Ровный потолок, облицованный красивыми обоями, many people like it. Not everyone knows how to properly glue wallpaper to the ceiling. Simple and affordable materials attract attention, but the results of the work are often disappointing. There are no big difficulties in this matter, but you need to know the sequence of performing the main actions. After all, wallpaper is a material that differs from stretch ceilings, which have no seams.
Scheme of the process of gluing wallpaper to the ceiling.
Choosing wallpaper for the ceiling
?Lighter materials are usually pasted on it than on the walls. Their weight is most often chosen up to 110 g / m². It is better to choose special wallpaper intended for ceilings. They differ from ordinary materials in a slightly greater thickness due to their two-layer structure. This allows you to hide all its small irregularities on the ceiling.
Figure 1.Necessary tools for gluing wallpaper. Such materials are produced only by domestic manufacturers. This material is white, but there are more than 200 textures. From imported ones, you can buy wallpaper intended for painting. These products are made on a non-woven, less often on a paper base. Paint can be applied to such a coating repeatedly. Some types can withstand up to 10 paintings. The total service life can be 15 years if the surface is periodically covered with a layer of paint of the desired shades. Products of domestic manufacturers are not intended for painting. But their quality is in no way inferior to imported counterparts. The service life is 3-5 years. Over time, the color of ceiling wallpaper may change slightly due to the accumulation of dust, tiny drops of moisture, cigarette smoke on them. When choosing wallpaper, you need to carefully read the technical characteristics of the materials in their description. Preference should be given to those types of products that are more resistant to fire. Return to the table of contents</a>
Preparing the ceiling for gluing
Stages of wallpapering the ceiling.Before pasting, the surface must be prepared. It is necessary to remove the chandelier and other lamps. All cracks, scratches, and chips must be filled. If the ceiling is covered with enamel that holds well, then there is no need to remove it. It must be washed well and dried. After complete drying, it is advisable to treat the surface with an abrasive material. This can be ordinary sandpaper, it is better to use a grinder. The surface covered with lime must be wetted with water, after 30-40 minutes, wash off the soaked lime with a rag, sponge, spatula, scraper. If the ceiling has significant differences in height, they can only be eliminated with sheets of plasterboard. The volume of work will increase significantly, but the ceiling will forever remain smooth and even. Return to the table of contents</a>
How to cover the ceiling?
The process of wallpapering the ceiling includes:
Wallpaper pasting scheme using a stand with a bar.The measurement is needed to determine the length of the strips that need to be cut from a whole piece of wallpaper. The tool must be prepared in advance. For work you will need:
- wallpaper in rolls;
- paint brushes;
- sharp knife;
- container for glue;
- spatula plastic and metal;
- rubber roller;
- roulette, square and pencil;
- quality wallpaper paste.
Wallpaper for the ceiling can be of different widths,thickness and color. This is a matter of the owner's aesthetic taste. Brushes should be of different widths. They will apply the adhesive composition to the wallpaper strips. The excess is cut off in the corners with a knife. To dilute the wallpaper glue, you can use a regular plastic bucket or basin. A plastic spatula will come in handy for smoothing out air bubbles on the pasted surface. You can replace the spatula with a sponge or a soft cloth. A metal spatula serves as a ruler when cutting the ends of the strips at the junction of the wall and ceiling. The seams are compacted with a rubber roller. The set of tools is shown in Fig. 1. The length of the wallpaper strips depends on the number of windows in the room. It is recommended to glue the wallpaper to the ceiling in the direction from the window to the opposite wall. This way the joints are less visible. When cutting the strips, you should take into account the total length of the material in the roll to avoid large overspending. The strips are cut a little longer. They should go onto the walls by 2-3 cm. Later they are cut flush with the ceiling. The next stage is applying glue to the canvas. First, the glue must be prepared according to the instructions. The cut strip of wallpaper is laid on the floor, table, or other flat surface. The front side should be facing down. The glue is applied with a brush in an even layer to the back surface of the strip. The strip is folded like an accordion so that the glue does not get on its front side.
Scheme for cutting off extra centimeters of paper strips.The strip is applied to the ceiling and smoothed out with a plastic spatula. Work starts from the corner of the room. The spatula movements should be such that air bubbles come out from under the wallpaper. The following strips are prepared and glued in a similar manner. A rubber roller is used to smooth the seams more tightly. The wallpaper should hang 3-5 cm over the walls on each side. If the rolls have a pattern, you need to ensure that the individual strips are joined correctly. The roll should be cut into strips only after gluing the previous strip of wallpaper, measuring the piece along the previously glued strip, aligning the details of the pattern. The excess wallpaper hanging on the walls should be cut off. This cannot be done with scissors, as uneven edges will remain. The best way is to apply a wide spatula to the corner between the wall and the ceiling, and make a cut along the edge of the spatula with a sharp stationery knife. All that remains is to dry the completed work in natural conditions, without using heaters or creating drafts. Return to contents</a>
Using liquid wallpaper
Wallpaper marking scheme. The ceiling can be finished with liquid wallpaper. They have some advantages over all other finishing materials:
- wallpaper is durable;
- they are able to hide the flaws of the surface;
- the treated surface is obtained without seams;
- the mixture is easily applied;
- the color scale of the finishing material is very extensive;
- the coating does not burn out from the sun;
- not afraid of high humidity;
- has an ecological purity.
Liquid wallpaper can be purchased in different forms:ready-made, packaged in plastic buckets, dry mixtures. The dry mixture is diluted with water according to the instructions and swells for about 12 hours. After swelling, the composition is mixed again and applied to the surface with a brush or spatula. The coating dries for about two days. Return to the table of contents</a>
Recommendations for wallpaper gluing
Follow these tips and you will succeed:
Types of directions for applying liquid wallpaper to the ceiling.
Until relatively recently, the ceiling in any homewas whitewashed with lime, painted with paint. Other finishing methods were not used. Today, finishing the ceiling with wallpaper is not uncommon. How to glue wallpaper on the ceiling? It is not very difficult to do this if you follow some rules. You need to choose the right materials and glue the wallpaper on the ceiling. It is best to do this together and avoid drafts in the room.</ ul>
