Wallpaper – perhaps the most common wall decoration in houses, apartments and offices. Knowledge of the process technology will help to save significantly on repair. Moreover, the matter is completely not difficult. The walls are prepared before gluing.
It is necessary to remove the old wallpaper and in the case of cracks, they put them in. Then, with the help of a grater, grinded a cursed surface. Remains are removed using a brush. The next stage is a primer. She is required because she will connect the wallpaper with the wall.
The primer needs to be poured into a suitable dish and wet the roller in it, walk along the wall, starting from the edge of the wall, from top to bottom. The lines need to go through several times for good wall impregnation. Thus, the wall for gluing is ready.
The process of work
Before buying wallpaper, you need to determine the area of the sealed room. Many just in case acquire one roll more. When cutting, it is advised to cut the canvas with a small margin by about 10 centimeters. Excessive length is needed to combine the picture on two nearby canvases, if such a need is available. After cutting the paintings, the glue should be diluted.
According to the rules – water is taken depending on the density of the wallpaper, if the wallpaper is dense, the liquid is added a little. A clean bucket is necessary for glue, the glue is diluted in accordance with the attached instructions.
To apply glue, you can use both a brush and a roller. It is better to apply glue at once on a few canvases.
This will significantly reduce the waiting time, since a certain time is allocated for each canvas to impregnate glue. One of the parts is folded on 2/3, the other folds on 1/3. The glue part was completely closed, you can turn the canvas into a roll. Time is given to impregnate glue.
Glue the wallpaper begins from any of the corners. Experts recommend starting from the window. First, they draw a flat vertical line (for this, a plumb line or level used in construction is used). The level must be regularly checked.
Depending on the choice, the wallpaper will joke with each other or overlapping. In order to avoid bubbles, a soft brush or roller, the air remaining under the wallpaper, you need to move either horizontally or a Christmas tree.
Extra centimeters
The edges that remains superfluous should be cut off. The easiest way is to press the edge to the ceiling with a flat object, then peel off the excess part and cut off. Can be cut off with both scissors and a clerical knife, pressing the wallpaper with a spatula.