Why do we need anti-vandal wallpaper and how to choose them?

In any living room wallpaper is one of the basic design elements. Properly selected, they can decorate the room, make it more comfortable and stylish. Alas, often the appearance of the wallpaper suffers from mechanical damage, children's drawings or accidental dirt. Vandal-proof wallpaper will help prevent and get rid of such troubles.

In the apartments, where there are often guests, live pets, there are small children, damage to the wall covering is inevitable. To make the appearance of the walls longer please the eye, special anti-vandal wallpapers have been developed. This coating is designed to reduce damage and maintain the original look of the wallpaper for a long time. Wear-resistant fabric protected from temperature extremes, it is denser than usual wallpaper, avoiding scratching.Such material can be washed with ordinary water, without fear of damaging the structure.

More often, wallpaper of increased strength is made of pressed vinyl. It is heavier and denser than the foam version. Therefore, random mechanical damage is not terrible for such a coating, which is why it is commonly used in public places. Sticking these wallpapers in a residential area will help minimize the damage from the claws of cats or dogs. That is why the second name of anti-vandal coverage - "Antikogot".

Vandal-proof wallpaper has a number of undeniable advantages:

• they are environmentally friendly and do not cause allergies, so they can be safely used in the nursery;
• service life of durable anti-vandal wallpaper can reach 10 years or more (to maintain their appearance it is enough to update the paint);

• such fabrics are easy to clean: almost all versions of anti-vandal wallpaper can be washed using ordinary household chemicals;
• durable wallpaper can be glued to any prepared surface.

A big plus of anti-vandal wallpaper for painting is considered ability to change color palette premises without removing and glueing the base. The variety of shades of paint will allow you to choose the appropriate option in the color design of the room or combine several colors at once, diluting the main background with special colors.

To choose a wall covering with anti-vandal effect, it is necessary to understand what types of wear-resistant wallpaper exist today. The most dense, durable and wear-resistant is considered to be commercial wallpaper. Often they are called "Contractual". Such coverage is used in public places where the flow of people is almost continuous (for example, in cinemas, clinics, restaurants, offices). Such a tightly durable and environmentally friendly, it does not cause allergic reactions.

Contract wallpaper often produce on vinyl basis. The material for such a coating is pressed to be heavier, denser. Canvases of commercial anti-vandal wallpaper is much wider than in rolls intended for use in residential premises. Usually the width of one web is 130 cm.

A variety of colors, textures and prints will allow you to choose a commercial coating suitable for any room. In the care of such a canvas unpretentious. Anti-vandal glass wall paper is better and stronger than vinyl counterparts. They are made of a specific material - glass fiber, giving them the shape of a canvas through special impregnations. Such fibers are elastic. Glass fiber will not be damaged by cat's or dog's claws, will not grow dull and will not spoil from the ingress of water or fat.

This material repels dust. This finish can glue the kitchen or dining room: the material does not absorb odors, does not turn yellow when exposed to steam and high temperature. Glass fiber referred to as coatings intended for further painting. In this case, change the color of the canvas, repainting it in any color, you can up to ten times. The canvas itself is produced with a textured type of surface, which is offered in a wide range in the construction market. It is worth noting that additional strength of the wallpaper gives the selected paint and primer.

Less durable, but more economical and diverse coatings based on non-woven. Such material is harmless and has an important advantage: these wallpapers are elastic, they strengthen the walls in the house, where the concrete can crack or deform after shrinkage. Anti-vandal type of coating from the usual non-woven wallpaper distinguishes the specifics of production. After fabrication, the web is treated with a laser at high temperature.

This nuance allows the wallpaper perfectly repel dust, water, carry cleaning with detergents. But mechanical damage (for example, scratches from claws) non-woven wallpaper is unstable, so pet owners are encouraged to look at other types of coating.

The least durable, but very spectacular wallpaper with a special coating can also be classified as anti-vandal. Such a sheet is additionally processed with a composition that repels moisture and increases its service life. The undoubted advantages of such wallpaper include their appearance and ease of washing. With the help of household chemicals from the coating, you can remove random spots or children's drawings. Thanks to this, this wallpaper got the second name. "Antimarker". Laminated coating will be a good alternative to expensive commercial wallpaper.

Conventionally, anti-vandal can be attributed to metal wallpaper. They are distinguished by durability. Thanks to the top foil coating, this fabric does not fade, does not change color due to temperature and humidity. But mechanical effects can easily damage the appearance of such wallpaper. Often they are used for pasting space by the fireplace, to protect the walls from burnout.

The choice of the most suitable wallpaper depends on the degree of the planned mechanical load:

• For children's or living room laminated floorings are perfect. With them it is easy to wash the pictures. It is also easy to clean non-woven linen, if necessary, they can be painted.

• Commercial wallpaper will save walls from the claws of pets. Fiberglass will cope with this mission. The latter fit more closely to the walls, so even a rather large dog cannot tear them away.

• The choice of wallpaper for the kitchen can vary, depending on where they will be glued. For walls suitable smooth coating of non-woven fabric for painting, but the apron, the most susceptible to dirt and damage, it is better to paste over the contract canvases. They will serve as long as possible.

• Not often wallpaper glued in the bathroom, but the anti-vandal coating on the shoulder to cope with high humidity. The walls of this room are best protected with glass fiber, they will not be damaged by water and steam.

Vandal-proof wallpaper makes them denser and heavier, so such a canvas requires some skill in the pasting process:

• Initially, the wall must be cleaned of dirt or dust covering it. Old whitewash and grease stains must be removed.
• Before gluing the wallpaper, the wall must be carefully leveled and primed with a deep penetration primer. The absence of irregularities will allow the canvas to last much longer and look the most aesthetically pleasing.
• Glass fiber glue to mix the usual PVA with water. At the same time apply the solution immediately to the wall.
• Vinyl wallpaper is better kept on the undiluted glue applied on the canvas itself.
• The first strip of wallpaper is glued in the center of the room, and all of the following is glued to it.
• After the canvas is glued to the wall, you need to wait 24 hours to allow the material to dry, then you can start painting the walls.

With obvious advantages of wallpaper with anti-vandal coating, this material has a certain disadvantage - all types of paintings are quite expensive. Therefore, you can protect the walls in other ways:

• In a house where there are cats or dogs, you can veneer the lower half of the wall with a laminate to match the floor. Smooth coverage will not give pets the opportunity to leave marks on it.
• A more economical option suitable for a kitchen or bathroom is a special washable paint. Animals will not be able to scratch such walls, minor stains will simply be removed using household chemicals.
• The usual plastic panels are easy to clean, so they are not afraid of children's drawings. The smoothness of such a coating does not make the cat or dog want to sharpen claws. But it is worth remembering that plastic is a fragile material that easily suffers from mechanical stress.

Apartment owners, who have chosen anti-vandal wallpaper as a wall covering, note that this material does not require a lot of paint for processing.Pets, faced with increased rigidity and smoothness of the surface, over time, lose interest in it and choose other places for the point of claws. The advantages of finishing customers include the brightness of the wallpaper, so you can make in the interior of the room saturated fresh notes.

Many buyers note that laminated light-weight prints with photo printing can be quite thin and translucent. Therefore, the store should pay attention to the thickness of the material. In addition to strength, this lining gives all the irregularities of the walls.

Selection of anti-vandal wallpaper avoids frequent glueing and changing the web. Depending on the manufacturer, such material can last from seven to fifteen years with properly selected paint and careful use.

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