If you decide to do the repairs yourselfroom, hallway or kitchen, then most likely you will have to face the problem of how. Of course, you can ask for advice or help from professionals, but most people cope with this task themselves. Wallpapering by professionals has several negative aspects.
Wallpapering is only done on straight surfaceswalls. Firstly, you will have to spend a considerable amount of money from the family budget to pay for the work done. Secondly, strangers will be in your house for some time, and this is not very convenient. The decision to glue the wallpaper with your own hands is correct, because there is nothing complicated about it. Before starting work, it is enough to carefully study all the nuances of the upcoming business. Then you will succeed.
Preparing the walls for the upcoming work
To the average citizen of our countryyou have to deal with repairs not in new buildings, but in old Soviet houses. It is quite difficult to find even walls in them, so you have to start gluing wallpaper by preparing the walls. This task can take a long time, but it will help to achieve the desired effect.
Wallpaper pasting tools.First, remove the old wallpaper. A regular soap solution will help soften it and remove it quickly. For greater effectiveness, you can add a little wallpaper glue to it. If the old coating has a very dense structure, or it was washable, then you need to make small cuts, and only then apply the soapy liquid. Then you should wait for a while and remove the remains using a spatula. Sometimes you may encounter a situation where the wallpaper layer is too thick and very well glued. In such cases, you will have to repeat the procedure several times. If your family budget can afford it, then buy a special solution for removing old wallpaper in the store. It is more effective than soapy liquid. If your walls contain enamel or oil paint, then it should also be removed. Peeling coating is removed in large pieces, and the remains are removed using a cutter or chisel. Whitewash or water emulsion is easily removed with a spatula after wetting with a soap-based solution. The final stage of preparing the walls for wallpapering is leveling the surface. All cracks and unevenness should be removed. The wall is plastered or puttied depending on its condition. If the coating crumbles in some places, it is recommended to treat it with a special primer. The wall should be smooth, clean and degreased. Return to contents</a>
How to start to glue wallpaper?
Row order when pasting walls with wallpaper If youIf you purchased plain wallpaper, you will not need to monitor the image match. You just need to cut the strips according to the size of the wall. Wallpaper with a pattern requires a slightly different approach to measurement. First, determine the top and bottom of the image. Next to the first measured strip, a second one should be placed in a row, carefully noting all the matches of the patterns. In this way, it is necessary to correctly match each canvas. Then you can start gluing the wallpaper. The process of applying wallpaper to the walls occurs in several stages:
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How to glue the joints of wallpaper?
In this case, it is difficult to overestimate the importancepractices. Experts connect joints automatically, without paying special attention to them. But a beginner will have to try. You need to start gluing wallpaper from the joints, trying to fit each strip as close as possible.
Scheme for wallpapering butt joints.If you fail to do everything perfectly, you can close the gap later. When straightening the canvas, there is no need to remove all the glue at once. After all, its removal will not allow the wallpaper to slide along the wall. This will lead to further divergence of the joints. After the canvas is completely straightened, you can glue the joints. They are pulled up with your palms or a plastic spatula. The glue is squeezed out towards the gap. You need to do everything as carefully as possible, because there is a risk of not only tearing the wallpaper, but also stretching it. After drying, the wallpaper tends to return to its previous position. This also applies to the stretched canvas. Experts recommend using special glue for joints. After all, regular glue will not help to prevent them from peeling off. It can be purchased at any hardware store. Return to contents</a>
Features of gluing different types of trellis
All wallpapers available for sale are divided into three main types:
Scheme for gluing non-woven wallpaper to walls.
- paper;
- non-woven fleece;
- vinyl.
The latter can be either on a non-woven base oron paper. Each type of wallpaper has its own glue. You can read about its properties on the packaging or ask the seller in the store for advice. Paper wallpaper gets wet instantly. It is recommended to glue it very quickly. First, you need to spread the canvas itself, and then immediately the wall. After that, you need to glue the wallpaper immediately. Overexposed wallpaper quickly gets wet and can tear. Non-woven wallpaper does not stretch and does not get wet. Such wallpaper is very easy to glue, because you only have to spread the wall. All wallpaper that can be painted is made on a non-woven base. Such wallpaper does not shrink when drying and slides well on the adhesive surface. The properties of vinyl wallpaper depend on their base. It is also recommended to glue them in accordance with the type of material.
