At the stage of wall decoration with wallpaper, it is very important to determine the starting point from which work will begin. On how correctly the location of the first strip will be chosen, the aesthetics of the appearance of the repaired room depends. Any room has its own nuances - various sources of lighting, design features - niches, ledges, corners, window and doorways. In addition, there are certain requirements for the installation of various types of wallpaper - paper, vinyl, non-woven. Only after all the individual characteristics of a particular room and the material used are taken into account, it is possible to decide where to start gluing wallpaper. Consider the various methods that may be appropriate in a particular case.
There are several options for wallpapering - from the window, from the corner, from the door, from the largest opening or other object. The definition of the starting point depends on the type of material and the characteristics of the particular room.
From the window
In Soviet times, the wallpaper was thin, the strips overlapped, and it was important to stick them so that the light falling from the window did not create shadows in the area of the seams. That is why pasting started from the window. Today, there are many options for selling dense, embossed wallpapers that can be glued end-to-end without fear that they will disperse. And it is simply impossible to glue them with an overlap - the seams will be too thick and sloppy. Therefore, when choosing the starting point, it is more advisable to focus directly on the features of the room itself. This gluing method is suitable for rooms with natural light - a hall, a bedroom, a kitchen. Thus, light will fall on the joints, and unnecessary shadows will not form. This will create a visually holistic canvas, which could well be mistaken for seamless. If the room is elongated and the window is on a short wall, then when you sticker wallpaper with a pattern, it will be easier to create a symmetrical design. Patterns will start from the corners of long walls, and the curtains will act as a unifying accent.
From the corner
Wallpapering from the corner is not the easiest way. It is used when window and doorways are so skewed that it catches your eye. Or when the window in the room is missing. For example, in the hallway.Gluing wallpaper in this way is convenient only with perfectly even angles, but it is very rare for corridors. The same method is suitable when pasting cabinets in which there is no window, or if the wall stands out with contrasting wallpaper. In this case, this is the only possible option.
Working with an angle has the following features - the first strip should be fixed not directly in the line of the junction of the walls, but at a distance equal to the width of the wallpaper minus a couple of cm. At this point, draw a line, which becomes the initial reference point. With this approach, neatly and quietly docking the wallpaper in the corner is much easier.
From a larger object in two directions
When there are several door and window openings in a room, it is even more difficult to determine the starting point. In this case, it is better to adhere to such advice - we select the largest landmark and move from it in both directions.
If there is a bay window in the room, it is better to start gluing the wallpaper in two directions from the structural recess.
Choosing the beginning of wallpapering on the ceiling
There are two main ways of wallpapering the ceiling. Strips can be placed in the direction of:
from the beginning of the junction of the wall with the ceiling;
from the center.
The first method is much simpler; it does not require special skill. Stripes overlap one after another. But the last strip almost always has to be cut, and this does not look very aesthetically pleasing, especially if there is a pronounced pattern on the wallpaper. In this case, it is better to give preference to the second method. When gluing from the center, it is easier to achieve symmetry - the extreme canvases will be the same width and the pattern will look harmonious and natural. The center of the surface is determined using two threads stretched along the diagonals of the ceiling and draw a straight line perpendicular to the wall. Next, half the width of the roll departs from it in both directions and outlines the boundaries of the first strip.
Basic rules for wallpapering
During the installation of wallpaper, certain rules must be observed.
Wall preparation
Wall preparation is a mandatory and necessary stage. It is unacceptable to glue wallpaper on an old coating or uneven base. It will not be possible to create an aesthetic surface and the result will most likely disappoint you. Of course, if a similar effect was not planned.
Necessary actions in preparing the foundation:
take out the furniture or cover it with a protective film;
turn off the electricity and unscrew the covers of sockets and switches;
remove all the decor from the walls - paintings, watches, candlesticks, hanging shelves;
cover the floor if you plan to leave the previous coating;
remove old coating. Tear off the wallpaper, if they do not give in - soak them with hot water and remove them with a spatula. In especially difficult cases, you can resort to a needle roller. If the wall is painted, remove the top coat of paint with a drill with an emery nozzle or special chemicals;
smooth uneven places with putty. If the spot method is not enough, apply the material to the entire surface. After drying, treat the layer of the mixture with sandpaper and remove the dust that has formed.
What materials and tools will be required
In order not to be distracted during work, immediately prepare everything you need. You will need:
laser level - to control the vertical. You can use a plumb line - we attach the load to a long thread and fix it at the top of the wall. To avoid inaccuracies, take a thread of sufficient length - it should reach the floor;
pencil - necessary for marking. You can take a marker;
a roller for applying adhesive to the walls;
a brush - for smearing corners and hard-to-reach areas - behind the batteries;
glue dilution tank - its size should correspond to the size of the roller;
soft rags and sponges - for smoothing wallpapers and removing protruding glue. You can roll wallpaper with a dry roller;
plastic spatula - for work in hard-to-reach places;
wide metal spatula for cutting the wallpaper edge at the junction of the wall with the floor and ceiling;
Stationery or construction knife for cutting the canvas.
How to mark a vertical on uneven walls
If the wall is uneven, you can mark the vertical with a load. To do this, hang the load on the rope, and make a loop at the other end of the cord. Without sparing chalk, we rub the rope and hang it on a nail driven in under the very ceiling. Slightly pull the rope from below, holding the hooked weight and release. As a result, an even strip of chalk remains on the wall.
Glue application
In the reign of paper wallpaper, glue was applied directly to strips of material. Wallpaper should have been slightly soaked with adhesive. This process was rather inconvenient and time-consuming. It was necessary to provide enough space on the floor - for unfolding the material. When smearing, the floor around the strip got dirty, and the remaining glue had to be wiped every time so as not to spoil the following cuts.
Modern non-woven and vinyl wallpapers do not need to be applied directly to the canvas. It is good enough to coat the walls, and the material is easily fixed. If the joints are not stuck, you can additionally apply the composition to them already on the wall.
How to glue corners
For high-quality pasting of the corner, the following conditions must be observed:
prepare corners - align them as much as possible with the help of building mixtures. You can use plastic or metal corners with fiberglass reinforcing mesh. They need to be fixed with putty. This technology allows you to align the corners as much as possible;
it is necessary to stick strips with an overlap, slightly bending one of them and covering the first section with adjacent ones;
if there is a pronounced pattern on the wallpaper, its lines should be neatly aligned;
You need to carefully level the wallpaper to hide existing defects and avoid creases and tears.For this work, you need to use a special roller, plastic or rubber spatula.
The nuances of pasting the walls behind the radiator and above the window
The most difficult work begins at the moment of pasting the wall behind the radiator. If the wallpaper is applied to the wall before installing the batteries, then the only difficulty will be to correctly measure the pieces of wallpaper and combine the pattern well. But such a situation is possible only when finishing a completely new apartment immediately after the delivery of the house. Otherwise, you will either have to remove the radiators, which in itself is a difficult task, or paste over these places with small pieces of wallpaper.
You can completely abandon the application of wallpaper and hide the unsightly area with curtains. This option is only suitable if the curtains are tight enough and reach the floor. If we use Roman curtains or cafes, it will not be possible to hide the visible defects of the repair. Therefore, it is worth trying and decorating this part of the wall with the same material as the rest of the space.
Step-by-step instruction:
Dismantling the battery - it is better to invite a specialist, but if necessary, you can cope on your own. Before starting work, close the hot water tap and check valve. Be sure to place a container to collect water. The battery can only be removed after draining the water completely. If the cranes are old, leave the work to specialists - you may have to turn off the entire riser.
We eliminate surface defects - we remove the growths of old paint and plaster with a hammer and a chisel, paying particular attention to the border with the baseboard.
Putty small cracks and potholes. 4. Level the surface with plaster. We stop work for several days until the coating dries completely. It will take about a week.
Primer the surface to increase adhesive properties. We apply the composition in 2 layers, each of which must completely dry.
We measure the cuts of wallpaper, so as to combine the picture. Glue the cuts on both sides so that an unaesthetic connection is hidden behind the radiator. We put glue on the wall and press the prepared pieces. Excess cloth is removed with the help of an office or construction knife. Wipe the exposed glue with a soft, natural cloth.
To glue strips above the window opening, carefully measure the cuts. Best of all, if the vertical bar on top will go into this space. To do this, cut a corner in it. This option allows you to gently go around the window.
When using lambrequins, you can refuse to stick the zone above the window. But if you want to change the style of the curtains, you have to re-glue all the wallpaper - the old stripes during this time can change color.
Wallpaper Drying Time
The drying time of the wallpaper depends on the quality and composition of the material, as well as on the indoor microclimate. The higher the humidity, the longer it will take to dry. For single-layer paper canvases, 12 hours is enough. If the canvas consists of several layers - such as "duplex" or "triplex", it can take 2 days to dry.
Vinyl wallpapers with paper backing dry in 18-24 hours. The same non-woven vinyl can dry from 24 to 48 hours.
It should be noted that in the first couple of days only evaporation of moisture occurs, the glue polymerization process continues even longer. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid airing for several more days and not to allow drafts, since the wallpaper can peel off.
Changes in humidity and temperature should also be avoided. At this time, you can pay attention to the quality of the new coating, glue the removed corners.
When you can open windows and ventilate the room
Windows and doors should be kept closed during the entire drying period of the wallpaper, since accelerated drying of the adhesive can lead to peeling of the material.So you save yourself from the extra work of gluing wallpaper. From drafts and sudden changes in temperature, the canvas can partially lag behind the walls or completely move away. Peeled off wallpaper most often becomes unusable and materials for decoration will need to be purchased again. Keep the windows closed for 2-3 days. Some types of wallpaper require an even longer period.
It is necessary to take into account the drying time of the adhesive composition. In modern materials, this period is quite short. But for their drying, it takes at least 36 hours, subject to a normal microclimate, and with high humidity and low temperature it may take two days.
It is unacceptable to artificially accelerate the drying process of wallpaper. Never turn on heaters or fans.
If repairs are made in the summer and no temperature difference is expected, then some types of wallpaper - vinyl and even non-woven can be glued with open windows.
How to glue wallpaper in a room with a stretch ceiling
Before you start wallpapering in a room with a stretch ceiling, it is necessary to carry out preparatory work - take out the furniture, protect the edges of the ceiling with masking tape. This will prevent the adhesive or primer from getting onto the film or fabric. If the ceiling profile is fixed on old wallpaper, a neat incision must be made along the edge of the finishing material. We protect the ceiling with a wide roller and draw a line with a clerical knife. The notch should be even and clear. After that, we moisten the old wallpaper and remove them from the wall.
We clean the walls of dirt to improve the quality of adhesion of wallpaper to the surface, primer the base. This will avoid excessive consumption of glue, will not allow the wallpaper to get dirty. The area near the ceiling is primed as carefully as possible, since dried drops will be difficult to remove.
If the ceiling is framed by a baguette, you can cut the old wallpaper along its line and stick new overlap.After that, the excess material is cut with a clerical knife. Be sure to use a wide spatula at this point. Any careless movement can lead to cuts on the stretch sheet and its complete deterioration.
Conclusion
If you want the newly glued wallpaper to look properly, correctly determine the point - where the work will begin, and proceed to its implementation. Some mistakenly believe that such a professional job can be done exclusively by a professional, but if you wish, you can completely do it yourself. Use the tips provided in this article, and the result will undoubtedly please you.
At the stage of wall decoration with wallpaper, it is very important to determine the starting point from which work will begin. On how correctly the location of the first strip will be chosen, the aesthetics of the appearance of the repaired room depends. Any room has its own nuances - various sources of lighting, design features - niches, ledges, corners, window and doorways. In addition, there are certain requirements for the installation of various types of wallpaper - paper, vinyl, non-woven. Only after all the individual characteristics of a particular room and the material used are taken into account, it is possible to decide where to start gluing wallpaper. Consider the various methods that may be appropriate in a particular case.
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Features of choosing a starting point for walls
There are several options for wallpapering - from the window, from the corner, from the door, from the largest opening or other object. The definition of the starting point depends on the type of material and the characteristics of the particular room.
From the window
In Soviet times, the wallpaper was thin, the strips overlapped, and it was important to stick them so that the light falling from the window did not create shadows in the area of the seams. That is why pasting started from the window. Today, there are many options for selling dense, embossed wallpapers that can be glued end-to-end without fear that they will disperse. And it is simply impossible to glue them with an overlap - the seams will be too thick and sloppy. Therefore, when choosing the starting point, it is more advisable to focus directly on the features of the room itself. This gluing method is suitable for rooms with natural light - a hall, a bedroom, a kitchen. Thus, light will fall on the joints, and unnecessary shadows will not form. This will create a visually holistic canvas, which could well be mistaken for seamless. If the room is elongated and the window is on a short wall, then when you sticker wallpaper with a pattern, it will be easier to create a symmetrical design. Patterns will start from the corners of long walls, and the curtains will act as a unifying accent.
From the corner
Wallpapering from the corner is not the easiest way. It is used when window and doorways are so skewed that it catches your eye. Or when the window in the room is missing. For example, in the hallway.Gluing wallpaper in this way is convenient only with perfectly even angles, but it is very rare for corridors. The same method is suitable when pasting cabinets in which there is no window, or if the wall stands out with contrasting wallpaper. In this case, this is the only possible option.
Working with an angle has the following features - the first strip should be fixed not directly in the line of the junction of the walls, but at a distance equal to the width of the wallpaper minus a couple of cm. At this point, draw a line, which becomes the initial reference point. With this approach, neatly and quietly docking the wallpaper in the corner is much easier.
From a larger object in two directions
When there are several door and window openings in a room, it is even more difficult to determine the starting point. In this case, it is better to adhere to such advice - we select the largest landmark and move from it in both directions.
Choosing the beginning of wallpapering on the ceiling
There are two main ways of wallpapering the ceiling. Strips can be placed in the direction of:
The first method is much simpler; it does not require special skill. Stripes overlap one after another. But the last strip almost always has to be cut, and this does not look very aesthetically pleasing, especially if there is a pronounced pattern on the wallpaper. In this case, it is better to give preference to the second method. When gluing from the center, it is easier to achieve symmetry - the extreme canvases will be the same width and the pattern will look harmonious and natural. The center of the surface is determined using two threads stretched along the diagonals of the ceiling and draw a straight line perpendicular to the wall. Next, half the width of the roll departs from it in both directions and outlines the boundaries of the first strip.
Basic rules for wallpapering
During the installation of wallpaper, certain rules must be observed.
Wall preparation
Wall preparation is a mandatory and necessary stage. It is unacceptable to glue wallpaper on an old coating or uneven base. It will not be possible to create an aesthetic surface and the result will most likely disappoint you. Of course, if a similar effect was not planned.
Necessary actions in preparing the foundation:
What materials and tools will be required
In order not to be distracted during work, immediately prepare everything you need. You will need:
How to mark a vertical on uneven walls
If the wall is uneven, you can mark the vertical with a load. To do this, hang the load on the rope, and make a loop at the other end of the cord. Without sparing chalk, we rub the rope and hang it on a nail driven in under the very ceiling. Slightly pull the rope from below, holding the hooked weight and release. As a result, an even strip of chalk remains on the wall.
Glue application
In the reign of paper wallpaper, glue was applied directly to strips of material. Wallpaper should have been slightly soaked with adhesive. This process was rather inconvenient and time-consuming. It was necessary to provide enough space on the floor - for unfolding the material. When smearing, the floor around the strip got dirty, and the remaining glue had to be wiped every time so as not to spoil the following cuts.
Modern non-woven and vinyl wallpapers do not need to be applied directly to the canvas. It is good enough to coat the walls, and the material is easily fixed. If the joints are not stuck, you can additionally apply the composition to them already on the wall.
How to glue corners
For high-quality pasting of the corner, the following conditions must be observed:
The nuances of pasting the walls behind the radiator and above the window
The most difficult work begins at the moment of pasting the wall behind the radiator. If the wallpaper is applied to the wall before installing the batteries, then the only difficulty will be to correctly measure the pieces of wallpaper and combine the pattern well. But such a situation is possible only when finishing a completely new apartment immediately after the delivery of the house. Otherwise, you will either have to remove the radiators, which in itself is a difficult task, or paste over these places with small pieces of wallpaper.
You can completely abandon the application of wallpaper and hide the unsightly area with curtains. This option is only suitable if the curtains are tight enough and reach the floor. If we use Roman curtains or cafes, it will not be possible to hide the visible defects of the repair. Therefore, it is worth trying and decorating this part of the wall with the same material as the rest of the space.
Step-by-step instruction:
4. Level the surface with plaster. We stop work for several days until the coating dries completely. It will take about a week.
To glue strips above the window opening, carefully measure the cuts. Best of all, if the vertical bar on top will go into this space. To do this, cut a corner in it. This option allows you to gently go around the window.
Wallpaper Drying Time
The drying time of the wallpaper depends on the quality and composition of the material, as well as on the indoor microclimate. The higher the humidity, the longer it will take to dry. For single-layer paper canvases, 12 hours is enough. If the canvas consists of several layers - such as "duplex" or "triplex", it can take 2 days to dry.
Vinyl wallpapers with paper backing dry in 18-24 hours. The same non-woven vinyl can dry from 24 to 48 hours.
Changes in humidity and temperature should also be avoided. At this time, you can pay attention to the quality of the new coating, glue the removed corners.
When you can open windows and ventilate the room
Windows and doors should be kept closed during the entire drying period of the wallpaper, since accelerated drying of the adhesive can lead to peeling of the material.So you save yourself from the extra work of gluing wallpaper. From drafts and sudden changes in temperature, the canvas can partially lag behind the walls or completely move away. Peeled off wallpaper most often becomes unusable and materials for decoration will need to be purchased again. Keep the windows closed for 2-3 days. Some types of wallpaper require an even longer period.
It is necessary to take into account the drying time of the adhesive composition. In modern materials, this period is quite short. But for their drying, it takes at least 36 hours, subject to a normal microclimate, and with high humidity and low temperature it may take two days.
If repairs are made in the summer and no temperature difference is expected, then some types of wallpaper - vinyl and even non-woven can be glued with open windows.
How to glue wallpaper in a room with a stretch ceiling
Before you start wallpapering in a room with a stretch ceiling, it is necessary to carry out preparatory work - take out the furniture, protect the edges of the ceiling with masking tape. This will prevent the adhesive or primer from getting onto the film or fabric. If the ceiling profile is fixed on old wallpaper, a neat incision must be made along the edge of the finishing material. We protect the ceiling with a wide roller and draw a line with a clerical knife. The notch should be even and clear. After that, we moisten the old wallpaper and remove them from the wall.
We clean the walls of dirt to improve the quality of adhesion of wallpaper to the surface, primer the base. This will avoid excessive consumption of glue, will not allow the wallpaper to get dirty. The area near the ceiling is primed as carefully as possible, since dried drops will be difficult to remove.
If the ceiling is framed by a baguette, you can cut the old wallpaper along its line and stick new overlap.After that, the excess material is cut with a clerical knife. Be sure to use a wide spatula at this point. Any careless movement can lead to cuts on the stretch sheet and its complete deterioration.
Conclusion
If you want the newly glued wallpaper to look properly, correctly determine the point - where the work will begin, and proceed to its implementation. Some mistakenly believe that such a professional job can be done exclusively by a professional, but if you wish, you can completely do it yourself. Use the tips provided in this article, and the result will undoubtedly please you.