Consumers often face the question:What finishing material to choose for the bathroom and kitchen? The dilemma is related to the fact that these rooms always have a high level of humidity, and, accordingly, mold and mildew formation is possible. Wallpaper has been one of the most common finishing materials for many years. In kitchens, instead of the usual paper sheets, it is advisable to glue washable wallpaper.
Washable wallpaper, due to its moisture resistance, is goodare suitable for pasting rooms with high humidity levels or high-traffic areas. Modern technologies have solved the problem of moisture resistance and have made it possible to create durable, moisture-resistant materials with a beautiful design. The canvases are ideal for pasting walls in any room, especially with high traffic, because the washable version can be easily cleaned of any kind of dirt. The insert to the roll of wallpaper will necessarily indicate care recommendations. Some types of material can be washed using chemical compounds. Washable wallpaper has excellent elasticity, which is important in newly built houses, as a result of shrinkage of the building, the finishing material will not be damaged.
Types of washable wallpaper
The construction materials market offers a wide range of washable canvases. Among them are the following types:
Marking symbols on wallpaper.
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Tools and materials required for work
Wallpapering tools. If you decide to glue washable wallpaper yourself, you should first prepare all the necessary tools and materials. For work you will need:
- prepared working surface;
- large capacity, can be bucket;
- brush for glue;
- putty knife;
- sponge;
- roller;
- construction roulette;
- plumb bob;
- knife with a sharp blade and scissors;
- Scotch;
- simple pencil.
Important!It is important to pay special attention to the choice of glue. For each individual type of wallpaper, use the appropriate adhesive. Often, the instructions on the rolls indicate which glue is best suited. The adhesive should be diluted in accordance with the recommendations on the packaging. If you are using vinyl wallpaper, then the glue should be special, not universal. Otherwise, the canvas may not adhere well to the wall surface. Due to the high density of the material, the glue must have a reinforced formula. The glue must necessarily include antibacterial substances that provide additional protection to the material from mold and fungal formations. Return to contents</a>
Nuances of the technology of pasting washable wallpaper
Preparing walls for wallpapering.Washable wallpaper is characterized by a high density of the canvas, which allows you to reliably hide any irregularities and defects of the wall surface. However, it is advisable to pre-treat the walls with putty and clean them well. The cut wallpaper strips are first kept for a couple of minutes, and only then directly glued. Naturally, all old materials must be removed from the base, irregularities must be removed and cracks must be sealed. Important! Before you start pasting, you should treat the wall surface with liquid glue or a primer mixture, which is characterized by deep penetration. Next, an antibacterial composition is applied to the wall, which will protect the walls from mold or mildew. After the primer has dried well, it is necessary to select a vertical line, according to which the first strip of wallpaper will be glued. Here, the advantage is on the side of the plumb line method. Keep in mind that washable wallpaper is recommended to be glued end-to-end.
An example of wallpapering a corner of a room.Before you start gluing wallpaper, you need to make sure that the wall is completely dry. You can determine whether the wall is ready for gluing wallpaper using a simple test. Stick polyethylene to the wall overnight, and if in the morning you do not see traces of moisture on the bag, then you can safely glue the wallpaper. It is also important to pay attention to the strength of the surface. In order to find out how strong the base is, you should stick tape to the wall and quickly tear it off. If traces of the old material remain on its surface, then the walls should be cleaned of them. When gluing wallpaper, avoid getting glue on the outside of the material. Also, make sure that there are no drafts in the room during the process. After the adhesive has swelled, it must be kept for another ten minutes and only then applied to the surface of the walls. You can ventilate the room after the wallpaper has completely dried. The most difficult part of the process of gluing walls is gluing wallpaper in hard-to-reach places. In the area of the baseboard, the wallpaper is attached end-to-end between it and the wall. If a strip of material remains above the baseboard, it must be carefully cut off and glued to the top of the baseboard. It is also possible to dismantle the baseboard before pasting.
The procedure for gluing wallpaper.In the corners, you should leave a small reserve of wallpaper, on which cuts are subsequently made at the top and bottom, which makes it possible to bend the material around the corner. In places where there are heating radiators, you can not glue wallpaper at all. It is better to paint the surface of the wall under the battery in a suitable shade. Wallpaper should be glued to sockets and switches and only after the glue dries, make holes of the required size. Return to the table of contents</a>
Features of the washable wallpaper sticker
The advantage of washable wallpaper is that it ishigh density, which makes the pasting process easier. Under the influence of glue, the wallpaper does not swell, and its surface does not begin to shine through. As a result, the wall surface does not require preliminary painting. Having placed the canvas on the wall, you should press the material hard, getting rid of air bubbles in the direction from the center to the edges. Washable wallpaper is very elastic, and if you do not have pasting skills and cannot glue the canvas evenly the first time, you can remove it from the wall surface and re-glue it. When you achieve an ideal joint of the edges of the canvases, you can smooth their surface with a roller. This way, you will get ideal seam places that will be almost invisible. Washable wallpaper can be glued to various surfaces. They are durable not only due to their composition, but also due to the fact that they can be easily cleaned from almost any kind of dirt. This material will serve for more than ten years, they do not fade in the sun and do not lose their qualities throughout their entire service life.
