Wallpaper - a running material for decorative decoration. The process of
gluing walls with wallpaper is not so complicated, but it is valued expensively. If you want to save money, you can independently do this work, having previously learned how to stick wallpapers made of one or another material. Sticking experience will come pretty quickly. In addition, modern wallpaper made of vinyl and non-woven, unlike traditional paper, have advantages in quality and when working with them. So, you don’t need to trim the edge, glue is applied only to the surface to be glued, you can work with such material alone, but it is better (more convenient and faster) to do this together.
How to stick non-woven wallpaper
In these wallpapers, the basis is non-woven - a paper-like non-woven material that is stronger than paper, does not tear and does not stretch, does not soak, and does not shrink when dried. Attached to the wallpaper instructions, be sure to read and follow all conditions.
Non-woven wallpaper are of three types:
- structural (foamed vinyl is applied to the non-woven in the form of a relief pattern, which is easy to damage even with the foot, so after drinking such wallpaper must be painted to protect the top layer);
- ready-made structural non-woven wallpaper - they do not need to be painted;
- very strong, not stretching, not swelling and not sagging, they are recommended to be glued in new homes.
How to paste non-woven wallpaper ? Prerequisites: a flat surface and checking the plaster for strength. Insecure plaster must be removed, and the wall must be leveled. Next - clean the walls of dirt and dust. If you are not sure that yellow spots will not appear on the new wallpaper, then you need to check the acid-base indicator (pH) of the wall material. To do this, attach a piece of litmus paper to the wetted wall. If the litmus has changed color, then it is necessary to prime the glued surfaces with a special deeply penetrating agent, for example, Glotogrund LF. If the walls were whitewashed or glue painted, it is best to wash off the chalk layer or clean the walls of paint. Prepare special glue following the instructions that came with this product. Cut a roll of wallpaper into panels of the desired length with a wallpaper knife, making 3-4 cm allowances. At the same time, fit the picture to match. Roll the strips into rolls. Before you stick the wallpaper, you need to eliminate the draft in the room so that they dry evenly. Be sure to turn off the power wiring to avoid short circuits. Remove sockets and switches. You can remove the skirting boards. After pasting, these items are installed in their original places.
It is very important to stick the first strip strictly vertically, which is determined using a plumb line. Tie a load to a strong thick thread and lower it from the ceiling to the floor. Mark the vertical line of the stretched thread with a pencil on the wall. This line is the border of the edge of the first strip of wallpaper, the remaining stripes are glued butt: the edges of the panels fit tightly to each other. Apply glue (or with a wide brush) to a section of the wall equal to the width of the panel. Roll the roll from top to bottom, smoothing it against the wall with a soft, dry cloth. Next, you need to apply glue for another strip, trying not to stain the glued wallpaper, roll the next panel from the ceiling to the floor. The joints of the panels need to be pressed again to the wall with a special rubber roller. For pasting the corners, it is necessary that the canvas go to the other wall of the centimeter by 2. Then it is necessary to carefully press the wallpaper to the corner and level it. Wait a little while the glue “seizes” but does not dry. You can cut off excess wallpaper by the angle with the help of a steel ruler pressed against it and a wallpaper knife.
How to stick vinyl wallpaper
These washable wallpapers are coated on top with a thin film of polyvinyl chloride (for simplicity, the material is called vinyl), and the base is made of paper or non-woven for reliable adhesion to the base. Vinyl wallpapers are very strong, able to withstand pollution, durable and beautiful, which is achieved by various design methods: embossing, silk screening, foaming vinyl. How to stick vinyl wallpaper? Yes, just like non-woven. In addition, vinyl wallpapers are elastic, if it is necessary to combine the edges of two panels, the edges can be slightly (only slightly!) Stretched.