Looking for an installer for anaglypta/lincrusta paintable linoleum wall panels

We want to put paintable linoleum panels in our brownstone vestibule.  The material, called anaglypta or lincrusta, is a paintable linoleum product that has it’s own adhesive and installation method.  Is anyone out there familar with how to install these kind of panels? Does it need a special skill?  Do you know how to do it or do you know someone who is familar with this kind of material and its installation who we could hire to do it?  It is a matter of adhering around 4 1/2 panels (21Wx36H) in our vestibule. Any advice/help appreciated. Willing to pay to hire an experienced installer.  Thanks!

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backeast | 12 years and 3 months ago

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Hi – OP, did you end up finding someone good whom you can recommend? We are in the same boat – planning to install anaglypta in the hallway and staircase where it was originally in our home – and are looking for a good and experienced installer.

mrlincrusta | 12 years and 3 months ago

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Frederick Walton was something of an inventor and entrepreneur. He had been associated for some years with the remarkably successful floor covering product, Staines Linoleum, when it occurred to him that the material was capable of development in another and totally distinct way. Instead of applying it to floors he would, with some variation in its manufacture, apply it to walls but with a modelled surface in relief instead of the printed coloured surfaces of floor covering. A British invention, it was the brainchild of manufacturer Frederick Walton whose father pioneered linoleum floor covering in the 1860´s. Originally launched as “Linoleum Muralis”, it was subsequently re-named “Lincrusta-Walton” ? Lin for Linum (flax, from which linseed oil is made) and Crusta (Relief), with the inventor´s name being added to prevent other firms using the same title. Lincrusta was launched in 1877 to instant success in a host of applications from royal homes to railway carriages. Heralded as the first washable wallcovering, it appealed to Victorians because of its sanitary properties as well as its durability and ornate effects. Produced traditionally, using many of the original rollers, with the same care and attention to detail as ever. First manufactured at Sunbury-on-Thames before production moved to Darwen in 1918, Lincrusta is a classic product which has never needed “improving”, made from totally natural materials. Now manufactured in a purpose-built unit at Morecambe, Lancashire, it is produced traditionally using many of the original rollers, with the same care and attention to detail as when it was first made! Lincrusta is growing in popularity, and can be purchased in over 50 countries World Wide, it is attributes are as follows:- Hard wearing, durable, can be painted many times, and has beautiful designs that span the test of time! Any Questions, please post here  mr Lincrusta

ilovestoops | 12 years and 9 months ago

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I installed vinyl anaglypta as a backsplash last year.  I think it would be pretty easy if you’re handy, but it may depend on the type of anaglypta you get.

cupolacoffee | 12 years and 9 months ago

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The former PS standby, Zelda Victoria, seems to have a virtual presence. If they answer their phone, they’re likely to know an installer: http://www.zeldavictoria.com/

NeoGrec | 12 years and 9 months ago

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Anaglypta and lincrusta are both made by the same English company. They are sold by Janovic Plaza (in SoHo and also LIC, Queens). You need a skilled wallpaper hanger to install it. Try asking at JP for a referral or search the archive of this forum. Anaglypta is much easier to install than lincrusta because it’s basically embossed wallpaper (you can indent it with your fingernail). Lincrusta is thicker and more solid — and much more expensive.