In our modern 21st century, when often ambient noise does not stop day or night, one has to think about the quality of protection from it. The way out of the situation was found by modern engineers along with scientists. Apartment repair with own hands becomes an exciting activity.
Solving the problem - sound-absorbing wallpaper. This is with the usual background of ordinary wallpaper: textile, paper or polymer, but on the surface of the pile. That is, the front side of such wallpaper is covered with fibrous material. To sound-absorbing wallpaper is another type of wallpaper. This cork wallpaper. Here, too, a natural cork is glued on a regular base with a thin layer. In addition, the cork, in addition to sound-absorbing abilities, also has antibacterial properties.
In general, sound-absorbing wallpaper is glued to the walls in children's rooms, discotheque halls, in a home theater and other rooms that need additional protection from sound.
Useful tips for pasting walls with sound-absorbing wallpaper
Sound-absorbing wallpapers are glued in much the same way as conventional wallpaper. The only difference is that sound-absorbing wallpaper is much heavier than usual. Therefore, they use special glue for heavy wallpaper.
Before you start wallpapering, prepare everything you need. To apply glue to the wallpaper - a brush, for smoothing the edges of the wallpaper and corners - an average brush, for smoothing the wallpaper - a rubber roller, for small jobs - scissors, tape measure, for cutting wallpaper - a sharp knife for wallpapering - a table.
Once again, carefully examine the walls. If there are irregularities, if necessary, go through additional sandpaper. And apply coarse cracks with putty. Make sure before starting work that the walls are dry. Otherwise, wallpaper, pasted on wet or wet walls, simply will not stick, and all your work can be meaningless. From old wallpaper, try to get rid of it better.
Glue wallpaper start from the window, including sound-absorbing. It is better to glue the joint into the joint, as they are thick. Otherwise, when overlapping, the seams will be visible. And the corners on the contrary, glue overlap, as they often are uneven.
So that the wallpaper is stuck well, allow them to soak with glue for 5-8 minutes, and only after that start to glue the wallpaper.
