How to glue vinyl wallpapers: step by step instructions

Progress in the field of materials presented a gift - vinyl wallpaper. The well-known PVA glue has learned to foam and sinter on paper rolls, while simulating the surfaces of various materials, including the silk of imperial palaces. Although vinyl wallpaper has nothing to do with silk, it is often called silk-screen for its specific appearance. In fact, vinyl is applied by printing with tinted dots. After heating, the substance swells, the points merge - the process is completed. Warm stripes are sometimes embossed, rolled under paint shafts. The drawing can be applied before embossing. Production is not complicated, but the components used are expensive. Palace vinyl trellis collections are hardly budgetary. However, correctly glued to the wall vinyls are almost eternal.

Features and varieties of vinyl wallpaper

Depending on the substrate, wallpaper is distinguished on:

• paper
• non-woven,
• tissue.

The first are the cheapest, the acrylic is foamed on them, so the substance is easily destroyed even with a fingernail. Flizelin is used as a substrate for denser samples. Fabric-based vinyl is similar to a sieve, calico. Used where full imitation of tapestry.

By density, vinyl is divided into two categories:

• high relief
• low relief.

High-relief are available in wide white canvases with the texture of matting, two-thread, linen canvas, as well as ribbons in the form of plaster decor. After gluing, such reliefs are painted with acrylics. Decorative canvases in the form of tiled, brickwork are produced for kitchens and halls. Service life is limited: furniture rearrangement, children, pets, inability to wash with abrasives - the reasons for the rapid destruction of the layer.

Low-relief wash, are not afraid of blows, do not fade, without an unpleasant smell. Their only drawback is the ability to condense steam on themselves. That is, they do not "breathe." Therefore, they are recommended for rooms and rooms with good ventilation.

They produce vinyl of 4 standards: 53 cm, 70 cm, 106 cm and ribbon friezes. All varieties, regardless of the height of the relief, series and manufacturer, are combined with each other. The main thing in the gluing process is to avoid gaps between the canvases. Lap vinyl does not glue.

How to stick: a necessary tool

1. Metal ruler;
2. Stationery knife;
3. Square;
4. Roulette;
5. Flat brushes - 0.5, 2.5 cm;
6. Shaggy roller on a stick - L 200 mm;
7. The roller on the handle - L 120 mm;
8. Leveling scraper;
9. Construction level (preferably laser);
10. A solid pencil, solid T;
11. Shoe brush;
12. Scissors.

You will also need a board made of fiberboard, a table, a stepladder, rags, masking tape, weights that prevent the canvas from twisting. As glue - methyl cellulose CMC or modified starch.

Glue selection

CMC stands for: methyl cellulose glue. All its other names are a publicity stunt. CMC is poured with very small portions (dust) into a bucket of water, mixing thoroughly. Set aside for several hours, mix again. The liquid should be as viscous as jelly, envelop the stick without lumps. The jelly-like consistency is the same for all vinyls - heavy, light, high relief. A very thick glue is diluted with water, but carefully, in small portions, otherwise it can become an aqueous liquid.

Another wallpaper glue is modified starch. It dries completely, does not form whitish smudges. Its price is higher, but the preparation is the same as that of the CMC.

PVA glue is added - up to 10% of the total mass - just before gluing to speed up the setting of meter prints, but it is not necessary. Excesses are thoroughly soaked with rags.

Preparatory work

Delete old wallpapers

Vinyl gloss gives out all the irregularities of the wall, so the surface is prepared more carefully than for painting. The chalk is washed off the wall, the old wallpaper is scraped off with a spatula and a knife, after soaking them.

Sometimes you need a lot of water. Oilcloth is placed on the flooring blocks, draining water will be collected in an oilcloth cuvette. With each rolling of the wetted roller over the old wallpaper, their peeling will be faster. The washed wall is allowed to dry.

To remove old wallpaper in one large layer, they resort to the following: newspapers are glued onto a shabby paper print. Allow to dry, peel off.

Wall alignment technology

Scrape off the oil paint. Large shells are covered with plaster, impregnated with a primer. Next - applying the Start gypsum mixture. After the wall is ground. Before the finish layer, gluing a fiberglass canvas is recommended. Fiberglass will serve as a flavor during gluing. It also reinforces the finish layer. All glue for fiberglass is the same. The final layer is putty "Finish".

Applying a light source to the wall, dried surfaces are checked for small cuts, protrusions. After editing, the surface is primed again. The final stage is sizing. The glue prepared in advance is rolled.

Very old walls are easier (and cheaper) to level with plasterboard. In this case, transverse and longitudinal guides with a pitch of 1200 mm are mounted on the wall, plates are hung, the places of the inlets of the screws and the joints are putty. Reinforcing mesh at the seam is not overlapping. It is not necessary to apply the finishing layer of putty mixtures to drywall, but the boards are primed and glued in the same way as in the previous case.

Markup

Surfaces are measured. Level and pencil beat off the top edge. The highest canvas height in the entire room is set (it can vary). Usually it is 2 m 65 cm +. In the case when the design involves two tiers and a frieze, horizontal marking is done.

Installation of the ceiling cornice is carried out either before or after gluing. In the first case, the joint of the cornice and the canvas is covered with acrylic between two masking tapes. Acrylic is tinted on top with a water emulsion (it turns yellow over time). In the second case, the wallpaper protrudes 5 mm above the lower edge of the plinth, and with polystyrene cornices the top of the wallpaper is covered, after being protected from being hit by a protective “paint brush”!

You need to pre-mark the entire composition. Particular attention is given to verticals. With the help of the level, a vertical line is plotted for each canvas, otherwise the “moving out” segment can initiate a skew for all subsequent ones.

Step-by-step instruction

To properly stick such wallpapers with your own hands, follow the instructions below.

Web preparation

Roll the roll, inspect for defects, cut the length in accordance with the rectangles of the marking. It is necessary to cut in one step, using a lining board, a blade well fixed in the handle. The transverse line for the cut must be strictly perpendicular.

How to apply glue

The cut is placed on the floor, pressing the corners with weights, preventing them from tending to twist. The glue is rolled without spin in the paint tray. The vinyl lining absorbs a lot, so immediately after the first rolling it is rolled again. In addition to CMC, it is desirable to lubricate the contours of the canvas with PVA as well. Top and bottom are brought to the center. The formed envelope is impregnated for 3-5 minutes. Unfold, attaching to the wall. It is advisable to apply together - in order to avoid tears.

How to stick the finished canvas

Before sticking the finished piece of canvas, you need to pay the most attention to the top edge. As soon as it is fixed in accordance with the marking line, the canvas is finally deployed and its center is fixed with a hand. Holding the upper edge, pass through the canvas with a trowel-ironer. Subsequent movements - from the center to the edges. Excess glue is removed with a moistened rag swab, the fabric adheres perfectly. A shoe brush is used. It aligns the canvas with circular motions, checks the lateral edge with the horizontal, if necessary - divert the edge, slightly tighten. The wet cut is elastic and stretches at a meter thickness of up to 1 cm. Do not touch the moistened wall with nails and sharp objects - it is very vulnerable.

From the center, with a small dry roller, the section is rolled out until the cod disappears, the air expelled from under the substrate. Once again, excess glue is removed.

Trimming edges

Vertical canvases on a wet wall cannot be trimmed. The groove from the knife will remain, moreover, it can provoke the destruction of putty. But on a plasterboard plate, the canvas can be cut - in those places where there are no nests, under self-tapping screws, away from the seams. After drying, the strip is trimmed at the floor.

Tape material - friezes - after stretching along the wall are stretched. Finding their final length is difficult. The tape is measured, cut with a margin, stacked, mark the border with a pencil and carefully cut with scissors.

Sticking in problem areas

No water-based adhesives can withstand the temperature difference behind the batteries. Behind them and not visible: the curtains mask. But it is possible to choose a color and paint over. Acrylic paint with shine is suitable for pearly wallpaper: silver, gold, bronze. These compounds are extremely stable. The edges of the vinyl on the batteries are painted on the back with thick PVA glue, pressed. Hold, for example, a mop. Such work can only be carried out near cold radiators.

Preparation of corners for good materials is thorough. Corners rule with gypsum mixtures, round off. A vinyl sheet in a bottleneck will tear, go away from it. Therefore, having leveled, rounded and glued, the corner is sealed with a canvas, folded along, accelerating the air from left to right only after full fit around the entire corner.

Housings of sockets and switches are removed before gluing. Needless to say, the network should be turned off. The dried trellises on sockets will give out a relief, they are easy to find by touch. In the center, make a cruciform hole, cut off the unnecessary.

Drying time of vinyl wallpaper

To establish whether moisture has evaporated or not is simple: you need to touch the wall and ceiling with your palm. The usual drying of wall materials is a day. In autumn, the drying period can be delayed - up to 2, 3 days.

After complete drying, check the joints. If the sticking has come off, the edge is pasted over on both sides with masking tape, carefully pulled away, the PVA glue is dripped from the clerical dispenser, pressed and dried with the warmth of the palm of your hand.

Video: how to glue vinyl wallpaper yourself

Good work requires attention, strict adherence to technology. But working with vinyls cannot be attributed to time-consuming processes. However, preparatory work is voluminous, costly.