The world of modern wallpaper is represented by an exceptional abundance of colors, structures and operational characteristics. Various types of wallpaper for walls can satisfy the needs of every consumer! However, a wide assortment often complicates the choice, and an inexperienced person can not do without the help of a consultant.
Let's try to determine together what types of wallpapers are most suitable for your walls.
Paper. Despite the widespread adoption of new materials and technologies, wallpaper from traditional paper does not give up their positions. Many buyers, puzzled by the repair, give them their preferences. Why?
Firstly, due to their diversity. Wallpaper made of paper is produced smooth, embossed, with and without a pattern, duplex (double), embossed, with a structural surface. They are coarse fiber when a layer of wood shavings is placed between two layers of paper and involves painting.
Secondly, paper types of wallpaper are natural and do not interfere with the respiration of the walls, which is especially true in sleeping rooms and children's rooms. They have good soundproofing properties.
The third factor in the popularity of paper wallpapers is their relative cheapness. Fourth - ease of sticking.
The disadvantages of paper wallpaper are their fragility (only imported ones last up to 10 years), low strength, and the inability to wash and operate in wet rooms.
Vinyl types of wallpaper appeared on our market relatively recently, but have already gained steady popularity.
Their lower layer is made of paper (possibly fabric) and covered with a layer of PVC, after which an embossing or pattern is applied to the surface.
Their main advantage is strength, elasticity and resistance to wear. Designed for operation over 12 years. All vinyl types of wallpaper are suitable for rooms whose humidity is high, tolerate cleaning with detergents, and are resistant to fading.
The second advantage is the high decorativeness of vinyl wallpaper. The technology of their production allows you to simulate various materials and get foamed (structural), silkscreen (silk is added to the top layer), compact vinyl wallpaper.
Among the disadvantages of vinyl wallpaper can be called reduced air exchange, the presence of harmful impurities in the upper layer, the difficulty in gluing. Due to the increased elasticity and under the influence of glue, they can stretch when applied to the wall, and then shrink, forming gaps at the seams. They react poorly to changes in temperature and humidity.
Non-woven wallpapers are basically corrugated non-woven material and vinyl coating. This is an attempt to bring together the environmental friendliness of paper and the strength of vinyl wallpapers.
Their indisputable advantage is the possibility of multiple staining (10-12 times), which partly compensates for their high cost. This type of wallpaper has a significant thickness, due to it small errors on the surface of the walls are invisible. Thanks to the natural composition they “breathe”. Easy to glue - applied to a wall moistened with glue, do not form creases and wrinkles, do not bubble.
Recently, various types of liquid wallpapers have been especially popular.
These are compositions of various constituents: cotton fibers, cellulose, silk, dyes and glue. The color scheme is diverse - can be used both in offices and public places, and in residential premises. Special additives in their composition will help to give the walls and ceilings the effect of fabric and even brocade (gold threads). Interesting combinations of various color fragments are possible. Antistatic, do not collect dust, meet modern fire safety requirements.
To apply liquid wallpaper to the surface, it is enough to dissolve the contents of the packet in the indicated amount of water.