Each of us has a desire to diversify andmake the design of your apartment perfect, which will please the eye and make the house truly cozy and as modern as possible. Apartment renovation involves a huge number of works, and one of them is the transformation of your walls. The best representatives of quality and excellent appearance are non-woven wallpaper. How to glue non-woven wallpaper? What are their pros and cons? They are amazingly durable, do not deform and reliably mask wall defects.
Non-woven wallpaper is very easy to glue, it does not stretch, it masks the imperfections of the walls, it has a long service life. Non-woven wallpaper comes in the following types:
- standard products with ready-made, printed patterns;
- wallpaper of white color for those wishing to show creativity and decorate them yourself;
- products having embossed relief.
If the choice fell on non-woven wallpaper, then it is clearly notThose who put quality first will make a mistake. They are made on a very dense base, which ensures that the wallpaper will serve you for as long as possible and will not wear out.
Preparing for the process of gluing wallpaper
In order for you to be as comfortable and convenient as possible when gluing wallpaper, you should have the following tools with you:
Tools for gluing non-woven wallpaper.
- medium-sized metal spatula;
- roller with a short pile, in order to level the wallpaper after application on the wall;
- a laser level or a simple plumb line;
- roulette;
- cushion with long nap;
- a pencil for marks;
- well sharpened knife for cutting unnecessary parts of wallpaper;
- sponge;
- 2 buckets.
Each roll of non-woven wallpaper comes withinstructions, so you need to start working by reading them. Most likely, the manufacturer will indicate all the necessary information on it, and gluing the wallpaper will be much easier. If your choice is non-woven wallpaper, the work is already extremely easy and pleasant, since the material of this wall covering is very easy and high-quality to apply to any surface. The technique of pasting rooms with this type of wallpaper is very easy, and you can cope with this process without outside help. Return to the table of contents</a>The crucial moment is choosing the glue
To prepare the glue, you needpour the powdered substance into a container with water and mix thoroughly until a homogeneous liquid mass is obtained. Non-woven wallpaper will be a wonderful decoration and advantage of any room, your guests will undoubtedly like it, and you will have the glory of hosts with impeccable taste. However, to achieve such an effect, all components of this process, including glue, must be of high quality. How to choose an adhesive composition worthy of attention? First of all, it must be designed specifically for non-woven wallpaper. Then you must decide - for what type of wallpaper you are choosing an adhesive mixture - for light or heavy. The right choice will help the sales consultant of the building materials store. Most likely, he will offer something from these brands: Methylan, Qwelid, Pufas or Kleo. You should not stop your choice on a "cheaper" mixture in order to save money. If you decide to , then be extremely picky about all the components of the work, remember that the price is directly proportional to the quality of the material. When the glue is purchased, it needs to be prepared. It's very simple! Together with the purchase, you also get the instructions. It will indicate how much water is needed for the available amount of powder. Water should be poured into a bucket or other container and the powder should be gradually added, while not forgetting to stir vigorously. Lumps that sometimes appear in the glue should be removed while stirring. Also, do not forget that if you are gluing non-woven wallpaper for painting, the glue that comes out at the joints of the wallpaper should be immediately wiped off and not allowed to dry. The invisible substance is very insidious - further painting will be uneven, and at the point of contact between the dried glue and the newly applied paint, a chemical reaction may occur, and the paint on this section of the surface will change color. Return to the table of contents</a>Marking walls, preparing wallpaper
Scheme of preparing a wall for wallpapering.To simplify the gluing process, you first need to prepare the walls. Non-woven wallpaper is such a high-quality product that it will fit perfectly on almost all types of surfaces. First, you should take care to clean the wall from pieces of old wallpaper, old paint, clearly visible defects and dirty areas. After the cleaning process is complete, treat the surface with a primer mixture. This will help to prevent debris and dust particles from getting on the wall, which will improve the quality of the adhesion of the wallpaper to the wall. Craftsmen working with this type of wallpaper experience real pleasure, since their gluing using the method called "joint" is completely simple due to the smooth edges, which distinguishes non-woven wallpaper from simple ones. The joint means that the wallpaper on the wall will turn into a single picture without seams visible to the naked eye. You will learn how to glue wide-format non-woven wallpaper, since they are produced in most. Now let's mark the walls! We start work from the corner of the room. From there, using a level or plumb line, we draw a clear, perfectly vertical line, keeping a distance of 1 m. This will be a reference point. We do this over the entire surface of the wall. The point of such actions is that if we adhere to the lines we have drawn during the pasting process, the wallpaper will be completely even.
Scheme for calculating wallpaper for a room.After you have finished marking the walls, we begin preparing the wallpaper. The difficulty of the process of cutting strips depends on the complexity of the pattern of the non-woven wallpaper. You must strictly follow it, otherwise, at the end of the work, you will come to completely unimpressive results, and everything will be spoiled by discrepancies in the bayonets of the seams. The strips should be cut to the height of the walls and leave a little in reserve - about 5 cm. If the wallpaper does not have a pattern, it will be much easier to cut. Do not forget that some apartments have different wall heights, so measure it clearly and often before cutting off the next piece. Before gluing the wallpaper, the roll should be rolled out face down, not forgetting that there should be a clean surface underneath, and make a notch with a knife along the measured length. You need to bend the sheet along the mark so that an angle of 90 ° is formed between the edge and the folded part. And only after that can you calmly cut off a piece of wallpaper without fear of making a mistake. Return to contents</a>
Let's get down to the main thing!
The main question is how to glue non-woven wallpaperwallpaper? An important condition that must be observed is that you need to start working from the corner of the room. Another difference of this type of wallpaper is that the glue must be applied to the wall, and not to the canvas itself. A roller or a regular piece of fabric will help you do this. The glue must be applied evenly, for 2-3 strips at once. Pasting the first canvas should begin in this way: first, glue it at the top, strictly observing the boundaries of the marking line we have drawn, then apply the canvas to the wall in a downward direction. The previously agreed upon reserve is needed so that if the height of the wall changes, you do not have to glue additional pieces of wallpaper, which will clearly spoil the overall appearance. If there are no such deviations - just cut off the excess. The second canvas should be glued exactly end to end with the first and observe the pattern, if any. This wallpaper has the ability to not shrink, so no cracks will appear in the seams. Each joint should be processed with a roller for ideal distribution of the paper on the wall, and also do not forget to remove excess glue. The subsequent steps for pasting the entire room are similar. In order to avoid peeling edges, make sure that the ends of the pasted sheets are well enough coated with the adhesive mixture, otherwise undesirable results after the wallpaper dries cannot be avoided. Cutting holes for wall elements (for example, sockets) should be done after pasting the canvas on the wall surface - this will make it much easier for you to cut the correct parameters. Finally, ventilate the room, this will speed up the drying of the glue. Enjoy your renovation and excellent results!
