Repair – the real test for each person. There is a wish to change interior, to give it cosiness and at the same time also not to spend huge amounts of money.
It is necessary to study independently the mass of catalogs, to choose materials, colors, textures. To find in each of options of advantage and defects and to compare them repeatedly.
In this regard there is a wish to talk about one of enough popular coverings for walls, namely – about self-adhesive wall-paper. Traditionally they were used in bathrooms and in kitchen, however modern technologies have helped to expand considerably range of application of this type of finishing material.
Of what materials do self-adhesive wall-paper
Shops are ready to offer buyers wall-paper from the following materials:
- PVC. Under this name the film which has become quite usual provided in various color gamma disappears. Especially relevant its application can be considered in the conditions of giving. It is easiest way to refresh furniture surface, without investing heavily. Also use of PVC of film is justified in kitchen and in the bathroom. Synthetic material is not afraid of temperature drops and humidity. Perfectly is suitable for damp cleaning.
- Sateen. Do fabric wall-paper of it. They are used for living rooms. Sateen self-adhesive wall-paper has excellent utilization properties (durability, moisture-proofness). Often become basis for drawing photo printing.
- Stopper. Has appeared in the market of finishing materials rather recently and owing to the considerable cost it is widespread not so widely. It is appropriate in finishing of any room, is eco-friendly, creates unique cosiness and charm.
- Cretaceous wall-paper. Absolutely new, but at the same time material, familiar since childhood. For certain each of us remembers blackboard which so attracted us at elementary school. And so, this type of self-adhesive wall-paper completely imitates its surface. Conveniently? Of course! Plus it is very fashionable to have in the house at least one wall with such covering. Especially relevant it will be in the nursery, the hall or in kitchen.
How to glue self-adhesive wall-paper
Special difficulties when gluing such wall-paper should not arise, many of us in the childhood were fond of collecting of various stickers therefore the technology of gluing is familiar. Nevertheless, it is worth paying attention to number of features which can create considerable difficulties if not to consider them:
1. The wall or other surface has to be ideally equal. As practice shows, the bulk of our houses needs alignment of walls. This indispensable condition. Otherwise the surface will turn out rough, and in case of low-quality plaster wall-paper can disappear at all.
2. For the period of works from wall it is necessary to remove all superfluous. It is about sockets, switches, regiments.
3. The pasted-over surface has to be moistened. In that case wall-paper will more qualitatively grab, and the probability of emergence of bubbles will decrease.
4. Pasting is made from window with an overlap on 1 cm. This technique allows to make joints the most imperceptible.
Treat these councils with due consideration, and the result will not disappoint you. Self-adhesive wall-paper – idle time in application finishing material which attracts buyers with the functionality, durability and wide choice of coloring.