How to glue non-woven wallpaper?

According to statistics, non-woven wallpaper is most often bought in hardware stores. They are available in various colors, are practical to use and are sold at an affordable price.

Based on the name, anyone understands that non-woven wallpaper is made from non-woven. This substance, unlike paper, is capable of air permeability and is vapor permeable. The cellulose fibers that make up them help to hide the unevenness of the walls. Non-woven fabric does not leave bubbles or streaks. The top layer of non-woven wallpaper can be covered with vinyl, thanks to which the wallpaper is smooth, rough, and is used later for painting.

Vinyl it is more advisable to buy wallpaper for rooms where the surface can be most polluted - the kitchen, the nursery and the hallway. Any contamination is removed with an ordinary moistened cloth: droplets of fat, and smears of felt-tip pens, and the remains of shoe cream.

Tissue Wallpaper looks great in bedrooms, especially if the windows are covered with expensive curtains. By the way, silk, viscon or linen is applied to the non-woven base - this determines the final cost of the product. Textile varieties are heavy even when not glued, respectively, and you need to buy special glue for such varieties of wallpaper.

Silkscreen on a non-woven base is achieved through the application of polyvinyl chloride and special fibers. During the subsequent hot stamping procedure, a certain pattern is fixed. The process is automated, so the wallpaper is sold at an affordable price.

Non-woven Photo wallpaper is made by applying a pattern to the base, the top of the wallpaper is covered with a special film, so that they do not fade, they are easy to wash. Non-woven for painting is used most often, because in a specialized store it is very difficult to choose a pattern and color, and using water-based paint, you can paint the wallpaper up to ten times. By the way, thin wallpaper on a non-woven, and paper base should be painted with great care, such wallpaper after the second time can swell and even peel off.

Modern foamed wallpapers are characterized by high-quality relief, which remains pronounced even after repeated painting. In addition, it should be noted that structural wallpaper hides uneven walls and corner differences.

Almost every person got it so that after the completion of the repair there were unused rolls, glue, which was poured into a jar just in case of fire. It would seem that there is not so much surplus, but in any case, this is an extra waste of money. This is especially noticeable when you need to paste over not one room or corridor, but the whole apartment.

First of all, you should measure the length and width of the room, and then multiply the resulting amount by two. Thus, the perimeter to be repaired is recognized. But there are practically no deaf rooms, even in the pantry there is a doorway, so you need to measure the dimensions of the interior doors and balcony blocks and subtract the resulting amount from the total.In order to save money, you can not paste over the walls, which are filled with massive cabinets or walls. As a result, you only need one box of wallpaper glue. In rooms with uneven symmetries - where there are niches and ledges, you need to calculate the dimensions very carefully.

No special tools are required for gluing non-woven wallpaper on the walls. It is enough to have a simple pencil, the main thing is that it is not sharpened, otherwise it will tear the wallpaper. You also need a ruler, preferably for the entire width of the roll. Instead, you can use any flat plastic, metal, or wood track. With the help of it, the place to be cut is indicated. For this, ordinary scissors are suitable. Sharpening one end of the scissors will make the procedure easier.

The length and height are best measured with a tape measure, it should be at least 3 m. If the walls are uneven, you need a laser level. A spatula and a utility knife will also come in handy. A ten-liter plastic bucket is suitable for diluting wallpaper glue; for clean water, you can use a smaller container. A roller, foam sponge and a special brush will be needed to directly fix the result.

You should not tackle PVA glue, for this procedure it is best to buy non-woven glue. It can be easily diluted in water using the instructions printed on the back of the package. First, water is poured into the bucket, and then the powder is slowly added. In this case, you need to thoroughly mix the resulting slurry. After letting the solution brew, after a while you have to re-stir, and the glue is ready. All that remains is to apply glue to the wallpaper and take a roller.

Sticking wallpaper on the wall or using decorative plaster - this question arises all the time before starting cosmetic or major repairs. But no one will give an exact answer to it, you should choose based on the interior, design project and financial condition. Wallpaper is usually chosen more often due to its simplicity and economy of time spent on repairs. In Soviet times, newspapers were used for high-quality wallpaper gluing. The starch was divorced, newspapers were glued, and only then wallpaper was attached to them.

Thin fabric wallpaper and the same building material with silk-screen printing have only two layers - base and printing, so the surface should be carefully prepared for them. Otherwise, all the irregularities will be visible through the layer of paper or non-woven fabric. The wall covered with water-based paint can be pre-sanded; a metal spatula and sandpaper are suitable for this. Wallpaper adheres better to the treated surface. If the wallpaper is thick, then the paint residues under them will not be noticeable.

Along with the paint, particles of the wall can also move away, thereby forming cracks and chips, which means that this surface must be primed.

In the store, you can find a special white primer for wallpaper, it should be applied in two layers: the cracks are sealed with the first layer, and the walls are leveled with the second. The plasterboard cover must first be putty, because the wallpaper is very difficult to stick to the drywall. Over the years, if you do not perform this procedure, tearing off the wallpaper can damage the drywall sheet. It is better to use an acrylic primer, it already contains antifungal chemicals. Acrylic allows both thin and heavy wallpapers to be glued.

Fiberglass is an environmentally friendly finishing material, it is made of fiberglass. Organic resins are used to bond the threads. The resulting building material can be used even in children's rooms, it does not cause allergic reactions, is durable, non-flammable, indifferent to temperature extremes. If you stick wallpaper on an OSB board, chipboard, fiberboard or chipboard, then a day after that, spots will appear on the wallpaper. There is no exact answer to the question of why this is happening; most likely, the glue is absorbed into the wood and darkens. To prevent this from happening, you first need to prepare the surface.

First, the joints between the boards should be repaired. The gap that was left for expansion would in this case negatively affect the wallpaper glue. A silicone or acrylic sealant is suitable for working with joints. The transparent sealant is almost invisible in all colors. If thin wallpaper is chosen for repair, the surface must be sanded with a special tool or ordinary sandpaper. The slabs will then be smooth and leveled.

In the future, the processing of OSB boards is carried out using a special primer or PVA glue diluted in water. To do this, you need to take glue and twice as much water, mix everything and let it brew. You will need to apply the homemade primer three times. It can take up to three days to work, since a new layer is applied only after the previous one has dried.

There are two ways of pasting walls. The first method, let's call it ideal, is suitable for pedantic people. It is necessary to take out all the equipment, large furniture from the room, then rip off the old wallpaper, process the surface and stick new wallpaper. And there is a way for lazy people - the most valuable and lightest thing is taken out of the room, only the wallpaper comes off, which is easy to reach and visible to the eye. Nothing comes off behind cabinets, kitchen units and stoves. Wallpaper rolls are glued to an untreated surface.

The order of work will depend on the chosen method. Within the framework of this section, the ideal method of wallpapering the walls will be considered, because it takes more time, and some technological processes intersect with the second method. If a carpet or a carpet is laid in the room in which repairs are to be made, then it must be rolled up and taken to another room. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to wipe it off. Next, all household appliances and electronics are taken out, because if dust gets into the ventilation openings of the products, then at least they will have to be repaired. Wall clocks, lamps, shelves and curtains are removed.

The most difficult thing is to take out large upholstered furniture and bulky wardrobes if there are no men in the apartment or the doorways do not allow this. Better to move everything to the center. In extreme cases, it is enough to move it a meter away from the wall. After the room has been prepared, it is necessary to cover the floor, window sills and the remaining furniture with plastic wrap, newspapers and unnecessary rags. Thus, you can protect yourself from damage to property.

Switches and sockets are removed. To do this, use a screwdriver. Remember that before working on the electrical network, it is advisable to de-energize the room. There is a high probability of electric shock. Work with fire and burglar alarms must be done very carefully, and if you are not sure of the result, it would be more correct to call technicians to disconnect the apartment from the control panel. If the room has an old wooden plinth, and wires are nailed to it, you first need to bend the nails and "release" them.

Using a metal spatula, start ripping off the old wallpaper. To do this, wind it under the wallpaper with an acute angle and lift the spatula under the action of force. All that remains is to grab the corner and rip as much as possible. Depending on the size of the room, this work can take several hours.Those places where the wallpaper peels off very badly must be abundantly moistened with a cloth or sponge, thanks to which the wall surface will be completely rid of old wallpaper. With great care, you need to rip off the wallpaper at the top of the wall if there are stretch ceilings.

The next stage of work concerns the priming, the preparation of the walls is to be done. The primer not only evens out the walls, but also disinfects the surface, allows it to "breathe", which excludes the formation of fungal spores. Remember that you need to prime the walls after removing nails, plugs for dowel-nails and replacing the old plaster with a new one. In this case, the plaster must dry completely. Using a special impregnation, clean the surface from the remnants of dust and dirt. Impregnation and primer are substitutes for newspapers that played this role decades ago.

It is possible not to use a primer before gluing the wallpaper, but if you still process the walls, then the result of good fixation is guaranteed. You need to prime at least that part of the wall that is always in sight. It is possible to glue wallpaper on uneven, curved walls, provided that after the completion of the repair, these places will hide huge cabinets or a sofa along the entire length of the wall, otherwise such a poor-quality repair will immediately catch the eye of strangers. If some niches or erected walls contain drywall, you can heed the advice of professionals and additionally glue the fiberglass. The primer or glue is better applied to the "spider web", and besides, the fibers are impregnated with glue and fix the wallpaper tightly.

Most people do not have special devices for applying glue, so you have to smear the wallpaper with glue on the floor. It is best to adapt the floor of a long corridor for this, after removing the path or covering the laminate with cellophane. It is very difficult for one to glue correctly meter wide wallpaper without bubbles in butt joints, so it is better to do this work together or even three. While two people are holding the cut canvas, the other joins and aligns it. Docking together is much faster and ordinary non-woven wallpaper of standard sizes. In this case, the strip will take no more than five minutes.

The process of gluing non-woven wallpaper strips is as follows:

• Use a tape measure to measure the height of the walls. It is necessary to take with a small margin, since the extra millimeters are easier to cut off than to "build up".
• Use a ruler and pencil to mark the desired dimensions, and cut off with scissors or a utility knife.
• Apply the glue to the wallpaper and the wall.
• Smooth out with a roller, remove excess glue with a cloth.
• Use a spatula to pry the edges of the wallpaper into a wooden baseboard or cut with a utility knife.

If you glue the wallpaper rolls on the walls yourself, then you need to use either a stool or a stepladder. You should start from the window, and move along the perimeter. If you do this work in this way, then it will be easier to stick it yourself in the corners without seams. If the surface of the walls has been leveled, then the wallpaper will not overlap, and the transition will not be noticeable. In this way, you can also glue non-woven photowall-paper where it is very important. It is advisable to initially glue the outer corners with a small strip, and then glue the main canvas on it. Thanks to this simple method, joints and cracks can be avoided.

The intercom and the electricity meter are often very difficult to dismantle, so you will have to use a tape measure and take measurements, which subsequently need to be transferred mirrored to the inside of the wallpaper. Since the sockets and switches have already been removed in advance, it remains only to make a small hole after gluing the canvas. Remember that all manipulations with electricity must be done when the power is turned off. The same is to be done with the ventilation grilles in the kitchen and bathroom. If it is possible to remove them, then it is better to dismantle them.Otherwise, you can trim the excess very carefully.

With interior doors and a balcony block, you have to tinker a little due to the fact that plastic corners are used in modern rooms. If surplus wallpaper gets on them, you need to cut them off with an ordinary clerical knife. After completing all these actions, it remains only to return the screws to their original place or drill new holes, install switches, sockets and bring in furniture.

If you choose a gluing method for lazy people, then this reasonable question arises. If paper wallpapers were glued in the room, then they themselves are very thin. Non-woven wallpaper easily adheres to them. In this case, the thickness of the non-woven wallpaper should be sufficient so as not to let the old wallpaper pass through its texture, not to shine through. In this regard, it is undesirable to glue light wallpapers on dark wallpapers. Remember that the best solution would be to at least partially remove the old layer of wallpaper, and if you also prime the surface, then this is ideal.

After gluing non-woven wallpaper in the room, you will have to wait until it dries completely. This primarily concerns those people who are going to subsequently start painting wallpaper. Non-woven wallpaper dries for about a day. At the same time, the temperature should be room temperature, and the humidity should be moderate. If after this time the wallpaper has not peeled off and darkened, then we can safely consider this stage passed.

In some cases, gluing is not quite smooth.

• Most often, corners come off. To remedy this situation, it is enough to take a small brush and the remnants of wallpaper glue. After applying a small amount of glue to the corner, you need to press down well. This is usually enough.
• If the non-woven wallpaper swells after drying, you need a small amount of glue and a small cut. The glue can be poured using a syringe; all that remains is to roll over the surface with a roller and remove excess glue with a rag. Remember, this can be avoided, it is enough to notice that the wallpaper is bubbling when gluing, and correct this situation at the same moment in the same way.

• If the joints are visible, then you can remove the excess with clerical glue, in more advanced cases, either mask it with lamps, wall clocks, paintings, or completely re-glue this area.
• Wrinkles must be removed immediately at the time of gluing. In the future, they will be very difficult to remove. This place will be striking, all that remains is to decorate it.
• If the non-woven wallpaper is loose, you can fix it by gluing a small strip of wallpaper. Of course, this place will be noticeable, but usually the wallpaper diverges at the bottom joints, and there you can arrange furniture.

Painters and plasterers, as a rule, do not dwell on the intricacies of their craft, but well-known recommendations can be found on any site devoted to construction topics.

The secrets of DIY wallpaper stickers are as follows:

• You should start from a window or balcony block, gradually moving around the perimeter of the room.
• Non-woven wallpaper is suitable not only for pasting walls, but also for the ceiling.
• For high ceilings, it is enough to walk on the surface with an acrylic primer. If you repeat this operation at least three times, the non-woven wallpaper will stick quickly and easily.
• The surface of the parquet floor must be protected with cardboard.

• No need to stick white or plain wallpaper on old dark wallpaper, they will shine through.
• In order to raise the humidity in the room, you can bring a basin of water into the room. The temperature will not change, and the increased humidity will allow the wallpaper to dry longer.
• Wallpaper with a pattern is glued only to a leveled surface, otherwise there is a high probability of a disastrous result.

More recently, one could not even dream of gluing such building material as wallpaper in the bathroom.Wallpaper strips fell off, turned yellow, and mold appeared under them. But in modern interiors, non-woven wallpaper has solved all these problems. They are made of environmentally friendly materials, moisture resistant, fire resistant, have antibacterial and antifungal components.

When using wallpaper with a vertical arrangement of the picture, the room is increased in height.

Non-woven wallpaper is suitable for many styles, including classic ones.

Using photo wallpaper, you can decorate niches and focus the attention of guests on this.

Fiselin wallpaper with trees can hide the unevenness of the walls, especially in the corners.

Non-woven wallpapers are so safe that they are bought even in children's rooms and kindergartens with nursery groups, and the color palette can be made in both exotic and pastel colors. You should be very careful when choosing black and white building materials. Remember that black is a dark color, and in order to beat it you need as much lighting as possible - lamps, sconces, chandeliers. Mirrors and chrome accents add a certain luxury to the interior.

In conclusion, I would like to note the fact that non-woven wallpaper has rapidly burst into the domestic construction market. They are very popular for their features and affordable cost. Any adult can glue non-woven wallpaper, for this you only need measuring instruments, a pencil and a stationery knife.

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