How to glue vinyl wallpaper?

As soon as someone is going to wallpaper the room with wallpaper, the first thing that comes to mind is to use modern vinyl coverings, because so many enthusiastic user reviews can be found on the network today. Among the most important features of this material are noted not only more than affordable price for any budget, a wide range of colors, strength, resistance to moisture. Such coatings are convenient not only for the living room, but also useful for decorating the kitchen, if you want to create a beautiful, modern, but inexpensive interior. Nevertheless, for all its strength, such material can burst or look on the wall not at all the way you expected. To prevent this from happening, you need to get acquainted with the information on how to glue vinyl wallpaper, and clearly follow all instructions. About them and we will talk in this article, we will go through step by step with the whole process.

to the contents ↑

Preparation of tools and materials for

To paste vinyl wallpapers in a qualitative way, and you did not have to spend too much effort and time on the whole process, prepare everything you need for work.

Tools

The complete set of tools you will need for work corresponds to this list:

• buckets for glue mix and clean water;
• construction level - any tool is suitable;
• ruler, answer, pencil, knife;
• rollers and brushes for spreading glue mixture;
• rollers and brushes for soil application;
• spatula - narrow and wide for leveling the coating;
• sponges and rags - to remove excess glue.

Selection of glue

When choosing a glue for gluing vinyl wallpaper with your own hands, you need to focus on the specific characteristics of the decorative coating. Among such important are:

• thickness of the material;
• its weight;
• structure.

Important! Vinyl wallpaper in its majority is very heavy, so it's better to take special, not universal solutions.

Glue vinyl wallpaper is best with those construction mixes that have already been tested by many users. You can safely include products of such trade marks in the list of suitable solutions:

1. Metylan. Among the building mixtures of this manufacturer you will find special adhesives for plastic wallpapers. Although the same company has universal solutions, which will also be useful in the pasting of these coatings.

Important! Considering a ruler of building mixes of this manufacturer, take note that "Vinyl Premium" is suitable for any type of vinyl coatings, and "Supergranulate" - for those paintings that are made by hot stamping technology.

1. Quelyd. A European company whose products are of consistently high quality. Among the assortment there are glues for light and heavy vinyl wallpaper - "Super Express" and "Spetsvinil" respectively.
2. Kleo. Another brand, with the help of building mixes, many decide to glue vinyl wallpaper. In addition to the choice of a suitable brand of solution( for heavy heavy and for light PVC coatings), it is possible to buy just as much mixture as you need for work, since the spread of packing is very wide.

Important! In addition to these adhesives, solutions from the companies "Lakra", "Moment" are also popular. Therefore, when choosing, be guided by the price that is affordable for you. But at the same time, take note that the glue of really good quality, which will hold the wallpaper on the walls for a long time, can not be very cheap.

to content ↑

Wall preparation

Before gluing vinyl wallpaper, one must understand the peculiarities of this kind of material. They consist in the fact that:

• vinyl is quite dense;
• does not allow air to pass through.

Preventive measures

Based on these factors, it is impossible to do simply by sweeping and aligning the base. Additional measures will be needed to ensure that the air circulation is sufficient:

• Application of antifungal compounds.
• Application of a primer.

After each completed stage of work, it is necessary to make a technical break, so that all the mixtures can dry well. The exact setting time and the possibility of continuing the process, see the information on the packaging from the manufacturer of the mixture used.

Important! Please also note that due to such features of plastic coatings, they can not be used in a children's room. When gluing vinyl wallpaper in the kitchen, you need to think in advance of good ventilation.

Markup

Marking is done over the entire area of ​​the wall, focusing on the width of the roll. In the future, it is through these lines that you will align the strip of material.

To make the markup qualitative:

• use a plumb line, ruler and pencil;
• start work from the corner of the room;
• is extremely precise to withstand the step distance.

Important! At the same stage, you can check and match the height of the ceilings in different parts of the room. This will allow you to cut the material in strips of suitable length. So - to glue vinyl wallpaper will be much easier.

to the contents ↑

How to glue vinyl wallpaper?- Instructions for the work of

Once all the preparatory work and preparations are completed, it's time to proceed directly to the very process of wallpaper gluing. Here, adhere to such an algorithm of actions, so that you do not have any problems:

1. Cut the stripes of wallpaper, focusing on the verified length. Use only a well-sharpened knife to ensure that you do not tear the material.
2. Adding a stack of wallpaper to the wallpaper, move them a width of 10 cm - this will make it easier to take each subsequent cut of material.
3. Dilute the adhesive, clearly observing the proportions recommended by the manufacturer.
4. Choose the optimal technology of pasting. Vinyl wallpapering can occur as with the application of a solution only on walls, and on walls and wallpapers simultaneously. This information is specified directly on the decorative material - see the marking from the manufacturer.

Important! Vinyl wallpaper can be made on paper basis, then it will take up to 5 minutes to absorb after application of the glue. If you took the material on a non-woven basis, then there will not be an additional pause in the work.

1. Begin to further glue the wallpaper, starting from the corner. Precisely apply the stripes along the vertical line of the marking, without making a lap. Butt glue.

Important! Note that when wet vinyl wallpapers are prone to deformation. Therefore, when sticking, operate gently, without stretching the material. Otherwise, it is possible that the pattern is skewed or the formation of sags.

1. Each strip is carefully leveled with a roller and a dry rag, moving from the center to the side and from the top down.

We hope that the information in this article was very useful for you, and now you have become convinced in practice that it's easy to paste vinyl wallpapers with your own hands, creating a cosiness and beauty in your home.