Pasting of walls by wallpaper begins only after their choice
Let's consider everything that is known to date about wallpapers. Let's start with the materials:
- Paper;
- Vinyl;
- Non-woven;
- Fabric or otherwise textile-vinyl;
- PVC film;
- Isoplen( PVC on paper basis)
- Povinol;
- Glass-clad;
- Metalized wallpaper;
- Liquid wallpaper.
A solid list, is not it? But it did not include some film coatings, such as lincrusta or vinyl, not to mention bamboo wallpaper and other exotic, like natural leather. It is logical that the technology of pasting walls with wallpaper for all these materials is different. So what will we glue? And it should also be taken into account that many of the above options can be represented by different types of texture and texture, so that our list begins to branch out, expand in breadth. And this can considerably complicate the task.
In short, wallpaper can be a one-color background, with a pattern without a background, with a background and a pattern, with a structural background, with a relief pattern( on the background and without it), and all these variants are possible in various combinations. But you should not be afraid of pasting walls with wallpaper by yourself, there are a lot of video reviews on this subject, and in each one reveal some secrets or subtleties of work.
Options for pasting walls with wallpaper for every taste
What's remarkable, two absolutely identical lots of wall-paper purchased for wall decoration can be pasted in so many ways that even with the same picture the similarity in the finish will be small. For example, the simplest variants of pasting walls with wallpaper - horizontal and vertical, if, of course, the picture is not positioned in a certain way. Diagonally, the decoration is rarely done, but it is also possible, if desired, and with some diligence, since this method is rather complicated.
If the trim is planned to include curbs or friezes, the canvas is always superimposed on the surface vertically, and strictly to the level where the horizontal elements will be located.
More interesting are the combined methods for which you need to develop a design for wallpapering wallpaper. For example, the division of the room into zones, when one wall and part of the ceiling are pasted with one color or pattern, and the remaining walls - others, radically different. Very effective is the option, when the lower part of the wall, roughly to the waist to a person of medium height, is covered with cuts with a bright pattern and a background of warm shades, and the rest of the surface area is trimmed in darker tones, and often without a pattern. Examples of pasting walls with wallpaper can be found in fashion magazines, but it is better to design the decor yourself.
Pasting of the ceiling with wallpapers: how to prepare and finish the surfaces
Preparation of walls for wallpapering with wallpaper begins as well as for finishing with other materials, namely - with complete cleaning of surfaces. When all old coatings have been removed, we carefully examine the future bridgehead for work to make sure that there are no lesions of mold, and there are no wet areas.
If one of these problems is found, try to eliminate it, since does not adhere glue to the damp walls of the , it is not performed in the best way in the wake of flooding and pasting the ceiling with wallpaper, video master classes by different specialists on this score are unanimous.
If you notice cracks on inspection, do not despair, you will not even need putty. It is enough to take a regular gypsum, mix it in water with sand in a proportion of 3: 1 to the consistency of thick sour cream, and you can cover any gaps in the surface. Ideally, the surface should be not too rough, but not glossy. Preparation of walls for wallpapering in such cases begins with a double primer, after which a layer of putty is applied, and then polished with a fine sandpaper .In particular, this applies to gypsum boards.
When everything is ready, you can start working. At the same time, we put a cut on the ceiling, without folding it in half, like when decorating walls, but stretching across the entire room, so that the material slightly hangs. To the assistant, who will hold the second end of the panel, did not tear it from the ceiling, use the rail across the wallpaper, to position a piece of material parallel to the ceiling.