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.
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
- 2 spatula - large( about 40 cm in length) and small for scooping up the plaster.
- 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.
- Primer Ceresite CT 17 winter.
- Drill and special nozzle( mixer) for quick preparation of mortar from plaster.
- Finish white putty Vetonit.
Step-by-step instructions for leveling the wall in an apartment without beacons
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The hole for the socket must be drilled with a special round nozzle on the drill.
- 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
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.