DIY walls and partitions

No apartment or house can do without walls and partitions. During the repair, it is their decoration that takes the lion's share of the time - the areas are large. The main requirement is that the walls and partitions are even. If they are not originally like that, their leveled with plaster or drywall... For some types of finishes, they are brought to the ideal with the help putties, and sometimes they leave it like this (when finishing with tiles).

If necessary, you can demolish the old partitions and build new ones. They are still made of bricks, but are increasingly used aerated concrete blocks or drywall... Both options do not require much time, but there will be problems with hanging heavy things: special fasteners are required.

Finishing walls is a creative business. There are a lot of materials. The most common are wallpaper and paint... This is a classic of the genre. Recently, various types of decorative plaster have appeared, which are actively conquering their share of the market: the finish is very beautiful and durable. In technical rooms, ceramic tiles and PVC wall panels are used. There are also more outlandish materials - cork, PVC tiles, etc.

Painting the walls with water-based paint can be done independently, and the result will be at the proper level

One of the ways to decorate rooms is to paint with water-based compositions. Why is this option good? Walls painted with water emulsion are combined with all types of interiors. And with hi-tech and minimalism popular today, there are almost no options - the walls should only be smooth, without a pattern. To achieve this ...

Options for wall insulation from the inside

If you have even the slightest opportunity to insulate the walls from the outside - do it. This is the best option, because wall insulation from the inside is a headache. There are only two correct and more or less acceptable options, and then, one takes up a lot of space, but ...

Panels are very good for decorating empty walls.

Often, upon completion of the renovation, we find that we have one or more empty walls that simply require some kind of decor. The question immediately arises - how to decorate the wall. There are many different ways. And the beauty of wall decorations is that a large ...

Smooth walls are an attribute of good renovation, but it is expensive to hire a team. Plastering the walls with your own hands is not so difficult that it cannot be dealt with. It is important to follow all steps consistently. It's unlikely to get the perfect wall for painting right away, but under the wallpaper ...

Plaster start

Modern requirements for the renovation of premises have become much more stringent. Now, flat walls are an inapplicable attribute of an apartment or house. But the walls, even in new buildings, cannot be called that even approximately, and even more so in old houses. Therefore, for any, ...

Often during the repair process, it is required to install partitions, and more and more often aerated concrete (gas silicate) is used for this. It is light - it weighs several times less than a brick, the walls fold quickly. Therefore, aerated concrete partitions are installed in apartments and houses, regardless of ...

The reinforcing mesh is pressed into the applied layer of glue

Aerated concrete building can stand without external finishing without any damage to the integrity of the blocks (we are talking about autoclaved gas silicate). But, over time, dust settles on the surface of the blocks, and the previously white outer surface becomes an untidy gray with drips. So everyone ...

With the help of clamps, the strip can be fixed

One way to increase living space is to remove doors. But there is not always the ability or desire to destroy the walls. Then the former doorway is made in the form of an arch.Another option for using arched openings is to divide a long corridor into zones, breaking too ...

Remove excess with a notched trowel

Repair in the bathroom is rarely complete without replacing the tile, especially if it has already served for 10-20 years. But, as usual, the question arises: to hire a master or do everything yourself. If you have in mind a proven, tried tiler and a certain amount (usually they ask for a job ...

Combination of matte and glossy paint stripes

If renovation awaits you, but you don't want to glue the wallpaper, the question inevitably arises: how to cover the walls in the apartment instead of wallpaper. Leaving two: decorative plaster and painting. Experience is desirable to work with plaster, but painting walls in an apartment can be ...

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