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I was tasked at installing a fiberglass wallpaper, so here is a step by step guide on how I accomplished this. Here is what I'll need: - Protective gloves - 50mm paintbrush - Paint rollers (a small and a big one + a corner paint roller) - Utility knife - Measuring tape - Wallpaper leveler - Spreaders (=teräslastat) of differing sizes - Scissors - Pencil - Ruler - Spirit level (=vesivaaka) - a Rag, a sponge and a bucket of water - Fiberglass wallpaper - Tasoitetapettiliima "Even" (Kiilto Pro) - Wall paint "Trend 7" (Teknos) - Universal filler "Presto LF+" (Tikkurila) Step 1: Preperations - Before I can start installing the fiberglass, I first remove and cleanup the baseboards of any leftover filler/paint, from when I had added oversmoothing/ painted the walls. For this I used a knife to remove any lumps. Then I moved onto removing any unnecessary tape from the baseboard, so installing the fiberglass would be easier. If necessary, I added tape to the sid...

 I was tasked with adding drywall taping to the walls of this room. Step 1: Preperations What I'll need: Protective paper Scissors Masking tape Different sized spreaders Tikkurila's Presto J (Filler) First things first, I'll need to add coverings to the floor and tape them into place. After I've done that, I noticed that there were screws showing through the wall near the window. So before I could add the taping, I had to cover the holes screws with filler. For this, I used Tikkurila's Presto J and a small spreader to evenly coat the surface. I can then move onto the next step. Step 2: Adding drywall taping What I'll need: Different sized spreaders Tikkurila's  Presto J  (Filler) Paper drywall tape I'll be using the same filler as I did with the holes from the first step, but for the spreaders I used a 20 cm and a 25 cm one. First, I'll measure the tape by holding it on the wall until it reaches the bottom. Then I'll bend it where the tape will e...