Often, consumers choose to decorate their wallswallpaper. After all, the range of this decorative material in stores is large. Wallpaper comes in different colors and textures, differs in price and material. But in order for the coating to last a long time and please the eye, it is necessary to properly prepare the walls for wallpapering.
Before you paste new wallpaper, you need to remove it.old and prepare the wall. The most important moment in the repair is the preparation of the walls before gluing. If you follow the instructions, you can achieve a wonderful result. Since repairs are done in new buildings, in old Khrushchev-era buildings and wooden houses, it is worth remembering that the preparation of these surfaces is different and has certain features.
Preparing walls in a new building
Often, owners of new apartments believe thatwill require a minimum of effort and investment during the renovation. But the quality of finishing of modern apartments is far from perfect, so you will have to be patient and buy the necessary materials. You can prepare the walls for pasting in a newly built house in 3 stages:
The spatter is a liquid plaster that is applied to the wall in a layer 3-9 mm thick.
In a new building, a spray paint is applied to the wallsprimer. This depends on the initial evenness of the concrete surface. The solution is very elastic and has the consistency of thick sour cream. This allows you to hide roughness, cracks and other irregularities. When the spatter is completely dry, you can proceed to the second stage - priming. The main plaster is usually applied in a layer of no more than 6 mm. But with uneven walls, priming can be repeated several times. The final stage is the cover - this is the application of the finishing primer to the concrete base. The thickness of this layer is 2-3 mm. To make the surface smooth, it is necessary to process it with fine sandpaper. Return to the table of contents</a>
Repair in the old house
It will be more difficult to prepare concrete surfacesto wallpapering an old house. After all, first you will need to remove the old coating. Some people use a special wallpaper remover for this purpose, but you can also get by with improvised means. To remove old wallpaper from the wall you will need:
Old wallpaper is removed using a spatula and water.
- putty knife;
- water;
- atomizer or roller;
- vinegar or dishwashing detergent.
To make the wallpaper come off the wall better, it is necessaryFirst, thoroughly wet them with hot water from a spray bottle or a damp roller. When the paper is soaked, you can safely remove it with a spatula. Vinegar or any dishwashing liquid will help dissolve the glue, thereby making the work easier. These compounds should be added to the water immediately. If paint was previously applied to the walls, it must also be thoroughly removed. Water-based paint must be washed off with plain water or a special primer must be applied, on which the wallpaper will lie perfectly. Return to contents</a>
Removing paint from walls
Paint is removed from the walls with a spatula or a specialwith a drill attachment. If the wall is enameled, you need to remove everything with a spatula and sand it down. Sometimes the paint does not come off the wall, then you will have to resort to a building hair dryer. It will heat the paint, which can then be removed with a spatula. There is also a special remover for solvent-based compounds. But in no case should you start gluing wallpaper without carrying out the above step. After the wall has been cleaned of paint, it is necessary to carefully sand the surface and apply putty to it. It will hide all the unevenness and roughness. Then follow the steps that are carried out in a new building to prepare the base for gluing wallpaper. After applying the finishing plaster, you must wait until the base is completely dry. Sometimes, before starting to glue wallpaper made of thin material, the wall is covered with a special white or tinted primer. In this case, the surface will not be translucent. If the walls are covered with plasterboard, there is no need to apply plaster. You just need to cover the joints of the plasterboard with a special tape and start gluing the wallpaper. As mentioned above, if the wallpaper is thin, you will need a preliminary primer. Thus, you can easily understand how to prepare the walls for gluing wallpaper. All stages of the process are very simple, but they require time and physical effort. If the surface is prepared correctly, the wallpaper will lie on it just perfectly and will last a very long time.
