Ease of use, variety of colorsdesign solutions and affordable cost of wallpaper are often the reason for choosing this type of room decoration. The structure of relief wallpaper allows you to make a smooth ceiling with small surface defects. Canvases pasted under painting make it possible to periodically change the appearance of the room.
Wallpaper pasting diagram along the chalk line.Before gluing ceiling wallpaper, you need to decide on their type, prepare the tool and the ceiling surface. Pasting a horizontal surface with this material causes some difficulties. These include the difficulty of matching the seams and the pattern between the sheets, as well as the labor intensity of the process itself.
Selecting the type of wallpaper for the ceiling
Wallpaper, as a finishing material, is not without itsdisadvantages. Over time, the canvases accumulate dirt and odors from the air. Inexpensive wallpaper will not last more than 5 years without losing its decent appearance. The service life of non-woven ceiling wallpaper under normal room conditions can be up to 15 years. For pasting the ceiling, it is better to use special canvases that are denser than wall ones. Non-woven or vinyl wallpaper is preferable for such finishing. These types of materials, produced with the application of foamed vinyl, do not change size and do not swell. When pasting, the canvases slide well on the surface, which allows them to be joined qualitatively.
Types of wallpaper.Glass fiber wallpapers made of material that is neutral to external influences are also distinguished by their quality. They are non-flammable, resistant to changes in temperature and humidity. Materials based on paper and synthetic materials are cheaper. Textile fabrics have additional heat and sound insulation properties. The coating composition protects the ceiling surface from dirt. When choosing glue, you should follow the instructions for using the type of material you have purchased. Usually, an adhesive composition for heavy wallpaper is recommended. When diluting it, it is better to slightly increase the proportion of powder for greater density. Acrylic or latex water-based paint is used for wallpaper. Return to contents</a>
Preparation of ceiling, material and tools
In addition to the wallpaper itself, to wallpaper the ceiling you will need:
- Brushes (wide and narrow) for applying glue;
- a container for mixing glutinous composition;
- metal and plastic wide spatulas;
- roulette, pencil, ruler, thread for threading lines;
- rubber roller for sealing the edges on the seams;
- a stepladder or a construction table;
- sharp knife, scissors.
Necessary tools for wallpapering.Before wallpapering, significant unevenness of the ceiling is filled with putty. It is desirable to cover the surface with acrylic primer. After preparing the material and tool, lines are drawn on the ceiling along the width of the panels. The center of the ceiling is determined (the center of the central panel), from which lines are drawn, keeping them parallel to the walls in the direction of the window. Painted painter's thread can be used to mark out the markings. The chandelier is removed before work, and before wallpapering the area around the place where it is suspended, the power supply is turned off. Masking tape is glued along the drawn lines to reduce the visibility of the seams. Installing a table of sufficient length and height will speed up the finishing of the ceiling. It is also possible to use two stepladders. Return to contents</a>
Ceiling wallpaper
better with one or two assistants.The glue is applied to the main part of the canvas with a wide brush, the edges are coated with a narrow one. Then the section is folded in half with the coated side inward. This will allow the adhesive to be evenly distributed over the canvas, which is left for 3-5 minutes to soak in. But you should not hold the sheets too long until they swell. Then the canvas is folded like an accordion; the edge that will be glued first is left free. The canvas is raised to the ceiling and gradually applied from the corner of the room, matching the edge along the marked line. In this case, one of the workers holds the folded canvas, and the second - levels the applied section with a plastic spatula. Alignment is done from the middle to the edges. After gluing the next section, the joint of the non-woven canvas can be pulled by hand and rolled with a rubber roller. Plain ceiling wallpaper is cut at once and coated in 2 strips. While one is being pasted, the other will have time to soak in glue. When preparing wallpaper with a pattern, the first strip is cut to size, the subsequent ones are marked by applying them to the already pasted strip. Ceiling wallpaper of any type is pasted independently with the obligatory thorough coating of the ceiling surface with glue. Cutting off excess strip at the moldings is done with a sharp knife using a wide spatula. If the wallpaper is pasted before installing a baguette or other decorative element, an overlap of 2-3 cm is left on the wall. After the glue has dried, the bend is cut off using a knife and a wide spatula. After pasting, drafts in the room must not be allowed, the surface must dry evenly. Non-woven and vinyl wallpaper are sometimes pasted by coating only the ceiling with high-quality glue, without applying it to the canvas itself. With this method, pasting is carried out directly from the roll. In any case, carefully read the instructions on the roll regarding the gluing technology and the adhesive composition used.
