Putting wallpaper on a ceiling is not unlike putting paper on a wall. It is completed in the same manner as papering walls except for the fact that it is over your head. It can be done by yourself if you use the right tools and equipment for the job.
Instructions
Wallpapering Your Ceiling
1. Remove all furniture from the room if possible. Place your drop cloths on the floor below the area that you will be papering. The cloths can be moved as you move across the room. Determine the direction that you want the pattern of the paper to go across the ceiling.
2. Read the instructions to find the width of the wallpaper. You will begin in one corner of the room next to a wall. It does not matter in which end of the room that you start. The average wallpaper is approximately 21 inches wide. Measure from the top of the wall out onto the ceiling the width of your paper and mark it with a pencil. Follow this procedure to the other end of the ceiling. Mark the same distance at least every 2 feet.
3. Hold your level next to the pencil marks on the ceiling. Use the pencil to draw a straight line between the marks that you made. Complete this step all the way across the ceiling.This will help to ensure that the paper is hung in a straight line.
4. Set up your scaffold. Place your scaffold planks at 3 1/2 to 4 feet high, or at a height that is comfortable for you to reach the ceiling. Set the scaffolding end to end so that it extends all the way across the room.
5. Measure the length of the ceiling with your tape measure. Stretch out a roll of paper at least 2 inches longer than the ceiling. Cut the length of paper with your scissors. Fill your paper tray with water. Dip the cut end of the paper pattern side up into the tray. Pull the paper toward you through the tray and roll it. Lay it aside for a few minutes.
6. Pour premixed wallpaper paste into the paint tray. Use your paint roller to roll glue thinly and evenly across the ceiling where you are hanging the first section of paper. Place the left edge of the paper next to the edge of the wall. Align the right side of the paper next to the pencil mark. Begin rolling out the paper onto the ceiling. As your are rolling the paper, use your hand to press the paper to the ceiling. Roll the paper to the other end of the room.
7. Use your smoother to smooth out air pockets and secure the paper to the ceiling. Use your 6-inch drywall knife and your wallpaper knife to trim off the end of the paper. Hold the putty knife tight to the edge of the paper.This will keep you from tearing the paper when you cut off the excess.
8. Find the matching pattern. Your instructions for your wallpaper will tell you how many inches it is to where the patterns match. Cut excess paper after locating the match. Make sure that it is long enough at the top and at the bottom to reach across the ceiling. Leave about 2 inches extra. Apply paste to the ceiling. Place this sheet next to the previously hung sheet and line up the pattern. Smooth the paper and cut the excess. Continue this process until the entire ceiling is covered. Fill the bucket with warm water, slightly dampen the sponge and dab excess glue from the paper.
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