How to glue vinyl wallpaper?

As soon as someone is going to wallpaper the room, the first thing that comes to mind is to use modern vinyl coverings, because so many enthusiastic user reviews about them can be found on the net today. Among the most important features of this material are noted not only more than affordable price for any budget, a wide range of colors, strength, resistance to moisture. Such coatings are convenient not only for the living room, but also come in handy for decorating the kitchen, if you want to create a beautiful, modern, but inexpensive interior. However, with all its strength, such material may tear or look on the wall not at all as you expected. To prevent this from happening, you need to familiarize yourself with the information on how to glue vinyl wallpapers, and strictly follow all instructions. They will be discussed in this article, we will figure out step by step with the whole process.

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Preparation of tools and materials

In order for the gluing of vinyl wallpaper to be performed efficiently, and you do not have to spend too much effort and time on the whole process, prepare everything necessary for work in advance.

Instruments

A complete set of tools that you will need to work corresponds to this list:

• buckets - for glue mixture and clean water;
• construction level - any tool will do;
• ruler, answer, pencil, knife;
• rollers and brushes for spreading the adhesive mixture;
• rollers and brushes for applying soil;
• spatulas - narrow and wide for leveling the coating;
• sponges and rags - to remove excess glue.

Glue selection

When choosing glue for gluing vinyl wallpapers with your own hands, you need to focus on the specific characteristics of the decorative coating. Among those important are:

• material thickness;
• its weight;
• structure.

Important! Vinyl wallpapers for the most part are very heavy, so it is better to take special, rather than universal solutions.

It is best to glue vinyl wallpapers using those building mixtures that have already been tested by many users. You can safely include products of such brands in the list of suitable solutions:

1. Metylan Among the building mixtures of this manufacturer you will find special adhesives specifically for plastic wallpapers. Although the same company has universal solutions that are also useful when gluing these coatings.

Important! Considering the line of building mixtures of this manufacturer, take note that “Vinyl Premium” is suitable for any type of vinyl coating, and “Supergranulate” is suitable for those paintings that are made using hot stamping technology.

2. Quelyd. A European company whose products are of consistently high quality. Among the assortment there are adhesives for light and heavy vinyl wallpapers - “Super Express” and “Special vinyl”, respectively.
3. Kleo. Another brand, with the help of building mixtures of which many decide to glue vinyl wallpapers. In addition to the possibility of choosing the appropriate brand of solution (for dense heavy and for light PVC coatings), it is possible to buy just as much mixture as you need for work, since the spread in packaging is very wide.

Important! In addition to these adhesives, solutions from the Lacra and Moment companies are also popular. Therefore, when choosing, focus on the affordable price for you.But at the same time, take note that the really good quality glue that will hold the wallpaper on the walls for a long time can not be very cheap.

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Wall preparation

Before gluing vinyl wallpapers, you need to understand the features of this type of material. They are that:

• vinyl is quite dense;
• does not pass air.

Preventative measures

Based on these factors, it is impossible to do without simply cleaning and leveling the base. Additional measures will be needed to ensure that the air circulation is sufficient:

• Application of antifungal mixtures.
• Primer application.

After each completed work step, a technical break must be taken so that all mixtures have time to dry well. For the exact setting time and the possibility of continuing the process, see the information on the packaging from the manufacturer of the mixture used.

Important! Please also note that due to such features of plastic coatings, they cannot be used in a children's room. When sticking vinyl wallpaper in the kitchen, you need to think about good ventilation provision in advance.

Markup

Marking is done over the entire area of ​​the wall, focusing on the width of the roll. In the future, it is along these lines that you will align the stripes of material.

To make the markup quality:

• use a plumb line, a ruler and a pencil;
• start work from the corner of the room;
• keep the stride distance extremely clear.

Important! At the same stage, you can check the correspondence of the height of the ceilings in different parts of the room. This will allow you to cut the material into strips of a suitable length. So - gluing vinyl wallpaper will be much easier.

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How to glue vinyl wallpaper? - Instructions for doing the work

Once all the preparatory work and preparations are completed, it's time to start directly to the process of wallpapering. Here, adhere to such an algorithm of actions so that you do not have problems:

1. Cut strips of wallpaper, focusing on the verified length. Use only a well-sharpened knife for this, so that you do not tear the material.
2. Folding a stack of strips of wallpaper, shift them 10 cm wide - this will make it easier to take each subsequent piece of material.
3. Dissolve glue, strictly observing the proportions recommended by the manufacturer.
4. Choose the best gluing technology. Sticking vinyl wallpaper can occur both with the application of the solution only on the walls, and on the walls and wallpaper at the same time. Specify this information directly on decorative material - see marking from the manufacturer.

Important! Vinyl wallpapers can be made on a paper basis, then it will take up to 5 minutes to absorb after applying glue. If you took the material on a non-woven basis, then an additional pause in the work is not required.

5. Start gluing the wallpaper further, starting from the corner. Accurately apply strips along the vertical marking line without overlapping. Glue butt.

Important! Please note that when wet, vinyl wallpapers are subject to deformation. Therefore, when gluing, proceed carefully without stretching the material. Otherwise, a skew of the pattern or the formation of sagging is possible.

6. Carefully level each strip with a roller and a dry cloth, moving from the center to the side and from top to bottom.

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We hope that the information in this article was very useful for you, and now you have seen in practice that it is easy to glue vinyl wallpapers with your own hands, creating coziness and beauty in your home.