Everyone who makes repairs with their own hands, wonders how to glue non-woven wallpaper, and not in vain. The procedure has a number of characteristic features, and if they are not taken into account, the quality of work will suffer. The recommendations below will avoid any marriage. Wallpapers will not fall off, they will not swell up, they will be glued evenly and will retain an attractive appearance for many years.
Rules for self-sticking non-woven wallpaper
The pasting technique involves the application of generally accepted rules and regulations. In addition, you need to take into account the characteristics of non-woven finishing materials. They are wider than paper, and have a greater mass. All you need to know is that the non-woven fabric is not inflated, and the pattern is preserved:
- Before pasting the wall, it is necessary to putty (if the panels are uneven) and primed.
- The direction of the picture is indicated on the packaging with special symbols.
- Alignment of the pattern on the edges is performed in accordance with the instructions (straight line - all strips are glued in one direction; reversible - in the opposite direction).
- Flizelinovye fragments are pressed to the wall from top to bottom, smoothed with a dry cloth, the joints are rolled with a special rubber roller.
- Glue to smear on the wall. Flizelin allows you not to put it on the back side of the canvas base.
- The technology involves the gluing of strips without seams (butt joint, without overlap).
The temperature in the building during drying should be constant. The large weight of non-woven finishes requires that the adhesive has an appropriate thickness and viscosity. Wallpapers do not wrinkle, if after gluing the surface smooth with rollers or clean rags.
What wallpaper glue is better to choose for non-woven wallpaper?
Paper is used as a base for wallpaper, which allows the use of starch-containing compounds. You can glue with the help of PVA glue or specialized mixtures. If there are polymer components in their composition, then such wallpaper can be glued to drywall or cork without puttying. Now mixtures are sold that will include antibacterial additives that do not allow mold and fungus to appear.
This problem is solved primer. Before you glue, you need to consider the thickness, size and weight of the strips. If we are talking about massive non-woven wallpaper, then when gluing is used thick (viscous) solution. Light can be glued to the liquid. If the surface of the wall has not puttied shells, glue having increased thickness is used. Recipe of preparation is indicated in the instructions for use.
What tools are needed?
Should prepare in advance. Required inventory and tools. Before you start working with non-woven materials, you need to think about what glue to glue, and what you need to do. The process could not be completed successfully without:
- wide brushes or rollers for applying a sticky composition;
- wallpaper knives and a wide spatula for trimming the ends of the strips;
- special equipment (electronic levels, construction plumbs or levels);
- glue preparation containers;
- clean dry rags to smooth the surface of the wallpaper;
- office scissors;
- narrow rubber rollers for rolling seams (joints);
- pencils or ballpoint pens for marking.
All of the above should be available. The list does not list the tools required for the preparatory work.
Proper preparation for sticking
General requirements state that before you glue non-woven wallpaper, you must:
- To clean the floor, and even better to lay cellophane on it. This will save time on cleaning.
- All electrical outlets are insulated.
- Removing the cover sockets and switches, the room is de-energized.
- If there is not enough natural lighting in the room, “glasses” with sockets and switches are sealed with masking tape, which is then removed.
All necessary equipment must be serviceable, clean, and better new.
How to dilute glue?
Preparation is best done immediately before glueing non-woven wallpaper. Pre-cut strips of the required length. Dry granulated mixture is poured into a dry container. Then it is filled with the necessary amount of water. In this case, it is necessary to continuously stir the resulting mass until the granules completely dissolve, keeping track of the consistency.
IMPORTANT! The recipe indicated on the wallpaper glue package is designed for the whole pack, and it is not advisable to dilute the glue in advance. Over time, it thickens. The optimal amount is 4-5 lanes.
Surface preparation
Non-woven wallpaper can be glued to:
- concrete panels;
- plastered brick walls;
- plywood or OSB;
- drywall or other prepared surface.
Laminated chipboard surfaces will not work, since such a surface does not absorb glue, and there will not be sufficient adhesion to non-woven elements. It is important to remove the remnants of the previous coverage:
- paints;
- decorative plaster;
- dry plaster;
- lime whitewash;
- old wallpaper.
The surface is cleared of dirt, oily stains and dust, leveled (plastered) and primed. Only after that you can begin to glue non-woven wallpaper.
The algorithm for sticking on the walls do it yourself
First, the wall is coated with glue. The width of the treated surface is greater than the width of the roll. It is necessary to lubricate with a special soft roller or a wide thick brush. Preparing the strip, take into account the need to customize the picture. To glue non-woven wallpaper need to butt joint.
Stage 1: wall layout and layout
The roll width is measured from the window, and a vertical strip is drawn along the level or plumb line. This is a guideline so that fragments and joints are smooth. Marking the wall along the entire length, you can determine the required number of solid strips, which should be cut in advance.
Stage 2: wallpaper preparation
If non-woven wallpaper glue without matching patterns, fragments are cut with a small margin in length (5-7 cm more than the height of the ceiling). When you want to adjust the picture, the stock is made large by the amount indicated on the packaging of non-woven wallpaper opposite the corresponding symbol.
Stage 3: Sticking
The pasting process starts from the window. When applying fragments, it is necessary to ensure that they are vertical. To do this, put on the wall markup.
When gluing non-woven wallpaper glue cover only the wall. If the canvases are heavy (with vinyl), it may be necessary to apply glue to the wall and to the wallpaper.
Rolling with a roller or smoothing it with a rag, they press the middle of the strip along the entire length, after unrolling the wallpaper.
The remaining air and excess glue are driven out from the axis to the edges, which are rolled through a narrow special roller for tight grip. Overlaps should not be.
Stage 4: Final
All the protruding parts of the fragment are cut with a wallpaper knife. To make the cut even, a wide metal spatula is applied to the cutting line. Below you can leave the wallpaper as it is, as after gluing the plinth is installed, hiding defects.
How to glue in problem areas?
These places include:
- inside and outside corners;
- bay windows, arches;
- areas above door and window openings;
- chimneys for batteries, etc.
To glue non-woven wallpaper in these places, you need to prepare in advance the elements that are suitable in shape and size.
The photo shows a sizing of wallpaper around outlets and switches:
On the photo there is a pattern of wallpaper behind the radiator:
Features sticky meter wallpaper
There are several factors characteristic of one meter wide non-woven wallpaper:
- Glue is applied only on the wall.
- If mistakes are made, you can remove the fresh canvas, and glue it again.
- It is difficult to do work alone.
- Flizelin allows you to adjust the joints by smoothing.
Step by Step Guide to Ceiling Wrapping
The process has a number of features. The stripes are laid across the width of the room from window to door. The complexity can cause the place of fixing the chandelier, but it can be solved.
Video instruction
For clarity, before glueing non-woven wallpaper is recommended to view the video. Where it is told about all technological nuances of the process.
How much dry non-woven wallpaper?
It all depends on the temperature in the room. The higher it is, the longer it takes to dry completely. Usually it is 6-10 hours. At this time there should be no drafts in the room.
The pasting procedure is simple and can be carried out independently, without the involvement of a professional construction team. Non-woven wallpaper ready for painting, which is a definite plus. The only thing you need for quality repair - accuracy and the above instructions.
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