Many of us dream of repair. But when it comes to it, most of us panic. After all, during the repair there is a lot of trouble. It is especially difficult to determine the style of the interior, choose wallpaper. And even when all the materials are bought, to create the interior of your dreams is not so simple.
Repair the ceiling - this is not the easiest stage in the repair. Today, very few people prefer a typical whitened ceiling. Many of us prefer hanging ceilings or ceilings with wallpaper. It looks unusual and beautiful.
Wallpaper or paint?
Many people when repairing the ceiling choose among the two options - wallpaper or paint. From the stretch and hinged ceilings in this article, we will not tell, because this is a completely different topic. Pasting and painting the ceiling - this is the most budgetary and simple ways to give the ceiling the desired appearance. But sometimes it is very difficult to choose what is better?
Fortunately, today the choice of paint is very large. You can choose a paint of different texture and color scheme. Even the compositions of paints are very strong. It is worth noting that the paint looks very impressive on the ceiling. The coloring procedure is very simple. Even an inexperienced person can cope with it, so most often the ceilings are painted on their own. But there is one small disadvantage, during painting, very harmful vapors are released from the paint. But if everything is done correctly, then there will be no danger. In addition, the paint on the ceiling is very well held. Therefore, the appearance of the ceiling you will enjoy more than one year.
But let's look at the other side. The wallpaper is also very good for the ceiling. The wallpaper allows you to embody in reality more of your fantasies and zadumok. In addition, you can choose wallpaper, made of natural materials, and they will be ecologically clean and hypoallergenic. You can choose and wallpaper that you can paint, wash, and the like. Such wallpapers are very practical and also serve not for one year. All sorts of manipulations will help at any time to change them or give them a fresh look.
Therefore, before you stop on one thing, carefully weigh all the options. Ioshkrivanie ceiling, and a sticker on it wallpaper will be a good choice. In addition, we must not forget that these two options can be combined with each other, which allows you to create a bright and unique interior design.
Types of wallpapers
- Paper wallpaper. This is the oldest and simplest version of the wallpaper. Even in our detstetikimi wallpaper pasted walls in the room. Like other types of wallpaper, they have their advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage of wallpaper made from paper is environmental friendliness. After all, these wallpapers are made of paper. But their main shortcoming is short-livedness. On the ceiling, such wallpaper will last no more than five years.
- Flizeline wallpaper, unlike paper, have a non-woven base, which consists of synthetic fibers and cellulose. Often, people choose them for the ceiling, because these wallpaper, thanks to its specific structure, are easily glued to the ceiling.
- Vinyl wallpaper is made from a paper substrate, which at the end is covered with PVC. Wallpapers have a relief surface, so they hide any of the ceiling's crevices: cracks, unevennesses and the like. This is their great advantage. After all, many Soviet apartments have a lot of unevenness, which is a good replacement for repairs. Such wallpaper is well tolerated by wet cleaning. Therefore, some mistresses prefer to cover with such wallpaper the kitchen and even a bathroom. Butoboy have low water resistance, and this is very bad for climates.
- Glass-fiber wallpaper. This is another type of ecological modern warfare. They are made by pressing limestone, quartz sand of idolomite. These wallpapers are good because they prevent the formation of mold or fungus, repel moisture and do not accumulate dust on their surface. In addition, these wallpapers have good sound insulation characteristics. Minus these miracle wallpapers only in their value. High cost does not allow them to be purchased by all.
- Liquid wallpaper today is popular. High-quality wallpapers are made of hypoallergenic materials. But in order to inflict them, you will need skills and knowledge of technology.
- Tissue wallpaper. Such wallpapers are expensive, but they look very original. They will give a special highlight to the interior. But with their gluing you need to be very careful, because it's easy to mess up the wallpaper.
How to paste wallpaper on the ceiling?
When you choose suitable wallpaper and glue, you can start the process of gluing. Be sure to prepare the ceiling beforehand for the gluing process. If it has old traces of paint, wallpaper, or something else, then they need to be removed. When the glue is selected correctly, you need to simply glue the wallpaper in glue and they will move away from the ceiling. If this does not happen, the wallpaper will have to be scraped off with a spatula or use a special solvent.
If there are strong unevennesses on the ceiling, then you need to fix them. To do this, you can use a primer or putty. Putty is more suitable in cases where the ceiling has large irregularities or a strong slope. The primer is more universal. It dries faster, it's better to glue wallpaper, it's not toxic and does not let in air.
To facilitate the process, before embedding, make a markup on the ceiling. Polotnyshaoboev need to glue in parallel to the sun's rays, that is, along the line, mentally carried from the window to the wall opposite. Then the seams will not be so noticeable.
Half an hour before the start of the process, prepare a glue solution from the dry mix. Adhere to the strict proportions indicated in the instructions. Glue must be stirred well, so that it does not have any lumps. While the glue will swell, deal with the pattern of wallpaper. Do not forget to leave about half a centimeter in the technical areas where contact occurs with the final wall. Do not forget that after shrinkage, there is a small shrinkage of the wallpaper.
If you glue non-woven or imported wallpaper, then they do not need to be impregnated with glue. Kleinuzhno put on the ceiling. If you are dealing with paper wallpaper, then they must be impregnated with glue. Spread the cloth on the floor and apply glue to the brush with a brush / brush. Then fold the cut in half and put the inside out. Wallpaper should be impregnated with glue about ten minutes.
For the wallpapering you need to have an assistant who will help to feed the wallpaper. Impregnated with wallpaper, the wallpaper should be pressed close to the ceiling and rolled up in the direction of the edges with a clean roller of rubber. If you leave unnecessary areas, then you need to carefully trim them with a stationery knife.