Just had my wallpaper installation completed by Tim - owner and wallpaper installer. He did an outstanding job. I had another quote from another company and chose Tim as he was easy to deal with, friendly and professional - it was clear he knew his stuff. He arrived 10 minutes early ( always a good sign ) and came with all his tools including a special wallpaper table that he set up -he was very organized. He worked methodically and quietly in our very small guest bathroom and performed the work with a keen eye for detail. The end result was beautiful, and done to a very high standard. Tim himself was a very nice guy, and I am pleased to know that I have now found my go-to wallpaper guy in the city. Highly recommend. read more

Tim was fantastic! Recently had him come in to do a mural wall in my sons room. He was kind and efficient. The wall looks great! Would definitely use him again. read more

I had my wallpaper done by Tim yesterday and it was a fantastic experience! He was professional during our communications and quoted a great price after sending him photos and arrived early that day. We was able to do 2 tricky walls with a beautiful large print damask paper with fine style. He matched the pattern and was crafty enough to make the 4 rolls I bought stretch enough to complete the job. His lines were perfect, no bubbles no mess on my hardwood or glue anywhere. My husband is a carptener and commented on his nice lines on the archway. Tim actually was nice enough to put all my light swich covers back on after the wall was complete. He was friendly and as a small business owner myself I was impressed with my experience with Tim I will use him again and I will recommend him to my patients. Two thumbs way up! read more

Tim from Straight Edge Wallpapering did the wallpaper in our dining and powder room in our last house and did a phenomenal job. We chose a very busy, difficult damask paper to work with and he aligned the pattern perfectly. When we sold that house and renovated our new home, we didn't hesitate to ask Tim to return to do some wallpapering in our bedroom and powder room. We chose two different papers this time, and once again, he did a tremendous job, in a short amount of time, and this time, he was surrounded by tradespeople working on other renos in the house and he didn't complain once but worked diligently, within a small workspace, and completed the rooms with great expertise. We can't wait to enlist his services again to complete our entrance and dining room. We highly recommend Tim's work. read more

Tim Jessop is NOT a qualified wallpaper installer. His work is shoddy and his customer service even worse. He does not care about quality or remedying his mistakes. Lines do not match up, he scratched my wood floors, and I have glue all over my wood ceiling. He apologizes for none of it and will not redo. His wife (Debutante Designs) is the top testimonial on his site, which I learned after the fact and is hardly an unbiased testimonial. I have since learned there is the National Guild of Professional Paperhangers (ngpp.org) and you should use their list of members (only 2 qualified in Calgary) if you want to avoid disappointment. Apparently, they have both had to redo jobs Tim has done. The whole process has been long, costly, and frustrating so I would recommend you only hire a guild member if you would like your wallpaper installation to look good and go smoothly. read more

I am thrilled with the outcome! Tim did an amazing job. He was friendly, professional, great at communicating, on time, and best of all did a fantastic job. I highly recommend Straight Edge Wallpapering to anyone who needs some wallpapering done. read more

We are very pleased with our experience with Straight Edge Wallpapering! Tim did a great job - he was friendly, efficient, well organized and responsive to emails. I would definitely recommend to others and will use Tim again in the future for any wallpapering projects. read more

Tim Jessop's written professionalism initially impressed me, but overall his work was sloppy, and he wasted a lot of my wallpaper, not to mention my time and money. The day he came to install, he mismatched the damask type patterned wallpaper, which I should have taken as a clue he was an overpriced amateur. The following week he returned with more wallpaper (he did cover the cost of replacing a roll), but installed it so shoddily I'm embarrassed to admit how much I paid him. He pointed out some flaws with the paper that would have prevented perfect alignment, but his installation only exacerbated those flaws. He mentioned "a professional cuts the paper in the corners" (I think he meant to say "he cuts corners"), and explained there would be a slight overlap and mismatch in the corners, otherwise there would a gap when the wallpaper dried. Fine. I expected maybe a millimetre or two of overlap, not 3/4 of an inch. Furthermore, he insisted I would need one more roll in addition to replacing the one he ruined on that first day, and cut through all the rolls I had, but left more than one roll as waste which isn't really usable for another project. I'm speculating here but since it was clear the extra roll was not needed I suspect he insisted on it since his wife is an interior designer and could collect the commission. This is total speculation on my part, but I can't think of any other reason he would insist I wouldn't have enough paper when that clearly wasn't the case. His clean up was pathetic--I found two utility knife shards on the floor (I'm thankful I found them before I brought my dog back home that day), and glue dripped on the hardwood. To add insult to injury he insisted I pay $150 more than his original quote saying he had a hard time calculating the measurements (even though I had given him photos of every angle of the room, measurements, and a copy of the floor plan), and when I tried to negotiate the increase in fee, he said it was only fair because he'd covered the cost of the air freight to order the extra paper (the air freight for the paper to replace the one he ruined, and the one he insisted I needed, but ended up just cutting into useless strips). I regret it now, but at the time I just wanted him out of my home and so paid him the extra money. He also tacked on GST but didn't give me an actual invoice which made me wonder whether he has a GST number. Do not make the mistake of hiring this man--he is exactly the kind of "contractor" that gives contractors a bad name. It's a shame really, because I know there are some fantastic contractors out there, but it's people like Tim Jessop who make me reluctant to hire them. read more