Contents
- 1 Leveling and plastering the ceiling with our own hands
- 2 Let's proceed to the alignment of the walls
We examined in detail how the plastering of the walls is hand-made with the video, now we will also touch the ceilings. For these works we will need:
- Rule;
- spatula;
- Plaster falcon;
- Level;
- Drill with stirring nozzle;
- Tank for mixing plaster;
- Rollers and tray for priming surfaces.
First you need to determine the unevenness of walls and ceiling. As a rule, this is done by a broad rule on clearance.
Leveling and plastering the ceiling with your own hands
There are fragile elements on the ceiling, we start to work with their removal. Everything that is showered with light exposure is knocked down. Also we dilate the seams. Then the whole area of the ceiling is swept with a brush, removing dust, cobwebs and other impurities. The surface is now ready for priming.
This is an important step in the preparation of the substrate and it's not just that the primer cleans the dust and moistens the substrate, but also ensures the leveling or restriction of its absorbency and, of course, enhances adhesion to the subsequent material. For the treatment of the ceiling made of cast-in-situ concrete, we choose concrete-contact, it includes a special fortified filler( hard grains), which upon drying give rough surfaces to smooth surfaces, which increases the adhesion of materials to the substrate several times, and thereby increases adhesion. Pour the primer into the tray and apply a roller to the ceiling. Deepening thoroughly brush with a brush.
Let the primed surface dry and proceed to install beacons. They are necessary for putting the ceiling in one plane. Lighthouses choose aluminum, they can not be removed after the surface has dried, since they are not susceptible to corrosion. We raise a small amount of gypsum plaster and fix it beacons at a distance less than the width of the rule. We put the beacons in the same plane using the level and rule. After the stucco holding the beacons has hardened, we proceed to the main work.
For plastering the ceiling in the living room we use gypsum plaster "miners", as it will provide good sound insulation, as well as create a comfortable microclimate. In addition, with this plaster do not need to be afraid of the fact that it will crack or shrink, since this is contrary to the properties of gypsum. When leveling the ceiling, it is important to remember: the application layer should not exceed two centimeters. Local roughness with this plaster can be leveled with your hands and layer up to eight centimeters. When preparing the mixture, pay special attention to the following:
- Observe the mixing proportions. The manufacturer does not in vain recommend a certain range of the amount of water required for the mixture, since under these conditions the mixture works best.
- First, we pour water into the container, and then, continuously mixing, fall asleep a dry mixture. Be sure to stir the mixture after stirring for five minutes and stir again. This time is necessary to ensure that all components of the mixture begin to interact.
- The solution is ready. We proceed to leveling the surface. Using a spatula, we put plaster on the surface of the ceiling, filling the inter-mesh space. Carefully filling depressions and potholes.
- Then stretch the plaster applied rule, moving it along the lighthouses.
Important! When working with gypsum plasters, remember that they are applied in one layer. That's why all manufacturers are trying to increase the maximum layer of application to their plaster plasters. As you can see, if you follow certain rules, you can perform plastering yourself with your own hands and anyone will be able to equalize the walls and ceiling of the apartment.
Let's proceed to the alignment of the walls
Initial training - standard. Weak elements of the base are removed, as well as dust and dirt. If one of the walls is made of the same monolithic concrete, then the same materials will be used for its finishing: priming and concrete-contact, aluminum beacons, plaster coating. We ground, we establish beacons, we put and we extend plaster. The decoration of the wall with the window will be carried out in two stages. Alignment of the overall surface and removal of slopes.
The wall is made of foam blocks. This is a very absorbent material that actively takes water from the plaster, this leads to uneven grasping and cracking of the resulting surface. To avoid this, the wall must be treated with a "universal" primer. We are waiting for the drying out and we start to install the lighthouses. Standard beacons for leveling walls and angled for removing slopes.
As this wall will be subject to humidity changes, it is necessary to use waterproof plaster, for example, cement-sand. However, after working with a plastic and light gypsum plaster, returning to the cement-sand mortar will not be very pleasant. All because of the more complex technology of application and the greater expenditure of forces and time.
