Wall decoration with liquid wallpaper: preparatory and facing work
Today, many ennoble their housing with liquid wallpaper. This material looks great in any room, and also successfully copes with the sound – and thermal insulation. To finish with liquid wallpaper, it is necessary to prepare walls. Such finishing material as liquid wallpaper is more likely to be putty, judging by the method of application to the surface. They got their name thanks to the composition: synthetic or cotton fiber, a variety of dyes, cellulose and connecting components. Decorative function is not the only purpose of this type of wallpaper, they create high -quality heat – and sound insulation in the room. How to work with liquid wallpaper? Before starting finishing measures, it is necessary to prepare walls, material and only then begin the main stage of work. Consider each item in more detail. Preparatory measures preparing walls for liquid wallpaper plays a very important role and is the very first stage of the finish. The surface of the walls must be cleaned of old materials, pollution and aligned to an ideal state. If there are metal elements on the surface, then they are painted with enamel to avoid rust. After leveling the walls, a primer under liquid wallpaper is applied to them. It is advisable to opt for an acrylic primer or a special primer, which depends on a specific coating. How to work with liquid wallpaper while the primer layer dries, you need to prepare the wallpaper. As a rule, they are sold in bags. To properly prepare the material, you need water, but such a temperature to knead the wallpaper could be manually. The main thing is not to overdo it with the amount of water, otherwise the composition will turn out to be too watery, and will not stay on the wall, and too thick wallpapers will stretch behind the spatula. Experts advise adding liquid gradually, 100 milliliters. Pour water into a dry mix, but not vice versa. The consumption of liquid wallpaper on M2 is approximately 250 grams. How best to apply wallpaper on the wall there are three options for decoration of the room with liquid wallpaper.1. With the help of a sprayer. In this case, the coating will always be even and uniform, which largely saves materials. In addition to this, this technique does not take much time.2. Using a roller. The quality of the coating directly depends on the type of tool. The roller should have hard villi, with a length of at least 4 millimeters. In this case, the finish will be just perfect.3. Work with a spatula is considered the most time -consuming. The wallpaper is pounced on the wall and then leveled to the required thickness. Further, to mask the traces of the tool, it is necessary to walk along the surface with a textured roller.