Fining wall wallpaper. Types of Wallpaper

The latter type of wallpaper is rarely used for the walls in a residential area. As a rule, they are used where necessary to achieve special sound characteristics. Tufted wallpaper paste over the wall in theaters, hospitals, recording studios. But if there is a desire to protect his apartment from the outside noise and excessive noise, then you can apply and that the finishing material for pasting premises.

The most common conventional paper wallpaper. At sufficiently high quality of this material is relatively inexpensive. There are two types of paper wallpaper.

Primer is made of paper-based, covering the special paint-primer. At this layer are applied in different images (can be used up to 12 colors). Priming method makes washable, relief, background, embossed and printed wallpaper.

Washable wallpaper can be as dull and lacquered. Due to the vinyl cover, they do not fade from washing. Embossed wallpaper is produced by applying different ornaments with a thick pasty mass. In this case, possible combination with a simple printed design. Background in this case is both monochrome and polychrome. The most durable are embossed wallpaper. In their manufacture on a paper basis, first applied to embossed, and then brighten it with oil paints. Typically, these wallpapers are doing two colors. Printing the same coverage is obtained by application to paper basis of the pattern, running water distempers.

We note, incidentally, that our industry produces and the most simple and cheap wallpaper - negruntovannye. They are made of colored or white paper, dealing on the basis of two-color image (usually small). Of these, the most durable - Lepkova dvuhprotsessnye. Figure and background color applied to the wallpaper in two stages. They are less prone to contamination and abrasion.

In addition to paper wallpaper for decorating the walls and used vinyl. Vinyl - thick and elastic material, it is widely used by modern designers. Vinyl wallpaper composed of two layers: a polyvinyl and paper on which it is applied. The basis remains the same for all types of vinyl wallpaper, but here's the top layer can be different: foam, embossed, smooth (silk screen).

Do vinyl wallpaper, there are two indisputable advantages: moisture (they can be washed) and resistance to sunlight (not fade in the sun). But there are two major disadvantages: some of this material is environmentally unsafe, in addition, vinyl can not tolerate sudden changes in humidity and temperature (ie do not use this wallpaper for decorating the walls of bathrooms and kitchens). Vinyl Flooring bad passes air, but progressive manufacturers are beginning to produce perforated wallpaper that still allow the walls to "breathe." The undoubted advantages of this material can be attributed much longer service life compared with paper covering.

Prior to papering the walls with vinyl wallpaper surface should be prepared very carefully: all irregularities zashpaklevyvayut, and a wall covered with a layer of water-emulsion paint. Vinyl wallpaper can only stick to a completely smooth surface.

Vinyl wallpaper paste butt. In the case of uneven fixing them can be completely detached from the wall (which can not be done, for example, with paper) and re-glued. Adhesive used in this case should either be specifically designed for vinyl wallpaper, or universal for heavy wallcoverings. It is advisable to purchase stock, which has antiseptic properties. Glue is applied to raskroennye sheets and within minutes give it to penetrate. Then gently, without stretching sheets, wallpaper paste on the wall. Pressed the cloth to the wall using a rubber roller. After drying out wallpapers decrease in volume, so they must be carefully glued to on the dried surface was not formed gaps between individual sheets.

The most widely used "silk" vinyl wallpaper. The surface of the material obtained by the brilliant, with a beautiful pattern (there are a number of industrial collections with holographic ornaments). Wallpaper is very resilient. Wash them with the means to an alkaline and an alcohol-based. Picture wallpaper can mimic the skin, wool, textiles. Adhesively bonded silkscreened on a special adhesive that is applied not only to the wallpaper, but also on the wall. Smooth cloth with a soft dry brush.