Repairs

Desperate craftsmen, or What you need to know when making repairs

If you are seriously considering doing it yourselfrepair, then this article is especially for you. Our article will help you prepare to survive this disaster with minimal losses - both financial and moral. What to do in the summer? You can go to the sea, go to the country, go to the cinema or read a book. Or you can decide on such a desperate undertaking as an independent repair. June and July are the ideal time for interior finishing work: many stores offer discounts on materials; and the question of what to do in your free time will not arise in the next few weeks.

From personal experienceWhat can you say about the owners of the house who mix cement in a pink children's basin? There is only one conclusion: the owners of the apartment do the repairs themselves.

Do-it-yourself repairs usually involvea light cosmetic finish. And there is nothing surprising about this: few people would dare to do a major overhaul on their own. But even such simple procedures as painting ceilings and wallpapering have many subtleties and nuances that we often think about only when it is too late.

What can be done to avoid this?Assess the scale of the disasterOnly realistically. Carefully inspect each room that you plan to renovate. Carefully rewrite the objects and the name of the proposed work: this will make it easier to calculate the time, effort and cost of materials.

Should we do it ourselves or should we trust the professionals?Before dipping a brush into a can of paint, it would be appropriate to figure out how the old and new materials will interact, whether it is worth washing off the whitewash, priming and painting again yourself, or whether it is easier to hire a knowledgeable person and entrust everything to him.

Primer is one of the main assistants in the processfinishing. The composition is completely colorless and helps a lot to adhere the new coating to the treated surface. The ceiling can now be decorated in a dozen different ways: make it suspended, stretched, slatted... However, the most popular among people who do repairs themselves is simple whitewashing. Wall repair is no less labor-intensive procedure. The simplest option is considered to be paintable wallpaper. But it is worth remembering that the color can change its shade after applying to the old coating, so it is better to first test it on a small area of ​​​​the wall.

With little bloodshedIf the wallpaper has not yet "lost itsface", but have already become boring, there is no need to re-glue them. You can simply update the walls by applying a stencil design, appliques or a pattern of your own composition.

DIY repairs consist of small thingsIffloors, ceiling and walls look quite tolerable, a few minor details will be enough to update them. But if you decide to completely change the wall covering, remove the old wallpaper completely: this will make the surface smoother, and the next repair will be easier. Clean up after each stageIn order not to turn the repair into a disaster, clean up after completing each stage of the work, clean and put away tools in a timely manner.

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