Wallpapering Around a Window Quiz

What two skills does wallpapering around a window primarily combine?

• Cutting and pasting

• Measuring and cutting

• Folding and smoothing

• Papering an external corner and trimming an edge

How should you initially hang the wallpaper as you approach the window?

• Diagonally over the window frame

• Horizontally across the window

• Vertically over the window recess

• Straight over the window recess

What is the first step after hanging the wallpaper over the window recess?

• Folding the wallpaper into the recess

• Smoothing out the wallpaper

• Finding the end of the window ledge and marking it

• Cutting the wallpaper immediately

How should the wallpaper be trimmed at the top of the window recess?

• Exactly at the corner

• Directly along the edge of the window

• 2 to 3 mm above the horizontal corner

• 5 mm below the ledge

What is the next step after folding the wallpaper into the window recess?

• Trimming the wallpaper top and bottom

• Smoothing the wallpaper on the wall

• Pasting another layer

• Adding a decorative border

How much extra should be allowed when cutting the piece for the underside of the window recess?

• Exactly the same size

• 5 mm overlap

• 10 mm overlap

• 20 mm overlap

Before adding the underside piece, what must be ensured about the paper?

• It has a little extra for overlap

• It is the same color as the wall

• It matches the wall texture

• It is completely dry

What should be done after sliding the underside piece of paper into position?

• Apply more adhesive

• Leave it to dry without further action

• Lift the paper on the wall and fold the excess underneath

• Immediately trim the excess

How should the excess paper be handled when adding the underside piece?

• Glued on top of the previous layer

• Folded underneath with pattern matching

• Cut off immediately

• Left hanging for aesthetic effect

What is the final step in wallpapering around a window?

• Applying a sealant around the window

• Adding another layer of paper

• Painting over the wallpaper

• Wiping any adhesive from the window