What is embossed wallpaper, how are they made, their advantages and disadvantages, the technology of sticking different types of paintings on the walls and design features of the choice of embossed panels.

Manufacturing technology of embossed wallpaper

Embossed wallpapers have such a name due to the special technology of their manufacture. Depending on the basis of the material used to create this type of wallpaper, hot, dry, wet, chemical embossing is used to make a relief pattern.

Embossed (embossed) wallpapers are made using the following technology:

• Gravure printing. This method makes it possible to transfer the most subtle transitions of color and shades to the canvas, creating the illusion of a real image.
• Paper caching. The inner layer of wallpaper is glued to the upper layer with a special adhesive composition.
• Embossing. Wet glued wallpaper passes through a steel and paper shaft. The profile of the upper shaft made of steel has a pattern that is transferred in the form of an invoice to the canvas.
• Drying of finished wallpaper, cutting, forming rolls.

Thanks to this manufacturing technology, wallpapers of this type are considered the most stable, that is, they have minimal stretch when wetted with glue. In addition, this is a very durable wallpaper.

Embossed wallpaper can be made not only on paper, but also on the basis of non-woven fabric. Polyvinyl chloride treatment can be used, which significantly improves the performance of the wallpaper.

The main types of embossed wallpaper

Embossed wallpapers may differ in the material used in their manufacture and, accordingly, in the technology used in the process. Depending on the variety, embossed canvases have their own advantages, disadvantages and features of gluing.

Paper embossed wallpaper duplex

Paper embossed wallpaper is otherwise called duplex. The canvas of this finishing material consists of a pair of layers of paper, such as a substrate and a top coating. Wallpaper of this type can be colorless with a relief pattern for painting and with a color image. Wallpapers designed for applying paint have a more pronounced relief. It should be noted that with frequent staining, the surface of such embossed wallpaper is deformed.

Advantages of paper embossed wallpaper:

1. You can mask the bumps and roughness on the walls.
2. Duplex wallpapers are more durable than simplex (single-layer paper wallpapers).
3. Finishing material "breathes", which helps to create an optimal microclimate in the room.
4. Duplex is an environmentally friendly material, since no chemicals are used for its production.
5. Embossed paper wallpapers are relatively inexpensive. They will cost less than other types of embossed wallpaper.

However, we note the disadvantages of this finishing material:

• Such wallpaper cannot be washed. For this reason, they should not be glued in the kitchen or nursery.
• The paper surface is subject to mechanical stress.
• The service life is relatively small - up to 5 years.

The standard length of wallpaper in a roll is 10.5 meters, width - 0.53 meters.

Vinyl embossed wallpaper

Vinyl embossed wallpapers have a decorative PVC outer layer. The base can be made of paper or non-woven. Vinyl protects the base well from moisture, chemical compounds (salts, fats, acids, alkalis), minimizes the risk of fire.

With the technology of hot stamping of such wallpapers, a special chamber is used, where the canvas covered with foamed polyvinyl chloride is heated and passed through rollers with patterns. Such wallpapers can be of three types:

1. Silkscreen. They have a smooth and even structure, can reflect light, which creates the effect of silk overflows. This is a fairly thin material that does not hide wall defects, so the surfaces must be perfectly aligned before pasting.
2. Heavy vinyl. Its surface imitates embossed plaster well. If it is planned to paste over with such wallpaper, then it is not necessary to bring the walls to perfect smoothness - all the roughness will be successfully hidden.
3. Flat vinyl. These wallpapers imitate various finishing materials: brush strokes, brickwork, plaster, raw wood. Such wallpapers are created with a dense layer of vinyl and a deeper relief.

Hot stamping vinyl wallpaper has the following advantages:

• Long service life - an average of 7-15 years.
• Resistance to sunlight, bacteria, moisture, fungi.
• The material does not absorb odor.
• Ease of cleaning. You can use a damp cloth and non-abrasive cleaners.
• Excellent thermal insulation characteristics.
• The material is environmentally friendly, since under the influence of high temperature during manufacture, most of the resins evaporate.

The disadvantages of such wallpapers is that they do not let air through. Therefore, a room that is pasted over with this material must be ventilated frequently to prevent air stagnation. Otherwise, fungus and mold may appear on the walls. It is also worth noting the higher price of vinyl wallpaper compared to paper embossed.

In the manufacture of chemically embossed vinyl wallpaper, the zone inhibition of vinyl is used, which is pre-foamed. In other words: a reagent is applied to certain areas of the PVC-coated fabric. The latter suppresses the foaming of PVC. After the procedure, the wallpaper is heated in the chamber and the vinyl layer, which has not been treated with a reagent, increases in volume (foams).

The advantages of such wallpapers:

1. Original design solutions: elements of foamed vinyl and silk-screen printing are harmoniously combined.
2. Good resistance to mechanical damage, ultraviolet.
3. Wallpaper can be cleaned repeatedly, even with a damp cloth or sponge.
4. Long service life - up to 15 years.

Disadvantages of finishing material: high price of wallpaper, poor masking of wall surface defects.

Non-woven embossed wallpaper

As a rule, embossed non-woven wallpapers are made for further painting. The non-woven backing consists of cellulose fibers, which are held together by a polymer. The advantages of this material are that it is durable, resistant to abrasion, and does not ignite well. Also, wallpapers based on this material have the following advantages:

• Good ability to mask the imperfections of wall surfaces.
• Fire safety.
• Rolls of non-woven wallpaper are usually wide, which makes them easier to stick.
• Easily amenable to wet cleaning, do not deteriorate from them.
• Multiple painting is allowed, the relief remains unchanged.
• When carrying out repairs, the vinyl layer of wallpaper can be easily separated from the non-woven one, and new canvases can be glued onto the base that remains.

The disadvantages of embossed non-woven wallpaper are exactly the same as for all vinyl wallpapers of this type: high price and poor air exchange.

The technology of mounting embossed wallpaper on the walls

As a rule, on the packaging of duplex paper wallpapers, the manufacturer indicates the type of glue that is suitable for use with the canvas. Most often, this is an adhesive composition designed for heavy types of wallpaper, for example, on a non-woven base.

Before you start sticking new wallpaper, you need to prepare the walls. To do this, old finishing materials are carefully removed from the surface, cracks and irregularities, and pollution are eliminated.

Wallpaper embossed duplex is glued to the walls in stages:

1. We treat the prepared walls with a primer to improve adhesion. Let it dry out during the day.
2. We check wallpaper rolls: their batch number, shade and pattern must match exactly.
3. We measure the height of the walls in the room and cut the wallpaper into suitable cuts. On each side, we leave allowances of 3-5 cm. Carefully control that the pattern on the wallpaper matches at the joints.
4. We prepare the glue and apply it to the strip with a wide brush. After that, we fold the cut in the ratio of 2/3 and 1/3 and let it lie down for about 10 minutes. We make sure that each canvas lies the same time.
5. We draw a vertical line on the wall using the building level. It will be a guide for gluing wallpaper strips.
6. We glue the first strip from the window.
7. Use a soft brush or rubber spatula to remove air bubbles if they have formed under the wallpaper. We do this smoothly in the direction from top to bottom and from the center to the edge.
8. Wallpaper sheets may overlap slightly, as they may shrink in size after they dry.
9. We cut off the excess parts of the wallpaper with a construction knife.

When sticking wallpaper of this type, you should also remember a number of recommendations:

• We carry out all work at temperatures from 15 to 22 degrees Celsius.
• Avoid drafts in the room.
• If glue gets on the outer surface of the canvas, remove it with a soft sponge, gently blotting, but not rubbing.
• If the wallpaper has a pattern, then it is best to glue them together, but if the pattern does not need to be joined, then you can handle it yourself.
• It is not necessary to remove sockets and switches in the process of pasting walls with wallpaper. It is enough to de-energize the room and remove the covers. The wallpaper must first be applied to the surface of the wall and a cut in the shape of a cross should be made.

Wallpapers of hot and cold embossing on a non-woven basis are glued in the same way. It should be noted that interlining is a transparent material. Therefore, if the top layer of wallpaper is not too dense, then an inhomogeneous layer of paint on the walls or seams in the plasterboard can shine through them.

Before gluing this type of embossed wallpaper, you need to apply it to the wall in sunlight and make sure that the non-uniform color does not shine through the canvas. If wall defects are visible, then you will have to additionally prepare the surface - paint in one tone. However, if you plan to paint the wallpaper, then the walls can not be covered with paint.

For non-woven wallpaper, you need to use a thick glue that does not turn yellow after it dries. We carry out wallpapering works according to the following instructions:

1. We cut the wallpaper into strips along the height of the walls plus 5-7 cm. Remember that the pattern or pattern must match.
2. We apply glue to the wall with a brush or roller. The width of the treated surface should slightly exceed the width of the wallpaper cut.
3. We apply a dry cloth to the wall and press it.
4. With a rubber brush or soft rags, we remove the air that has accumulated under the wallpaper.
5. We glue the strips of these wallpapers end-to-end, leaving no gaps or overlaps.

Remember that wallpapering is best done in a room with a uniform temperature. Hot batteries or drafts of cold wind from the windows will adversely affect the appearance of the finishing material after drying.

Design solutions for the use of embossed wallpaper in the interior

Embossed wallpapers for walls are on the market in a wide range of textures, colors, patterns. Before choosing one or another canvas, consider the recommendations for using embossed wallpaper in the interior:

• Silkscreen will look great in living rooms, bedrooms. Moreover, the size of the room does not matter. The main thing is to successfully choose the pattern and color of the material.
• Bright silkscreen wallpapers are suitable for bright rooms - the glare of the sun's rays will emphasize their beauty.
• If the room is dominated by artificial lighting, then it is better to choose embossed wallpaper in pastel colors.
• In large rooms, you can use wallpaper with large figures and plots.
• You can choose embossed wallpaper for any style of the room, due to the fact that they imitate textures well: wood, brick, paint, tile.
• Don't limit yourself to one type of wallpaper. The combinations look very interesting. So, for a high-tech or loft-style room, a combination of woody relief with brick is suitable. And for a retro style, you can choose wallpaper with a pattern that imitates plaster and painting.
• Walls covered with embossed patchwork wallpaper will look fresh and non-standard. To do this, use wallpaper of different types, cut into shreds. Such a heterogeneous colorful “patchwork quilt” on the wall will decorate a country-style nursery or living room.

How to glue embossed wallpaper - look at the video:

Embossed wallpaper is a great modern finishing material that is suitable for almost any room. The gluing technology is not much different from working with ordinary paper sheets, so even a beginner can handle it.

The emergence of an increasing number of finishing materials is the reason for the formation of certain requirements for a particular type of material. Today, preferences are given not only to outwardly attractive, but also to practical and durable coatings. Hot embossed wallpaper for walls successfully combines the above requirements.

Types, properties, characteristics

Structurally hot wallpaper is a two-component material consisting of vinyl (polyvinyl chloride) and a base. Technologically, the manufacturing process is quite simple, although the possibility of hand-made production is unrealistic.

Wallpaper for hot stamping walls is obtained by applying a layer of polyvinyl chloride to the base (base), placed in a chamber with a high temperature, where the blanks, or rather the vinyl itself, is heated until it reaches plasticity.

Then the softened surface is exposed to textured rollers of several types, which creates the relief of future wallpaper. Thus, this is a kind of well-known kind of vinyl wallpaper, which gave the coating its name - hot stamping vinyl.

Based classification

The function of the base can be performed by two materials, which was the reason for the classification.

Hot embossed vinyl wallpaper on paper backing

Advantages - excellent vapor permeability, lightness and low cost. However, they are not able to boast of good density, wear resistance, and durability due to the paper's instability to both mechanical and thermal influences.

Outwardly, it is almost impossible to distinguish a paper web from a non-woven web. Service life - 7 years.

Hot embossed non-woven wallpaper

They have a number of improved characteristics in comparison with paper wallpapers. The durability of non-woven fabric can be envied by any other type. The main advantage is strength, which excludes wetting of the wallpaper during finishing work, their stretching or tearing. .

Hot stamping non-woven wallpapers are denser and more reliable, which allows them to mask small defects in wall surfaces. Vinyl, on the contrary, will emphasize all the existing shortcomings.

Most often, hot stamping interlining coated with vinyl can be found in its raw form, that is, they require further self-painting. The useful life is 15 years. Release form - rolls with a width of 1.06 m and a length of 10 m.

According to the manufacturing method

The embossing used in the production process is carried out according to three methods, depending on which the wallpaper is divided into separate groups:

Silk screen printing

They are distinguished by a flat and smooth decorative surface, which allows them to refract light rays and favorably emphasize the silkiness and beauty of the wall covering. The effect created by the reflection of light waves is called "silk fabric".

It is the overflows that carry the main aesthetic load, and the drawings are given a less important function, so most often the patterns are quite small and unobtrusive.

Hardware stores today offer the widest range of wall covering materials, but wallpaper still occupies a leading position among them, and hot embossed wallpaper is especially popular in modern interior design.

They have many advantages over other materials. The main one is that such a wall covering is practical and durable, since the technology of their manufacture involves obtaining a high density of the material.

The coating can be easily washed using cleaning products without damaging the surface.

Characteristics of hot stamping wallpaper

Vinyl, made using hot stamping technology, subject to the performance requirements of the manufacturer, can last from 7 to 15 years.

Such durability is a nice advantage over other types of coating.

Wallpaper hot stamping resistant to ultraviolet radiation, temperature extremes, high humidity.

This means that they can be used not only in living rooms, but also in kitchens and bathrooms without fear that the coating will lose color and integrity.

In addition, such a coating is easy to clean with wet wipes and gentle cleaning products.

For those who make repairs on their own, an important advantage of the material is that the wallpaper can be easily glued to a variety of surfaces: concrete, wood, drywall and plaster.

In addition, the texture of the surface helps to hide minor flaws and imperfections in the walls, such as small cracks and bumps.

Wallpaper type "hot stamping on a non-woven basis" can perform not only a decorative, but also a heat-insulating function.

The coefficient of thermal conductivity of vinyl wallpaper is 0.16 W. For comparison, the same coefficient for drywall is 0.15 watts.

Pasting the walls with this material will help make the house warmer.

If we talk about the disadvantages, then embossed wallpaper can provoke an increase in humidity in the room due to the fact that the vinyl coating layer has a low ability to pass air.

The consequence of this may be the formation of mold and fungus under a layer of material.

Non-woven wallpaper does not tolerate high temperatures and mechanical damage, since both of these external factors lead to damage to the top vinyl layer, which is responsible for all the benefits of the coating.

What wallpaper to choose?

There are several technologies by which hot stamping is made:

• silkscreen;
• compact vinyl;
• inhibited vinyl.

The selection of material should be carried out based on the state of the surface of the walls on which the coating will be glued, and the design solution chosen for the interior.

The most demanding type of wall quality is silk-screen printing. Such a coating is quite thin, therefore it is unable to hide minor flaws in the repair.

In addition, if irregularities are noticeable on the walls, then the coating made using this technology will only emphasize them.

This is due to the fact that the special appearance of the material, imitating silk, is created due to the play of light and shadows, and any unevenness violates this game.

It should be borne in mind that silk-screen printing can show all its beauty only with high-quality, preferably natural light.

Therefore, for well-lit rooms, you can choose wallpaper in bright colors with large ornaments. If the room is dark, then you should choose wallpaper in pastel shades with small details.

A large number of ornamental details allow the material to “play” even with a lack of lighting, and a delicate glow of calm colors will visually expand the space.

The compact vinyl coating, unlike silk-screen printing, is very dense and thick.

The volume layer of vinyl helps to create a complex texture that can imitate a variety of materials: brick, wood, stone, leather.

Such a non-woven hot stamping coating can easily hide all the imperfections of the walls, it is most resistant to external influences and mechanical damage.

The selection of the invoice depends on the size of the room in which the repair will be carried out.

A large ornament, popular for compact vinyl, is recommended for use only in large rooms.

In small rooms, preference should be given to smaller, geometric or background ornaments.

Inhibited wallpaper has the highest stability and durability among all types of embossed coatings.

They are produced according to a complicated technology using chemical embossing, they are more expensive than other vinyl ones and are not yet widely used.

However, their high performance is beneficial for high traffic areas such as hallways or offices.

When the definition of the type of material is over and the turn has come to select a pattern, you can not be limited to just one type of wallpaper.

The widest assortment and the release of collections by manufacturers have led to the fact that the modern trend in repair has become the combination in the interior of wallpaper coverings of similar colors that are different in pattern or, conversely, identical in pattern, but contrasting in color.

Careful selection of such companion wallpapers can expand or, if necessary, narrow the space, highlight zones in the room, emphasize the unity of neighboring rooms.

Proper gluing of walls with vinyl wallpaper

Vinyl-coated wallpaper should be glued, taking into account the nuances that exist when pasting a room with hot stamping wallpaper, otherwise the flaws in the repair can ruin the entire interior, and there will be no one to blame.

How to glue embossed wallpaper correctly?

Before proceeding with the direct gluing of the wallpaper, you should make sure that a sufficient number of rolls have been purchased so as not to end up in a situation where a couple of strips were not enough to complete the repair, and there were no such wallpapers left in the store.

You can refer to standardized tables, which, based on the height of the ceiling and the perimeter of the room, indicate the average number of rolls required.

If there are enough rolls, then you need to check the batch number to which the wallpaper belongs: it must be the same for all rolls. Otherwise, you can get a pattern mismatch or a difference in shades.

The length of the wallpaper strip should be about 7 centimeters longer than the height of the ceiling.

Rolls should be cut in compliance with the drawing step, if there is a need for its selection. When cutting the roll, you need to unwind it in the direction indicated by the manufacturer on the package.

The surface on which the material will be glued does not need additional preparation, if it is concrete, wood, painted or plastered surface.

If there is already wallpaper on the walls, then they must be removed in order to avoid lagging behind the embossed wallpaper covering from the wall along with the old covering.

Wallpaper glue should be special, suitable for non-woven and vinyl coverings.

When preparing the adhesive mixture, it is necessary to strictly follow the manufacturer's instructions. Apply glue directly to the cut strips in a thin layer without gaps.

The smeared canvas must be folded in half and left for 10 minutes for impregnation. All canvases should be soaked for approximately the same amount of time so that their properties do not differ during the gluing process.

For the first panel, use the building level to draw a line on the wall along which the material will be glued.

The canvases are glued end-to-end, so that the joints are less noticeable, the wallpaper should be glued in the direction from the window.

In the process of gluing walls, it is important in no case to stretch the canvas in width, since hot stamping wallpaper coatings tend to stretch strongly when wet and shrink when dried.

Using a spatula or rags, if necessary, air bubbles are expelled from under the canvases in the direction from the middle to the edges. The joints must be carefully smoothed with a hard roller.

Embossed wallpaper reacts more strongly than other types to changes in temperature and humidity in the room after gluing.

Hot embossed vinyl wallpaper is a convenient and practical material, durable and easy to use. This flooring is ideal for living rooms, kitchens, hallways, studies and offices.

Hot embossed vinyl wallpaper is considered to be an elite class wallpaper when it comes to vinyl coverings. Their feature is a more labor-intensive production process. So, the vinyl coating gets the effect of embossing during heat treatment. This expensive procedure allows to obtain a higher density and a better composition. This allows you to clean the surface of the wallpaper with detergents after gluing.

Hot embossed wallpapers can be glued even in new houses, because shrinkage of such wallpaper is not terrible.

Hot embossed wallpapers are highly resistant to various mechanical influences and those that pets can exert.

The special strength of the material makes it an ideal solution for houses that have just been commissioned. Such wallpaper will not be afraid of cracks due to shrinkage of the house.

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Calculation of the number of rolls

When purchasing wallpaper, you should pay attention to what size the roll has. This information is on the label. Rolls have standard dimensions according to European standards: length 10.05 m, width - 1.06 m. You should buy wallpaper after the room is accurately measured around the perimeter.

Will help determine the correct number of rolls for the room. When compiling the table, the average number of window and door openings was taken into account.

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Tools and materials

• bucket;
• rags;
• rubber-based brush or roller;
• scissors;
• brush;
• wide spatula;
• plumb;
• pencil;
• sponge;
• wallpaper;
• meter.

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Sticking technology

The scheme of the sequence of works on wallpapering the ceiling.

Hot embossing wallpaper should be glued using the same technology that underlies gluing with ordinary wallpaper. However, there are still certain features. So, it is not permissible to glue hot stamping wallpapers by stretching them in width, otherwise you can get cracks between the joints after drying, since the material can stretch and shrink.

Before starting work, you should once again check whether all purchased rolls belong to the same batch. Neither color nor pattern should be different.

In order to correctly determine the length of the strip, you need to add about 7 cm to the height of the room. The canvases are cut so that the pattern of adjacent sheets matches, forming a single pattern element. Rolls should be unwound in one direction, which is indicated on the label, and cutting should be done using 2 or 3 rolls at the same time.

You can glue wallpaper on almost any surface, including drywall, old paint or plaster that cannot be removed. If the walls are covered with old wallpaper, they should be thoroughly cleaned. Slots and holes are recommended to be treated using putty and plaster.

Before gluing the wallpaper, you should prepare the adhesive mixture. It is recommended to purchase a special adhesive designed for non-woven coatings. In the process of preparing the glue, follow the instructions.

The adhesive is applied directly to the base of the wall using a paint roller. The canvases should be smeared so that even small gaps do not remain on them. You also have to make sure that the glue is not applied too thickly. After the canvas needs to be folded in half, which will help prevent drying. In this state, the canvas should be left for about 10 minutes until the moment of "swelling".

After the panel must be straightened and glued to the surface. At this stage, it is important to ensure that the canvas does not stretch. Each sheet should be pressed down with a stiff brush or a clean rag.

In order to hide the seams, the first strip should be strengthened, starting from the window. The start of work should be accompanied by a mark of a vertical line using a plumb line or level. The first strip must be pasted along the vertical markings. It is recommended to leave a small margin of wallpaper below and above, which will even out the bumps. Butt to the previous one, the next strip should be pasted. A soft brush or a rubber-based roller will allow you to smooth the canvases, the movements should be directed towards the edges from the middle.

In order to better glue the edges, it is recommended to apply the adhesive mixture in those places where they are connected, then the excess glue must be carefully removed. Until the wallpaper is completely dry, keep the room at a constant temperature, avoiding drafts. If wallpaper is glued on problematic walls, you need to lay a thin strip of paper under the joints, which will prevent the edges from lagging behind the base of the walls.

For interior walls, in most cases, different types of non-woven wallpaper are used. Hot stamping is one of the ways to produce a wall covering, which makes the interlining included in the material absolutely harmless. The manufacturing method consists in heating the wallpaper, embossing the melted non-woven layer with a metal, and then with a rubber roller. During heating, substances harmful to humans evaporate, the material polymerizes, as a result of which formaldehyde resins can no longer evaporate.

If you need to paste over a nursery or bedroom, it is recommended to buy hot embossed wallpapers, this is where they are presented in the widest range. Embossed non-woven wallpaper is produced by both foreign and domestic companies. Russian and Ukrainian wallpapers are inexpensive, wall coverings from Italy and Germany will cost more. You can view the catalog and order hot embossed wallpaper for walls in Moscow through the Espartos online store. The prices on our website are below the average market, the quality of the goods will pleasantly surprise every customer.