How to glue meter wallpaper?

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In the market of building materials, along withtraditional wallpaper width of 0.53 cm, the wallpaper of foreign manufacturers of various widths is widely represented. For example, Italian-made wallpaper has a width of 70 cm and 106 cm, French - 70 cm and 90 cm, Belgian - 90 cm, 10 cm and 140 cm. In the environment of professionals, wallpaper of non-standard width is called meter. Before you glue meter wallpaper, ask their base, it depends on the features of the process of gluing.

Advantages and disadvantages of meter wallpaper

Metro wallpaper is popular, as they have a number of advantages over standard rolls:

Due to the smaller number of seams, the room acquires a completely different, more attractive appearance;
the gluing of meter wallpaper will take much less time and effort, as the number of bands is reduced by half;
on the purchase of meter wallpaper can save money, one wide roll costs less than 2 standard.

Along with the positive sides, it should be noted and the complexity of gluing the meter wallpaper:

wide wallpaper should be glued to the most leveled walls to get the ideal joints of the canvas;
when gluing broad canvases, a narrow strip may not suffice, and in this case it is necessary to buy a whole roll or to glue a strip of slices.

How to glue a meter long non-woven wallpaper

Fleece is just the backbone of this specieswallpaper, over which the vinyl coating is sprayed. Therefore, these wallpapers are also called vinyl. Vinyl wallpaper on a non-woven basis is easy and durable, and the multilayer structure prevents their deformation. They are of two types: with a printed pattern and monochrome (for painting).

Surface preparation

You can glue wallpaper on the basis of nonwoven fabric on anysurface (concrete, wood panels or chipboard, plaster, gypsum board). The main condition - the walls should be as flat as possible. Therefore, in the presence of defects before gluing the vinyl meter wallpaper, the surface must be primed and leveled using putty.

Selection of glue

It is better to purchase special types of glue, for example,Metylan Flizelin Premium or Quelyd Special Non-woven. When dried, this glue will become transparent and will not spoil the appearance in case of contact with the surface of the wallpaper. In addition, it includes special ingredients that prevent the formation of fungus and mold.

Adhesive composition for non-woven wallpaper should be in its consistency thicker than usual. The proportions for diluting the adhesive are indicated on the package.

The process of gluing

Application of glue has its own peculiarity: Glue is applied only to the wall, which greatly simplifies the process. Wallpaper without a picture can not be cut beforehand, but glued directly from a roll, cutting off excess with a special knife.

The adhesive applied at the joints must be removed immediately, especially with subsequent painting of the wallpaper (the paint will not settle for frozen glue).

Knowing how to properly glue a meter wallpaper, you can save your time and money and get an excellent result.