Most people in our country live in panel houses and, therefore, their ceiling is blocked by reinforced concrete slabs. Naturally, after some time, the house gives a shrinkage, as a result of which the ceiling is modified not for the better. And time, in this case, does not heal.
To correct this situation, try to repair the ceiling yourself.
To do this, read all the necessary stages.
At the first stage, you should get rid of all extraneous objects, and the rest of this room is thoroughly covered, or you can glue it with a film.
At the second stage, we remove the old surface of the ceiling surface (whitewashing, paint or wallpaper). A spatula and a metal scraper will help. . Take care of protecting yourself from dust that is inevitable during this work. To do this, use overalls with a mask.
At the third stage, we will deal with the processing of the seams. To do this, carefully clean all the seams and very moisturize them with ordinary water from the tap. After that, fill the seams and specially designed for this gypsum putty. We will wait for the complete drying of the putty and, after that, we clean up and maximize all the noticed defects using sandpaper. So that cracks do not appear, you can process the ceiling with a special protective coating before the putty starts. What it is? And these are small pieces of a regular medical bandage that is glued directly to the ceiling. Sometimes through the seams on the ceiling can penetrate the draft. In order to prevent this from arising, then before puttying it is necessary to vibrate all possible sources of draft. In this case, paclies moistened in gypsum solution are used. After that, it is necessary to grout the seams.
Do the repair of high quality!
If the ceiling in your room is uneven, since the shrinkage of reinforced concrete slabs took place unevenly, then you can dashcat the ceiling or make it lining with the help of modern finishing materials as dry plaster, drywall or wood -steering plate. You can also use suspended or suspended ceilings – they will not only correct the irregularities of the ceiling, but also optimize the lighting of this room.
We think that these simple tips will help you repair the ceilings, saving you a lot of material resources and your nerves. We wish you good luck!