The Signs Team: Expert Contractors and Decorators!

The mold on the dining room wall is becoming unsightly and unhealthy. Something must be done. 800 X 600 61 KB	The original problem was caused by the previous tenant who's kids broke the tiles in the bathroom overhead and water filled the space and ran down and soaked the wall below. The wallpaper prevented drying, and even after the water problem has been repaired, the mold continues to grow. 800 X 600 42 KB	Green slime everywhere. 800 X 600 39 KB	The Signs Team prepares to do battle with the mold. 800 X 600 55 KB
Henry begins by stripping off wallpaper. 600 X 800 42 KB	As the wallpaper is removed, the extent of the mold growth is revealed. 800 X 600 59 KB	Mold just under the ceiling. 800 X 600 53 KB	As the mold is removed, much of the plaster falls away revealing cement and bricks underneath. 800 X 600 57 KB
A closer shot of the wall with mold removed. 800 X 600 81 KB	Joe begins the job of repairing the plaster. 600 X 800 66 KB	Cement filling is spread in the areas where the plaster and cement was ruined by the water and mold. 800 X 600 43 KB	Joe continues with the wall repair. 800 X 600 46 KB
The repairs take many hours of careful application and smoothing. 800 X 600 60 KB	A really big hole near the ceiling is filled with cement. 800 X 600 28 KB	Now that the repairs have been made, we let it dry and wait... several days of living with this mess. 800 X 600 63 KB	After the cement dries, the cement sealer was applied. 800 X 600 80 KB
After another day of enduring the mess while the sealer dries, the wallpapering project begins. Henry and Joe are becoming masters of the Wallpaper Art. 800 X 600 60 KB	After measuring and lining the paper up with the plumb line, the process speeds up. 800 X 600 66 KB	Getting close to the end, Joe and Henry apply paste and block the sheets. 800 X 600 74 KB	Almost finished... two more sheets... 600 X 800 62 KB
Finished. And after looking at it, we decided that the white paint around the fireplace had to go... a nice glossy black is just the ticket. 800 X 600 59 KB	Since we didn't want to have to paper the whole room, we decided to carry the color scheme around the wall by putting wallpaper on the valence boxes. 600 X 800 54 KB	After numerous man-hours of cleaning, the room has been restored to use. 800 X 600 74 KB	The dining room is now ready for the birthday party. 800 X 600 66 KB
Not a bad job at all! 600 X 800 82 KB	The room is now quite elegant, don't you think? 600 X 800 69 KB