Paperhangers — Tasks

Task statements

• Place strips or sections of paper on surfaces, aligning section edges and patterns.
• Smooth strips or sections of paper with brushes or rollers to remove wrinkles and bubbles and to smooth joints.
• Staple or tack advertising posters onto fences, walls, billboards, or poles.
• Measure surfaces or review work orders to estimate the quantities of materials needed.
• Check finished wallcoverings for proper alignment, pattern matching, and neatness of seams.
• Smooth rough spots on walls and ceilings, using sandpaper.
• Cover interior walls and ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, using hand tools.
• Trim rough edges from strips, using straightedges and trimming knives.
• Apply sizing to seal surfaces and maximize adhesion of coverings to surfaces.
• Set up equipment, such as pasteboards and scaffolds.
• Measure and cut strips from rolls of wallpaper or fabric, using shears or razors.
• Trim excess material at ceilings or baseboards, using knives.
• Mix paste, using paste powder and water, and brush paste onto surfaces.
• Apply adhesives to the backs of paper strips, using brushes, or dunk strips of prepasted wallcovering in water, wiping off any excess adhesive.
• Apply thinned glue to waterproof porous surfaces, using brushes, rollers, or pasting machines.
• Fill holes, cracks, and other surface imperfections preparatory to covering surfaces.
• Mark vertical guidelines on walls to align strips, using plumb bobs and chalk lines.
• Remove old paper, using water, steam machines, or solvents and scrapers.
• Remove paint, varnish, dirt, and grease from surfaces, using paint remover and water soda solutions.