Anaglypta is a name synonymous with heavy duty, high quality textured wallpaper. Designed over one hundred years ago to disguise wallpaper imperfections, the Anaglypta brand is as popular as ever. As well as their now extensive range of textured wallpaper designs, now available is Anaglypta lining paper, offering you another fabulous way to gain a professional finish on imperfect walls. Here we look at five great reasons why you should decorate with Anaglypta lining paper:
- It Offers Additional Smoothness Conventional lining papers have all been designed to help even out and smooth walls before the application of wallpaper or paint. Anaglypta has been designed to offer this plus much more. Anaglypta’s range of different grades of lining paper offer durable, heavy duty papers which can cover cracks, crumbling plaster and other imperfections as well as smoothing out walls to offer a smoother surface for further decoration to take place.
- It Helps to Stop Wallpaper from Shrinking Wallpapering can be a tricky business, especially in light of the issue that some wallpapers shrink after application. Some wallpapers, especially woven ones, tend to expand when wet and shrink when dry. This means that once wallpaper adhesive has been applied, the wallpaper absorbs the moisture, expanding slightly when applied to the wall. Once dry, this can result in small gaps between sheets of wallpaper, even if you have taken every care not to let this happen whilst hanging the paper. Anaglypta lining paper offers a solution to this problem. It has been specially designed to aid the drying process which in turns holds the wallpaper in its expanded shape.
- It Can Increase the Longevity of your Wallpaper When wallpaper is applied directly to bare plastered walls or to a previously painted wall, after drying and cover time, the wallpaper may begin to peel away from the wall. Anaglypta lining paper can offer a solution to this. If the lining paper is applied before wallpaper application, it can help hold the wallpaper in place whilst offering increased durability. This ensures a longer lasting professional finish, every time.
- It Can Reduce Staining Staining is a common problem when it comes to hanging wallpaper. There are two ways in which staining can occur during the wallpaper application process. Firstly, substances on the wall itself might leach into the wallpaper once hung and cause staining – this can be smoke damage, mould or something else. Secondly, when paste is applied to some wallpaper, the added moisture can cause colours within the wallpaper to bleed or run. Anaglypta lining paper can eliminate the risk in the first instance, as the wallpaper itself is not in direct contact with the wall. Secondly, the lining paper can speed up the drying process reducing the bleeding of colours.
- It Offers Additional Insulation Although you can buy thermal lining papers to increase insulation in your home, these can be costly, especially if you order the specialist ones. Every layer of paper you apply to the walls of your home will create an extra layer of insulation. The trapped air in between the lining paper and the wall, and subsequently the lining paper and the wallpaper help to speed up the time it takes to heat your home whilst retaining the heat for longer – this can help save you money on your energy bills. Anaglypta lining paper is a great additional layer of paper and highly affordable.