Diy repair
A few years after the apartment was overhauled, you will notice that the coatings start to wear out. Wallpapers fade, ceilings no longer look so white, and paint cracks. All these signs signal that it is time to start cosmetic reconstructive work.
The essence of such events is the renewal of old coatings and the replacement of materials that have served their time. In contrast to the capital, redecoration does not take too much time, it is available even for a beginner and does not require special skills. The main thing - to determine the order of the work at home.
Training
Before performing recovery operations it is necessary to prepare the premises.
- Furniture is being taken out of the room. Otherwise, the surface of the furniture may be damaged by various compositions. Alternatively, cabinets and other heavy objects can be carefully covered with foil.
- Any repair traditionally starts from the ceiling and ends with the floor. If the floor is not planned to recover, then it must be protected sheets of dry corrugated cardboard or film. First lined corrugated cardboard. From above it overlaps overlapped with film material. You should also pay attention to the plinths. If they are in good condition and do not need to be replaced, they are covered with scotch tape.
- After the floor and baseboards are securely protected, it is necessary to proceed to the removal of old coatings. At this stage it is necessary to remove the paint, wash off the lime and remove the wallpaper.
Work order
When the room is prepared, you can start redecorating, but before that it is necessary to determine the order of work.
There are two principles that can be followed:
- repair is done from top to bottom;
- the sequence of operations must meet the requirement "from the dirtiest to the cleanest."
Both principles are true. So, traditionally, first update the ceiling, then the walls, and after that they start to work on the floor. This, however, is justified only when the decoration of the walls is dirtier than the flooring. For example, if decorative plaster is applied to the walls, and the floor is covered with parquet or laminate.
In the event that a change in the floor produces more dirt, then this stage begins immediately after the ceiling has been finished. And only then you can proceed to the walls.
Skirtings are mounted last.
Ceiling update
The first stage is the renewal of the ceiling. You should think about what type of finish is best suited for an apartment. The former by this time has already been dismantled, and you can express your creative imagination. Before you make cosmetic repairs, it is necessary to determine in advance with the materials.
If the apartment has a problem with the evenness of the ceilings, and it is almost impossible to fix it with the help of various building mixtures, then it makes sense to install a suspended ceiling. It perfectly aligns the surface and additionally protects the room from flooding.
Another option is a special tile or panel. However, this repair is already beyond the scope of cosmetic. The easiest option is to paint the ceiling with paint. It should be durable and washable. Information about the properties of paint is contained on the jar with the composition.
Replacing doors and windows
Doors and windows are best changed when all the draft work in the room is completed. Surfaces should be permanently plastered and leveled. Floor screed must be well dried, the choice of flooring is made in order to correctly determine the size of the door frame. Otherwise, the doors and windows can be installed with some errors, which will lead to their deformation.
If you install windows and doors before the start of rough work, you can seriously damage them when performing subsequent operations. If the installation of windows and doors after the completion of the finishing stages, is likely to be damaged repair.
If the frames are still in good condition, then they can simply be tinted, having previously cleaned off the old coating and primed. Removing paint and polishing the surface, if required, is performed before the walls and the floor are finished, and the painting itself, if done carefully, can be done after the walls and the floor are finished. Before painting, you will need to seal the perimeter of the window with masking tape and cover the floor next to the windows so that paint stains do not appear on it.
Work with the floor
Это следующий этап. Если пол не слишком поврежден, то его можно просто внешне обновить. Например, покрыть лаком или заменить какие-то поврежденные фрагменты. Стертый линолеум придется заменить полностью. Work with the floor отнимет больше времени, чем ремонт потолка. Потому что придется подождать, пока подсохнет лак или краска.
Wall decoration
After the floor proceed to the decoration of the walls. It is recommended to choose liquid wallpaper as a coating. They are perfectly applied, do not create construction debris, and even they are easy to care for. If you wish, you can make decorative plaster in the apartment. This is quite a long and complicated process, so it’s best to start with something simple. For example, choose a piece of wall for plaster. Such work will give a little practice for the future.
Finishing touch
At the final stage, plinths are made. Also, as a decorative ornament, you can add stucco to the image of the interior.
Other jobs
There are a number of works, about the order of which the novice does not know when he carries out redecorating the apartment. These are operations such as replacing radiators, heating pipes, installing new plumbing, conducting electrical wiring.
Immediately I must say that the conduct of electricity or the replacement of old wiring is carried out at the very first stage, immediately after the preparatory activities. Wires installed in the final stage, can significantly spoil the appearance of the room. But redecorating is carried out just to make the apartment look attractive. The same applies to the installation of new outlets. Sockets are usually removed before wallpapering walls. But at the same time it is desirable that these were new sockets. Otherwise, then replacing them can damage the wall covering.
It is better to change radiators and pipes somewhere in the middle of the apartment renovation process. Such replacements are usually carried out by specialists who are not too careful with the updated floor and walls.
As for plumbing, then it all depends on the complexity of installation. The toilet is changed before the main work, but the sink can be installed after.
We recommend:
- how to make self-leveling floors;
- how to glue the ceiling plinth.
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