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I've been a wallpaperhanger for 30 years. I've been a house painter (interior and exterior) for 25 years. I also do wallpaper removing and wall patching and light skim coating. I can answer any questions concerning: patching and wall preparation for painting or wallpaper, different types of paint, what type to use for your job. questions about painting how to measure an area for paint or wallpaper. questions concerning different types of wallpaper general questions on how to hang wallpaper (what type of paste, tools, etc.
Experience in the area
I have my own wallpapering and painting business. Blue Sky Paperhanging & Painting Inc. http://www.blueskypdx.com I've been doing paperhanging & painting for 30 years. Most of my experience is in residential and not commercial.
Organizations
Better Business Bureau.
Education/Credentials
I learned how to hang wall paper and wallcoverings at the West Valley Occupational School in Van Nuys California in 1978.
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Recent Answers from Ed Kuchar
2012-01-29 air bubbles in wallpaper:
If they were paste bubbles, in my opinion, they should have gone away overnight. If they are air bubbles, what I'd suggest you do is get a wallpaper paste syringe (they sell them at wallpaper stores or
2012-01-28 trim:
I would usually use caulking. Every painter has a different way of doing it. but the way I'd do it is : Cut off the tip of the caulking tube at a 45 degree angle. Not too big. Carefully caulk the trim
2012-01-08 refinishing a wall:
When you say "texture", do you mean there is a texture or roughness to the wall? If there is, and you don't like it, I'd suggest to sand the wall, just enough to knock off the texture. Then prime the
2012-01-07 Preparing to wall paper over tongue and groove wood walls:
You could sheetrock on the wall (which might not be cost effective depending on your budget), then hang wallpaper over the sheetrock. Another way which I would suggest is priming the walls and filling
2011-12-26 Painting:
Buy some denatured alcohol from a paint store. Put some on a rag. Wipe it on the surface. If it starts to wipe off the paint, it is latex. If not, it is oil. If it is oil paint, I'd suggest to prime
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