On commercial jobs, you typically will work from a set of prints, shop drawings, or specs. It's likely you will need to communicate with the architect about how he or she wants the finished product to look, regardless of these drawings. You might also have to work with the painter, or you may need to coordinate a start date with the general contractor to keep the project flow steady and organized. This sounds easy, Layman noted. But, in reality, many installers do not touch base with these key team members and lose time in the long run as a result.
Residential work requires even more communication with the customer.
Homeowners may have a good idea of what they want, but they aren't skilled tradespeople. If they were, they wouldn't be hiring you to do the job. Consequently, it's up to the paperhanger to educate them about the job, from the importance of careful prep work to materials and tools, to staging and even the intricacies of pattern repeats and the cost differences between roll sizes, among other issues. 1998 PWC . Perhaps this should be the First Commandment of any contractor, particularly the paperhanger.