Houzz instruction: how to glue wallpaper on the ceiling

DIY adhesive ceilings: wallpaper

When using this material, work begins with leveling the surface of the ceiling, as this will avoid ugly bulges or depressions.

Procedure in this situation:

• There is a process of marking the surface with squares of 50 cm.
• Based on the position of these straight lines, the transverse and metal profiles of the frame are fixed. The guides must be leveled using the existing level, which must not be less than 1.20m in size.
• It is necessary to attach drywall to the resulting structure with self-tapping screws. If a large number of bends are required, then the best material for these purposes will be gypsum board, which will not break when trying to wrap it into a beautiful figure.
• The seams formed at the joints of the sheets are covered with plaster tape, and then leveled with putty. After these manipulations, you will need to paint it twice with a primer. Further, with a good result of the work, you can think about how to paste over the ceiling in the room.
• There are times when the ceiling is flat, and therefore the alignment process is not necessary. Then you need to carry out the process of cleaning the various past layers of finishing from the surface, before the moment you glue the wallpaper to the ceiling. This is due to the fact that on the previous layer the wallpaper will look worse and peel off faster.
• It is best to use a combination of spray and trowel to destroy the previous coat. The first will soak and weaken the adhesion of the ceiling and the material, and the second will quickly remove the resulting debris. After completing the cleaning, disinfect with an antiseptic primer.
• Before applying decorative stickers to the ceiling (read: "What are the stickers on the ceiling - types, features, rules for gluing to the ceiling"), it should be properly finished with a primer and putty. The latter will need to close up small cracks and dents. You should not even try to level it with a primer, as it is just a waste of time and effort (read: "How to cover the ceiling in an apartment: popular options"). After the ceiling is dry, you can remove the excess mixture with an abrasive mesh.
• Installation of wallpaper on the surface continues with priming. The most suitable option would be to use a primer that penetrates deeply into the ceiling slab, since this option best adheres to the installed finishing layers.

Floor preparation before gluing

In order for the walls to look neat after gluing the wallpaper, it is recommended to pre-align them. Often, tenants of apartments of old years of construction encounter such a problem, where the floors are not uniform. The alignment method should be selected depending on the complexity of the problem. If the deviation from the norm is no more than 8 millimeters, then only putty will have to be used.

Table 3. Methods for leveling the walls.

Method, illustration	Description
Putty	The rough putty is usually laid in two layers, between which the grid is located - this is necessary in order to exclude surface cracking. In this case, it is necessary to align the wall on all sides. The finishing putty is also applied in two layers, after which the surface is treated with fine sandpaper.
Plaster	It is necessary to plaster the walls if they are so crooked that the defect is noticeable to others. For such purposes, a ready-made composition of cement and polymers is used, which makes it possible to abandon the use of a reinforcing mesh. Before you start plastering, you need to prepare the walls, clean them of dirt and apply a primer. Otherwise, alignment involves the following steps: 1. Treatment with a liquid solution of 4 millimeters. This is necessary for better adhesion to subsequent layers. 2. Primer 6 millimeters. 3. Topcoat.
Plasterboard boards	An effective way of leveling slabs is the use of plasterboard panels. If the curvature is less than 8 millimeters, then you can fix them on a special solution. In other cases, it will be necessary to carry out the installation of a metal frame, which complicates the task. Upon completion of the work, it will be necessary to putty plasterboard panels in accordance with the rules. The advantage of the method lies not only in smooth walls, but also in sound and heat insulation.

How to glue a frieze on the ceiling, as well as other similar modules

Plastic ceiling modules can be created using three different technologies:

• Injection
• Extrusion
• Presses

Injection is a technique for creating dense modules up to 1.45cm thick. Using these tiles is the easiest way to achieve complete seamlessness. In addition, having figured out how to glue the corners to the ceiling, you can create a unique structure that will imperceptibly start from the upper threshold of the wall and gradually turn into the ceiling.

Extrusion allows the production of thin, yet highly durable ceiling tiles. Self-adhesive ceiling film covers this material, allowing you to wipe the surface without fear of damaging it.

Wallpapering

Previously, it was believed that wallpaper is best glued from a window or from a door. Now this myth has been debunked. It has already been proven that gluing is quite possible from anywhere

It is only important to accurately beat off the vertical line with a plumb line or a building level. For beginners, it is recommended to choose a wall that will be covered with furniture as a starting point, and practice on it

There, mistakes made will be less noticeable.

1. First, the strip is coated with glue.
2. Then it is folded right side out and the cuts are aligned, but the fold is not smoothed. In this state, the wallpaper is better impregnated with glue.
3. They coat the wall, capturing an area slightly wider than the wallpaper strip. In the corners, next to the floor and ceiling, glue is coated more thoroughly.
4. The prepared strip is aligned with the marked line and small allowances are made on top of the ceiling.
5. The canvas is smoothed with smooth movements in the direction from the marked line. Use a rag or silicone spatula as an aid.
6. When the strip dries, a long strip is applied to the allowance and the excess is cut off with a sharp wallpaper knife.
7. Subsequent strips are glued in the same way.

Corner decoration

This stage in the work gives difficulties for many beginners. It is especially difficult to decorate the interior corners beautifully. The easiest way is to stick the wallpaper strip with a small overlap of 10-20 mm on the opposite wall. On the other hand, the sheet is glued in the same way. But for wallpaper with a pattern, the joint is often very noticeable.

Another option is to glue the wallpaper in the same way, but make the overlap more - from 20 to 30 mm, and carefully iron the joint. Then attach a wide construction trowel to the corner and cut the sheets along its edge with a sharp wallpaper knife. In this case, the joint will be perfect. In the same way, arrange the outer corners.

To get rid of problems with corners, they are ideally aligned and made vertical even at the stage of preparatory work. Then there will be no need to adjust and cut the stripes while wallpapering.

Pasting wallpaper next to door and window openings

In this case, a lot depends on how the building structures are located. If the windows and doors are made in the same plane with the wall, then gluing wallpaper is not difficult:

1. The strips are simply cut along the perimeter of the opening or platbands.
2. In the corners of the wallpaper, an oblique cut is made and the edges are wound along the opening.
3. The excess is cut off with a sharp clerical knife along a metal ruler.

It is more difficult to complete the work on recessed doors and frames with slopes:

1. Ordinary paper wallpaper is glued with a slight overlap on the slope from 10 to 15 mm.
2. The excess is then cut off with a sharp knife.
3. The slope is painted or pasted over the same.

It is not necessary to completely wallpaper the places behind the batteries. In this case, they simply wind up sheets with a margin for the heater for the maximum possible length. Heating pipes are bypassed in the same way. If they are attached to clamps holding devices, then they are dismantled for a while, and after gluing the wallpaper, they are installed in their original place.

Invisible joints

So that the joints of the wallpaper strips are not noticeable, they are glued close to each other without gaps and overlaps. This accuracy is difficult to achieve due to the unevenness of the walls. But the strips impregnated with glue are quite plastic and easily deformed. Therefore, they can be slightly moved by hand after gluing to achieve the desired position.

To easily perform gluing, it is better to bring the walls to a perfectly even state even at the stage of preparatory work. Then the joints will be perfect and without additional effort. The joints are especially carefully coated with glue so that they do not diverge. From above, they are ironed several times with an elastic roller, and the excess glue is wiped off with a clean cloth.

Advantages

Paper wallpapers are breathable and inexpensive. Positive characteristics include:

1. A wide variety. The choice of colors, as well as various visual solutions is large. It can be matched to any room, from the brightest to the austere. Many combination options are provided, as well as self-use. Therefore, they are a godsend for the designer.
2. The material is environmentally friendly. Manufacturers use only natural raw materials, the manufacturing technology is simple. The glue does not contain any harmful components. The glued material on the wall does not interfere with oxygen exchange.
3. Easy to use. You do not need special knowledge and extensive experience to do the job. The main thing is to prepare the surface well.
4. Affordable price is the main advantage for such wallpapers.

The ceiling is not difficult to paste over with wallpaper, unlike other types of finishes

Preparation for gluing

Before starting gluing, you need to prepare the surface of the ceiling, cut the wallpaper and mark the line under the first sheet.

Ceiling preparation

It is not necessary to peel off the paint from the painted ceiling, but if it was whitewashed, then it is advisable to remove the whitewash, and then putty the ceiling twice. If there was already wallpaper, they must be removed without missing even the smallest piece.

It happens that the ceiling is uneven and with large slopes - then it can be properly leveled with drywall. But again, this is your choice, which largely depends on the budget allocated for the renovation. If the ceiling has been plastered, then before gluing the wallpaper, a primer must be applied to the ceiling surface (acrylic is quite suitable). The primer is applied with a regular brush, roller or brush. After the primer has dried, you can immediately apply it.

Know! It is not necessary to apply a primer. But if the ceiling is primed, then the wallpaper holds much better, sticks easier and dries faster.

Wallpaper cutting

Slicing Algorithm:

1. Place the roll face down and unwind it.
2. Measure the length you need with a tape measure and mark with a pencil.
3. Fold the strip of wallpaper over the mark (the front side should be on top), and then smooth the resulting fold.
4. Cut the sheet along the inside of the fold with a knife.

On a note. You can cut short strips - according to the width of the roll, and you can cut long ones - according to the size of the ceiling. Of course, it is easier to glue short strips than long ones, but there will be much more seams.

Making a straight line under the first sheet of wallpaper

After the surface of the ceiling has been prepared and the wallpaper has been cut, a line should be marked on the ceiling for sticking the first sheet. The line must be absolutely straight, because otherwise the wallpaper will lie crooked and skewed.

How to make the desired straight line? This is done quite simply:

1. Drive in two nails on the opposing walls almost under the ceiling - the distance between the nails should be equal to the width of the wallpaper sheet.
2. Pull the rope between the nails (the rope should be tight!), After carefully rubbing it with chalk.
3. Pull the rope down and then release it abruptly.

As a result, a chalk line will be printed on the ceiling, along which the opening sheet will be glued. And as you know, a good start is half of a successful business!

Features of preparing walls and ceilings for gluing

Non-professionals need to take into account that the surface to be glued must be prepared. For this:

1. Removes dirt and residues of old decorative coatings.
2. Plastered the plane, eliminating shells, cracks, and other irregularities.
3. They are primed. Apply the primer more easily with a soft roller.
4. Wooden walls are treated with antiseptic disinfectants.

The primed surface must dry completely. Only then can you start gluing.

Nuances depending on the surface

The table shows the types of surfaces on which wallpaper can be glued, but a number of features must be taken into account:

Preparation process

Immediately before the implementation of this process, it is necessary to decide with which wallpaper the work will take place. Also, one of the important aspects is to prepare properly.

Preparing the ceiling for wallpapering includes following actions such as:

Using a steel spatula, it is necessary to clean various irregularities. If before that there was a layer of whitewash on the surface, it should be cleaned up to plaster. In order to reduce dust during the process, the surface is wetted with water using a roller or pulverizer.
After cleaning, for disinfection, we treat the surface with an antiseptic primer, in order to avoid the risk of developing fungi and mold.
If such infections already exist, it is necessary to treat them first with chlorine, and then cover them with a special primer.
The next step is to apply a special solution. It is also called a penetrating primer. It is used to give strength and reinforce the base, which is important for heavy wallpaper. It is designed not only to strengthen the structure, but also contribute to a more even distribution of the glue around the entire perimeter, which will significantly reduce the amount of glue consumed.

Following the processes carried out is the leveling of the surface. This is reproduced with a putty designed to correct even the smallest irregularities. It is desirable to carry out this process as best and efficiently as possible, but each type of wallpaper requires its own degree of alignment. With minor flaws, non-woven will help to hide them, and glossy or vinyl, on the contrary, will only emphasize them.

Therefore, very close attention should be paid to this.
If, nevertheless, some area was missed or poorly finished, this can be corrected with sandpaper or a special mesh designed for grinding. There are also certain nozzles for a sander that can quickly cope with this problem.

Its use will significantly save time and effort.
After carrying out these procedures, you need to go through the primer again. This is the final stage in preparation. Then the surface is ready for use.

Photo wallpaper preparation

• Unpack the tubes carefully.
• Fold a picture of them on the floor.
• Check for various defects (scuffs, wrinkles, foreign stains, etc.).
• Check that the individual parts do not differ in shade.
• Check the alignment of the pattern vertically and horizontally.
• Check the alignment of the joints horizontally and vertically, check the instructions. Most manufacturers make a 2mm gap that overlaps the next blade.

If you find one of the described inconsistencies, return the wallpaper to the store. If you stick them on and then decide to replace them or return the money, you will not succeed.

Particular questions and subtleties of the work carried out

Pasting the ceiling is different from pasting the walls, and in order to do this work flawlessly, you need to understand some of the intricacies of this process:

Corners. To properly paste over the junction of the ceiling plate and walls, you need to do the following:

1. the edge of the trellis is brought onto the wall;
2. at the point of contact of the walls, mark the cut line with a pencil;
3. the sheet is cut along the mark;
4. the edges are superimposed one on top of the other so that the corner is closed. The excess is cut off.

Pipes. The tapestry is glued along the ceiling plate to the point of contact with the pipe. A cut is made along the perpendicular to the pipe from the edge of the wall to the point of contact with the pipe. A circle is cut out in the trellis, with a diameter slightly less than the diameter of the pipe, and the sheet is glued completely. Surplus wallpaper is carefully cut off.

Joints. So that the places of contact of the trellises are not striking, the sheets are placed perpendicular to the windows. Thus, the joints will be located along the line of light. To obtain a completely homogeneous ceiling surface without joints, the wallpaper is painted with filling of the joints.

Pasting process

After the preparation of the ceiling for gluing wallpaper has been made, you can start cutting the strips. It is better to do this work at a time and cut off the required number of strips, since then this will be problematic.There may not be room for cutting to the required length. Each strip should be 10 centimeters larger than the ceiling size.

It is better to paste the ceiling together.

To facilitate the gluing of the first strip, a marking line should be drawn on the ceiling surface along the level. After that, all other stripes will be oriented in relation to the first one. The formed overlaps between the ceiling and the wall must be carefully trimmed with scissors or a sharp clerical knife.

The strips must be laid parallel to the window so that the incident natural light from the window does not emphasize the joints.

Pasting wallpaper on the wall and the canvas is no different, only you need to carefully check the joints that are not so noticeable on the ceiling at first glance. A poorly glued joint will lag behind the surface, so it is better to apply additional glue at the joints. Smoothing, as well as removing air cushions, must be done with a special plastic or rubber spatula.

Sticking in difficult places

How to properly glue the wallpaper on the ceiling if there is a chandelier on the way? To glue the strip under the chandelier, you first need to take care that it is removed before the process. In this case, this will facilitate the work and will only need to be pasted around the protruding wire. To do this, you will need to make a small cut at the location of the cable in order to stretch it out through the strip. The cut must be done very carefully so that when the chandelier is installed back there is no missing piece of wallpaper, because it will be possible to fix this situation, but it is problematic. After the wallpaper has dried, the chandelier should be connected and reinstalled. It is not recommended to do this work while the wallpaper is still wet.

Climatic conditions after gluing

After wallpapering the ceiling, drafts and cold air should be avoided for some time. Direct rays of the sun are also unwanted. To do this, the room should be closed, keep warm and natural humidity. Only in this way will the wallpaper on the ceiling dry properly.

Ceiling wallpaper technology

We proceed directly to the sticker. Empty the room so that nothing interferes with the work. Prepare the necessary tools and accessories:

• Goat, table or stepladder;
• Roulette, pencil;
• Painting knife, wide spatula;
• Dishes for the adhesive composition;
• Brushes - large and smaller;
• Plastic spatula, rubber roller;
• Clean rags, sponge.

Depending on the base of the trellis, the glue is applied:

• If a paper backing, then on the ceiling and canvases.
• If non-woven, then only on the ceiling.

This is how we fold the canvases

We smear several strips with glue, fold them with the inner side (where the glue is) like an accordion, leave them for impregnation. No glue should get on the front side.
Together with your partner, lift them up, unfold them gradually, applying them to the marking line on which masking tape is glued. Press them first with your hands, smooth the canvas from the center to the edges.
After correctly fixing the blade along the marked line, you can complete the process with a plastic spatula, expelling the bubbles. If glue appears at the edges or if it gets on the front surface, remove with a sponge or cloth.

trimming excess

We prepare the next canvas in the same way, apply it close to the first one, stick it in the above way and so on to the opposite wall. Additionally seal the seams by rolling with a rubber roller.
When you reach the place where the chandelier is fastened, then carefully cut the trellis in this place, bend it, and drag it through the wire hole. After that, glue the cut fragments. Return the chandelier to its place after the canvases have dried.
Trim the excess correctly - at the ends with a sharp knife on a spatula attached to the strips.We got to know how to properly glue the wallpaper on the ceiling, we are waiting for them to dry with closed doors and windows, eliminating drafts.

Choosing a ceiling wallpaper for painting

If you decide to choose a tapestry for painting, then this will allow you to change, if desired or necessary, the color scheme of the interior. Only tapestries are subject to painting.
This is an environmentally friendly type of building material, quite dense in structure, impregnated with a special composition, which makes the surface moisture resistant. This allows them to be glued even in rooms with high humidity. The front layer is embossed, with a pattern, patterns. The main disadvantage is a short service life (up to 5 years), it can be repainted up to 6-7 times.
This is an excellent material, completely natural, the surface under it breathes, has a relief structure, masks minor flaws in the base, durable, they have excellent characteristics.
Easy to glue, easy to remove, leaving a backing on the base to which you can stick other coatings. When gluing, only the base is covered with glue, then trellises are applied.
It is better to choose monochromatic wallpaper for painting, paint it twice. You can repaint non-woven fabric up to 10 times, service life up to 10 years.
Often, vinyl wallpapers are classified as non-woven, but this is not the case, because they only have a non-woven backing, maybe even paper. You can paint exclusively vinyl on a non-woven backing, and that's not all.

When buying, carefully read the symbols on the roll, if you decide to paste over the ceiling with wallpaper for painting, select those that can be painted.
Natural material made of thin glass threads, therefore, it is wear-resistant, vapor-permeable, waterproof, with a long service life (up to 20 years), the possibility of repainting (up to 15 times). Check out the article - what and how to paint fiberglass. They can be glued to any room in the apartment.
You can decorate the ceiling fabulously beautifully by choosing a wallpaper based on your preferences. How to properly glue the wallpaper on the ceiling was disassembled above, it remains to purchase them for work.

How to prime the walls before gluing wallpaper

This question is quite simple and the answer is the same. For priming, use a special primer adhesive. Today this material is considered to be rather primitive and is rarely used. Most often, the material for the primer is chosen depending on the type of surface on which you are going to glue the wallpaper.

Before starting the priming process, you need to carefully read the step-by-step instructions for preparing the walls for wallpapering in order to figure out how to use the material. Experts often recommend using a special acrylic compound. This primer is made of latex and acrylic to obtain the highest level of adhesion. The material is applied in several stages, as a base and then, if necessary. This material is perfect as a base for a wide variety of wallpapers.

If the walls are wooden, then an alkyd primer can be used. This material was created specifically to be able to glue wallpaper on wood. One layer of this type of impregnation can dry within 15 hours.

Modern glyphtal primers have also proven themselves quite well. This material is used both for processing wooden walls and metal ones. At the same time, you need to remember one important point: such a primer can be applied only in those rooms where the level of humidity is low.

How to properly primer walls with your own hands video

To prepare the walls for wallpapering properly, do not skimp on materials.Specialists can do their job very efficiently, but low-quality and inappropriate construction and consumables can spoil the entire final result of the completed construction and repair work, including wallpapering.

How to glue wallpaper on walls with your own hands - detailed instructions and tips

Pasting walls with wallpaper is, in general, a simple process and even a beginner who is ignorant of the repair business can do it. In order for the pasting process not to turn into an unpleasant and time-consuming task, you should first familiarize yourself with some of the nuances and carefully study the technology of this process.

The question may arise: well, what can be difficult here, because our parents also glued everything themselves, without resorting to the help of masters, and everything turned out great for them, what is there to study? Do not forget that progress does not stand still and the modern market for materials for repair offers us significantly more varieties of wallpaper than it was before, and the technology for working with wallpaper of each type has its own characteristics.

Today, the following types of wallpaper are especially popular:

There are many varieties of these three main types:

As you can see, the choice is wide and each type has its own characteristics that should be taken into account in the process of work.

Required tools

In addition to the wallpaper itself, in the process of work, you will need at least a minimum set of tools that will help you correctly measure, cut, glue and smooth the wallpaper. Before proceeding, make sure that you have on hand:

• Stationery or construction knife
• Large scissors
• Level or plumb line
• Measuring tape or measuring tape
• Bucket
• Polyethylene film
• Metal spatula
• Pressing roller
• Pencil or marker
• Brush or brush for applying glue

Speaking of glue, this is the most important material when gluing walls, so when buying wallpaper glue, be careful and read the instructions for its use completely, since not all types of wallpaper can be glued with the same glue.

How to remove old wallpaper

Before you stick the wallpaper, you need to remove the traces of the last repair. You cannot glue on top. And it's not just that technology is being disrupted. When the second coat is applied, the water-based adhesive dissolves the one previously applied to the wall. The result is that both layers fall off along with the plaster, which was also sealed with water.

And if this does not happen, then the bubbles will also not be pleasing to the eye. Moreover, colonies of parasites can settle in the formed cavities: mold, fungus, bacteria. And the products of their vital activity can cause an allergic reaction, which is highly undesirable, especially if the nursery is pasted over.

And you can remove the old layer of wall covering with a spatula. To do this, find a joint, pry the edge, and pull the strip towards you. In most cases, it goes away without problems. If necessary, soften the glue with water. To do this, wet a sponge and blot the wallpaper. Then work with a spatula.

To enhance the effect, dilute the detergent in water and dissolve the old glue with this solution. There are also special compositions for removing the adhesive base on sale. Instructions for use are indicated on the packaging. And it is more convenient to apply it to the wall with a foam rubber or textile fiber roller.

Wallpapering

When we glue wallpaper with our own hands, we usually work together. It's easier. This saves not only time, but also energy. But with certain skills, you can glue wallpaper for one person.
First, the glue is applied to the wall. In the corners, along the ceiling and floor, it is better to do this with a wide paint brush made of natural hair. Having missed a section of the wall around the perimeter, approximately equal in width to the strip of wallpaper, the rest of the plane is treated with a paint roller. This speeds up the process considerably.

On strips of wallpaper, glue is also applied with a paint roller.

How much glue is applied is not important, its excess is removed in the process of smoothing to the wall.When dry, it becomes transparent and invisible.
After applying glue to a strip of wallpaper, it must be folded in such a way that the lubricated surfaces are in contact with each other.

Especially dense wallpaper.

It is more convenient to fold the wallpaper in such a way that each of the edges falls approximately in the middle of the length of the wallpaper strip. It will be easier to straighten the strip before gluing. After that, the wallpaper is rolled into a loose roll and left for 10-20 minutes so that the glue is well absorbed into the base.
You should not be afraid that the glue will dry out or the wallpaper will stick together. Usually, at least 1 hour passes before setting.

Wallpaper should always be glued from the window. The first strip is placed on the wall along a line drawn with dry dyed cotton thread. For this, a construction plumb line is used. You can use a long (at least 1000 mm) building level or a laser tool (level), which allows you to build vertical lines.

One person holds the top of the wallpaper strip while the other aligns it from the bottom. After that, the one at the top smoothes them with a wide plastic wallpaper spatula. First, in the center of the strip, and then, in smooth movements from the center to the edges, trying to completely remove air bubbles and squeeze out excess glue.

When gluing, both workers should carry large, clean, dry rags with which to wipe off excess glue.

In the corners, around the heating pipes, in the places where it joins the door frames or frames, the wallpaper should be trimmed. To do this, it is best to use a retractable construction knife with replaceable blades or a special device for trimming wallpaper in the corners. To cut round holes - use scissors.

At the junction of wallpaper strips, if the edges do not coincide, the strips are glued with an overlap (50-70 mm.) After that, a metal ruler or a rule is taken, applied to the junction of the wallpaper and two layers of wallpaper are cut through with a construction knife. Then the strip inside is removed. The stripes are ideally joined together. The place of joining, as in other places when gluing wallpaper "end-to-end", is rolled with a special wallpaper roller (not wide 40-50 mm, rubber, with rounded edges), especially dense wallpaper.

If the wallpaper has sunk below the wall and lies on the floor or on the casing of the door, you should immediately trim it. Otherwise, when they dry, they will warp and lag behind the wall.

Can wallpaper be glued horizontally? Sure. But it is better to do this in hard-to-reach places: behind heating radiators or above windows, if the wallpaper is without a pattern.

What tools are needed for gluing wallpaper with your own hands

The above list is, rather, a recommendation in nature, since when gluing wallpaper, one tool can always be replaced with another. For example, a hard-bristled brush for smoothing glued wallpaper can be replaced with a regular dry rag, and instead of a bucket for mixing paste, you can use a bowl or large paint container. The main thing is that all the tools fall into the hands of a skilled craftsman, and then the choice of the necessary equipment will not affect the final result.

A spatula is a tool with which you can remove old wallpaper and prepare the base for pasting.

For gluing wallpaper with your own hands, it is best to use two brushes - a wide one with long hair (flute, maklovitsa or flywheel) and a small one.

With a wide brush, it is convenient to apply the glue to the walls and the wallpaper itself. A small brush is used to apply glue along the long edges of the strips and near skirting boards. You can replace these wallpapering tools with regular brushes.

In order to apply the glue to the wallpaper, you can also use a fur or foam roller.

To smooth the cloths on the surface, you can use a rag or a stiff, 40 mm long horsehair bristle brush with a size of 125 X 400 mm.

However, it should be borne in mind that the wallpaper, when smoothing, can stretch along the edges, what in the future will lead them to lag behind the wall

As for the brush, it is important to evaluate the softness of the pile before starting work, otherwise it can damage the top layer of damp wallpaper. Therefore, modern craftsmen are increasingly giving preference to more modern instruments.

You can use a rubber roller to smooth the wallpaper, and a polymer roller to roll the joints.

A razor blade and knife will be needed where you need to carefully cut a hole. Scissors are used to cut the canvases, and it is desirable that they have long blades - this will make it easier to trim the edge of the wallpaper.

These photos show what tools are needed for wallpapering: