coin tip . Best wishes

[@Instone09ine]

Thanks Lynne hope it goes well 😀

[@lynnescott3072]

@@Instone09ine Thank you. I did manage a nice job using the coins. My only problem was that my radiator was very low, so it was very tricky to trim at the bottom. Just managed it by lying on my side .Pleased with the job though and your tips.

[@Instone09ine]

@@lynnescott3072 Glad it worked for you Lynne and thanks for the feedback ! Much appreciated 😀

[@hansiesma16]

That was great. Always good to watch a pro. You're so calm and patient about it all. Once paste is on the paper and paste getting all over every surface it's hard not to panic! 2p tip is a gem. Always thought it was best to take down the radiator but learnt the hard way that it wasn't and needed a plumber to sort out my central heating afterwards - pricey mistake...

[@philhazlett5454]

Hi good idea with the pennies. I will try that myself next time I paper. Being a decorator myself I've always struggled a bit dropping paper down the back of rads. It makes sense to put some weight behind the wallpaper. Cheers for sharing this. Phil

[@Instone09ine]

Hi Phil It's a bit fiddly but works!

[@Viv884]

Wonderful! Love the Coin Trick! Cheers!

[@braveheart576]

very proffessional mate great to watch..

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you very much.

[@valeriebooth1846]

Fantastic instructions great video vy clear instructions. Easy to watch and follow brilliant

[@Instone09ine]

Thanks again Valerie for the comments and feedback .

[@kaymgee08]

NO MUSIC! Thank you!!!

[@hthharrison7764]

Great tips I shall definitely be using next time I'm decorating. Thank you 👍

[@Instone09ine]

@@hthharrison7764 Thank you so much 😀👍

[@Mr1967flyingv]

Great, just used your coin tip, worked a treat. Keep them coming.

[@Instone09ine]

Thanks, glad you found it useful😊

[@MrJasdog107]

Interesting video thanks . Been in trade for years always nice to see new ideas.

[@Instone09ine]

Thanks James 😊

[@davidsaxby5400]

Good tip here but I can’t help wondering about the gaps between each strip. If they are visible on the video how visible are they in the flesh ?

[@Instone09ine]

Thanks so much! The paper is fresco and was painted a couple of coats after , I should have edited out the wide gap uder the rad 😉

[@michellesteff1298]

Oh wow! This worked an absolute treat!!!!!! Thank you so much

[@Instone09ine]

Glad to be of assistance Michelle, thanks for letting me know😊

[@sheila1013]

Brilliant idea. Thank you for sharing. 😃

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you Sheila I’m pleased you enjoyed the video😀

[@sheila1013]

@@Instone09ine 👍🤗

[@helenhill4827]

Thank you so much for this video. So interesting and useful. Will be trying this later today.

[@Cubemusic]

Very instructive. Thanks for the coin-tip! Very inuitive :)

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you I appreciate the feedback ! Have a great day 👍

[@gigawatt01]

Thank you for posting this video, very helpful.

[@Instone09ine]

You're very welcome!

[@ConSamification]

Very good, I just loosen the valves inlets and lift off and lean forward and retighten, but if I don’t have an adjustable wrench on me I’ll remember this !

[@Instone09ine]

Hi the customer didn't want me to touch it because the boiler system was temperamental! 😊

[@shininglightstar843]

Super! X Super use of roller and scissors! X

[@marianfairburn8613]

Wow! Learnt a lot there! Thank you.

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you glad it was helpful😊

[@carlarthur4442]

Brilliant job 👏 but watching you i can feel my Nerve ends starting to twitch .

[@swaglords2756]

never tryed that before but you made it look easy your the man

[@Instone09ine]

No your the man 😉

[@shcm70]

Thank you for a great demonstration. Right let's go!

[@Instone09ine]

@@shcm70 Thank you ! That Made me smile 😀

[@roberthatcher2773]

2p coins, brilliant! Nice work mate.

[@Instone09ine]

Cheers Robert 👍

[@matthewhilton2979]

Am learning wallpapering now and this is fantastic tips

[@Instone09ine]

Very satisfying to know youre learning from this video , good luck Matthew😃

[@matthewhilton2979]

@@Instone09ine hi mate the very first length of wallpaper on that radiator wall is it 50cm from the wall

[@Instone09ine]

@@matthewhilton2979 Hi Mark a plumb line @52 cm then check with a scrap of paper to find any shortfall points make a pencil mark if it is short of the corner anywhere ( usually in older properties!) Then mark yourself a new vertical edge a little back from 52 cm accordingly and trim any overlap in the corner after matching as best as you can.

[@ELIJA40]

Two pence pieces! Ingenious. Thanks.

[@Instone09ine]

Glad you like them!

[@sheppard68]

Great idea with the coins and I will definitely give it a go. I suggest to you use a 9 inch roller when pasting up the wall paper, it’s so much faster. Hope this is helpful to you. Give it a go.

[@Instone09ine]

Thanks Tony😊

[@RockaShocka]

I recently changed from a roller back to a brush. can really give the paper a good pasting with a pasting brush

[@welshdragon2008]

I never thought of using a roller to put paste onto the wall. I always used a pasting brush. Faster with a roller I think

[@Instone09ine]

Years ago we used to paste woodchip paper with a nine inch roller for speed! But those little rollers do a great job and tend not to pick up the paper as you apply the paste , they are a very handy size😃

[@jayneradcliffe1215]

Best idea I've seen so I'll be doing it that way when I get to the radiator part. Thanks. Do you have a "round the inside of windowledge video? That another tricky point for me?

[@Instone09ine]

Thanks Jayne😀 I don’t have a window board video yet first chance I get I’ll do one 👍

[@darrenyates4820]

Great tip mate I’ve tried it the other day stay safe 👍

[@Instone09ine]

Nice one thank you 😊

[@burgerboots6783]

Do you have vids on how to paper behind horizontal pipework? I’m a newbie to wallpapering 😊

[@Instone09ine]

Sorry not as yet but ill try and get one done 😀

[@AmeliaranneStiggins]

This has a disappointingly low number of likes for how many people must have helped!! Looking forward to inpressing my family with the 2p trick!!!

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you 👈😀👍have a great day Ameliar.

[@susan9188]

The like button isn't increasing so there's obviously an issue. It needs checking!

[@ajwalou-nack2343]

I've put one🎉

[@boabyboy978]

Coins ! Brilliant 👏

[@maryroche4467]

Wonderful idea of using the coins.. but only one thing I'd prefer is to cut out the radiator bracket from the paper then cutting up the middle of the paper..it does show

[@Instone09ine]

@@maryroche4467 Thanks for the tip 👍

[@davidphillips744]

Good to see you using scissors.old school best.the amount of customers I ve had saying why dont I use a Stanley knife

[@patmcb2h]

It's just as easy taking radiator off close the 2 valves and put a end cap on the infeed valve if you like don't need to be a plumber but still nice to watch and learn

[@Instone09ine]

You're absolutely correct! My customer did not want this rad draining because the boiler was old and temperamental a bit like me really!

[@jaygee2759]

Im a painter ,,hi,,and can decorate but dont like to ,, struggle with windows and how much overlap if any as have had some job where paper has shrunk on joins

[@Instone09ine]

Hi Jay sometimes over soaking the paper can cause shrinkage in the joins ! I tend to use a ready mixed adhesive for most papers nowadays I can recommend mangers very highly!

[@rachelwest6429]

Love wallpaper but I'm afraid I would pay someone to do this as I do not have the patience. But fantastic work. Maybe go into bussiness I'd pay for you to wallpaper my house defo.

[@Instone09ine]

I do like wallpapering Rachel but have to spend most of my time painting ! It’s the nature of the job 😀

[@mrfix-it2728]

Good job lad, flop it and hop it think we say in the trade. 👍🏼

[@Instone09ine]

Gerrit did n gerroff

[@mrfix-it2728]

@@Instone09ine Lol 😆 off to wallop a hallway 👍🏼

[@ScrapPalletMan]

had to stop by and check out this video

[@Instone09ine]

Bless you Paul and everything you stand for

[@mariannewilliams845]

Genius 😊

[@Instone09ine]

@@mariannewilliams845 😊 thank you Marianne !

[@TheLeeattwood]

Nice one dawg 👍🏻

[@Instone09ine]

Cheers Lee 😀

[@middley1964]

Cheers, thanks for the reply 👍

[@Aronmasonarts]

awesome trick dude, posted to fb for you

[@Instone09ine]

Bless you, thanks Aron😊

[@queenhelene1288]

I use a water soluble artist pencil to mark the paper with, it wipes away completely.

[@Instone09ine]

Great tip must remember that one thanks😊

[@georgeshaw6207]

Brill video !

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you George 😀👍

[@justseanmusic]

Great tip mate thank you for sharing :)

[@Instone09ine]

Your'e very welcome😊

[@middley1964]

Hi, I didn't see you trim anything off width ways so have you papered over the brackets, because you have only made one cut upwards so surely that would leave paper over the horizontal piece of bracket that's on the wall. Nice tips though

[@Instone09ine]

I do paper over the brackets! if they are not flat i put some caulk on the back of the paper to stick it down😊

[@user-rh1nh2bu4o]

How do you remove the old paper from behind radiator?

[@Instone09ine]

I use an old wood saw nice and flexible and plenty of soapy water😀

[@jameswiglesworth5004]

Generally speaking I prefer to use a stanley knife to trim paper, rather than scissors.

[@Instone09ine]

Hi James it depends on what i'm hanging. Papers like fresco don't trim too well with a blade but vinyls definately i would use an Olfa blade.😀

[@kathleenglennon4966]

Bloody genius!!!

[@Instone09ine]

Moi! 😉

[@leeroberts4170]

Any tips on condensation/damp build up behind wallpaper? I've tried damp seal paint even have moisture containers going but no joy. It's near my front door down some stairs so no heating there

[@Instone09ine]

Hi it does indeed sounds like a condensation issue! I know it's old fashioned but a door curtain might help.

[@DB-kv5mb]

Your a very good decorator but you don’t need to take the radiator off but it’s easy to drop radiator forward on to paint cans etc.once you done this remove/replace brackets and lift radiator back in place much easier

[@ProfessionalPainterDecorator]

great job.

[@Instone09ine]

You have a great channel Phil! Working my way through i'm definately going to visit Paintwell😊

[@ProfessionalPainterDecorator]

@@Instone09ine lol thanks. PaintWell does cover a lot of bases when it comes to choice of paint. Have you tried Tikkurila yet?

[@Instone09ine]

@@ProfessionalPainterDecorator Hi no not yet ! If I’m honest never heard of it !

[@135Ops]

Just remove the radiator, it's not difficult, close two valves and unscrew two nuts (drain if required) and lift it off .

[@bella-tg5nq]

Brilliant tips

[@Instone09ine]

Thank you Bella

[@markcrotty5910]

👍 nice one

[@Instone09ine]

Thanks Mark 1st comment 👍🙂👍

[@peakyparttimers9362]

I've had a problem on a job with joint shrinkage and showing lines from wallpaper. Any tips? Know about lining walls beforehand but didn't . There's only a few showing through. Customer not paying.

[@Instone09ine]

Hi is it paste the wall stuff by any chance?

[@peakyparttimers9362]

No it wasn't just cheap paper.

[@pjcamp1on]

did you leave the paper 5mins or more for the paste to soak into the paper? not leaving the paper to soak up the paste can cause shrink back and joints opening up.

[@DB-kv5mb]

When papering you should use a purdy 6.5 rad roller and sleeve , paste one wall then paste approx. 4 lengths of wallpaper, then hang the 1st length and so on , so they are all “soaked “ with paste . Also use border/overlap adhesive on every single joint and use a seem roller on all joints. If you don’t paste the wall first it is to dry, also you can move the wallpaper about whilst it’s on the wall. Try this method and see

[@paulcaney6284]

Clever 👍

[@Instone09ine]

Thanks Paul 👋😀👍

[@Leroyy536]

If you ain’t got 2pemce can you use two ones asking for a friend

[@Instone09ine]

Yes or four 1/2 pence coins😂

[@kathymaslowskibrightflower9638]

Great vid, all the year's Iv struggled doing behind radiators!!. do you have any tips on getting a pyrex lid out from behind a radiator ? x

[@Instone09ine]

Yes! wrap a sticky messy bundle of sellotape or similar around a stick that fits between the wall and rad , make a sticky contact with the object to lift and remove. Pyrex lid?! 😃

[@kathymaslowskibrightflower9638]

@@Instone09ine thanks I'll try that, I'll let you know if it works x

[@kathymaslowskibrightflower9638]

@@Instone09ine hey it worked, I got the lid out lol x my daughter knocked it down there by accident x

[@Instone09ine]

@@kathymaslowskibrightflower9638 Well done Kathy😃 Hope your well and keeping safe x 😊

[@kathymaslowskibrightflower9638]

Also do you have any tips on, when you've wallpapered and it's dried but left a small gap in between ? x

[@Instone09ine]

Some wallpapers can tend to be a bit "jointy looking" and look worse than they really are because of the wall peeping through! try blending a bit of chalk in the joint😊

[@kathymaslowskibrightflower9638]

@RAVEN AK47 Thankyou will try this. Is there a nack to getting the paper to join correctly?

[@kathymaslowskibrightflower9638]

@RAVEN AK47 yea the paper I used was paste the wall, but was a lil tricky but have used another one recently that's thicker and black glitter/sequin which was easier to apply x

[@claireclaire238]

When I paper there is paste oozing out everywhere, did you use ready mixed or the mix yourself? I never know if it best to use a thicker or thinner mixture ? Thanks

[@Instone09ine]

Hi Claire im using a packet mix adhesive here for fresco paper, when i hang patterns i use a ready mix paste and rather than put too much on the paper try pasting the wall also ie half on the wall, half on the paper is a good way to apply!

[@mikehunt8926]

Is that wallrock

[@roxammon5858]

How do you remove paper from behind a fixed rad, please?

[@Instone09ine]

Hi Peter strip as far as you can all around the rad , try to leave the paper loose ie not pull it away , cover the floor with towells to protect below the rad, mix warm water with lots of washing up liqiud and let the frothy mixture dribble down onto any remaining paper, repeat until your sure it's all well soaked. I then use an old long bladed wood saw to then go behind and down the rad scratching the surface with the saws jagged teeth, repeat the soaking process until all the paper gives way pushing with the saws top edge and teeth, this works for me. Good luck😉

[@roxammon5858]

@@Instone09ine Many thanks !

[@DB-kv5mb]

Take it off or drop it forward look for KZbin videos on this method

[@ericthekingthekingtheking4842]

You could see big joins there mate at bottom of the rad customers not gonna be happy with that ??

[@antonygilbey8068]

Thought it was just me that noticed the gap, like the coin trick though.

[@stephenevans1833]

That type of paper needs emulsioning afterwards , so any slightly open joint is filled with paint

[@DB-kv5mb]

The problem with doing it this way you can’t really stick edges down well when radiator is turned on it may start to lift. One great tip use border/overlap adhesive on every edge, every corner, top and bottom edges and around all pipes , paper will stick much better

[@ProfessionalPainterDecorator]

@@DB-kv5mb no need if you use tub paste anyway. can't remember the last time I needed overlap adhesive on a paper.

[@chris-w4n9w]

Cheer up mate

[@Pes60]

Looks like he's pasting the back side of the radiator as well.😂

[@Instone09ine]

😄

[@mikehunt8926]

No u can use rall rock n paist the wall

[@uppyoldskool6652]

2p trick it very good... but the way you have cut the paper to go over the bracket isnt rite... rab brackets are L shaped and have a flat part on the wall so you would beed to cut that out not paper over it.

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

Why faff about when it’s so easy to shut off radiator pipes and lift off the rad ?

[@leecromer3289]

Yeah, I’m an amateur but I’d have put a separate piece from underneath the radiator…

[@royshaft]

Clever .

[@rickgreen7643]

I take the radiators off

[@Instone09ine]

I was not allowed in this case.

[@Jimmy-fz9rc]

Lube that tight gap right up son😅

[@Instone09ine]

Will do 🤣

[@mrpainterman4303]

looks gappy , guess the emulsion will fill um

[@GreenSaxon]

There must be a ton of crap caught under that paper. Just take the rad off ffs

[@Instone09ine]

@@GreenSaxon Rad was not to be removed on customers orders and no there wasn’t loads of c**p behind it 👍

[@GreenSaxon]

@@Instone09ine Naturally mate. Naturally.

[@davidjones7615]

But, why bother wallpapering behind a rad. Nobody would ever know.

[@stevewilson1600]

If a job is worth doing it’s worth doing properly

[@michaelholt8226]

Why don't you drop the rad like a pro would

[@Instone09ine]

I wasn't allowed to do that!

[@michaelholt8226]

@Instone09ine cool trick👍

[@Instone09ine]

@@michaelholt8226 Thanks Michael 😀

[@BowlingCrony]

It's easier just to un hook the rad

[@dworkeen]

This is so boring or more so than watching paint dry and you thought that 908 likes was surprising? You my friend need to get out more often!

[@michaelwashington8947]

Load crap take rad off