How to hang a carpet on the wall?

Until recently, carpets decorated both floors and walls of the room. But recently the fashion for them has somewhat faded, although in some cases such products are still relevant. Why hang carpets on the wall? As a decor, he is preferred by the adherents of the oriental style. In addition, such products absorb noise, protect the walls from the cold and just make the room cozy. Modern models differ significantly from those used by our grandmothers, both in colors and materials. Now in a fashion geometric forms and patterns, and wool with success replace various synthetic materials. But regardless of the material, the product needs to be taken care of properly so that it does not lose its appearance. If decorative textiles are incorrectly hung on the wall, then wrinkles, creases, and holes can form on it, and it quickly deteriorates. How to properly hang a carpet on the wall? There are several ways to fix the carpet on the wall. We'll look at them in this article.

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Highlights of mounting

Before proceeding directly to the process, the following must be observed:

• Do not hang the product close to or on the ceiling, as this may damage the wiring. It is necessary to retreat from the ceiling for a distance of 15-20 cm.
• Such products need periodic cleaning. So it is necessary that the mount can withstand this.
• Determine where the product has top and bottom. In some drawings it does not matter, but sometimes the layout is important.

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Hanging with a hammer and nails

The fastest and easiest way to hang a tapestry is to simply pin it over the top with nails. The distance between the nails is about 20 cm.

Important! Hanging the decorative canvas in this way, you should understand that there are holes on the product and on the wall, which will have to be masked if you want to take the product off.

This method is suitable for long pile products in which nail heads will not be visible.

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Using the

rail If you do not want to make holes everywhere, then you can use a wooden rail. How to hang a carpet on a wall on a rail?

1. The wooden rail is attached with dowels to the wall. If the width of the decorative product is the same as the width of the room, then the dowels can be hidden in the corners.
2. Directly attached to the rail is a tapestry.
3. In order to keep the product better in shape, it can be secured with one more wooden rack from below.

Important! When choosing a rail, note that the product will lag behind the wall by the thickness of this very rod, so it's best to choose a copy thinner.

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On the rings

Special rings are considered to be a good carpet attachment to the wall. They can be bought in the hardware store, and then:

1. The rings must be sewn on the inside of the tapestry on the top edge at the same distance from each other. Sewing should be strong threads, for example, silk.
2. Calculate this step between the rings, so that the weight of the product is evenly distributed between the fasteners and there are no ugly folds or sagging.
3. On the wall you need to mark the points where the fasteners will be driven. This can be done with a long ruler.
4. You can drive a carnation into the wall and hang special rings on them. But here you have to do a lot of holes in the wall. In addition, over time, the tapestry will begin to sag between the nails and assemble into ugly folds. It is better to nail a wooden bar and already hang rings on it.

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We hang on the line or wire

How to fix the carpet on the wall if you do not want to hang it on the rings? In this case, you can use a nylon line and a wire:

1. To do this, a seam with a kapron thread with a stitch length of about 5 mm is made on the back of the textile product along its upper edge.
2. A strong steel wire is passed through the seam.
3. Wear this all on small carnations, driven into a wooden bar.

Important! The plus of this method is that the weight of the product is evenly distributed over the entire length of the rail and there is no wrinkling or creasing.

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Using hooks

How to hang a carpet on a wall without nails? We will be helped by hooks for clothes, an old box or just pieces of thick cardboard plus a good reliable adhesive. This method also justifies itself when the question arises, how to hang a carpet on a concrete wall without drilling:

• Cut out squares about 4 * 4 cm from the cardboard.
• Sew them with a nylon thread or a fishing line for clothes.
• Make markings on the wall, glue these hooks, sewn on cardboard, at the same distance from each other.
• Sew to the tapestry from the wrong side of the ring or make eyelets of strong threads at the same distance.

Important! You can also buy carpet loops from metal. They are metal rings with ears. For these very ears they are sewn to the wrong side of the product.

• Hang the decorative fabric on the eyelets.

Important! This method does not seem reliable. Nevertheless, products hung in this way, for a long time, regardless of their weight and material.

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How to hang a carpet on a wall of plasterboard?

The peculiarity of this material is that it is impossible to drive nails into it. This can lead to drywall drywall. An incorrectly fixed tapestry can fall and ruin the wall. How to fix the carpet on the wall of plasterboard? It is best to hang a decorative cloth with special dowels and screws. For this:

• If the decorative sheet is not very heavy, then for its fastening use self-tapping screws. With the help of screws it is possible to fix woven textiles with the help of rings, fishing line or wire.

Important! When buying screws, pay attention to their length. After tightening, the end of the screw should not protrude from the other side.

• If the product has a lot of weight, then the best anchorage for the carpet to the wall is a special butterfly dowel. Their peculiarity is that when they are twisted they open from the back of the sheet and form a stop that is able to withstand more weight. To do this, make a hole in the wall with the same diameter as the fastener. Insert the dowel into the hole and slowly twist. When the pattern opens, the dowel is pressed into the wall and the screw is screwed to the end. Decorative cloth is hung with steel wire.

As you can see, the way to fix the carpet to the wall is not so small. What kind of preference - decide for yourself, based on whether you allow the drilling of the wall or not, how long will you have this design of the room. Then the choice will be much easier.