Every owner dreams that the repair, which he started in his own house, was done in the best way. Of course, you also thought about how to paste wallpaper on the ceiling so that they fit perfectly on the surface. This task is not easy, especially for beginners.
What wallpaper should I glue on the ceiling?
If you want your ceiling to look good enough after you do all the work very carefully and carefully, you should pay attention to the wallpaper material when buying. Special ceiling or embossed are a great option. Also do not forget about the existence of non-woven wallpaper that you can wash. The advantage of the latter is that they can be rid of the settled dust.
How to paste wallpaper on the ceiling?
Remember that before you paste wallpaper on the ceiling, you need to prepare the surface from which you will work. It should be clean, firm, dry, and even. If the ceiling was previously painted with enamel paint, which holds fairly firmly, you can not rush to get rid of it. Wash, dry and clean the surface of the skin. Check how strong the old paint is with the help of a piece of adhesive tape.
Remove the old whitewash from the ceiling and apply the putty twice. Wallpaper also delete. Otherwise, putty is necessary only if the surface has considerable defects. If the room has a large plate difference, then you can eliminate the shortage with gypsum board.
Priming the ceiling is not necessary. But it is proved that the wallpaper is better adhered to such a surface, it is also good to stick to it. Do not forget that the panels should be placed parallel to the rays of light (that is, from the window to the wall, which is opposite). In order to properly paste the wallpaper on the ceiling yourself, you must follow the following recommendations.
Glue wallpaper on the ceiling
In order to evenly paste the first sheet of wallpaper, you need to create a line that will help you navigate.
- We measure the width of the roll.
- Then, on opposite walls near the surface of the ceiling, we slaughter two symmetrical nails along the width of the wallpaper, tie the rope to the given nails well, tie it and sharply release it from our hand. A white line appears on the ceiling, on which you can later orient yourself.
- Half an hour before pasting, we prepare the glue from the dry mix. We maintain such proportions, which are specified in the instruction.
- We measure the length of the wallpaper you need and cut off the canvas.
- If we are dealing with paper, then we put a piece of the figure down on the table or on the floor, and then distribute the glue from the middle to the edges with a brush or roller.
- Fold the canvas in half or do so that the edges were wrapped in the middle. Leave the segment in this position for a few minutes, so that it softens, but not more than 10.
- It should be remembered that imported or non-woven wallpaper is not recommended to impregnate with glue. It is applied directly to the surface.
- We take the canvas and turn it into an accordion. First glue the segment along the marked line on the ceiling. In the course of work, we smooth the wallpaper with a roller.
- All other canvases should be glued, being guided by the first. Apply paper without overlapping.
- After all, we cut off the excess wallpaper along the ceiling line.
If you will glue neatly, slowly, it's bound to work out. Do not forget the importance of the material and the color of the wallpaper. Remember also that during work in the room there should be no drafts. And after you have transformed the ceiling, it is better not to open the windows and doors for several days.