How to level the walls in an apartment with your own hands

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Good afternoon, dear readers of the leading construction portal StroyDay.ru. More recently, I learned that on this site you can publish the history of its repair and decided to share - my technology of leveling the walls in the apartment. I will say at once that leveling the walls is a complex process and not every master can do it, but if you are determined, then you will succeed, so let's start.

How to level the walls in an apartment

How to level the walls in an apartment

Why align the walls?

Contents of the article

  • 1 Why align the walls?
  • 2 Materials and tools needed for alignment
  • 3 Step-by-step instruction for leveling the wall in an apartment without beacons
    • 3.1 Video - how to level a wall without using beacons part 1
    • 3.2 Video - how to level a wall without using beacons part 2

The walls are leveled for many reasons, Of course, initially it is an aesthetic component. The appearance of your apartment entirely depends on the geometry of your walls and the more they are leveled, the more expensive and elegant your apartment looks. Special value is attached to the leveled walls with the help of putty, and not plastered with gypsum plasterboard.the latter visually reduces the space of the apartment, and also creates an inconvenience associated with its operational properties( it is difficult to hang paintings, mirrors, etc. on the drywall).

In addition, the owners of apartments with broken geometry of the walls( especially this often occurs in the so-called "Khrushchev") suffer from wavy skirting( both ceiling and floor), which repeat the contour of the wall and disturb the visual geometry in your apartment. If you encounter a similar situation, then leveling the walls is the perfect solution for you.

Materials and tools needed for leveling

  1. 2 spatula - large( about 40 cm in length) and small for scooping up the plaster.
    Spatula and pelvis for wall leveling

    Spatula and basin for wall leveling

  2. Plaster of gypsum manual application - VOLMA LAYER.This plaster does not require shpaklevaniya, which greatly facilitates the task. The average cost of this plaster is 500-600 rubles per bag.
    Plaster of plaster Volma layer for wall smoothing

    Plaster plaster Volma layer for wall leveling

  3. Primer Ceresite CT 17 winter.
    Primer cherezit ST 17 winter

    Primer cercite CT 17 winter

  4. Drill and special nozzle( mixer) for quick preparation of mortar from plaster.
  5. Finish white putty Vetonit.
    Putty finishing

    Putty finishing

Step-by-step instructions for leveling the wall in an apartment without beacons

  1. So, the materials and tools are ready to start aligning. Initially, we prepare the walls, tear off the old wallpaper and clean the surface. In order to release the surface of the wall from old wallpaper, you must necessarily wet the wallpaper with water using a sprayer( which is sprayed with flowers), thanks to this, it will be easier to remove old wallpaper.
    We tear off old wallpaper from the walls

    We tear down the old wallpaper from the walls of the

  2. Then we unscrew all the screws and bolts, on my walls there were no screws except for the stretch ceiling that I took off, and also the special fastening to which I hung the TV on the wall. We unscrew all fastenings and screws from the walls.
    Wall mount

    Wall mounting

  3. Attachment removed. The next step is rosettes and light. For my TV, which will be located on the wall, I decided to make an outlet. So with the help of the Bulgarian cut the wall and lay the wiring, wiring it is desirable to lay channels in the cable.
    Pave the wiring under a wall outlet

    Lay the wiring under the wall socket

  4. The hole for the socket must be drilled with a special round nozzle on the drill.
    Aperture under the socket

    Aperture for

  5. The next step is the priming of the walls. The priming of the walls is necessary in order to ensure that the adhesion of the putty to the wall is strong enough. Priming the walls with a brush or roller
  • Wall primer is completed?now we begin to seal the seams. In order to maximally seal walls, it is necessary to add PVA glue to the solution, and then mix the solution with a drill with a special nozzle. The process of mixing the solution can be seen in the video below.
  • The next step is the application of the rough layer. The rough layer is applied with plaster, which sometimes should be mixed with the construction adhesive PVA, for better adhesion to the wall surface.
  • The application of plaster is not done spontaneously, ideally it is necessary to install special building beacons adjusted with the help of a building level and then, on the basis of this, using a building rule to apply plaster to the wall, but this is a very costly method in terms of plaster consumption. It is easier to use the building level and in the swings note with the help of a pencil of clearances, and then apply plaster to these places. The process of aligning the wall without beacons will be shown in the video below.
  • Video - how to level a wall without using beacons part 1

    Video - how to level a wall without using beacons part 2

    When the rough finish is finished, the next part is the priming of walls and finishing with a finishing coat( Vetonit putty).It should be noted that the putty Vetonit is applied quite simply in contrast to the plaster, the process of application of which is very heterogeneous and causes difficulties for novice builders.

    Wall stained with a rough layer of plaster - photo

    Wall rubbed with a rough layer of plaster - photo

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