Wallpaper gluing is a troublesome business and quite expensive. Preliminary it is necessary to purchase a primer for walls, putty knives and a special remedy against mold and fungus. As a result, such a set will pull by several thousand rubles. For budget repairs, this amount is simply catastrophic. What to do? And then some of them ask themselves: is it possible to glue wallpaper wallpaper? After all, this will significantly shorten the repair process and save some money. Let's try to figure out how to glue wallpaper on wallpaper and what the consequences it can turn out.
Kleim wallpaper on an old wallpaper
Advantages of such a solution are visible to the naked eye:
- do not need to perform preparatory work;
- It is not necessary to take out all furniture from the room, because there will be no dust from tearing off old wallpaper;
- savings on funds and instruments;
- walls do not need to be leveled.
However, this small list of advantages fades in front of a huge list of shortcomings. To begin with, remember the main quality of the modern adhesive for wallpaper - water solubility. When the glue hits the old wallpaper, they instantly absorb its moisture and begin to flake off. And if you try to "stick" to them a new cloth, then it, along with the old coating, will simply slide down. You can risk and use lighter thin paper wallpaper, but where is the guarantee that they will not peel off and take up bubbles, and the places of the old joints will not show up under the paper?
Thus, it is better to sacrifice one day for a complete cleaning of the walls and be calm for the repairs done. In addition, the removal of many types of wallpaper passes quickly and even fun. It is only necessary to pull the top edge of the paper and pull it down, as all the cloth will be in your hands! If the wallpaper comes off extremely reluctantly, then just soak them with hot water and leave for a few minutes. The liquid will soften the paper and it will separate more easily from the wall. For large areas it is better to use an iron or a steam generator with vertical stripping. On the cleaned wall, you can safely glue the new wallpaper, not being afraid that they will fall behind or even fall off.
What is better to glue wallpaper?
If you decide to make a quality repair, then you can not do without a primer. It is applied before the wallpaper is pasted. Primer creates a qualitative basis for the adhesive, binds plaster and prevents its destruction, protects against mold and other biological pests of paper.
After the walls are primed, you can proceed with the selection of the wallpaper glue. Depending on the wallpaper, the following types of glue bases can be distinguished:
- For heavy wallpaper . Heavy are called cork, vinyl, acrylic, embossed dyeing and textile wallpaper. The basis of this glue is PVA, containing plasticizer, polymers and some auxiliary additives. It has good adhesive ability and is able to withstand heavy cloths. Many formulations include a fungicide or an antiseptic that inhibit the multiplication of bacteria.
- For light wallpaper . This includes all the thin paper wallpaper. The basis for the glue is methylcellulose. Main
The disadvantage of such glue is that it can only be used on thin paper. - Homemade glue . If there is no money for the factory glue, or if you just needed to immediately glue the torn off corner of the wallpaper, you can make a paste yourself. To do this, you only need to mix the flour with potato / cornstarch, adding a little water. To increase the gluing ability, you can add pre-cooked joiner glue. The resulting composition must necessarily pass through a gauze or a fine sieve.