What first: glue wallpaper or install laminate?

All repair work must be carefully planned and pre-thought out design. During the repair there is a huge number of questions, one of the most frequent - first glue the wallpaper or lay laminate? Please note that professional builders involved in repairing do not always choose the correct sequence of work. Often the order depends on what material was brought faster, as well as the desire to complete the work faster.

To understand what work to do in the first place, it is necessary to understand what constitutes each stage.

Features wallpapering:

• Align the walls. Old plaster is removed, and all defects are plastered with new material. Minor flaws are polished. During such work all the dust and dirt falls on the floor, there are frequent cases of falling of various tools;
• Surface primer - necessary to strengthen the coating, as well as to ensure maximum adhesion of the adhesive. Acrylic primer sprays heavily during operation and is quite difficult to clean;
• Slicing and sticking wallpaper. Wallpaper is cut and put glue on their surface, and then they are glued to the wall.

Works with flooring are performed as follows:

• On the floor put a substrate of polyethylene, cork and so on. The substrate is cut according to the perimeter of the floor;
• There are small slats or laminate residues near the wall that create space to compensate for the expansion of the flooring;
• The first strip is laid - the finishing board is cut so that 8-10 mm remains to the wall. free space;

• The next row begins with a segment.When the row is ready, the click lock is inserted into the grooves of the next row. Rows are stacked at an angle to each other;
• The final row is cut along the length and width of the board;
• At the end of the work, the wedges are removed and the space between the wall and the laminate is hidden behind the plinth

Please note that if you first glue the wallpaper, and then proceed to laying the laminate, you must completely ventilate the room so that it does not have moisture. If there is a high level of humidity, then cheap laminate brands can deform or change their size.

On the technical side, it is possible to glue the wallpaper after laying the laminate, but this solution is not entirely correct. When working with wallpaper, you can damage the surface of the laminate. The glue used may have a bad effect on the appearance of the floor covering, resulting in stains and other defects. That is why the advice of almost all experienced professionals agree on one opinion - only after gluing the wallpaper should start laying laminate.

If you have already begun to repair the apartment on the contrary, that is, with the finishing of the floor, do not be discouraged. The main thing is that all the work is done with maximum accuracy. Cover the floor with a film, this will help avoid damage to the surface. Also remember that the floor can be easily damaged by furniture on metal legs. During its transportation, scratches may remain, the film will not protect against their formation. In such a situation, you need to use something more durable.

It doesn’t matter if you lay laminate or linoleum, the order of work remains the same:

• The first step is to prepare the walls - leveling, putty. The quality of wallpapering depends on this stage;
• screed or creating a black floor;
• Wallpapering is carried out;
• after the wallpaper has completely dried, you can begin to lay the laminate. At the end, the plinth and the rest of the decorative elements are fixed.

If it has already happened that you first made the flooring and only then began to glue the wallpaper, you should follow the following rules so as not to damage the laminate:

• cover the entire surface of the laminate with a film, paper or some kind of cloth;
• do not rush to do the work quickly;
• When transporting furniture, be careful as you wear special cardboard lining on the metal legs.

Each specialist has his own opinion about what to do before - wallpapering or laying laminate. The decision does not depend on the professionalism of the workers, it depends on convenience, availability of materials and other factors.

One of the main nuances that affect the sequence of work is the amount of garbage that will be generated during the repair process. Please note that there will be less debris during the laying of the laminate than from other repairs. That is why experts recommend to “skip” more complex work with a large amount of garbage, and then take up cosmetic processes.

Each person has his own tastes and design requirements,therefore, there are no templates for creating interior rooms. Large selection of building materials allows to please every buyer. Before you lay laminate or lay tile, you must decide on the design so that all the elements of the room look harmoniously:

• Classic style. A room in this style involves the use of dark flooring and light wallpaper. In the classic interior, exclusively valuable wood species are used, or their imitation. For a large room, it is recommended to choose cold shades of the flooring;

• Provence. It is appropriate to use the imitation of old light wood, the wallpaper should be of a similar shade, a tone lighter;

• Minimalism. In creating the design of the room in the style of minimalism apply a distinct color, as a rule, it is a black and white gamma. You can choose any color;

• High tech implies the use of cold and restrained shades of laminate, imitation of natural stone or metallic shade will look beautiful;

• Art Deco involves the use of saturated color flooring.

To the interior of the room was harmonious, great attention should be paid to the choice of laminate.

Below are a few recommendations that make the design original:

• The floor must match the overall color, experts recommend choosing warm colors. For example, if you chose yellow wallpaper, then the laminate should be golden or reddish. If the walls are cold colors, respectively, the laminate should be the same;
• Please note that the laminate should not "catch the eye", in any case, do not choose bright colors. The floor should simply shade and emphasize the main colors. If you still decide to choose a bright lining, then consult with a specialist. It will look good blue floor, silver wallpaper and blue curtains;
• Red laminate perfectly harmonizes with a white or beige shade.

Laminate should not be the same color as the wallpaper, otherwise all surfaces will merge into one. Shades should be slightly darker or lighter. When thinking about the design of a room, it is not necessary to choose many primary colors, there should be no more than three of them.Those who put a laminate of exotic flowers should remember that the floors change less often than wallpaper, and bright shades quickly get bored. Soon you will want to make the flooring in a quieter shade.

Light floors visually increase the room, so they will be appropriate in a small room. The choice of design is a complex process that requires maximum attention. If you do not have any original ideas - ask for help from experienced designers. They will create for you an interior in which it will always be comfortable and cozy.

About what to do in the first place - to glue wallpaper or lay laminate, see the following video.