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After such a thorough renovation, the ceiling will be smooth and beautiful. The next repair will be required no earlier than 10 years later.
Ceiling repair, as you know, should be approached with no less attention and care than all other structures of a house or apartment. And this work is quite responsible and difficult. We have all faced such a situation more than once, when the old finish becomes unusable, falls off, crumbles, cracks. And there can be many reasons for this.
But postponing the repair until later is not at all worth it, but it is better to get down to work as soon as possible. For this, you can hire a team of professionals, but the price of such services is usually very high. Therefore, self-repair of the ceiling is most often the best option, especially if you have some skills in construction work, and you are attentive to the advice and recommendations of specialists.
In this article, we will tell you how to make a redecoration of the ceiling without spending extra money, effort and time.
We are used to thinking that during the renovation, first of all, the ceiling is finished, and then the walls and the floor, in this sequence. But modern technologies make it possible to break this tradition without harming the interior. For example, you can easily fix a ceiling tile or install a stretch ceiling without damaging the walls.
There are several types of ceiling repairs, which are quite simple to perform. We will consider them in detail to make it easier for you to choose the most suitable option.
The main criterion for choosing the required material is in which room it will be applied. In the living room, bedroom, you can use any type of ceiling, and for the kitchen and bathroom you will need a moisture-resistant material.
Ceiling plastering is an option that deserves special attention. This type of work is ideal if you need to quickly repair areas or remove some surface defects. For plastering you will need:
Before proceeding, remove all furniture from the room to keep it from getting dusty, or cover with covers. Use a hard brush to clean the places where the old plaster has fallen off, and remove the loose parts with a spatula or wire brush. Prime the surface with a deep primer in two to three coats at intervals of several hours to dry.
Prepare the required amount of putty and apply evenly on a completely dry ceiling, carefully smoothing the layer.
Tip: If you are plastering large areas, use beacons to keep the surface completely flat.
When the layer of plaster is completely dry, treat it with sandpaper or fine sandpaper. After that, you can paint the ceiling. Plaster can act as a base for painting, and as a ready-made option, depending on the material.
Since we have already plastered the ceiling, we can take a closer look at its painting. As mentioned above, painting the ceiling is well suited for rooms with high humidity - kitchens and bathrooms.
It is important to remember: painting the ceiling should be done before you start on the walls and floor, as it is quite time consuming and messy. Or try to isolate the surfaces from paint ingress as much as possible with plastic wrap.
So, to work you need the following:
primer;
putty;
gypsum solution;
sealant;
water-dispersion or water-based paint;
cement;
antiseptic;
brush;
sandpaper;
putty knife.
The surface is already prepared for further work. The only thing that can be added: if you paint the ceiling with your own hands in the bathroom or kitchen, be sure to treat it with an antiseptic before priming.
Putting on the ceiling, attach the gauze to the dry layer. It will serve as a reinforcing mesh that will prevent cracks. After drying, apply a primer and a fine-grained filler, this will get rid of minor irregularities.
And the last stage of work - apply paint to the ceiling with a brush or spray. Painting work completed.
Streaks and rust on the ceiling, loose plaster - all this can significantly spoil the interior of your home. But if you whitewash the ceiling correctly, then the room will become brighter, fresher and more comfortable. Whitewashing is perhaps the easiest way to repair the ceiling with your own hands. To do this, you will need the following tools and materials:
chalk, or slaked lime;
if necessary - hydrochloric acid solution, denatured alcohol, copper sulfate;
joiner's glue;
blue;
laundry soap;
brush or brush;
roller (spray gun);
hammer and spatula.
Now we will consider step by step the process of working on whitewashing the ceiling with our own hands.
First, rinse off the old whitewash layer with warm water using a brush or dry brush. If rusty spots are visible, wash them off and treat with vitriol. A solution of hydrochloric acid 2-3% will help from traces of smokiness. Cover furniture and wear protective clothing before handling acid.
You can get rid of drips with this tool: mix lime gruel with synthetic linseed oil in a ratio of 20: 1, or stir lime with denatured alcohol in water until the consistency of milk. With this mixture, you need to paint over streaks at least 3 times.
Knock off the loose plaster with a hammer, and fill all the cracks in the ceiling with plaster or lime mortar.
After finishing the filler work, reinforce the gaps between the ceiling slabs, at windows, doors and in the corners. To do this, glue a strip of bandage on wood glue, or use a sticky serpentine. Sand the treated surface.
Now prepare the soap maker. Take 40% laundry soap (200 g), cut it into small shavings and dissolve in 3 liters of boiling water. Stir vigorously. Pour in 100 g of drying oil. Pour this solution into lime slaked in water (2 kg per 5 l) and mix thoroughly. Cover the ceiling with this primer.
After the surface is dry, it must be covered with 3 layers of lime mortar.
The recipe for the solution is as follows (based on 10 square meters): dissolve 90 g of wood glue, 2300 g of chalk, 17 g of blue, 60 g of laundry soap in 3-4 liters of water. Dissolve and stir until the consistency of liquid sour cream.
Why did drywall so quickly gained popularity in the modern construction market, and continues to hold it relative to other materials? The answer is simple - it is absolutely universal.
Drywall is applicable in almost all finishing works. It is convenient in installation, and in processing it is so simple that it allows design imagination to unfold with might and main. Therefore, for a modern ceiling, drywall at the moment is perhaps the most suitable option.
A single-level plasterboard ceiling is usually installed to provide additional sound insulation. In multi-level ceilings, the design is much more complex, and due to this, they can be made curly, stepped, and equipped with additional lighting.
Do-it-yourself installation of a multi-level plasterboard ceiling is within the power of even those who have never done such a job. Giprok is mounted on an aluminum profile with guides. Thus, a frame space will be created, inside which the wiring and utilities will be located.
Advice: with the help of a frame, you can additionally insulate your room and isolate it from outside noise. This type of fastening is suitable for both single-level and stepped plasterboard ceilings.
Here are the materials and tools you will need if you decide to install such ceilings:
Screwdriver;
Laser level;
Perforator;
Hacksaw;
Metal scissors;
Pencil;
Construction square;
Pliers;
Drywall sheets;
Profiles for assembly from metal;
Self-tapping screws and dowels.
When choosing drywall, pay attention to the condition of the sheets: they should not be damp or damaged. For the ceiling of the kitchen or bathroom, choose moisture-resistant materials - they are easy enough to find in any hardware store or on the market.
The work will require special attention, so take your time to get it done as quickly as possible. Better to spend more time, but then you will enjoy the result.
As you can see, a plasterboard ceiling with your own hands, even a multi-level one, is not a very difficult task.
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To begin with, it is worth figuring out which options for finishing the ceiling are considered "economical".
Whitewash;
Coloring;
PVC tiles;
Wallpaper;
Drywall;
Decorative plaster.
Of course, the cheapest, but already completely outdated option is to whitewash the ceiling with slaked lime. Lime does its job perfectly - the ceiling will get a neat and clean look. But it becomes unusable too quickly, and if there are stains on the ceiling, then it will not be so easy to whiten them, and they can appear over time.
Water-based ceiling paint will do much better. Modern technologies have made it more viscous, which makes it possible to paint over even the most difficult places. In addition, you can add a color scheme of any shade to such a paint (it is also, by the way, quite inexpensive). True, this finishing option also does not give any guarantees that, for example, water stains will be painted over.
But polyurethane tiles will do a great job with this. A great way to make inexpensive ceilings. A huge selection of patterns and the possibility of coloring make this finish a kind of "golden mean".
Among the disadvantages - the tiles turn yellow over time, but this can be fixed by simply painting it in the desired color, for example, the same as the floors.
Wallpaper is also a very cheap finishing option. The choice of colors, patterns and textures is extremely huge, which is just great for apartments with low ceilings.
Decorative plaster is also not very expensive, however, it requires special tools and skills, otherwise it will be very difficult to cope with it.But the finished ceiling looks very good, and still hardly deteriorates.
Separately, it is worth considering the materials for the ceiling sheathing.
Drywall;
MDF boards and panels;
Metal slats.
Drywall is the leader on this list. It is very easy to use, allows you to hide all the flaws of the ceiling, to mask communications and has mostly positive reviews.
The plasterboard ceiling can be made multi-level, arched - it depends on the desire. And you can also paint it with ordinary paint, carry out LED lighting, and, in general, an inexpensive plasterboard ceiling weighs a little, which also goes to him as a plus. The downside of drywall is its high susceptibility to moisture - it will warp. Therefore, in the kitchen and bathroom, it is absolutely not worth finishing the ceilings with plasterboard.
MDF boards are also inexpensive finishing materials. They protect well from noise, conserve heat, they are easy to install, and besides, they weigh a little. But most boards are sold without final finishing, so they will have to be painted and laminated on their own. But after such processing, MDF boards can be washed and also cleaned without problems.
Rack ceilings made of metal (or with imitation) are also relatively inexpensive. There is no need to carry out any preliminary work, they weigh very little and are absolutely fireproof. True, it is not recommended to use such a finish in a wooden house, and metal slats conduct very well and amplify noise, like any metal.
Of course, you can also save on stretch ceilings. Buy a cheaper film, do not hire specialists, but stretch the canvas yourself. Yes, such a ceiling will come out cheaper, but it is not for nothing that they say that the miser pays twice - this is just such a case. There can be a cheap stretch ceiling only in two cases: either a film from Russian or Chinese manufacturers, or a crude fake. You need to be careful: it is not so easy to distinguish.
To understand that it is precisely low-quality products that have been purchased, it is enough to pay attention to several factors:
The original price may differ from the final one by several times;
“Specialists” will not have the right skills and qualifications;
There will be no required quality certificates;
The material will be very inferior in all characteristics - this is noticeable even with the naked eye.
If you still want to have stretch ceilings, you can still save money. For example, order the simplest design, without photo printing and a bunch of levels. Many companies hold various promotions and offer discounts. You can turn to the masters for advice - they will help you choose an economical, but, nevertheless, high-quality option.
It is not difficult to make cosmetic repairs to the ceiling in an apartment or in a country house on your own. The easiest way, of course, is to simply paint with a regular brush, after removing a layer of old paint.
It is also very easy to glue PVC tiles:
Prepare the ceiling;
Apply glue to the tiles;
Press against the ceiling.
It is necessary to glue from the center to the edges in order to obtain a uniform geometric pattern.
A little more difficult with decorative plaster - it requires skills. However, if the relief did not work out, as in the pictures from glossy catalogs, then you can always say that this is such a design decision of the owners of the premises.
The technology of pasting wallpaper on the ceiling is not too different from the technology of pasting walls. First comes the priming of the ceiling with glue, waiting for it to dry completely. Applying glue to the wallpaper. Then you need to gently press your hands to the ceiling, and only then remove the bubbles with a roller or spatula, drawing from the center to the edges.Ceiling-to-wall joints can be decorated with inexpensive moldings in a suitable color.
The most difficult thing is to hem the ceiling with plasterboard. You need to carefully calculate the sizes, and it is difficult to work alone. In addition, if you want an unusual design, for example, an arched one, then you need skills to properly bend a drywall sheet under the influence of steam. This is not a final finish - the plasterboard structure should be painted: without additional processing, the sheets do not look very aesthetically pleasing.
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There are different situations in life: neighbors have flooded, housing is rented, there is simply no money for serious repairs. But this does not mean that you need to admire the ceiling in spots and pits, because it is not so difficult to repair the ceiling inexpensively and quickly. The modern abundance of materials allows you to choose the finishing option for everyone's pocket. And do not be afraid of the word "budget" - an inexpensive ceiling does not mean "bad". If you follow the technology of work, then the ceiling with decoration, even with inexpensive materials, will look clean, neat and fresh.
Do-it-yourself repair takes time and effort, but it helps to save on labor. In this article, we will tell you how to make a cheap ceiling without splurging on building materials and tools. After all, it is with him that a major overhaul begins in any room, be it a room, kitchen or toilet.
The variety of panels allows you to make any top: glossy or matte, plain or patterned, dark or light. This option has many advantages:
The panels are easily and quickly glued to the ceiling, well fixed to each other.
No need to putty and level the surface before work.
The panels are moisture-resistant, wear-resistant and easy to clean from dirt.
Plastic paneling is suitable for small spaces: bathroom, toilet, corridor. For a large room, you will have to spend money: the width of one panel is only 25 cm, and you will need a lot of them.
Wallpaper has long been used not only for wall decoration, but also for ceilings. It is not difficult to glue them, especially in a small room. The aesthetics of the result depends on the quality of the material and your experience. If there is not much of it, we advise you to read some recommendations.
Choose durable wallpaper with vinyl or non-woven backing - it is easier to install and does not require much effort.
Do not purchase wallpaper that requires fitting the pattern along the seams.
Before the process, prepare the ceiling: clean from the previous coating, prime and putty so that the surface is even.
The wider the wallpaper, the fewer the seams on the ceiling. Therefore, pay attention to meter, and not standard, 50 cm, canvases.
If the ceiling surface leaves much to be desired and simple painting or plastering cannot be dispensed with, pay attention to the following finishing methods:
foam panels;
drywall;
wooden panels.
These options do not require preliminary surface preparation and significant material costs. The panels are fixed with special glue and perfectly "fold" with each other. Drywall is attached to a pre-assembled frame, the installation of which requires certain skills. This results in a budget version of the suspended ceiling, the shape and design of which will be limited only by your imagination.
You don't have to hire craftsmen and spend a lot of money to get a beautiful ceiling. Due to the variety and availability of building materials, you can repair the apartment yourself. You just have to connect your imagination, good mood and the desire to improve your home.
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