Everyone must have encountered this question before laying wallcoverings: do you want to use cold glue or hot glue?

In this regard, there must be many friends who do not know what cold glue and hot glue are, and do not know the difference between the two, which leads to confusion when purchasing. No matter how good the quality of the wallcovering is, if the glue selected is unreasonable, it is easy to cause problems such as bulging of the wallcovering.

Next, Xiao Xin will give you the knowledge of cold glue and hot glue, hoping to help you choose the right glue!

01 What is cold glue wallcovering, hot glue wallcovering

Cold glue wallcovering refers to the use of ordinary wallpaper glue or environmentally friendly glutinous rice glue (vegetable glue) to glue on the wall first, and then directly pave it.

Hot glue wallcovering means that the back of the wallcovering comes with self-adhesive, and there is no need to glue it during construction, and it is directly glued to the wall with a steam iron.

Core difference: hot glue needs to be heated before it can be used for pasting, while cold glue can be used for pasting at room temperature, that is, traditional glue.

02 Advantages and disadvantages of cold glue wallcovering and hot glue wallcovering

Cold adhesive wallcovering

(1) Advantages: At present, cold glue is still the mainstream product, mature technology, easy to use. The environmental performance of glue has been certified by the market for many years (widely used in the wallcovering paste project), customers can choose the glue brand freely according to the price range. The back of the wallcovering has foaming coating or fabric base, glue does not affect air permeability, long service life.

(2) Disadvantages: on the site glue construction, improper construction is easy to cause wallcovering surface pollution. Because of the large width and weight of the wallcovering, it can not be operated by one person.

Hot glue wallcovering

(1) Advantages: no glue, easy to carry, a single person can also operate (but need to bring steam iron and other processing tools). During the construction, there will be no glue overflow and penetration, and no pollution of the wall surface and other indoor objects.

(2) Disadvantages: The inner corner of the wall is not easy to construct, high temperature or high indoor temperature is easy to melt glue, bulge, fall off, etc., which affect the service life, and whether the glue composition is environmentally friendly and the impact on the air permeability of the cloth are uncertain factors .

03 Difference in construction

Cold glue: glue, covering hanging, scraping, trimming

Hot glue: hang covering, ironing, trimming

In general, hot glue and cold glue have formed two wallcovering products with different concepts due to their different laying methods. Their prices are not very different, and they also have their own advantages and disadvantages, so when you choose, in addition to Look at the price, but also look at the craftsmanship and quality before deciding which seamless wallcovering to use.

Finally, Xiaoxin warmly reminds that hiring a skilled construction master is also the top priority~