How to glue non-woven meter wallpaper (video)

A variety of textures and sizes, reliability and practicality, convenience and simplicity of the gluing process have made non-woven wallpaper into the leaders of wall decoration materials. Especially popular are paintings, conventionally called meter, whose width is 90-140 cm, in contrast to the standard 53 cm. Finishing craftsmen acknowledge that gluing non-woven meter-long wallpapers is a pleasure. Due to the structure of the nonwoven fabric made from cellulose fibers bonded with a polymer, they do not stretch, do not tear and glide easily along the working surface.

Advantages of wide non-woven fabrics

Meter non-woven wallpaper has a number of important advantages over other finishing materials due to the combination of composition and increased width.

• Such coatings are sometimes called “seamless”, as the number of strips glued to the wall is less than in the standard version. Consequently, the number of joints is reduced. The embossed surface of the material additionally helps to make the seams almost invisible.
• Installation of meter-long canvases saves time, since there are fewer strips to mark, cut, apply, adjust and dock.
• The price of one wide roll is not equal to the cost of two standard, which means that the cost of material and repair as a whole are reduced.

Some disadvantages and inconveniences

Along with the advantages, it is worth highlighting several disadvantages of this type of wall covering, which turn into an inconvenience during installation.

• The main inconvenient moment: despite the fact that non-woven wallpaper can mask minor defects and blemishes the working surface, for finishing with meter paintings, you will have to correctly and accurately carry out training. With differences on the surface there will be problems with the joining of sheets.
• Working with wide canvases alone is difficult and tiring, especially when pasting the ceiling.
• Calculating and adjusting meter-long wallpapers, taking into account complex sections, is more difficult than standard ones. Lack of a couple of centimeters in width will entail the purchase of an additional roll.
• Before gluing wide canvases, you will have to align the corners and transitions between the wall and the ceiling. With curved surface joints, joining non-woven meter coatings is not an easy task.

Tools and materials

Bonding of non-woven fabrics should occur quickly to prevent the glue from drying out. So, you need to worry about the necessary materials and tools in advance. A sample list is as follows:

• special wallpaper adhesive for non-woven fabric, diluted and aged according to the instructions;
• paint brushes or roller for applying adhesive solution;
• rubber roller for leveling sheets and removing air;
• sponge or dry cloth for excess glue;
• sharp knife (wallpaper or clerical);
• pencil and tape measure;
• table (stepladder).

Surface preparation

The stages of rough finishing for pasting by meter non-woven wallpaper are standard, but they are carried out especially carefully. The surface should be smooth, dry, clean and monochrome.

• The working space is freed from sockets, switches, electrical appliances, the previous finish is completely removed. How to remove different types of old coatings, read here.
• Detected foci of fungus or mold are treated with an antibacterial composition.
• Irregularities are putty, after drying they are erased with sandpaper.

Note! If the glued wallpaper is not planned to be painted, the surface color will have to be leveled, otherwise you can get a surprise in the form of spots translucent through the translucent non-woven.

• The final step is to apply one or two primers to improve adhesion.

Advice! If the room area and ceiling height allow, it is better to quickly align surfaces, joints and corners with drywall.

Preparation of GCR for wallpapering is described in detail in this article.

Marking and cutting of cloths

Non-woven meter wallpaper is glued only butt. To simplify the work, it is better to pre-mark the surface and cut the required number of strips.

• Experts recommend starting pasting from the corner. A distance two to three centimeters shorter than the roll width is measured from the selected starting point. An even vertical line is drawn. For example, with a panel width of 106 cm, the distance from the corner to the marking line will be 104 cm.
• Then, vertical lines along the width of the wallpaper mark the surface to the next corner.
• Since whole meter strips are not glued to the corners, from the resulting extreme line the roulette 2 cm angle, marking is applied, then (to the next angle) the width of the panel is measured from this features.
• Solid strips of the desired length are cut with a margin of up to 10 cm each. They will be carefully trimmed after the wallpaper dries. If the design uses a ceiling plinth, it is necessary to leave an allowance only at the bottom - 2-3 cm is enough.
• In the same way, strips are cut out for the corners of the necessary width obtained during the marking.

Sticking process

When the surface is prepared, dried and marked, the cloths are cut, the inventory is selected, we proceed to pasting.

Pay attention to the temperature conditions of the room. When working with wallpapers and about a day after they are finished, drafts and dry air should be avoided.

• With a paint brush or roller, glue is applied to the wall with a slight approach beyond the marking line.
• A dry non-woven cloth is applied, aligned at the junction of the wall-ceiling and at the same time combined with a vertical line.

Important! When working with non-woven coatings, there is the possibility of adjustment and adjustment: a 10-minute supply of time until the adhesive solution completely sets. Therefore, for independent work, it is not recommended to use a quick-drying composition.

• The strip is tightly pressed in the center, then leveled with a special roller. The movements resemble the drawing of a Christmas tree: from the center to the sides and at the same time from top to bottom. The excess glue that has come out is cleaned with a sponge or rag.

• Each subsequent non-woven fabric is tightly fitted and mated with glued.
• The overlap resulting in the corners is cut in the middle, the extra strips of wallpaper are removed, as a result, an even invisible seam is obtained.

Pasting difficult sites

The technology for pasting non-woven wallpaper on straight sections is simple. Difficulties are usually caused by such "inconvenient" places as the wall surface behind the heating battery, openings and external corners.

• To glue part of the wall behind the radiator, you will have to cut the non-woven sheets into small fragments, and the presence of the pattern complicates the assembly of such a “puzzle”.
• External corners are pasted over similarly to internal ones: with an overlap method with the subsequent cutting and removal of surpluses. At corners and openings where it is possible to hook and tear off the wallpaper, the overlap should be done not in the center, but with an offset of 3-4 cm. The technique for gluing corners is described in more detail. here.

Dyeing

You can paint non-woven wallpaper designed for these purposes after drying completely. This will happen 2-4 days after gluing.
You can use water-based, acrylic, latex compounds. Apply paint to the wallpaper in 2 layers. After applying the first, the surface should dry, it usually takes 12 hours.

Is it possible to glue non-woven meter wallpaper alone?

It is difficult to answer this question unequivocally.

Arguments against":

• The process of working with wide panels requires physical strength and endurance.
• Without an assistant, you can not have time to glue and smooth the canvas until the glue dries.

Arguments for":

• The technology of pasting, subject to strict adherence to the instructions, is very simple. Non-woven fabrics - the most convenient material in comparison with other types of wallpaper.
• Wallpaper, not oiled with glue, weighs little, does not tear, does not crease and does not stretch.

A decision should be made after a careful study of the theory, realistically evaluating its capabilities. The process of pasting the walls with non-woven wallpaper with your own hands - in the video below.