Before you start to glue the wide wallpaper
The main advantage of this kind of finish is that its application significantly speeds up repairs, fewer seams and then, if you do everything as you need, the wall will look solid. It is enough only to know the basic rules of gluing.
As, as we have already noted, this wallpaper has a non-woven base, they do not need impregnation with glue. To achieve the desired result, it is enough to spread the prepared wall with an adhesive compound and apply a dry cut cloth to it.
But keep in mind: glue wide wallpaper can only be on a perfectly flat wall !That is, you will first have to level it with the help of starting and finishing putty, polish irregularities, etc. If you do not take into account such "trifles", you will necessarily get a mismatch of seams.
If you use polystyrene or other curbs when decorating, please note that they are installed on the wall before gluing the wide wallpaper, and not after.
Be sure to coat all working surfaces with a primer or a diluted, greasy wallpaper with glue. As practice shows, for the sake of economy for such impregnation it is possible to take the cheapest product diluted with twice as much water as is required by the instruction. Since the rules require good adhesion of the substrate to the wall surface, we will provide this primer with this primer, thus removing all the dust from the walls. In addition, if you spread glue on an unprepared wall, some of it will quickly absorb, and you will not be able to perform the task properly. Before starting to work, the primer should dry.
You will need:
- wallpaper;
- adhesive for non-woven wallpaper;
- primer;
- wide brush for applying adhesive to the wall;
- special rubber roller and / or brush;
- plumb line, pencil, long ruler;
- scissors;
- construction or clerical knife;
- clean cotton rags.
How to glue a wide non-woven wallpaper
1. Measure the length of the wall and calculate the number of whole strips that are placed on it.
2. Be sure to make the layout of the first cloth, starting from the light source( window) into the interior of the room. At a distance of exactly 105( 104) cm from the corner, draw a strictly vertical line from the ceiling to the floor using a plumb line, ruler and pencil. One-two centimeters leave in case of a slight inconsistency of the vertical angle. Pasting wallpaper in the corners - this is an important point, which should pay special attention. Let there be an opening at the corner, it will overlap with the cloth on the opposite wall. And you will not have an ugly slit in the corner.
3. Cut the required number of whole strips into one wall with a small allowance along the length. If there is a picture, be sure to adjust it on different cloths.
4. Well glue the wall on the width of the panel, going a little beyond the marked line.
5. Immediately start with the helper. One, holding the top edge, rises to the stepladder and applies a cut close to the ceiling line( curb or pre-drawn horizontal) and to the marked vertical. At this time, the assistant is in charge of reconciling with her. Only after that they begin to smooth the material against the wall, displacing air bubbles - first in the middle, then - to the edges. There is one nuance: never try to stretch the wallpaper horizontally. When they dry up, they will return to their original position, and you will get a gap. The fit must be natural, not forced.
6. The next canvas is placed close to the previous ones, without overlap and gaps.
7. As a rule, the exact number of entire strips per wall is not obtained, and the latter must be cut vertically. We remember that the angle should overlap not more than 2-3 cm. On the next wall the panel is applied exactly from the corner, overlapping the uneven edge. Protect the adhesive at the joints immediately with a clean rag.
How to paste a wide wallpaper one
Contrary to popular belief that you can glue these wallpapers only together, it is quite possible to make one. After all, the width of the material is 106 cm, and the range of arms of an ordinary person is at least 150 centimeters. That is, you can easily and produce alignment, and dock the seams without overlap. After all, knowing how to properly glue a wide wallpaper, given that they are not smeared with glue, with a cut off cloth easy to climb the ladder. It's enough to dock everything at the top and smooth it up with your hands, starting from the middle to the edge, then walk along the seam, leveling, where necessary.
If, on the first try, you can not do everything smoothly, do not despair. The canvas can always be removed, once again glue the wall and repeat the process, considering their mistakes. And if you have doubts, you can see how to glue the wide wallpaper on the video.
Of course, do not forget that everything should happen in a closed room, where drafts are excluded. Windows and doors open only a day after the end of work.