How to glue the wallpaper correctly.

How to glue the wallpaper correctly? This question is of concern to many. Repairing your apartment with your own hands always brings pleasure. After all, you have the opportunity not only to show your talent as a designer, builder and finisher, but also to demonstrate a good artistic taste. The experience gained will benefit you and, perhaps, will push to realize the old dream of becoming a designer.

Choosing the right wallpaper, you should consider the various options and take into account both the area of the room and its functional features. Choosing wallpaper with a medium-sized pattern or monochrome, you greatly facilitate yourself further work. When buying wallpaper, do not forget to buy wallpaper paste simultaneously . Having a roll on your hands, it will be easier for the consultant to choose the most suitable variant of glue, and you will be relieved from trying to explain what exactly you need.

Wallpaper, glue, putty, grout and many other various building materials are bought, and you are ready to start repair. Before you glue the wallpaper, you need to prepare the wall surface. To do this, clean the walls of old wallpaper. If they do not lag behind the wall, then simply moisten them with water and wait a bit.

Check the cleaned wall for cracks, bumps, pits and irregularities. All defects must be removed. In the presence of small defects, you can simply fill in the irregularities with subsequent processing of sandpaper. And in the case of a large damage to the wall, the best option for its alignment will be drywall. Installed plasterboard slabs have joints, which should be puttyed and it is necessary to prime the whole surface before gluing the wallpaper on gypsum board.

After preparing the walls, prepare the wallpaper paste. Each glue needs to be cooked in different ways, so it is worth doing it in accordance with the instructions on the package. We will need it not only for gluing wallpapers, but also for preliminary priming of the wall. For both cases, there are different proportions, so pay special attention at this time.

It is more convenient to pre-cut several wallpaper sheets. But do not forget to check that on all rolls there is the same marking and the color scale completely coincides. The length of each sheet should correspond to the length of the wall and additional allowance. For each sheet of wallpaper, be sure to add 5-8 centimeters, as well as pre-fit the picture, if required.

Take care of all the necessary tools. You will need:

· Wide brush for leveling the wallpaper.

· Roller for applying glue to wallpaper and walls.

· Sharp clerical knife, for cutting off excess and cutting the wallpaper in the corners.

· Several clean rags with which you will remove excess glue, wipe the table and clean the instrument.

· A table or flat surface with a large area for unfolding wallpaper sheets.

Before gluing the wallpaper, lay the sheets on a flat surface face down. Pre-prepared glue properly cover the entire surface of the sheet and, folding it in half or in 4 parts, leave it for 5-10 minutes for swelling. At this time, at the same time, we smear the second sheet and also turn off. It is more convenient to cook no more than two sheets at a time.

We start to glue the wallpaper from the window in the direction of the door. The very first strip is equalized by means of a level or a plumb line. If you make a mistake with the correct position of the first strip, then the entire wall will be glued unevenly. Glue the strip on the wall, leaving a small stock of a sheet of wallpaper at the ceiling. All the excess wallpaper can be removed with a clerical knife.

Applying a sheet of wallpaper to the wall, and adjusting the joint of the sheet to the previous one, gently press it with a wide brush. Evenly smooth the sheet, starting from the middle and moving to the sides, removing all the air bubbles. Excess glue, which protruded at the edge of the wallpaper, should be gently wiped with a clean rag.

Evenly glued the entire surface of the walls. If necessary, to glue the wall behind the battery, you can remove it and after attaching it to the place. And you can limit the wallpaper entry for the battery only 15 centimeters. Do not try to paste a single sheet of wallpaper in the corners. After completely drying, the paper will swell and become ugly. It is much more convenient to make a "butt" paste.

Before you glue the wallpaper to butt, glue a corner of the strip, cut off from a roll of wallpaper or made up of several pieces. It will be under two sheets of wallpaper and additionally they will be sealed, without spoiling the appearance.

Try not to rush and perform each stage very carefully. Choose a way how to glue wallpaper, based on their skills and the kind of wallpaper you select. And most importantly, remember that any work should be a great pleasure, so if there are signs of fatigue, it's better to take a short break and have a cup of flavored tea. After that, with new strength to get down to business.