What Is the Difference Between Glass Textile and Wallpaper?

Wallpaper is a finished surface: its colour and pattern are given at the factory. Glass textile is a base layer: it is glued to the wall and takes its colour from paint afterwards. One is chosen for decoration, the other for durability.

Six points of comparison

• Material: wallpaper is paper, non-woven or vinyl; glass textile is woven from glass yarn.
• Colour and pattern: wallpaper offers thousands of ready designs; with glass textile you choose a texture and the paint decides the colour.
• Renewal: wallpaper is stripped and replaced; glass textile stays in place and is painted over.
• Strength: glass textile is noticeably more resistant to impact and abrasion.
• Cracks: non-woven wallpaper covers a hairline crack; glass textile also reinforces the wall.
• Labour: glass textile takes two stages, gluing and painting.

Which one, and when?

If you want pattern and character, choose wallpaper; for walls that are heavily used, cleaned often or prone to cracking, glass textile is the right choice. Glass textile works well in hallways, stairwells and children's rooms, wallpaper on the feature wall of a living room or bedroom.

Can both be used in the same property?

Yes, and it is a common solution: glass textile and paint in shared areas, wallpaper on one wall in the rooms. You can find both products at ithalduvarkagit.com and get a single quote from Erdağ Yapı for glass textile and wallpaper installation.