How to glue wallpaper on drywall?

Currently, the market of finishing materials is so diverse and rich that you can choose the perfect product for absolutely any purpose and interior style. However, there is also an eternal classic that has been popular for a long time and continues to be in enviable demand among consumers. Such traditional materials include drywall and wallpaper.

Today, the lion's share of buyers is looking for not only high-quality and easy-to-use, but also inexpensive finishing materials. Often, things that are quite inexpensive radically change the style and image of the interior, after which it becomes more attractive and complete.

Such affordable and common options can be safely attributed to drywall. The main feature of this lightweight and non-capricious material is that it lends itself easily to almost any processing. It can be painted, wallpapered and even covered with textile overlays.

Plasterboard floors are used for different purposes. This can be a product with a shallow niche, a zoning detail in a studio apartment, or a low semi-wall, the upper part of which can also be used as a small shelf. However, it is not enough to install such a structure in the interior. It also needs to be finished with high quality and competently.

Nowadays, many manufacturers produce high quality and beautiful wallpapers that can be matched to any style and base material. And for plasterboard elements, it will be possible to acquire a decent canvas. Moreover, it can be both cheap paper and more expensive, washable or textile coatings.

Many consumers are wondering how to properly apply wallpaper on a plasterboard base. As in most cases, you first need to properly prepare the surface and only then proceed with the selection and gluing of the materials you like.

Before you start finishing drywall, you need to properly prepare it. These works will allow the wallpaper to adhere more reliably and firmly to the working surface of the base and extend their service life.

First you need to prime the drywall. This stage is necessary for better adhesion of the putty to the base. Moreover, high-quality soil will protect the surface from the formation of mold and mildew, which are dangerous to human health.

Most modern consumers use a special acrylic primer. However, this is far from the only preparatory material that ensures high-quality application of wallpaper to drywall. Today in building materials stores you can find different types of primers, both dry and ready-made.

You need to be especially careful and careful when stirring powder formulations. In these matters, it is necessary to strictly observe the recipe and instructions for diluting the primer mixture, otherwise it can be spoiled. Typically, the primer is applied to the plasterboard substrate using a non-rigid brush.The primer is carefully distributed over the surface of the base, without making strong pressure, so as not to damage the lightweight material.

Another important process in the preparation of the base is gluing with a serpyanka, which is a special fibrous tape, which looks like a medical gauze from the side. There is a special adhesive on the surface of this part so that it can be firmly attached to the joints that appear between the drywall sheets. Also, these parts are needed in order to avoid the appearance of "air cushions", which can lead to the appearance of mold or mildew in the seams of the structure during operation.

In addition, in the preparation process, the joints need to be putty. You can proceed to this process after gluing the serpyanka. At the end of these works, the putty must be leveled. If all the steps were performed correctly, then neither seams nor joints on the surface of the base will be visible, and they will not "peep" out from under the wallpaper layer.

In the preparation process, you can abandon the putty in favor of plaster. Experts say that wallpaper will be applied much easier and more reliably to the plastered base. However, turning to this option for processing the base, it is necessary to ensure that the joints of the wallpaper on their surface do not repeat with the seams of gypsum plasterboards, otherwise it will look rough and careless.

However, there are often cases when gypsum plaster still has to be applied to the ground. As a rule, such work is necessary if you are going to glue thin wallpaper (such as paper), which will easily highlight any defect in the main coating. If we are talking about sticking dense and heavy canvases, then here you can do only with plaster and not apply a primer layer.

It is undesirable to stick wallpaper on the surface of drywall, which has not passed all the necessary treatments. And this applies not only to soil, putty or plaster, but also to various protective mixtures. If the base was prepared and processed correctly and conscientiously, then, together with the wallpaper, it will last as long as possible and will not lose its visual appeal even after many years.

Experts recommend treating drywall with special bactericidal compounds. Also, it will not be superfluous to add an additional layer of putty during the preparatory work. To do this, cover the entire base with special antiseptics and putty the surface.

However, it is worth noting that most often there is no serious need for these actions, especially if the conditions of your home are far from extreme (there is no dampness, excess moisture and temperature changes).

In addition, drywall can be treated with anti-fungal coatings. Using such formulations, such a light and malleable material will not become a habitat for fungal growth or mold. Also, the plasterboard base can be painted with water-based paint mixed with a primer. Using this combination, you can make the base a little lighter and fresher.

Protective or brightening agents are recommended to be applied to drywall with a soft roller, large construction brush or spray gun. Such tools will not damage the base or leave dents / scratches on it.

Putty is one of the important stages in preparing drywall for wallpapering.However, it is quite possible to refuse to use it. For example, it is possible to plaster the base with high quality and immediately apply on it (after complete drying) wallpaper without soil

However, in order for the canvases to be efficiently and reliably attached to such bases, it is necessary to start applying them earlier than 24 hours after all the defects and irregularities of the drywall have been removed, and the building mixture (also plaster) is completely dry.

On the surface of drywall, you can glue not only simple paper, but also non-woven, vinyl and many other popular canvases. In addition, different types of wallpaper can be combined on the same base to give the interior a special taste and style.

Properly applied coatings will help you achieve the following attractive effects:

• beautiful and harmonious highlighting of the niche;
• focusing on a certain area of ​​the room or interior item;
• masking defects and irregularities in floors;
• visual expansion or reduction of space;
• emphasizing the stylistic direction of the ensemble.

As for the direct technology of gluing wallpaper to a plasterboard base, there is much in common with preparatory work.

• a vertical correct line is drawn on the plasterboard wall using a level;
• then measure the required height and cut the strip to the required length. It is recommended to leave a margin of about 5 cm;
• if you are gluing vinyl canvases, then the glue should be applied to the base and the strip of wallpaper itself with a roller;
• if you want to glue non-woven coatings, then the adhesive composition can only be applied to a plasterboard base;

• as a rule, the canvases are glued from the top (from the ceiling line). At the same time, the wallpaper sheets are carefully smoothed with a plastic spatula from the center to the side parts. Thus, one must gradually descend to the floor;
• the next strip of wallpaper must be aligned with the first, carefully adjusting the joints;
• all work should be carried out until you have pasted over all the planned surfaces in the room;
• at the end of all stages, you need to cut off the remaining excess wallpaper around the edges.

If you want to really finish the plasterboard base with high quality and bring harmonious components into the interior, then you you should adhere to some simple recommendations that will allow you to create an organic and neat ensemble:

• Before applying any wallpaper, you must clean the drywall surface as thoroughly and carefully as possible. Traces of dust and dirt should not remain on it, as they will give themselves out and be visible under the wallpaper. This is especially true when thin paper canvases are glued;
• experts recommend adding special paints (for example, water-based paints) to the primer mixture. They should match the color of the drywall;
• wallpaper glue must be diluted only in a previously prepared clean container, which has not previously been used to dilute any other building mixtures;
• it is recommended to paste wallpaper, starting from doorways or window slopes;
• as for the direct application of glue to the canvases, then this process is carried out on a flat horizontal surface. Under these conditions, the coatings will not wrinkle or bend. This is especially important when it comes to not the most dense and wear-resistant options;
• smoothing the canvases is a mandatory procedure that should never be neglected. If you do not expel all the air bubbles formed under the wallpaper, then the finish will not only look sloppy, but may also move away from the drywall after a short period of time;

• if excess glue remains at the joints between the canvases, then they should be disposed of as soon as possible. For this, an ordinary damp cloth is quite suitable;
• if there is an interesting pattern on the wallpaper, then you should be especially careful about the correct joining of the sheets. Otherwise, the finish will look ridiculous and ugly;
• as for trimming unnecessary edge parts, it is recommended to do it using a sharp knife and a ruler;
• do not forget that it is worth choosing different wallpapers for different rooms. For example, in a room with high humidity, it is necessary to glue washable and dense coatings. As for the plasterboard base itself, it should also be treated with special antiseptic and moisture-resistant compounds;
• in the process of gluing wallpaper, it is necessary to ensure that there is no wind or drafts in the room. Canvases applied in such conditions will not last long and can quickly peel off from the substrate.

Plasterboard floors, competently and neatly decorated with wallpaper, can radically change the style and image of the interior. For example, the original high and wavy niches in such walls will look very interesting and stylish. Between them, you can place a rectangular niche for a TV and a player. Such designs look especially fresh and stylish if they are pasted over with light wallpaper in pastel colors.

Well-designed plasterboard arches with rounded lines and open windows between rooms are ideal for spacious homes. If they are against the background of a brown laminate and a snow-white ceiling, then they should be decorated with wallpaper in white, peach or beige. It is difficult to decorate such structures, but the result is truly unique details.

Large plasterboard structures with niches and small shelves can be trimmed with wallpaper in nude shades. To give such a design a more interesting and expensive appearance, the internal niches should be decorated with brick or stone wallpaper. As a rule, such design solutions are used in spacious dwellings.

In a luxurious living room with a fireplace, a plasterboard wall with shelves decorated with spotlights will look amazing. A similar surface should be decorated with wallpaper in warm colors (peach, chocolate, pale brown or caramel). Various decor items will find their place on the shelves in the plasterboard wall, and between them there should be a free space on which you can hang a TV. It is recommended to complement such designs with curtains on windows of similar tones (for the harmony of the interior).

If you like interesting and memorable design solutions, then you should decorate the plasterboard floors with wallpaper imitating brick, stone or natural wood. Such finishing materials look expensive, although they often have quite an affordable price.

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