When choosing a roller when wallpapering, you can really get confused. There is a tool on sale that is called - "Wallpaper roller". But it has a different purpose: it is used to roll out already glued wallpaper so that air bubbles come out from under it. It looks like this:
You can also find the “Wallpaper Joint Roller” tool on sale. And again, its name has the word “wallpaper” in it, but it is not suitable for applying glue. But this is an excellent device needed for rolling joints - this procedure reduces their visibility. This is what the tool looks like:
For applying glue, a tool called a “fleecy paint roller” is suitable. There are many varieties and they differ in the length of the pile and the width of the bobbin. I recommend taking a roller with a fur element of medium length, width - medium, which is about 25 cm (size "Mideal").
Also for applying glue to wallpaper will do"Foam roller." I tried both options, but I still recommend paying attention to the tool with a fleecy element. It is more reliable and correct operation will last a long time, and with subsequent cleaning of glue and storage it can be reused.
Also, to evenly apply the glue to the roller, I recommend purchasing a special container called a “painting tray.” Such a simple device significantly saves time and effort in work.
If you are going to hang wallpaper, you need the following tools: a plumb line with a cord, which will be needed to control the verticality of the pasted sheets, wallpaper knife, brush and brush or paint roller for applying glue to walls and wallpaper, a roller or wide spatula for smoothing wallpaper panels. A roller for processing corners and seams will not interfere with your work. The surface of the roller can be different: corrugated, smooth, narrow.
Surface preparation. Old wallpaper can be removed by dampening it warm water. You can also use a special wallpaper remover (for example, Quelyd Dissoucol from Bostik Findley). If walls or ceilings are covered with wallpaper for the first time, then the surface on which they will be glued must be pre-treated. After treatment, the walls should become smooth, dry and clean. It is advisable to completely remove the paint from the surface; if this is not possible, then at least smooth out the falling off pieces and uneven areas. Then apply a layer of primer to the wall surface.
Wallpaper should not be pasted on damp walls and ceilings. New residents can wait until the walls and ceilings dry (approximate time 6 weeks). If the walls remain damp, then priming the surface with a solution of wallpaper glue diluted for priming according to the manufacturer's instructions will help. Preparing wallpaper. On this moment Almost all types of wallpaper are made without edges, so there is no need to trim them. pay attention to Special symbols, available on each package.
Preparing the rolls involves cutting them into strips corresponding to the height of the walls or the length of the ceiling in the room. If the pattern needs to be joined, allowances must be provided. Wallpaper is cut into sheets, the length of which should be slightly greater than the height of the surface to be pasted. The allowance is usually made at 10 cm; this length will be enough, even if in some place the floor near the wall is a little uneven. In addition, it is rare to find a room whose height is the same in all corners and whose ceiling is completely flat. The cloth is easier to cut sharp knife using a ruler, it will take less time, and the edge of the wallpaper will be smoother than when cutting with scissors. After cutting the panels needed for sticking on the walls, you can cut pieces from the remnants of the roll required sizes for pasting other, shorter sections.
Wallpapering walls. The cut panels (no more than 10) are placed one on top of the other with the pattern down, so that the panel placed on top is shifted relative to the bottom by 10-20 mm. There is a limit of 10 panels due to the possibility of contaminating the edges of the panels when applying glue. When applying glue, you must ensure that it does not get on the front side of the wallpaper. For this, on bottom part The canvas is lined with waste paper, and the stack is advanced with the longitudinal side to the very edge of the table. To properly attach the wallpaper to the wall surface, you need to prepare glue (in accordance with its manufacturer's instructions), apply it evenly to the strip and let it soak. The glue is applied with a brush or roller, evenly distributing it over the surface, and they do it this way: first, apply a strip of glue in the middle, then move to the ends of the panel, applying glue from the middle to the edges. The edges of the panels must be coated with glue especially carefully. The greased cloth must be folded with the greased surface inward, placed on the surface prepared on the floor and left to be impregnated with glue. The thicker the wallpaper, the longer it should be left to soak. The saturation time with glue for paper wallpaper (one- and two-layer) is approximately 5-7 minutes, for other types of wallpaper it takes paper based(including with polymer coating) - 8-10 minutes. Wallpaper on fabric and non-woven bases and fiberglass wallpaper are very easy to paste: the glue must be applied directly to the wall, and not to the canvas. There is no need to impregnate the strips; they are applied dry. There are wallpapers that do not require impregnation at all, for example non-woven wallpaper. For such wallpaper, the glue is applied directly to the wall. Don't forget that thin paper wallpaper quickly absorb glue and become fragile, they can be easily torn when gluing. Vinyl wallpaper and silk-screen printing must be well saturated with glue; they are afraid of kinks, which can damage the top decorative layer.
Ideally, the temperature in the room during pasting should be no lower than 10 ° C and no higher than 23 ° C, relative humidity air - no more than 70%. The panels are glued using two methods: overlapping, overlapping the edge of the adjacent panel, or end-to-end, connecting the edges of adjacent panels without gaps. For gluing by the second method, careful preparation of the wallpaper and preliminary marking using a plumb line of vertical lines on the wall are required. Begin wallpapering on the side of the wall with windows. Before gluing the first canvas, you must use a plumb line to mark a vertical line. And then the first panel is glued along this line. It is also advisable to check each subsequent glued panel using a plumb line.
It is more convenient to do wallpapering with two people. One carefully takes the folded cloth coated with glue with both hands. Standing on the stepladder, he unfolds it and places the top edge against the wall. Another participant in the work, standing on the floor, supports the lower edge of the panel and helps align the edge with the vertical line marked on the wall. After this, the panel is lightly pressed to the base with a clean rag, and then with a brush - air bubbles are expelled using movements from top to bottom and from the axis to the edges. If glue protrudes on the edges of the panels, it must be removed immediately with a clean rag. Do not brush any glue that has protruded from the seam, otherwise the wallpaper may become dirty. In the corners of the room, wallpapering should be done as follows: the panel is cut into two parts, so that the first part covers the wall to the corner, covering the corner by a few centimeters. The second part of the panel is glued butt to the first on the other side of the corner. Special attention it is necessary to pay attention to the joints and places where the gluing overlapped. These places must be additionally rolled with a roller or pressed to the base with a clean rag so that they adhere well to the surface to be pasted.
To paste the canvases above the window and doorways, you can use the pieces left over from cutting, if necessary, selecting the compatibility of the pattern with the panels located along the windows and doorways. It is necessary to remind you about one more nuance that arises when gluing - this is gluing wallpaper in the installation areas of sockets and switches. To resolve this issue, it is necessary to turn off the voltage for the duration of the work, then remove the front covers covering the insides of switches and sockets. After this, the installation locations are completely covered with wallpaper, and when they are dry, they are carefully cut to the size of the installation locations for sockets or switches. Then the front parts need to be installed and voltage can be applied. Bubbles should not appear after the wallpaper has dried, but if they do appear, they can be dealt with using a regular medical syringe, with wallpaper glue inside. It is necessary to pierce the bubble and introduce glue under the wallpaper, after which it needs to be smoothed.
Wallpapering ceilings. For pasting ceilings, it is better to use light-colored wallpaper with a barely noticeable pattern or white wallpaper. Because ceiling wallpaper more than wall ones, they are subject to contamination; it is advisable to stick washable wallpaper. The best option wallpaper for the ceiling are non-woven-based coatings. Preparing the ceiling for pasting is similar to the preparation of the walls described above. It is advisable to use an acrylic primer - with it the canvases will stick much better. Produced by Henkel and Pufas (Germany), Eurolux and Monolit (Russia). The primer is available in bags of 1.5 and 10 kg. Consumption, according to the instructions, is 10 kg per 100 m2. It is advisable to apply the coating 2-3 hours after applying the primer. The composition of the glue is selected depending on the quality of the wallpaper. Gluing thick wallpaper is not advisable, since even high-quality wallpaper on the ceiling can come off under the influence of its own weight. Therefore, they are more suitable for gluing ceilings simple wallpaper, glued overlapping with a thicker adhesive composition. Wallpaper sheets are glued to the ceiling in the direction of the rays of light along the previously marked marking lines. It is better to glue the canvases to the ceiling crosswise - this way the panels are shorter and, therefore, easier to apply and hold on the ceiling. To form a visual cornice when pasting ceilings, wallpaper can be lowered onto the walls to a length of 100-300 mm.
In rooms with a height of 2.7-3 m, the ceilings are covered first. The canvases are cut 50-100 mm longer than the height of the room and lowered onto the wall. These slopes are then covered with wallpaper when pasting the walls. In rooms with a height of more than 3 m, it is advisable to leave a frieze 200-300 mm wide when gluing the canvases. IN in this case canvases on the ceiling are also glued down onto the wall, but the length margin must be at least 250-350 mm on both sides (depending on the width of the frieze). Then a horizontal top line is applied to the wall so that the panels of wallpaper on the wall overlap the wallpaper of the frieze. It is advisable to use three people to glue the ceilings. The glue-smeared cloth is folded like an accordion and served to those working above. One of the workers applies the first third of the panel to the ceiling, and the second carefully unfolds and applies the remaining two-thirds to the ceiling. You need to glue the wallpaper on the ceiling accurately and quickly so that it does not come off. If necessary, the canvas can be supported for some time at the ceiling surface using mops, etc., wrapped in a clean rag. To remove air bubbles from under the canvas, it must be smoothed from the middle to the edges using a brush. When gluing wallpaper on the ceiling by one person, they must be folded like an accordion and pressed one by one against the ceiling. With one hand you need to smooth the canvas, and with the other you need to hold the remaining part, folded into an accordion.
Equipped and beautiful interior is collateral home comfort and, in the end, family happiness. The concept of a beautiful interior includes many elements. This includes a well-chosen color scheme, good lighting, well-chosen furniture, and much more. The quality of the interior means well-selected and correctly pasted wallpaper. That is why we have repeatedly addressed the topic of wallpaper in our materials. Today we want to touch on this topic from a slightly different angle. We want to tell you how to apply wallpaper glue correctly. If this operation is performed incorrectly, then even the most beautiful wallpaper they will stick poorly to the walls and lag behind them, turning the room into a neglected barn.
Tools needed to apply glue
To apply wallpaper glue, very few tools are required. So, before starting work you should stock up on:
- brush and foam roller;
- rags;
- foam sponge.
The purpose of the listed tools is clear even to inexperienced people. However, to this list we will also add a sieve, which can easily be replaced with ordinary gauze. We will talk about their purpose below.
Preparing glue and preparing tools
To ensure that the glue is prepared correctly, you should carefully study the instructions, which are always available on the original packaging. This is a very important point, since its consistency determines the strength of the adhesive and the durability of the finished finish. Important parameters, which must be carefully monitored during the preparation of wallpaper paste, are:
- temperature of the water used;
- thickening rate;
- duration of swelling.
The finished adhesive mass can be passed through a sieve or gauze, which we talked about a little earlier. It is preferable to do this in order to give the glue greater homogeneity, due to which the glue will be distributed over the surface of the wallpaper in a completely even layer.
To make the brush and roller more effective, they must be moistened generously. Due to the presence of moisture, they better absorb the prepared adhesive mass.
Preparation of the workplace
You should prepare a place on the floor in advance where wallpaper glue will be applied to the underside of the wallpaper and where the treated wallpaper will lie for some time to ensure its impregnation. Can also be used as a workplace big table or other convenient surface.
The walls on which the wallpaper will be pasted must be carefully prepared, i.e. the old one must be removed from them finishing material, and a thin layer of glue should be applied to their surface, acting as a primer.
How to apply glue to wallpaper correctly
Talking about how to do preparatory activities, we can move on to the main issue - the correct application of wallpaper glue. Moreover, we will give you our advice in the form of a list. Let's start with a couple of points that immediately precede the adhesive processing process itself. These points are as follows:
- To treat wallpaper with glue, do not use brushes and rollers that were used to prepare the walls: small specks stuck to them can cause unevenness to appear after the finishing material has dried;
- Having cut the wallpaper panels, lay them on prepared work surfaces (floor or table), having previously covered the latter protective layer paper. Be careful when using newspapers for this purpose. Printing ink can be washed off, staining the front side of the panels.
Important subtleties correct application glue are as follows:
- The adhesive mass should be applied in the center of the panel. It should be borne in mind that thin wallpapers require less glue, and thick wallpapers require more, since their absorbency is higher;
- Wallpaper glue applied to the center of the panel using a roller should be distributed over the entire length of the sheet, first along the side farthest from you, and then along the closest one;
- Having finished evenly distributing the adhesive mass, you should re-pass the roller along all edges of the sheet;
- if you are working with thin wallpaper, they can already be glued;
- if the wallpaper is thick, then the sheet should be folded in half with the glued side inward and left to soak for 5-15 minutes (the exact soaking time is usually indicated by the manufacturer). After this time, the wallpaper is ready for gluing.
If drops of glue get on the face of the wallpaper, they can be removed by simply blotting using a sponge.
Non-woven wallpaper is considered a universal coating; both in appearance and in quality, it will suit the average buyer’s taste. True, he may immediately have questions about whether gluing non-woven wallpaper will be difficult, is it possible to do it yourself, is it easier to glue meter-long or standard wallpaper? And how to prepare the surface of the walls for gluing?
The big plus is that non-woven wall lining special care does not need. If it is to be painted, then dispersion and acrylic dyes will look great on it. Most of This wallpaper is not afraid of moisture, so you can wash it using a soap solution.
As for preparing the walls before work, it is very important that the entire surface is of a uniform color and, if possible, that its color does not contrast with the color of the wallpaper.
Some important points in gluing non-woven wallpaper:
- Good non-woven wallpaper has a high-quality edge, which allows you to glue this wallpaper end-to-end. And the adjacent canvases will outwardly look like a continuous coating, and the seam, one might say, will not be visible.
- Wallpaper is prepared only after checking it for defects. Always adhere to this rule: first inspect the entire unfolded roll, and only then cut.
After this, start preparing the tools for gluing.
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Tools for gluing non-woven wallpaper
Everyone who glues wallpaper themselves, with their own hands, has their own list the right tools. But if you are doing this for the first time, or are unhappy with past experience, you can use the following universal list.
Tools for gluing:
- Construction level (if there is a laser level - ideal);
- Roller with long pile;
- 5m tape measure;
- Plastic spatula for rolling wallpaper;
- A sharp knife for cutting wallpaper;
- Narrow spatula (metal);
- Pencil;
- Foam sponge;
- A bucket for glue and a bucket for water.
Perhaps some additional tools may be needed to prepare walls. Wide wallpaper glued using the same tools.
How to properly hang non-woven wallpaper
Non-woven wallpaper is remarkable because it can be glued to virtually any surface - plaster, wood, drywall, chipboard, paper, concrete. Be sure to clean the surface of the walls from the previous coating; if the wall is painted, the paint must also be removed. If you find good reasons not to remove the paint, at least sand the painted wall so that the wallpaper adheres more easily to the surface.
Is it possible to glue non-woven wallpaper onto old wallpaper?
Theoretically, this is possible, but there are some nuances.
How to properly glue non-woven wallpaper onto previous wallpaper:
- The previous coating should be paper and thin;
- Old wallpaper should adhere firmly to the surface of the walls;
- Old wallpaper cannot be much darker than new wallpaper.
It is worth warning that the risks of defects in this case are high. For example, bubbles may appear under the wallpaper, or the wallpaper may begin to peel. It is believed that the service life of the new coating from such gluing is reduced.
Is it necessary to apply glue to non-woven wallpaper?
It happens that during repairs a person is overcome by doubts, and he still smears both the strip and the wall. If, as it happens, you have already smeared the strip, then you do not need to apply glue to the wall. Just wipe it with a cloth at the joints.
But it’s easier to apply it to the wall, and then glue the prepared strip. Many people mistakenly smear the entire surface of the walls, but only the immediate work area is needed. If the wallpaper is meter high, this zone increases.
Is it possible to glue non-woven wallpaper onto non-woven wallpaper?
Use a needle roller to go over the surface as much as possible. more holes formed on the old wallpaper, then the adhesion to the new ones will work better.
Do I need to prime the walls before gluing non-woven wallpaper?
Of course, you should always prime, no matter what kind of wallpaper you glue. And non-woven wallpaper definitely needs to be glued to a primed wall.
A primer is not needed only in the following cases:
- If the repair is temporary, and the wallpaper is, in principle, not intended to last long;
- Wallpaper is light and paper.
Why do you need wall primer? It's simple - it increases the adhesion (that is, cohesion) of materials, they will stick to the base better.
Is it possible to glue non-woven wallpaper onto a concrete wall?
Of course, there is no need to glue it directly to concrete. First, level the surface with your own hands, apply putty and primer.
How to prime a concrete wall:
- Take liquid glue solution. Apply glue evenly in the first layer, and in the second layer the adhesive solution should be thicker.
- Double coating will increase adhesion, which guarantees successful wallpapering.
Without a primer, you can still cope with paper wallpaper relatively successfully, but heavy non-woven wallpaper needs to be glued with a preliminary primer.
Is it possible to glue non-woven wallpaper with an overlap?
If you haven’t glued it this way with your own hands before, you can use the technique of the masters. They glue non-woven wallpaper with an overlap, and then, as the glue is absorbed, they cut a line with a stationery knife according to the level so that the excess tape is removed from the adjacent wallpaper.
It turns out that the joint will be perfect, exactly in the middle of the “overlap”. But still, it’s quite difficult to glue like this, so The best way- butt.
How to glue non-woven wallpaper onto drywall
This sticking will not be radically different in any way. But there are features that are worth considering.
How to properly glue non-woven wallpaper onto a plasterboard wall:
- Make vertical markings on one wall and glue from there;
- When gluing the first sheet onto the drywall, adjust the height;
- Fold the other side of the non-woven wallpaper at an angle;
- If the wallpaper protrudes slightly above plasterboard wall, they can be trimmed later.
Cut off the excess wallpaper with a sharp knife, and the cutting guide will be a flat spatula applied to the wall.
Technology of gluing walls with non-woven wallpaper
After the wall has been primed and the vertical markings have been made, you can start gluing it yourself.
Pasting non-woven wallpaper step by step:
- Mix the wallpaper glue and apply it with a roller to a section of the wall;
- Bring the cut canvas to the wall, you need to start pasting either from the window or from the corner;
- You can smooth the canvas with a plastic spatula;
- If vertical lines are drawn on the wall, the work will go faster;
- Trim off the excess near the floor with a sharp knife.
It’s good if the wallpaper extends 1 or 2 cm onto the baseboard, which is first removed and then put back in place after pasting.
In order for the surface of the corners to be smooth, you need to shape the corners during the puttying process. plastic corners. If the surface of the corners is uneven, the wallpaper will begin to peel off there first.
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Features of gluing non-woven wallpaper
Even if each instruction clearly states several times how to glue, with what glue, and in what order, people often decide to do it on their own.
However: always level and prime the wall. Always mark and cut the blades in advance. Always use special glue without experimenting with its composition.
Is it possible to glue paper wallpaper with non-woven glue?
If there is glue left over from a previous renovation, or for some reason you decided to glue paper wallpaper rather than non-woven wallpaper, then you can use non-woven glue.
The only thing is that paper wallpaper is thinner in structure, so the glue for it should be lighter. In this case, when mixing non-woven glue, you need to pour more water so that it is not so heavy.
Is it possible to paste wallpaper on non-woven wallpaper?
You will need to remove old non-woven wallpaper, be it standard or wide meter. You can remove them if you go over the wallpaper with a needle roller and then moisten it.
If you decide to use a steam generator, be sure to:
- Put on gloves (rubber);
- Tuck your sleeves into gloves;
- Protect the floor from water.
If the old wallpaper is not removed, the fresh glue will begin to absorb into the pores of the old wallpaper, softening old layer glue, which may cause bubbles.
Why non-woven wallpaper peels off
There are several reasons that influence poor-quality wallpaper gluing.
Why do non-woven wallpaper still peel off:
- Poor wall preparation. Even if there are small holes in the wall, the wallpaper may peel off. All defects must be removed, the wall must be leveled and primed.
- Use of unsuitable materials. The wrong glue and the whole job might stop.
- Wrong sticker. Apply glue only to the wall, and only to that part of the wall that will need to be glued in the near future. Glue end to end.
Also, do not resort to forced drying, otherwise the wallpaper will definitely come off. Sometimes this method is used if wide meter wallpaper. But such meter-long wallpaper is glued according to the same principle, and they are also afraid of forced drying.
Bubbles on non-woven wallpaper after gluing
How to glue non-woven wallpaper to prevent bubbles? They appear, as mentioned above, due to insufficient preparation of the wall.
To eliminate bubbles, you need:
- Make an incision on the bubble with a sharp stationery knife;
- After this, try to carefully straighten the wallpaper, fill the syringe with glue and squeeze it through the cut into the wallpaper;
- Straighten the piece of wallpaper well and press it against the wall with a clean cloth.
Wide meter-long wallpaper may also have bubbles after gluing; do not attempt to glue it alone, the risk of bubbles and peeling will be high.
How to properly hang non-woven wallpaper (video)
If you understand how to properly glue non-woven wallpaper, the process itself will not be difficult. After a good primer and correct marking, the stripes will be glued easily, and the process will not be delayed. Quality materials And good preparation walls will provide a good result.
Happy renovation!
No matter how high-quality the renovation is in the apartment, after a while it will be necessary to replace the wall, floor and ceiling coverings. One of the reasons is the natural wear and tear of materials, but no less important - the artistic design of a particular room is simply boring, so you want to change it. Unfortunately, in our time, not every owner can afford to hire a team of qualified specialists to carry out quality repairs V own home or apartment. Therefore, in this article we will try to figure out how to apply glue to wallpaper in order to properly glue it with our own hands.
Preparatory stage of gluing
Before wallpapering, you need to prepare the surface of the walls. For this:
- It is necessary to remove old decorative coatings.
- If the surface of the wall is uneven or there are cracks on it, you will definitely need to putty it, eliminating all visible defects.
- Level the surface for gluing the new decorative covering Priming or gluing special paper to the wall surface will help.
- After all the necessary manipulations have been carried out, the working surface should be smooth and slightly rough. Otherwise - decorative items will not hold up and will quickly become unusable.
What might be useful?
For correct gluing wallpaper you will need following materials and tools:
- Roller.
- Glue.
- Bath.
- Level.
- Putty knife.
- Ladder.
- Insulating tape.
Before gluing, decorative products must be carefully cut into strips of equal size. To solve this task you will need scissors or a utility knife. It is preferable to choose a knife, because if the blade becomes dull during operation, it is very easy to replace it; to do this, simply break the end of the knife. You will need scissors to trim the wallpaper in hard to reach places, for example, near sockets and switches.
Important! The stores also offer a large assortment of special wallpaper knives that you can use. However, if you are not a professional, we do not recommend using them, as you can ruin your wallpaper with it if you make the wrong cut.
Types of wallpaper
After cutting the wallpaper into the pieces you need, you can start gluing them. There are several types of wallpaper that need to be saturated with glue:
- textile;
- paper;
- vinyl.
To glue, you need to apply glue directly to their surface and let them lie folded for several minutes. In all other cases, the adhesive composition is applied directly to the wall surface.
Important! Also, modern manufacturers can offer you a type of wallpaper on the surface of which an adhesive composition has already been applied. Such products just need to be slightly moistened with water.
The drawing on the picture will help you figure out what type of wallpaper you purchased. outside liner icon:
- If a vessel with water and a vertical stripe are drawn, this is the wallpaper that just needs to be moistened with water.
- A brush and a vertical stripe are drawn - these are the coatings on which glue is not applied.
- The vertical strip and the tassel are items that need to be coated with glue and allowed to soak.
It is with the help of these designations that the manufacturer suggests how to apply glue to the wallpaper so that it sticks best to a previously prepared surface and pleases you for the longest possible time.
Applying glue
After purchasing a decorative wall covering, many people have a question: what is the best way to apply glue to wallpaper? To solve this problem you will need a brush or roller. In any hardware store You can choose the tool that best suits you in terms of price and quality.
Important! In terms of convenience, a roller is more preferable. And with a brush you can handle small details.
Choosing a roller for wallpapering
It is best to purchase a wide foam roller for wallpaper glue. If for some reason you do not have the opportunity to acquire such a tool, then a roller made of natural or artificial fur, velor or made of artificial wool can adequately replace it.
Important! Pay attention to the rollers from domestic manufacturer, because they have more affordable price than imported analogues, but in terms of quality they are not particularly different from them.
When choosing a tool, you must take into account that not every roller will fit your bucket. Therefore, you also need to purchase a special bath to completely saturate the instrument with glue. Some stores sell ready-made kits that include a roller and a bath.
Important! Try to purchase a collapsible roller so that after use and the fur coat loses its basic properties this element structures could be replaced.
The gluing process itself
After the wallpaper is completely saturated with the coating applied to its surface adhesive composition, you can proceed directly to the gluing procedure:
- Apply glue to the wall. You need to start gluing from the window area.
Important! Do not forget that the entire quality of the work done will depend on the correct gluing of the first sheet. Take this very seriously.
- To glue the first strip, use building level, it is necessary to take into account the unevenness of the floor and ceiling. There are cases when the ceiling height in one corner differs significantly from the height in the other, so when cutting wallpaper, take a small margin.
- After gluing, the length of the wallpaper can be easily adjusted to fit required parameters using a stationery knife.
- After gluing the wallpaper, you will also need a special plastic spatula - this is a tool with soft and elastic edges that will help get rid of unevenness and blisters on the surface. You need to use this tool carefully; applying too much pressure can tear the wallpaper. If you don’t have such a device, don’t worry, it can be replaced with a brush or rag.
Important! You will also need rags to remove excess glue from the surface of the wallpaper, but for this it is better to use a dry, clean dishwashing sponge.
- Gluing wallpaper from a stool or table is quite inconvenient and dangerous, so experts recommend purchasing a stepladder. If you decide to make such a purchase, then you should choose a ladder made of aluminum, because it is quite durable and light.
Important! To avoid accidents, we recommend turning off the power to the room where wallpapering will be done. If this is not possible, then sockets and switches can be sealed with electrical tape.
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