How to glue vinyl wallpapers with your own hands: tools, glue, wall preparation, step-by-step master class

Rules for gluing vinyl wallpaper

So that after pasting the wall remains beautiful, and the vinyl coating holds tight, you need to follow simple rules:

• An important nuance of vinyl wallpaper with rapport - they should be glued joint to joint, making up the picture. Glue directly if marking on the package contains arrows located opposite each other. Otherwise, it is assumed gluing with offset. The distance, in centimeters, by which the contiguous strips must be shifted is indicated on the packaging.
• Before gluing, you need to choose the right glue. It can be a special composition for vinyl wallpaper, if the base is non-woven. For a paper base, an ordinary adhesive mass is sufficient. The main thing is that it has a sufficiently viscous consistency.
• Cloths on the wall are glued from top to bottom. First, a portion is pressed along the longitudinal axis. Then you need to drive out the excess glue and air. To do this, use a roller or dry clean rags.
• The edges are smeared especially carefully. A well-executed counter docking assumes that the joints are rolled with a special narrow rubber roller or pressed with rags. To remove glue means to get rid of stains on the walls.

In addition to the general rules on how to glue, the type of basis of vinyl wallpaper influences. It can be paper or non-woven. And if in the first case the canvas is lighter, then the non-woven vinyl wallpaper, which has a foamed relief coating, is heavy, thick, and this must be taken into account.

Features depending on the basis

What is the best way to glue vinyl wallpapers?

The choice depends on the type of material that forms the basis of vinyl paintings. If this is paper, you can use PVA glue, but it is difficult to achieve quality, since under its own weight the strips will slowly slip. The use of a paste is also not recommended, since the substance from flour and starch is a suitable environment for the life of microorganisms. So how to glue wallpaper so that they do not move away from the wall?

Non-woven

Specialized mixtures are used, which include modified starch. And so that mold does not appear, components are used that, in addition to antiseptic action, increase viscosity and adhesive ability.

Paper based

The use of adhesives for paper wallpaper is allowed. But this is when there are no foamed relief elements on the surface of the canvas that weight the wallpaper. If painting is expected, this method will not work.But when it comes to a surface with a colored pattern, glue for paper wallpapers can be used.

IMPORTANT! Adhesive consumption is usually indicated on the adhesive packaging. But it depends on the type of surface and the basis of the wallpaper. The average consumption is 180 g of dry matter per 4-5 rolls.

Instruments

To perform all necessary actions, you should have at hand:

• dishes for the preparation of glue;
• rollers for squeezing out excess glue and air;
• plastic wrap to cover the floor;
• dry rags to ensure cleanliness;
• narrow rollers for rolling the oncoming dock;
• a wallpaper knife, pencil or ballpoint pen;
• measuring ruler and guide for cutting strips;
• wide spatula, which is useful for fitting the canvas;
• special corner rubber roller for rolling inside corners.

All this must be prepared before gluing vinyl wallpapers, regardless of the type of base.

Training

Before finalizing the interior, do the following:

1. Decide on the selection of vinyl wallpaper and glue.
2. Prepare the surface.
3. Remove all the consequences of the repair.
4. Cover the floor with polyethylene.
5. Turn off the electricity.
6. Remove covers for sockets and switches.
7. Buy the necessary tool.

In addition, before gluing the wallpaper you need to familiarize yourself with the recommendations for diluting glue and preparing wall surfaces.

How to dilute glue?

Dry granules are poured into water. The solution is constantly mixed manually or using a special nozzle on a drill or screwdriver. Cooking recommendations are on the packaging. The main thing is not to knead the whole pack. A sufficient amount for three to four bands.

Surface preparation

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You can not glue vinyl wallpaper on paint, old wallpaper, polystyrene. The canvas will not hold on OSB, tile and laminated panels. Concrete walls are suitable, but if they are uneven, defects are eliminated by puttying. Strips are glued onto drywall constructions without preliminary preparation if the surface is clean. Before gluing, remove any residues:

• old wallpaper;
• limes;
• paints or whitewash;
• oil stains and dirt;
• all unnecessary.

You need to clean as thoroughly as possible, until the plaster is removed and a new layer is applied. The surface must be primed.

Wall Sticking Technology

When cutting strips, you must take into account the presence of a drawing. If necessary, glue with a shift, the stock is taken into account, which is laid in order to fit the pattern. Strips are glued butt to butt without overlap. If the base is non-woven, you do not need to lubricate the stripes. The sequence of actions is reduced to four stages.

1. Stage 1: layout and layout of the walls.
   You need to glue from the window. For this, the strip width is measured and a vertical line is drawn along the level or plumb line. The entire wall is marked, which gives an understanding of how many strips need to be prepared.
   
   
2. Stage 2: wallpaper preparation.
   The stripes are spread on the floor. The drawing is customized. The length is 3-5 cm longer than the height of the ceilings or the width of the room (if the ceiling is glued). A number of strips is prepared so that the finished glue is used up.
   
   
3. Stage 3: gluing.
   The top of the strip is applied to the smeared wall. A roller or fabric presses the central part along the longitudinal axis to the very bottom. In the same way, residual air and excess glue are expelled from the middle to the edges.
   
   
4. The joints, the upper and lower ends are rolled with a narrow roller, the protruding glue is removed with a rag.
   
5. Stage 4: final.
   The excess is cut off with a wallpaper knife along the attached wide metal spatula.
   

What to do with hard to reach places?

The technology for gluing external and internal corners is a specific process that involves the use of special tools. Pasting the walls around the window (door) openings and behind the batteries, you need to measure and cut out the necessary pieces in advance.

In the photo there is a scheme for gluing wallpaper around outlets and switches:

In the photo, the scheme for gluing wallpaper behind the radiator:

Step by step instructions for gluing the ceiling

Stripes of vinyl wallpaper are glued from window to entrance. Direction - across the length of the room. The technology is similar, but has a number of features.

Video guide step by step

For clarity, it makes sense to watch a specially shot video, which details how to glue vinyl wallpapers on the wall and ceiling.

How much do vinyl wallpapers dry?

The room must remain closed during the day. Draft leads to overdrying. Forced heating is also undesirable, and the use of heaters is prohibited. In a day it will be possible to open windows and doors. But if it’s cold outside and the room is not heated, you will have to wait 2-3 days.

Having done everything as described above, everyone can glue vinyl wallpapers with their own hands, and save money.