The appearance of liquid wallpaper on the building materials market happened not so long ago. Today they are in unprecedented demand and even win over the palm. You can even say that traditional wallpaper rolls are no longer so popular. Increasingly, walls covered with liquid wallpaper can be observed in houses. Let's figure out what the essence of these wallpapers is, in their advantages and disadvantages.
Pros of liquid wallpaper
Like all other products, they have advantages and disadvantages. Consider them to decide for yourself whether it is worth using them at home.
We note the following advantages:
- It is not required to select a pattern, because the wallpaper is applied in one sheet without joints.
- Having damaged any area on the wallpaper, it can be reapplied, and there will be no trace of the former problem.
- No pre-leveling of the walls is required.
- All the flaws of the wall, the curvature of the corners and roughness can be easily disguised under a layer of a mixture of liquid wallpaper.
- Budget savings. With liquid wallpaper putty is not needed. The mixture is used sparingly, and the result is simply incredible.
- When sticking liquid wallpaper, heat and sound insulation occurs. For a child's room, this is the best option.
- Liquid wallpaper does not gather dust, and dirt does not linger on them, and odors are not absorbed into them either.
- Your walls will not fade in the sun, and they will look fresh for a long time.
- Apply to any surface in an even layer.
- Do not ignite.
- They look good even in the tenth year of their stay on the walls in the room.
- When applying liquid wallpaper, no waste remains, and the mixture is stored for up to 2 days.
- Liquid wallpaper is an opportunity to realize your own fantasies in the interior design of a room, because by mixing different colors, you get the shade you need. With their help, interesting options for design solutions are created.
Cons of liquid wallpaper
Firstly, this is a rather high cost of such decor, because traditional wallpapers are much cheaper. Over time, their price is reduced, but they are not yet so affordable to the public. The variety of liquid wallpaper is very scarce. Although this is a matter of time. The manufacturers of this decor are probably working on new non-trivial solutions to expand the variety of liquid wallpaper, which will soon allow them to compete with the colors and design of wallpaper in rolls.
Therefore, most likely this shortcoming will not be soon. Thirdly, liquid wallpaper is not as moisture resistant as we would like.At the same time, both the disadvantage and the advantage of liquid wallpaper can be considered that if some area is dirty, then it will be necessary to cut it out and apply the diluted mixture of the remaining stock again. You should use the same technology as they were applied to the wall so that it shines again.
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