Repair of premises rarely takes place without the use of wallpaper. This finishing material is used both in budget works and in the process of creating elite interiors. Roll materials are quite simple to use, which allows any homeowner who wants to change the interior of their home to use them.
If you have not done the repair yourself before, upcoming events may seem difficult to you. However, in fact, everything is extremely simple. About how to glue the wallpaper in a joint and avoid possible difficulties, read our article.
Features of the work
The modern market presents a wide variety of wallpaper products. The easiest option is paper webs. It is easy to work with them without any help, the wallpaper is quite light and fixed on any type of glue. If the budget is too limited, use just such a finish, as it is compatible even with ordinary paste, which is prepared at home from water and flour.
If you decide to use non-woven products, then the question of how to glue wallpaper joint to joint is most relevant for you. This is due to the fact that such products are subject to soaking and stretching. After the glue dries, the webs “run away” again, as a result of which divergence of the seams is formed. Similar processes are observed in vinyl varieties, which greatly complicates the work of novice masters.
How to prepare the walls for wallpapering?
To glue wallpaper so that joints and bumps are not visible, it is possible only on perfectly smooth surfaces. When using thin canvases, special attention is paid to the quality of the substrate. More dense varieties can hide minor defects, but the likelihood of their manifestation in the future is quite high.
To prepare surfaces for work, remove an old covering. If wallpaper was previously used, soak it with water and clean the walls with a metal spatula.
After the work done, evaluate the condition of the surface. If there are no large cracks and irregularities on it, smooth the base with a finishing putty. It is able to cover defects up to 5 mm deep into the wall.
If the walls are too curved, level them with plaster on the lighthouses. The material can be applied with a layer of up to 15 cm, which allows you to completely eliminate all flaws.
Preparation for work
If you are going to glue the wallpaper joint by joint (as with the approach to the previous lane), treat the walls with a deep penetration primer. It will provide good adhesion tight to the surface and remove dust that has appeared during the sanding of the walls.
Next, you can begin to work on wallpapering. Prepare the following set of materials and tools:
- wallpaper glue;
- measuring tool (long ruler or tape measure);
- a pencil for marking walls and paintings;
- stationery knife;
- small brush;
- glue roller;
- wallpaper roller with rubberized roller;
- a stepladder or a sturdy and stable stool.
Choose wallpaper glue depending on the type of roll products. To glue the joints of non-woven wallpaper (as well as their vinyl analogues), special compounds are purchased, on which there is a corresponding mark.
Start cutting rolls
To quickly and efficiently wallpaper the walls, immediately divide the roll into several strips of the desired length. To do this, measure the height of the walls, add 5 cm to the obtained parameter and make the first cut.
Unwind the roll further, attach the previous strip to it and bend the canvas in the opposite direction at the cut point. So mark up the whole skein. Using a clerical knife, carefully cut the canvas in places of its bend.
If you use products with selection of a pattern, then the docking points of the paintings should be invisible. How to glue wallpaper without seams and joints? Use the following method:
- Expand the roll to the length you need, cut the first strip.
- Flip the first segment pattern up, next roll roll.
- Position the second strip so that the pattern between adjacent paintings coincides.
- Cut the second strip, and just cut the excess part of the wallpaper that remains on top.
Thus, cut all purchased rolls. Please note that from one package of wallpaper you get 4 segments of wallpaper without selection. If the pattern needs to be matched, there will be 3 whole canvases from each roll.
How to glue wallpaper in joint: technology
The main rule that should be followed in the process of arranging strips in the joint is that work is performed so that voids do not form between the sheets.
Pasting the walls begin from the window, along the first straight surface. To do this, cover the back of the canvas with wallpaper glue and fold in half. After that, take a plumb line and draw a straight line on the wall (from the ceiling to the floor). Now unfold the canvas, bring it to the wall, press its upper part against the wall. At the same time, align the edge of the strip along the intended line.
The glued strip must be smoothed out with a special spatula or roller. After that, you can fix the second lane. To make the seams not noticeable, glue the next sheet flush with the previous one, preventing the edges from coming in one after another.
Understanding the question of how to properly glue the joints of non-woven wallpaper (and paper paintings), you should pay attention to a special tool - a suture roller. They need to go through all the joints, which will reliably fix the material in this area. After drying of glue and cloths such a seam will become invisible.
How to make seams on the outer corners of the room?
In the inner and outer corners of the wallpaper are glued in a special way. If you need to arrange the outer corner, then here you can glue the wallpaper without joints. As in the technology described above, first cover the canvas with glue, place half of it on one edge of the corner, and wrap the other on its second edge. So you get a flat surface without a cut.
You can use this method only at perfectly flat angles. If the surface is a curve, the second edge of the web will lie unevenly, folds will form. In such situations, it is better to make a seam.
While fixing the canvas on one side of the corner, bend its edge onto the second wall. Then glue the second strip, but place the edge of the canvas clearly in the corner. Such a seam will not go away over time, it will look neat and beautiful.
We make internal corners
Since each room has internal corners, every novice master should know how to properly glue wallpaper joints in such places. Since these surfaces are rarely even, it is quite problematic to make a beautiful seam from two paintings. To make the canvas fit nicely, do the work as follows:
- On one corner wall, position the strip so that one edge of it goes a few centimeters onto the other wall.
- Fix the second canvas in the same way: so that its edge slightly covers the adjacent strip.
- Take a long rule or ruler, attach it to the corner and use a clerical knife to make a cut from the ceiling to the floor. In this case, you must cut through 2 layers of wallpaper.
- Remove the rule and remove the excess parts of the canvas.
This method allows you to arrange the corner so that the junction of the two strips is completely covered with trim and there is no divergence of the seam.
How to make a straight seam if the edges of the roll are slightly disheveled?
It often happens that as a result of damage to the packaging or due to improper storage, the wallpaper can be torn on one or both sides of the roll. What if you came across just such a product? How to glue the joints of vinyl wallpaper (or other varieties) so that they remain invisible?
In such situations, the first strip is glued using the standard method, and the second with access to the first sheet. To do this, on a strip that has a curve and a disheveled edge, you need to draw a straight line (1-2 cm indent).
The second strip should be positioned exactly along the marked markings. Now with the help of a ruler and a knife, the excess part is gently removed from the upper and lower layers. Thus, an even and inconspicuous seam is obtained. Additionally, it should be rolled.
If bubbles appeared
If in some places the wallpaper has moved away from the walls or the seams become noticeable, the canvas can be re-glued. But the situation with the bubbles on the walls is already more unpleasant. Folds and air bubbles always appear immediately after wallpapering. However, the next day, the canvas should be leveled and smoothed.
If air remains in some places, you can carefully pierce the wallpaper with a needle and fill the empty space with glue from a syringe. A large number of defects cannot be removed using this method; in such situations, the sheets will have to be completely re-glued.
To prevent the bubbles from appearing, the roll finishing technology must be followed. Make sure that there is no draft in the room. The air temperature should not fall below the mark of 20 degrees. Windows and doors can only be opened on the 2nd day.
What glue to use for the installation of seams on the wallpaper?
A wide variety of adhesive products, which are designed for different types of paintings, are presented on the construction markets. Separately, you can buy glue and for fixing wallpaper in the seam area. Such varieties are distinguished by the presence in the composition of the polyvinyl acetate emulsion, which makes the adhesive more dense and durable.
Such compounds should be purchased for heavy canvases, since ordinary glue can not always securely fix such joints. In all other situations, you can use the standard composition, designed to work with all types of paintings.
So that the adhesive does not leave spots on the front side of the wallpaper, in the process of gluing the seams, its excess must be removed immediately. On some varieties of paintings, dark streaks may appear at the seams. They are wiped with a slightly damp sponge after the glue has completely dried.
To summarize
If you have not previously made repairs and have no idea how to glue the joints of the wallpaper (paper, vinyl or non-woven), study the manufacturer's instructions for the product you have chosen. For the first time, do not choose expensive paintings. Experts recommend training on simpler varieties, which will help you assess your own strengths and the complexity of the upcoming work.
In general, this process is not particularly complicated. With the correct preparation of surfaces and the right choice of glue, the joints of the wallpaper can be made smooth and almost invisible. Complex areas in the form of corners and boxes will require special attention, but the rules listed above will help you deal with them.