Description and advantages of fabric wallpaper
Fabric wallpaper for walls are made on non-woven or paper basis. However, the top layer can be completely any - jute, cotton, silk, linen, velor. The choice of these or other depends on the individual preferences of the buyer and the wishes in the interior. Rolls are usually 53 * 10cm( width and length), and by individual order - can be unlimited length and width equal to 90 cm.
If we talk about the advantages of this coating, we can distinguish not only an unrivaled appearance, but also excellent performance characteristics. They have high resistance to abrasion and fading, have good heat and sound insulation, most of them are natural and environmentally friendly.
Kinds of fabric wallpaper
As already mentioned, wallpaper on a fabric basis are of completely different types. Choose them is strictly under the interior and with the advice of a specialist. We will tell about some kinds.
- Velor wallpapers - are considered the most capricious when used and the most expensive. They quickly absorb odors and dust, and also differ in instability to mechanical damage. Suitable for finishing the bedroom, only it is important to carefully vacuum them or wipe them with a damp cloth.
- Jacquard wallpaper - more than 250 kinds of various colors are produced, and the length of their canvas can reach 270 cm. Due to this, the room can literally be "wrapped".As a result, fabric wallpaper is seamless.
- Jute wallpaper - made on paper basis with a surface of linen weave. Excellent when you need to disguise small wall irregularities. Among the pluses - do not burn out. Among the minuses - collect dust and all kinds of smells.
- Silk wallpapers - do on a paper basis, the top layer is made of viscose with the addition of silk. They are considered the most attractive and refined in those cases when it is necessary to make a unique interior. Plus, they have a high resistance to fading and are easily cleaned with a vacuum cleaner.
- Felt wallpaper washable on a fabric basis for both home and office. The basis is applied felt or polypropylene. Polypropylene can be cleaned with a washable vacuum cleaner. Among the main advantages are: the ability to mask defects, wear resistance.
Surface preparation and gluing of fabric wallpaper
Taping of textile wallpaper is carried out in two ways. The first one - implies drawing of cloths by the "butt" method of ( as well as paper ones).The second - assumes stretching the canvas , like a canvas on a stretcher. It is in the second case that the seamless is obtained.
There is no need to tell how to glue the butt-end wallpaper, as many materials are provided on this topic. Let's just say that the technology is identical for the application of paper sheets. The surface is prepared( cleaned, leveled, primed).Next, the adhesive composition is prepared. Recall that the best adhesive for wallpaper will be one that fits the basis. Next, the canvases are applied and gently smoothed by hands.
The second way of gluing does not always work out with your own hands. Often have to call specialists. After all, the fabric should be stretched smoothly and beautifully, while on the cover there will be only one seam.
