How to glue bamboo wallpaper - it does not tolerate amateurs

Do you think how to paste a bamboo wallpaper, but do you know what it is?

Bamboo grows in Asia, Africa, America and Australia and contains 80% moisture. Accordingly, transportation and handling are expensive, becausewhen drying, only 10% of the original material remains. It becomes clear: the material is very capricious( but unique), so it's worth to read the instruction on how to stick a bamboo wallpaper. The stems are dried to half-preparedness and stored for several months in a special warehouse. Only after this, the cuts are removed from the top layer and pasted onto the prepared fabric base.

As mentioned before, bamboo is a common plant, and depending on the place of cutting and variety it has different shades. Bamboo furnish is white, green, brown and yellow shades, which creates additional opportunities for combining. Bamboo finish does not require painting, determine the color needed in advance and buy it. If desired, it is possible to impregnate the material with a thin layer of the lacquer varnish.

Sticky bamboo wallpaper - pros and cons

Advantages:

  • does not use paintwork materials;
  • does not absorb dust;
  • have excellent sound insulation properties;
  • are antistatic;
  • are durable;
  • are unique;
  • does not require special care: occasionally vacuum and wipe with a damp cloth, without applying force.

Disadvantages:

  • does not tolerate bright sunlight( like any natural material burn out, ie lose color juiciness);
  • can not be too wet sheets and act on them with a stiff brush, and the reason can be learned from the material "how to glue bamboo wallpaper" video format.

Adhesive for bamboo wallpaper - not the only participant of the

campaign. You need to prepare for work with the material: you need a special spatula( plastic), a soft brush for applying vinyl adhesive( also special), it is desirable to have metal scissors to work with the edge.

Pay special attention to the walls of the .Remove the remains of paper precursors, and if applied plaster, and it is still fresh, allow the walls to dry thoroughly. Keep in mind that the new wall dwellers will get wet after applying the glue and become heavier, they can slide on the wet plaster, and fall off with scraps of old wallpaper. Be sure to specify when buying what glue to glue the bamboo wallpaper.

Watch the video "gluing bamboo wallpaper" and structure the knowledge of

. All the actions can be assembled in the following order.

  1. Preparation of walls : the old whitewash is washed off, the wallpaper is removed, if the wall is painted with paint - it is necessary to clean. If you can not perfectly clean the wall, you can fix new settlers with special decorative studs. After cleaning the walls are allowed small irregularities and cracks - bamboo easily covers them;
  2. Bamboo wallpaper, the gluing of which led you here, requires careful calculations of the .The length of the roll is approximately 9.14 m. It is necessary to measure and cut them before starting work. How to glue wallpaper from bamboo to each other?- Only butt. In no case can not they wrap corners. After pasting, you will need a decorative corner;
  3. When the walls are prepared, the wallpaper is cut and laid out on a flat surface, take a special glue and soft nylon brush carefully lubricate the them. If the walls are wooden, brick, concrete, it is better to use liquid nails.

Let's clarify how to correctly glue the bamboo wallpaper. The ideal option - in advance to take a small piece, soak with glue and try to attach. You will see whether the wallpaper has been smeared enough or perhaps it is worth adding glue.

  1. While the bamboo is soaked, you do not waste time and lubricates the walls of the .Then apply the wallpaper to the wall. Attention! The contact of the bamboo with the wall should occur only once. If you start moving or fixing something, then it's easy to damage them. Press the bamboo wallpaper to the wall with a soft cloth.

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