Many people are dissatisfied with any part of the dwelling, whether it be old heating pipes, the bothered wall-paper, uneven ceilings or the creaking ancient floors. Sooner or later there comes time when it is necessary to change something in the dwelling, and then repair begins. Many people want to know how to level ceiling independently, without use of expensive work of professionals.
As it is correct to level ceiling
For achievement of this purpose hinged or stretch ceilings and also putty can be used. The choice often lays down on construction mixes. So nevertheless, how to level ceiling it is correct, using these materials?
- For a start it is necessary to define the front of work, having noted where and how to level ceiling covering, using level. For the maximum accuracy the laser level can be used; it is possible to correlate also approximately the line of ceiling and the line of other parallel (equal) plane.
- Cleaning of ceiling surface of all layers which are available at it will be the next stage. As coverings could be used absolutely different, depends on it what to use the tool. For example, the hammer the thick layer of putty beats off, then the small remains are smoothed out by the palette or any other convenient analog.
- Further wet cleaning of ceiling surface is required. It is necessary to wash away ceiling water, the desirable result will not be achieved yet. For these purposes from 80 to 100 l of water can be used. It is required to wash ceiling with rigid sponge.
- The following item – primer. There is wide choice of these construction mixes, for example, under putty, under certain types of paint and suitable under all types of coverings.
- Before performance of this stage – alignment of ceiling covering with putty use – is required to close up all cracks. For this purpose wide apply putty smooth movements (about 20 cm) with spatula. Thickness of this construction mix should not exceed about four mm. Putty on average dries about seven hours.
- After putty dries, it is required to zashkurit ceiling surface. This process very dusty therefore professionals advise to use safety glasses and respirator. It is required to carry out oshkurivaniye evenly, smoothing all uneven parts of surface.
It is important to know some nuances at alignment of ceiling construction mixes.
- One of the main moments is that it is the best of all to resort to this way in case the roughness of ceiling covering is hardly noticeable.
- For the best cleaning of ceiling of primary covering costs it is abundant to moisten with water ceiling surface and to open window. Then it is much easier to remove old layer.
- It is also important to note that it is not obligatory to use primer.