How to glue wallpaper with your own hands. Wallpapering: step-by-step instructions and technology for applying glue and different types of wallpaper (90 photos) How to stick wallpaper on the walls yourself

First, before repairing, you need to think carefully about everything, decide on the design and interior, for example, it is important to choose the right new wallpaper and carry out preparatory work. Most importantly, be more patient. If you have a budget limit, then it is possible to paste the wallpaper yourself at no additional cost. How to do this correctly, you can find out by studying this detailed method presented to your attention. All you need is patience, accuracy, a minimum set of tools and knowledge of some points that will be described below. We will try to answer in detail how to glue the wallpaper with your own hands and without bubbles :-)

Wall preparation

In many ways, the quality of wallpapering depends on the original purpose of the premises and the requirements of the customer, if the repair is not done for yourself. So, if the premises will be used for auxiliary purposes, and there are no quality requirements at all, then old technologies can be used here. Partially tearing off the old wallpaper, anointed the wall and the sheet, and glued it on. But if the repair is carried out in a cultural room or for yourself, then sticking wallpaper anyhow as your own conscience will not allow. Then it is necessary to resort to the help of professionals, hire workers and so on. But if there is no extra money, then it is completely possible to wallpaper with your own hands. The first step is to prepare the grounds.

It is from the original surface that the quality of the finishing work depends. If the wall is uneven, then these irregularities will be clearly visible on the wallpaper. This should be taken into account.

To properly glue vinyl wallpaper, the first step is to. This can be done with plaster, putty, etc. After leveling, a surface is recommended. This may not be done if the wallpaper is light. For example, paper. But today, fiberglass, non-woven or vinyl are increasingly being used. They, as a rule, belong to the class of heavy wallpaper, so they require a reliable and very strong base. Plus, during subsequent repairs, there will be no problems such as chips of putty in layers when removing old wallpaper.

If the wallpaper is light, then instead of the primer, you can use the same wallpaper glue. Just pre-smeared them on the wall and dried.

In order to glue wallpaper for painting with your own hands with high quality, especially for fiberglass, fiberglass or non-woven, you need a clean and smooth surface without spots and protrusions. After all, even after applying several layers of paint, these spots will still show through. Therefore, the surface must be 100% puttied. At the same time, it acquires a perfectly white color, becoming an excellent springboard for further work.

So, the surface is prepared and soaked abundantly with soil. We will understand further how to glue high-quality wallpaper with our own hands.

Self pasting methods

Throughout the history of mankind, various options for wallpapering have been developed. The choice, of course, of a specific method depends on the availability of a particular tool. Consider the most effective way, when even one master can handle this work. But for its successful work, the following tools will be required:

1. Stationery or assembly knife with sets of blades. They must be purchased at the rate of 1 pack per 1 room.
2. A ruler, it is better to use a flexible one in a plastic casing. They were specially designed for this kind of work.
3. Level. One of the most important tools in any craftsman's arsenal. In early technologies, a plumb line was often used, but due to the inconvenience of using it, it was no longer used. The level was still used for horizontal elements, so why not use it for vertical ones as well.
4. Pencil.
5. Sponge or cut from clean gauze or any other non-dyeing fabric.
6. Bucket for glue.
7. Roller for applying glue with medium pile.
8. Smooth rubber roller narrow for rolling joints.
9. A wide smooth roller for leveling wallpaper and venting air from under it.
10. A brush for wallpaper, if pasting with delicate materials is carried out.
11. Roulette.
12. Often, experienced craftsmen use a cone-shaped roller to more effectively level the wallpaper.

So, having found all the necessary tools and purchased the required number of wallpapers, you can get down to business. To beautifully paste wallpaper, you need to correctly calculate their number. This can be done according to special tables based on the fact that with a ceiling height of 2.5 m, 4 sheets of canvas are obtained from one roll without selecting a pattern. Correctly calculate the number of wallpapers will help.

This moment plays a big role, since there may be a shortage of 1 roll at the end of all work. And the remaining pieces for gluing wall sections above windows and doors will not be suitable.

How to calculate the required number of wallpapers?

In fact, everything is quite simple. It is necessary to measure the parameters of the walls of the repaired premises to determine their area. Next, subtract from it the area occupied by doors and windows. Plus add some margin. And if the wallpaper is with a pattern, then it is better to conditionally count 1 tube - 3 sheets. The width of the tubes can be different and is indicated on the package, as well as the length.

In order for the wallpapering technology to be observed, and the canvases not to peel off after a year, it is necessary to read in the instructions what kind of glue to use. At the same time, its packaging will also say what types of wallpaper it is intended for and how it is bred. This is an important and decisive point, so you should read the recommendations and instructions.

It must be remembered, if too lazy to read the instructions, that 1 pack of glue is diluted in 1 bucket of water (10 l). At the same time, it should be cold, and when adding glue, it must be continuously and intensively stirred. This will allow it to swell well and no lumps form.

Wallpapering procedure

Sticking wallpaper is not something difficult, but it is still necessary to follow certain recommendations. Wallpapering steps:

How to wrap corners

Wall decoration with wallpaper of various types today is one of the most popular design moves. This room design technology makes it possible to combine ornaments, colors, textures, as well as place the material on the walls in various variations. Everyone wants their home to be as comfortable and unique as possible. To create a pleasant atmosphere in the room, many design tricks are used. These include sticking wallpaper of two types. Before you should decide exactly how you want to see the room after the repair is completed, visually or on paper by combining the textures and colors of the wallpaper. In addition to this, you need to decide on the functions and characteristics of the room, think in detail about the options for sticking wallpaper of two types, taking into account the dimensions of the room and the features of its layout. There are many ways to combine wall decoration. Today we will look at several universal variations. But, before that, we advise you to familiarize yourself with the rules for a spectacular and competent combination of wallpapers.

Rules for competent combination

Neutral, muted colors are ideally combined with rich, "concentrated" colors.

1. Wallpapering the walls with wallpaper of two types implies a successful combination of abstraction with geometric shapes and textured surfaces with floral patterns.
2. Wallpapers of the same quality look very good, which differ in shades and texture.
3. There will be no problems with the choice of edging and beautiful joining of the canvases if the wallpaper strips are of the same thickness.
4. The combination of different wallpapers should speak about the functional purpose of the room, look with the general style of the living space and have “echoes” in the interior.
5. If you plan to decorate a room with a panel of wallpaper with rich colors, then you should “dilute” it with a material of one tone.

So, how to glue two types of wallpaper? What is the best way to place them on the walls? Let's look at a few generic options:

• Vertical placement of two types of wallpaper. This combination will look great in the living room or hallway. Usually, for this technique, canvases of different colors and with different ornaments are used, but they are identical in thickness and texture. Two of the most optimal solutions for the interior are allowed: contrast - different colors of wallpaper and monochrome - wallpaper similar in shades;
• Horizontal gluing allows you to combine material of different thicknesses. For example, the lower part can be decorated with wallpaper in a deep, dark color, and the upper part can be decorated with light-colored textiles. The "border" between the canvases is decorated with a border. The interior of the bedroom and wallpaper of two types in a horizontal combination is what you need;
• Also, different wallpapers can be glued with inserts, thus focusing on a certain area of ​​the room. For example, the working area in the kitchen is decorated in one color, and the rest of the space in another; Patchwork technique - a strict combination of wallpaper. Design work begins with gluing the “flaps”, then the rest of the wall background follows.

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The number of repairs carried out on their own has increased significantly in recent years. This is due to the desire of people to save time and money. Very often, the question of savings arises when gluing new wallpaper, since many apartment owners do not know whether such a saving option is possible, and how to glue the wallpaper correctly in this case.

We will try to answer these and other questions about such wallpapering in this article.

When is wallpapering acceptable?

Why do many people try to leave the old cladding? There are several situations in which people decide to glue wallpaper on old ones:

1. Some try not to remove the old lining, mistakenly believing that the wallpaper on the wallpaper will stick better.
2. In some cases, peeling off old wallpaper is very difficult, and then the owner of the apartment decides to simply paste the wallpaper on the wallpaper.
3. Another reason is ordinary human laziness. Far from many people want to mess with the old finish for a long time, especially when the repair is done by hand.
4. An attempt to save money. For some reason, it is believed that the dismantling of the old cladding takes a lot of financial resources. When sticking new wallpaper, you spend only your time, warm water, putty and primer. But if you do not want to bear even such insignificant costs, then you can not remove the old wallpaper.

The advantages of such a sticker include:

• you do not need to level the walls;
• saving time on stripping wallpaper.

As disadvantages of this venture, one can name the following:

• the walls will not be aligned;
• bubbles may appear;
• the service life of glued wallpaper is reduced;
• new wallpaper may simply not stick;
• new wallpaper may peel off along with the old.

Features of the work

If you still decide to glue wallpaper on wallpaper, then keep in mind that although this process is not considered too complicated, there are some nuances in it that you should definitely pay special attention to.

There are a couple of very important things to keep in mind:

1. The wall must be strong and very even, without any defects. If such defects are found, then it is not worth the risk, it is better to get rid of the old wallpaper. Therefore, you will have to carefully examine the walls before gluing in order to detect hidden and obvious defects:

   • obvious defects - differences in the plane, tears and peeling off part of the wallpaper, as well as abrasions;
   • hidden defects - cracks and voids in the walls, which are easily detected by tapping the walls with a hammer.
2. Before gluing wallpaper on old wallpaper, certain manipulations should be done, such as gluing lagging seams and sealing cracks and cracks with putty and primer.

Advice. You can wash the wall with ammonia solution, and then let it dry well.

If major defects have not been identified, and minor ones have been eliminated, then you can safely proceed to gluing new wallpapers onto old ones. However, this requires advance. You will have to glue new wallpapers in compliance with all technological rules, based on the requirements and norms of the repair process.

Tools and materials

Before sticking wallpaper on wallpaper, we will carry out preparatory work, so that later we will not be distracted by them.

You will need these tools:

• Tray and roller, with which we will apply glue on the back of new wallpaper or on walls with old wallpaper;
• Wallpaper or ordinary household scissors;
• Sharp knife for cutting corner joints;
• Rubber spatula for leveling wallpaper;
• Clean rags for wiping glue;
• Wallpaper table with a horizontal flat surface. In the absence of such a table, the floor can perform its function.

Important: gluing wallpaper on wallpaper is allowed only in the case of paper wallpaper.

Gluing stages

1. In order to stick wallpaper on wallpaper correctly, we first prime the surface of the walls. For the primer, you can use the same glue that is intended for the gluing process itself. We prepare the glue in a slightly more liquid version than for gluing, after which we apply it with a paint roller in one layer.



2. During the complete drying of such a primer, you can prepare canvases of new wallpaper:

   • if you have a standard roll, then you can simply cut it into 3 canvases;
   • if your new wallpaper has a pattern, then you will have to cut the canvases so that the pattern on 2 adjacent canvases matches.
3. • when laying vinyl wallpaper, glue is applied to the wall;
   • when laying paper wallpaper, the glue is evenly distributed on the reverse side of the canvas.



4. The further process is completely similar to the process of conventional wallpapering:

   • Finishing can be started from any corner of the room;
   • Installation of canvases starts from the ceiling;
   • The wallpaper must be attached to the wall, and then leveled with a rubber spatula.
   • The second canvas is laid in the same way.

Laying different types of wallpaper is significantly different:

• paper wallpapers are usually overlapped;
• - butt.

How to glue wallpaper in the corners

The most difficult moment of the whole process is pasting the corners of the room. Here's how to do it right:

1. One of the canvases is trimmed with an allowance of about 5-6 cm.
2. The glue allowance is not processed.
3. The second canvas on the other wall is laid with the same allowance.



4. With a sharp knife in the corner, an incision is made vertically along these two canvases from ceiling to floor.
5. Allowances are removed from them, and the joints are treated with glue on the inside and smoothed out with a spatula.



Advice: When wallpapering wallpaper on wallpaper, the spatula is always carried out from the center to the joints.

Knowing how to glue wallpaper by one person, you can avoid conflicts and complete the entire amount of work in a short time.

Most often, it is two people who are engaged in pasting the room with wallpaper. One stands on a raised platform (ladder, stool) and waits for the second to cut off the desired strip and smear it with glue.

Then the wallpaper is applied to the wall, combined with the joint efforts of the previous strip. Then one smoothes, removes irregularities, and the other watches the process.

And everything would be fine, but in most cases such work is accompanied by disputes and often ends in a quarrel. Moreover, all stages of the process can be performed alone.

First you need to prepare the following set of tools:

• ladder;
• large capacity for breeding glue;
• cuvette for prepared glue;
• wallpaper ruler, tape measure, pencil, level;
• brush from 50 mm wide;
• paint roller (width 250 mm);
• rubber roller for smoothing wallpaper;
• rubber roller for smoothing joints;
• sponge, napkin for cleaning surfaces from excess glue;
• pliers, screwdriver, electrical tape.

You will also need material to cover the floor. It can be cardboard or wide film. If the wallpaper is too heavy, then a cone-shaped roller with ribs will be required. They smooth out the joints. When the wallpaper requires a particularly careful attitude, the roller is replaced with a special wallpaper brush. You can purchase a plastic wallpaper spatula. It is used to form geometrically correct angles. If the wallpaper has a nasty texture, you can smooth it out with such a spatula, replacing a regular roller.

How to prepare the surface?

At the preparatory stage, it is necessary to carry out a certain set of works with the surface. No matter how fashionable and attractive the wallpaper is, the overall look will not be perfect until there is an uneven surface under the finishing materials, replete with potholes and ledges. That's why . And each layer requires a good primer. Such walls will last more than one year, the wallpaper on them can be changed many times.

Photo 2 shows how to make marks with scissors. The alignment of the strip in the area where there is an incision is shown in photo 3. The place of the inflection is smoothed out by hand.

Next, a strip of wallpaper is cut off with scissors. How to do this is shown in photo 4. The edge will turn out a little uneven. There is nothing wrong with this, because an allowance of 10 cm is left. It allows for a more accurate and even trimming already in place.

The strip that was previously used for marking should be set aside, only first you need to make a mark indicating the upper part. And put a number on it. How this can be done is shown in photo 5. Then the strip is folded as shown in photo 6.

It is more convenient to arrange the prepared strip near the wall for which they are intended. The vertical position will help save space. See photo 7.

Do the same with the next canvas. See photos 8, 9. This method of preparing the wallpaper allows you to subsequently dock the pattern correctly, quickly straighten the canvas, and save space and time.

In the standard method of preparation, strips cut to size are stacked flat on top of each other. Next, the upper strip is smeared with glue, while the edges of the lower ones get damaged, get dirty, then the overall picture deteriorates.

How can you mark the surface of the walls?

Wall marking is a crucial stage. Usually the instructions say about the need to use a plumb line. But today, the use of a plumb line is a thing of the past. Enjoy . At the same time, both the water level and the laser level are taken. Using this tool, mark how the first strip from the corner should go. To do this, draw vertical lines. The level determines the direction of the position of the curb, fastened horizontally, coordinates the docking zones.

In photo 10 you can see how to use the water level. You need to pay attention to where the bubble should be. Experts recommend that when marking with a pencil, make light strokes without pressing on it. A clear bright line will show through the non-woven wallpaper and ruin the look. Even if you take another type of wallpaper, they can also get dirty with particles of graphite.

Leave a tolerance for the width. If after measurements it turns out that the wallpaper strip has a width of 53 cm, it is necessary to deviate from the corner by 54 cm. In this case, the mark will be constantly visible. So the person sticking the wallpaper will be able to constantly see the landmark and will not allow failures and distortions.

How to apply glue and stick canvases?

If the preparation was successful, it is necessary to begin the pasting process. While the work was carried out with the last stripes, the first ones were already well straightened. Glue is diluted according to the instructions on the package. Regardless of the type of glue, clean cold water is prepared. Glue should be poured little by little, in a small stream. In this case, the composition must be constantly stirred.

No need to rush and pour 2 packs of glue into the bucket at once. The mixture will gradually begin to thicken, the lumps that appear will interfere with the work. When choosing glue, you must take into account the features of the wallpaper. Each variety needs its own type of glue. A wide cardboard or prepared film is spread on the floor. Wallpaper is laid on it with the base up. For more convenient use, a small amount of glue is poured into a cuvette, into which the roller is then dipped. The most common application method is shown in photo 11.

When applying glue, pay special attention to the edge part. Today they produce glue with an indicator. After dilution, it has a certain color shade, which allows you to know exactly where the glue has already been applied, and where it has not yet. If the glue gets on the surface under the wallpaper, there is no need to panic. It can then be easily removed. When working, you need to make sure that the adhesive layer is not too thick, and the application itself is even.

When the glue is applied, the wallpaper folds in half. How to do this correctly, you can see in photo 12. In this position, the wallpaper should be at least 3 minutes. This time is enough for the glue to be absorbed. You can increase the time to 5 minutes when the wallpaper is too thick. If the next section of the wall is even, without protrusions and various details, you can immediately prepare the 2nd strip. But you shouldn't get carried away with it. The number of prepared strips should not be more than 3. Otherwise, they will begin to dry out and stick together.

When the strip is ready, it is unfolded, gradually climbing the ladder. It is necessary to hold the strip by the part on which there is a mark indicating that this is the top. When applying wallpaper to the wall, it must be borne in mind that it is necessary to make an overlap from above. Its size is individual, depending on the characteristics of the room.

From photo 13 you can see where to start gluing and fitting. First, work with the upper part. When everything is ready there, they descend from the stepladder and straighten it, apply the lower part. When everything is docked, you can start working with a smoothing roller, spatula or brush. Movements come from the top, from the middle. Then they go down. How to squeeze out air can be seen in photo 14.

When the wallpaper is smoothed, the air is removed, it is necessary to roll the joints with a special rubber roller. However, the seams do not like too active exposure. Therefore, you should not rub them and put pressure on this area. When excess glue appears, it is carefully removed with a sponge or napkin, they are subsequently rinsed in water.

If you do not put too much pressure on the seams, they will look almost perfect after drying.

How to paste over areas with sockets and switches?

All sockets, switches, other parts that violate the geometry of the walls must be removed before wallpapering. Firstly, this will allow you to subsequently change them to less voluminous models without any problems. Secondly, the look of the switch installed over the wallpaper is more aesthetic and modern.

The part of the wallpaper that remains under the outlet or switch, some advise cutting it crosswise, and then bending the paper to the sides. It is unsafe in case of fire. It is better to make a cutout that matches the shape of the device, only smaller. This can be seen in photos 16, 17.

Slots are made immediately after gluing the corresponding strip. Firstly, later you can make a mistake with the place. Secondly, after drying, the wallpaper will stretch, so it will be more difficult to make cuts. Before removing sockets and switches, turn off the current, and carefully isolate all contacts and put them inside the mounting box.

How to cut off excess?

Here you need a flexible ruler - this is a plastic tool 60 cm long, a strip of stainless steel is mounted in its body. It is flexible, so the ruler can be pressed tightly even on uneven surfaces. What such a tool looks like and how to use it can be seen in photo 18.

The peculiarity of using a wallpaper knife is that after each cut it is necessary to break off a small fragment of its blade. In this case, it will always maintain good cutting ability. When the excess is cut off, the surface is rubbed off. Photo 19 shows exactly this moment.

From photo 19, you can see that despite the wet state of the wallpaper, the cut surface is even, does not have any villi, fibers. Such accuracy can only be achieved through the use of a flexible ruler.

How to paste over the area where heating radiators are installed?

The installation site of heating radiators is considered the most difficult for the wallpapering process. To do all the work qualitatively, you will have to make every effort. There are fewer problems in new buildings, there you can find radiators that can be dismantled, and after pasting, install them in their original place. Photo 20 shows how the radiators are dismantled. After its removal, wall fasteners and floor outlets are left, equipped with "American" type connections.

In this case, pasting will not be a big problem. However, the process of removing the battery and then installing it will take time. Before disconnecting, it is necessary to shut off the water supply, then the return line, drain everything that is inside the radiator. At the same time, we must not forget about pressure. It is reduced by unscrewing the shut-off screw on the drain valve.

If the situation is such that it is impossible to remove the radiator, you will have to put strips of about 15 cm under it. If the battery is working, you need to additionally coat the surface under it with glue.

Video of wallpapering alone

1. A stepladder is better than scaffolding and "goats", which often damage the surface of the walls.
2. or with fiberglass, glue must be applied directly to the wall. Therefore, there is no need to pre-cut the wallpaper into separate strips.
3. A small allowance (1 - 2 cm) for the slopes will allow you to get a neat edge. You just have to wait until the wallpaper is dry, and then evenly cut off the excess.

The most important stage of the repair is pasting the side surfaces. The appearance of the room depends on how the walls look. In the course of work, problems may arise that cannot be eliminated later. You can see a photo with high-quality wallpapering of walls with wallpaper below.

Preparatory stage

Before you take on the roller and the bucket of glue, you need to carry out a few simple manipulations. It is from the correct actions that the further process of work depends. First you need to calculate the material consumption, and prepare the walls before wallpapering.



A trip to the hardware store

Before you buy wallpaper, glue and other consumables, you need to accurately calculate the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe walls of the room. For convenience, you can always use the online calculator. When calculating, it is necessary to take into account the fit of the canvases, if they show a pattern.



Buyers are often faced with choosing the type of wallpaper. Modern manufacturers offer: paper, non-woven and vinyl lineup. All of them differ in thickness, width of the cloth, pattern and quality.





Wide non-woven wallpaper is in demand. They are easy to glue, they easily lay down on the surface and have high wear resistance.



Wall preparation

In order not to be disappointed in the end result, you need to clearly know how to prepare the walls for pasting. For surface treatment, you will need a spray bottle with water, a spatula, unnecessary rags.



To remove the old layer of wallpaper, you need to spray on it and wait until the canvas gets wet and begins to move away from the wall. To enhance the effect, use warm water and soapy water.



Then the canvases begin to rip off with a spatula or knife. If the wallpaper comes off well, you can remove it with your hands.



Cracks, cracks and irregularities can hide behind the old layers. They must be removed with putty. Then the walls are plastered and primed.



After such processing, it is better to transfer the pasting to the next day so that the applied layers dry well.



In the case of decorating walls with non-woven and vinyl wallpaper, plaster and primer are usually not carried out. The thickness of the canvases allows you to hide minor surface defects.



pasting process

First you need to dilute the glue. For each type of wallpaper there are special means for gluing. In warm water, gradually pour the contents of the package.





To avoid lumps, you need to constantly mix the solution. After that, the glue should infuse and thicken. The process takes approximately 15 minutes.



During this time, you can still cut the wallpaper. There are several ways to cut canvases:

• using an angle ruler;
• bend (without tools).



The roll is spread face down on the floor. One end of the canvas can be held by an assistant or it is clamped with improvised means to avoid folding the wallpaper back into a roll. The same is done on the other side of the cloth.



Then, knowing the height where the material is to be pasted, the same length on the wallpaper is measured with a tape measure. Moreover, it is desirable to add 5 cm to the value just in case.





A ruler with a right angle draws a line that should be perpendicular to the edges of the wallpaper. If there is no measuring tool at hand, the material is folded at the mark so that the edges of the roll coincide.



A piece of wallpaper is cut off with scissors along the fold line or along the drawn segment, on which glue is then applied.



Methods for spreading canvases

If you have paper wallpaper in front of you, then the adhesive solution is applied with a roller or brush on the wall and on the glued canvas. For non-woven and vinyl representatives, it is enough to apply glue only to a piece of wallpaper.





In order for the canvas to be evenly soaked, it is folded with a book. First, the two edges are bent so that they meet approximately in the middle, and then the already bent edges are again bent in half again.



Two blanks can be made using this method. While one is impregnated with glue, the second is glued to the wall.



Pasting is done from top to bottom. For this, a blank is taken and one part is stuck. Then the second half of the canvas is carefully attached.





With a dry cloth, the glued piece is ironed from the middle to the edges. This removes excess glue and unwanted bubbles on the wallpaper, which can be difficult to remove.



There may be unglued areas around the edges. They must be smeared with glue using a small brush.



While one person is engaged in the final work, the second is again preparing the next piece of wallpaper for gluing.



As you can see, sticking wallpaper with your own hands is not so difficult. Finally, I would like to give some useful recommendations to facilitate the pasting process:



Thin paper wallpapers are glued with an overlap. The remaining types of interlining and vinyl are glued end-to-end.





Work should be done in daylight. It is advisable to turn off the electricity, remove all sockets and switches before sticking. The place for the connectors is cut out on the already glued wallpaper.



It is necessary to remove the plinth in the renovated room.



You can not glue wallpaper with open windows. Drafts can lead to poor adhesion of glue and wallpaper. After gluing, the door to the room must be closed until the glue has completely dried.





Photos of finished walls covered with wallpaper can also be viewed in our gallery. Good luck and good luck with the repair.



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So, the room is free from furniture, pictures and photographs are removed from the walls and cleaned in a dry, clean place, children and pets are sent for a short vacation to their relatives. We begin the process. If you are gluing for the first time, call someone for help, it is more convenient to do it together. But even without outside help, the first do-it-yourself wallpapering in life can turn out to be almost perfect if you follow our advice.

We stock up on tools and materials

Before you start moving and taking out furniture, you need to stock up on tools and materials. Here is the first "short" list of what you need:
1. Actually wallpaper and glue
2. Wide and narrow spatulas for wallpaper stripping and puttying
3. Containers for water or a special liquid for removing wallpaper: old wallpaper from the walls can be easily removed if it is properly wetted beforehand
4. Container for diluting glue
5. A special mixture or putty for leveling walls. Sometimes old wallpapers come off with small pieces of plaster, cracks and bumps are found under them - these holes must be repaired and leveled
6. Sandpaper to finalize the wall
7. Primer or primer (special solution for treating walls before gluing)
8. Screwdriver, hammer, pliers for dismantling sockets, skirting boards and other things
9. Scissors, and preferably a sharp wallpaper or clerical knife for trimming the edges of the wallpaper
10. Tape measure to measure the desired length of the canvases
11. Level or thread with a weight at the end (plumb) to align the wallpaper vertically
12. A large wide brush or foam roller for applying glue and a couple of smaller brushes. With a wide brush or roller it is convenient to apply glue to the wallpaper and walls, and with a small one - to coat hard-to-reach places: corners, ledges, places behind radiators of radiators, etc.
13. Soft plastic spatula
14. Soft rags. Large dry rag - for smoothing the wallpaper. Wet clean cloth - to remove excess glue
15. Stepladder or trestles
If everything from this list is there, you can begin the preparatory phase.

We count the number of wallpapers and glue


How much to take? Let's count rolls. Most often, rolls with a width of 53 and 106 cm are on sale. They are also called "half-meter" and "meter". European manufacturers also produce wallpapers with a width of 68 cm. The length of the canvas in a roll is 10.05 m. It is most common. Vinyl wallpapers 53 cm wide are sometimes sold in rolls of 15 m each, and non-woven wallpaper for painting meter wide is also supplied in 25-meter rolls. We recall the school geometry course, pick up a tape measure, measure the room and calculate the perimeter, summing up the length of all walls. For example, for a room measuring 3x4 m, the perimeter will be 3 + 4 + 3 + 4 \u003d 12 m. We multiply the perimeter by the height of the ceilings. Subtract the area of ​​windows and doors from this and get the total area of ​​the walls. S = (a * b) - ( (c * d) + (e * f)). S - the required area of ​​​​the walls of the room, a - the perimeter of the room, b - the height of the ceiling, c - the width of the window, d - the height of the window, e - the height of the doorway, f - the width of the doorway. We calculate the number of strips as follows: divide the perimeter of the room by the width of the roll . For example, we divide our 12 m perimeter by the roll width of 0.53 m. We get 22.6. We round up and get 23 stripes. For wallpapers with a large ornament or pattern that needs to be combined, designers recommend multiplying the perimeter by a factor of 1.18 when calculating. We count further. The length of one roll is most often 10 m. The height of our room is 2.50 m. For convenience, another 10 cm must be added to the ceiling height. Thus, we get a strip height of 2.65 m. If we divide the length of the roll (10 m) by this number (2.65 m), then we will get 3 full strips from one roll of wallpaper. Do not worry about the rest: they can perfectly paste over the space above and below the window or above the door.
Be sure to take one or two rolls for a spare. Even a super professional can easily ruin one or two wallpapers. It happens. If they do not come in handy, then whole unpacked rolls can be returned to the store within three weeks after purchase (if, of course, you have kept the receipt and labels). The amount of glue is also determined by the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe walls. For different types of wallpaper, different types of glue are used. For paper, any universal one is suitable; for non-woven or vinyl, you need glue designed only for this type of wallpaper. Any box of glue is supplied with instructions, where it is written how to dilute the mass, in what proportion, and for what area it will be enough.

Preparing the walls


So, the materials are purchased, the tool is prepared. Now you can get to work. We start by preparing the walls.

1. Remove the old coating


If wallpaper was pasted on the walls, remove them. So that the old wallpaper can be easily removed, they need to be properly wetted. We take a rag or sponge in our hands and wet the wallpaper abundantly. You can use a special water sprayer - the same as you spray houseplants or moisten the laundry while ironing. Washable wallpapers need to be cut a little so that moisture gets into the bottom layer. Attention: before removing old wallpaper with water, be sure to turn off the power so that moisture does not get into working sockets and switches. After the wallpaper gets wet, carefully remove the old panels. Five minutes is enough for paper wallpaper to peel off, vinyl and non-woven - a little more. If the wallpaper does not lend itself, we scrape it off with a spatula, trying not to damage the wall. If the wall was painted with water-based paint or whitewashed with lime mortar, we wash everything off with a mild soap solution. Oil based paint can be removed with special paint stripping solutions. They are sold in any building supermarket. You can use coarse sandpaper and just peel off the paint with it. If the paint does not come off, peel it off with a spatula.

2. Align and prepare the wall


Even if you very carefully remove paint or wallpaper, the wall will have to be leveled and processed. Therefore, the cracked plaster is removed with a spatula. After that, we treat the wall with a primer solution and level it with putty or a special leveling mixture. A primer is a useful thing. It not only contributes to better adhesion of the leveling mixture to the wall, but also performs an antibacterial function: it usually contains substances that prevent the formation of mold and mildew. If the damage to the wall is significant, it makes sense to re-plaster it - it's cheaper than leveling it with putty. After the putty or new plaster has dried, we treat the wall again with a primer or primer (a special solution based on PVA glue). We apply it on the wall with a roller or a wide brush, without sparing. On such a treated wall, the wallpaper will hold much stronger.

Gluing wallpaper


First of all, prepare a place where you will measure, cut and smear wallpaper with glue. It can be a clean area of ​​the floor or a piece of oilcloth spread on the floor. Prepare your tools so they are always at hand. Dilute the glue according to the instructions. Set up a ladder. And start.
• Unwind the roll and measure the web to the desired length. Cut it off with sharp scissors or a special sharp knife. Cut the wallpaper strictly horizontally, use a metal ruler for this. In order not to damage the floor, place a large cutting board under the wallpaper at the cut point.
• Carefully read the instructions that come with each roll. Some wallpapers require glue to be applied to the canvas, some to the surface of the wall, some to both the wall and the canvas. Spread the canvas on the floor or oilcloth and apply glue to it (if you are gluing paper or vinyl wallpaper)



• Let the wallpaper absorb some of the glue. Five to seven minutes will be enough. After that, carefully lift the wallpaper by the upper edge and proceed to sticking
• Start gluing from the window. A window or other opening will be a great vertical reference. To align the wallpaper vertically, use a level. It is enough to level the first canvas, and glue the next ones, focusing on it

All types of wallpaper are always glued with closed windows and doors. The room should be warm, around 20°C. Draft is the first enemy of fresh wallpaper. Glue in a draft dries very quickly, and in some places the wallpaper simply does not have time to stick.



• Gently lift the canvas to the ceiling and stick to the wall, pressing well. Gently bring each next canvas to the previous one (end-to-end or with a slight overlap, if the type of wallpaper allows it) and smooth it. For smoothing, take a soft spatula or a large dry cloth. Smooth from the middle of the canvas to its edges



• If air bubbles appear under the wallpaper, they need to be smoothed out by squeezing the air over the edges of the canvas. This must be done very carefully so as not to damage the wallpaper. If the air bubble is not squeezed out or there is a risk of tearing the wallpaper, pierce it with a needle and gently squeeze out the air
• Paste the corners with two canvases, connecting them slightly overlapping. If you paste over the corner with one sheet, then with a high degree of probability folds form in this corner or the wallpaper will completely lag behind the corner after drying
• How to deal with sockets and switches? First, turn off the electricity. Remove covers from all sockets and switches. After the canvas is pasted, carefully make a cruciform incision in the wallpaper in place of the rosette. Bend the resulting corners and cut off the excess with sharp scissors.

After you have dealt with the sticking, close the room and try not to use it for at least a day. In no case do not open windows, do not create drafts, otherwise after a short time your new wallpaper will peel off the wall with a nasty crunch.




When choosing wallpaper, consider the type of room and the condition of the walls. For the living room, bedroom, corridor and other rooms where the walls are dry and smooth, any kind of wallpaper will do. For rooms with high humidity: kitchen, bathroom and toilet - choose washable vinyl wallpaper. The disadvantages of uneven walls will be hidden by embossed wallpapers, as well as wallpapers with a large cell or a dense pattern.




To trim the edges above the baseboard and below the ceiling evenly, do this before the glue dries. Use a spatula as a stopper, and keep the cutter horizontally, otherwise the paper may accidentally tear. Useful life hack: in order not to scrape hardened glue from the knife, rinse it with hot water before trimming the edges.



For beginners, wallpapering is scary in principle, and when they see a battery that cannot be removed, this is a real reason to panic. In fact, everything is not so scary: cut the wallpaper at the places where the pipes are connected and the battery is attached, stick the wallpaper according to the instructions above, and smooth out the bumps with a mop wrapped in a clean rag, remove traces of glue. Done, you are amazing!

That's all. As you can see, wallpapering is not such a terrible process as it seems at first. Only those who don't try don't succeed. We wish you everything went well and easily!