Nowadays, many apartment ownersTo create a luxurious extravagant interior, textile wallpaper is pasted. They have a beautiful texture, create an excellent color composition, and give the room coziness and comfort. How to glue textile wallpaper?
Textile wallpaper has a special texture due towhich allow you to add beauty, coziness and comfort to the interior. It is not difficult to glue textile coverings, you can do the work yourself. In this case, you need to follow certain rules. Fabric wall coverings can have different textures. They can be smooth, velvety, consist of several layers. Wall coverings can be made of different materials. There are velor, silk, synthetic and other types of coverings. The fabric is applied to a paper or non-woven base. How to glue textile wallpaper correctly? For gluing wall coverings, use a special glue, which is selected depending on the type of base. The process of gluing wallpaper depends on the type of base. Textile wallpaper is distinguished not only by its excellent appearance, but also has excellent heat and sound insulation characteristics. The main types of fabric coverings are made of natural materials and have high environmental performance.
How to glue a textile wallpaper: preparation of the base
Before wallpapering the walls, you need tothoroughly clean from old paint, wallpaper, roughness, chips, etc. First of all, it is necessary to prepare the base. It is necessary to remove paint from the walls, clean the surface from various contaminants. If there are any deformations, it is necessary to level, putty the surface and apply a primer. Then it is necessary to wait until the base dries. If you glue the canvases on a damp surface, air bubbles may appear, and stains on the canvases. The work should be carried out at an air temperature of about 25 ° C and an air humidity of 40%. If the fabric coverings have light shades, it is advisable to apply a light-colored primer to the walls. If you make a dark primer for the base under light coverings, it will show through and spoil the color scheme. How to glue textile wallpaper correctly? Pasting a fabric covering differs from pasting ordinary wallpaper. The technology of pasting wallpaper depends on the type of base. If the coverings are made on a non-woven base, then during their installation, glue is applied only to the wall. If they are made on a paper base, then glue is applied to the wall and to the wallpaper. In order for the glue to be applied evenly, it must be distributed with a roller that has a sufficiently small pile. Pasting should begin from the corner of the room. In this case, you need to ensure that the pattern is laid evenly. To correctly position the pattern on the wall, make marks every 1.5 m. The sheets are pasted from top to bottom, end to end. When pasting, they need to be smoothed with a spatula or brush. It is undesirable to smooth them by hand so as not to leave stains on the surface. When 3 cm remain at the bottom of the sheets near the baseboard, they are cut off with a knife. Return to the table of contents</a>
Technology of wallpaper gluing
Materials and tools:
Necessary tools for wallpapering.
- textile wallpaper;
- glue;
- putty;
- primer;
- knife;
- roller;
- water-based paint.
The surface of the walls is cleaned of dirt.All surface deformations are sealed with putty. A deep penetration primer is applied to the wall. The surface must be painted with water-based paint or a special lining made of waste paper must be glued to the base. After the preparatory work is completed, the canvases must be examined. It is necessary that after gluing the pattern and the direction of the pile match. After this, it is necessary to cut the strips of the required length. In this case, a 40 mm allowance is left to adjust the pattern. The material must be cut with scissors.
Recommended order for gluing wallpaper in a room.Each strip must be numbered and placed on the wall surface to match the pattern and pile direction. Then apply a layer of glue to the back of the sheets. After applying the glue, connect the strips together. The folded strips must be completely soaked with glue for 5 minutes. After this, begin gluing from the top of the strips. Gluing is done end to end. After the sheets are glued, smooth them out with a rubber roller. This completes the work on gluing the wall textile covering. Return to contents</a>
How to clean a textile surface?
If stains appear on the canvas, remove themyou can use a damp sponge. The dirt must be removed without strong friction. After the stain is removed, you need to blot the area with a piece of dry cloth. What is a waste paper lining?
A waste paper lining is necessary ifThe fabric sheets are very thin. If the fabric sheets are very thin, they need to be glued to a waste paper lining. Previously, newspapers were used for this. Now you can buy special rolls of waste paper. It needs to be glued horizontally. This is necessary so that the joints of the waste paper do not coincide with the joints of the sheets. If the fabric strips are thick enough, then the lining should also be the same. The lining should be glued from the upper corner of the room. First, cut strips of paper equal to the length of the room plus 10 mm allowance. After the lining has been glued, you need to wait 2 days for the glue to dry. Only then can you glue the fabric sheets. Fabric wall coverings glued using this technology will hold firmly and decorate the room with their spectacular appearance.
