How to paste vinyl wallpaper correctly - it's important to start
Really, the key to success will be not only your familiarity with the secrets of the wallpaper itself, but also a good surface , on which all this will be attached. Vinyl is strong enough, resistant to time and fading, but if the wall was prepared poorly, then the technology, how to properly glue wallpaper, vinyl or any other, will not work.
The wall for gluing must be completely dry , but before that it needs to be thoroughly cleaned by , to repair all cracks and to level .After that, is treated with mold composition, because under the polymer this case is quite frequent, and then to cover wall with primer. That's when it all dries up, you can get down to business. To complement your idea of how to properly glue vinyl wallpaper, the video is also attached to this manual.
Several nuances
We cut our wallpaper into strips, which will be slightly longer than the height of the room, the stock is about 10 centimeters. Orient the drawing, if any, and also do not forget to compare the shades on different rolls. On this circumstance it is better to pay attention in the shop, choose rolls of only one series.
Next, dilute the glue that is suitable for your type of material. The recipe for its preparation read on the packaging, the universal formulation does not exist. Next work with glue will differ depending on the type of wallpaper. Wallpaper on a paper basis must be smeared beforehand and allowed to soak, and non-woven fabrics will require only a layer on the wall.
It is not necessary to persevere when impregnating a paper version, because these are not ordinary paper wallpapers, they also have a layer of polymer that will not allow excess glue to evaporate or leak out, and your wallpaper will turn into a mess. To make it clearer how to glue vinyl wallpaper on paper basis, the video is shown after the text.
Jeweler will envy your diligence
So, for work you will definitely need an assistant. To arrange the strips should be butt-off, level with a special rubber roller and in no case do not stretch them when applying to the wall. Such a gentle job will require a minimum of 4 hands.
All this should dry up without temperature changes, excessive humidity and through-winds .Vinyl is extremely capricious in these situations. You can feel this if you decided to glue vinyl wallpaper on a paper basis, even the glue here needs to be applied carefully, evenly thin layer, carefully permeating even the edges, after which the wallpaper should still soak, and not immediately attached to the wall. Do not let the adhesive get on the outer layer of vinyl wallpaper.
The responsible moment is applying to the wall. One person applies, the second - smoothes, so that you will also need a stepladder. The helper should level the strip vertically, smooth it with a roller to the wall, expel air bubbles and excess glue from under the sheet.
After completion of the entire wall trim, trim the bottom edge of the wallpaper, cutting off excess with a sharp blade. Also cut openings for sockets and switches, it is better to do this until the glue is dry, then to bend and smooth the edges. That's all, it remains only to let it dry in the right mode, and the room will be filled for a long time with a representative shine of vinyl wallpaper.