As you know, home renovation ends with wallpapering. This is how you can change the atmosphere in the room.
For quick gluing you will need high-qualitywallpaper: paper, non-woven or vinyl. But how to quickly glue wallpaper with your own hands? If you want to glue the canvases correctly and quickly, consider some recommendations.
Quality materials for work
You will need:
- canvases;
- putty knife;
- knife;
- glue;
- ruler.
Please review the common ones firsttypes of wallpaper. Since your goal is to quickly wallpaper the room, remember that you should not buy textile or velor products. After all, you need to work with such canvases very carefully. For example, the most common and cheapest type of canvases are paper. They are environmentally friendly, easy and quick to work with. Such wallpapers are not very durable, which is compensated by their affordable price. Vinyl products are quite wear-resistant, resistant to fading, original. They are very thick, which will not allow you to do the job quickly. However, such wallpapers are presented in a wide range on the market. They go well with any interior.
Wallpaper pasting tools.The most convenient to work with are wallpapers on a non-woven base, they are very easy to glue. They are elastic, durable, and do not shrink after drying. One of the important advantages of non-woven canvases is that you do not need to apply an adhesive mixture to them. In this case, only the walls are coated with glue. To glue the wallpaper quickly, you will first need to buy them, and also free the walls from old canvases and furniture. An important process is removing sockets and switches, because this will make it easier for you to do the job. As already noted, only non-woven wallpaper can be glued quickly. When buying, make sure that their width is 1.06 m. Products of this width are more convenient, since there will be few joints, and fewer stripes will be needed. In addition, keep in mind that you can glue canvases without an image very quickly, because you will not need to waste time aligning the pattern. The glue should be mixed according to the manufacturer's recommendations, but make sure it is not too liquid. Return to contents</a>
How to glue wallpapers quickly: basic recommendations
It is recommended to cut the canvases 6 cm largerheight of the walls. To avoid confusing the top and bottom of the material, roll it in one direction. Use a roller and a brush to apply glue to the walls. Keep in mind that if you buy a large tool, you can glue the wallpaper very quickly. From the corner, you will need to step back 2 cm more than the width of the roll and put a mark. Next, take a pencil and draw a plumb line.
Wallpaper gluing scheme.As soon as you spread the adhesive mixture on the surface, take the rolled strip and apply its edge to the ceiling, and press the top to the surface. If you have aligned the edge evenly, feel free to release the strip down. Next, set the vertical edge of the piece parallel to the mark you drew earlier. To smooth out the wallpaper well, use a special spatula. For example, plastic spatulas are quite convenient. You can remove excess glue from the material with a regular rag. Excess overlaps are easily removed with a spatula and a knife. You need to rest the spatula against the corner between the ceiling and the wall, then remove the excess pieces with a knife. To make a neat cut, bring the knife to the end of the spatula, stop it at the end and move the spatula. You do not need to remove the knife. Then you can cut off the excess, moving the tool until you finish the job. Return to the table of contents</a>
Reducing joints
Another strip is applied to the top of the wall.the same method. The vertical end will need to be set along the edge of the previously glued product. It is necessary to bring the joint together and smooth out the entire canvas. Remember that bringing the joints together on canvases of this type is an easy process, so you will not need a special roller. If you use this tool for joints too often, they may become more noticeable. In addition, it is not recommended to rub and press the joints for too long. When you get to the corner itself, do not forget to measure and cut the product to the width so that its end goes onto the adjacent wall by 3 cm. Next, you should glue the whole strip over 3 cm. Once the strip is glued, take the tools and cut the corner, cutting 2 layers. The cut pieces are removed, and the edges are glued. If the work is done correctly, the joints will be even and almost invisible. Using easy-to-use wallpaper and materials for pasting it, you can independently wallpaper the walls of a room with an area of 14-17 sq.m. Now you know how to paste wallpaper quickly and efficiently with your own hands. Therefore, there is no point in contacting specialists.
