How and where to start self-repair - all on the dismantling of old coats

What seems to you, when people talk about the repairs? Change the wallpaper and buying new furniture? However, very often the apartment requires a more detailed repair. Today let's talk more about how and where to start self-repair, as well as detailed dismantling of old coats.

Step by step guide to the preparation of repair

Step 1. Planning. Undertaking repairs may result in failure, both financial and semantic in that case, if you do not think in advance all the minute details of the future premises.

Especially if you want to tear down walls - in any case have a plan to get an apartment in order to understand what the wall carrier, and which capital. Keep everything does not turn out in your head - write down all the necessary parameters in the notebook and have only him go to building the store to shop.

Step 2. Prepare the room for repairs. It will be ideal if you manage to remove all the furniture from the apartment. If such an option is not - just cover the furniture with plastic dense film and remove at least one of the rooms.

Step 3. Window. If you've always dreamed to replace wooden frame on modern plastic - it's time to do it. Do not remove the protective film until then, until you finish the repair, since the repair is very difficult to wash the dirt.

Step 4. Electricity. Repair means by a replacement of electric wiring, heating, extracts all the tubes and air conditioners. If you do not know anything about electrics - best left to professionals.

Prepare a plan of the existing wiring for his arrival. Think about all those extra wires hidden in the wall, but it is worth to remember then, where it is posted.

Step 5. Water and heating. To replace pipes must adhere to safety regulations. When installing new pipes, do not forget the eyeliner to the toilet bowl, sink, bath, shower and washing machine.

Step 6. Ceiling. Those who bought an apartment on the secondary market has often faced with the fact that the ceiling in the "new" apartment is a little uneven. In addition, these ceilings may be full of cracks, and with some and completely fall off the plaster intact flakes.

In order to dismantle the old surface is first necessary to determine the level of drop ceiling using a spirit level, which is sold in any specialty store. In case of deviation from the norm is less than 50 mm, Seal the all holes and cracks with plaster, pre-treating the surface of the primer.

After that, the ceiling can be painted, if you decide not to make ceilings. Take your time with this important step, as the repair of the ceiling - work is quite troublesome and energy, but if you do everything correctly, your ceiling will please you and others.

Step 7. Walls. Of course, the most significant and most visible to others repair element - a wall. Preparatory works are held in two phases - the removal of old coatings and alignment of the walls. Repair of walls is not much different from the ceiling removal.

However, you have to stock a lot of patience, tearing off old wallpaper, especially if they are formed in multiple layers. When it comes to the room in which is installed instead of wallpaper tiles, you have to arm themselves with a hammer and punch, to be always at hand at the time of repair.

Do not forget about this wonderful invention of mankind as a primer - that this liquid allows for better adhesion of materials to each other.

Step 8. Finishing touches. Once you have dealt with almost every stage of the dismantling of old coatings, can proceed to the final stage of repair. An increasing number of experts recommended to do so in the following order: first floor, and then the door.

Begin to make repairs to the farthest room to repair garbage is not tolerated in the already renovated rooms. The corridor will have to do at the last turn.

As we can see to make repairs, and especially the dismantling of old coatings can be yourself. The correct approach to the course of repair work makes any minor difficulties, and easily surmountable. The main thing - to make a little imagination, energy and free time.