Striving for ecology has become fashionable.Owners of homes in the “concrete jungle” have more than once come to the conclusion that it would be nice to build or buy a turnkey house made of wood and with an unusual ambience.
When choosing finishing materials, it is necessary to take into account,that it should be durable, safe and environmentally friendly. However, independent construction and purchase are impossible for two reasons: lack of proper skills or high cost of the material. And not everyone is ready to settle far from civilization for various reasons. Therefore, a solution that lies on the surface was found - wood wall decoration in the interior of a city apartment. It is necessary to study the advantages, disadvantages and features of such a solution.
Natural materials: varieties of wood
If homeowners are allowed to spendyour own wallet, you can think about expensive species that best emphasize the beauty and sophistication of wood. These include oak, ash, birch, pine, cedar, larch, spruce. These are the most popular types of wood used in wood wall decoration. Comparative qualities are as follows:
Optimal tree protection scheme.
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Imitation and partial use of wood
Owners of private houses made oflogs or timber, are incredibly lucky: finishing the walls with wood is practically not required, they already have a decorative look. The exception is frame houses. Their walls will have to be decorated, since they are completely made of a multi-layered pie of synthetic materials. Owners of apartments, constrained by budget, but nevertheless wanting to get a piece of nature, can ennoble the walls either with beautiful imitations of natural wood, or arrange it so that the appearance beautifully matches the rest of the coatings.
Scheme of finishing walls with wooden paneling. It is necessary to analyze imitations in more detail:
Natural elements such as:
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Mounting recommendations
Schemes for fastening the lining to the wall.The surface of the walls is thoroughly cleaned and processed before decoration. This is done to prevent the interior of the room from falling into poor condition if the material is subject to rotting due to the cold wall and dampness. Mechanical methods (grinding, stripping) and manual methods (washing, treatment with compounds) are used for this. It is advisable to put waterproofing on the surface, especially if the walls are to be finished with wood in a private house. There are no warm neighbors there, and the frame additionally receives dampness from the outside. If the wall surface is uneven, then this work is also carried out in advance: binders and cement mortar are used. The wall can be covered with wood, for example, plywood, which is also processed and insulated. Drywall is chosen as a cheaper method of covering. It is attached to the wall, thus obtaining an ideal field for decorating the wall. They also prepare the material for the interior if it is natural wood. It must be thoroughly dried and impregnated with fire retardants and bioprotection. The coating of the elements should be done outside the house, it is chemistry after all. Impregnation and drying should take at least a week, since during this time the wood is covered with different layers and each is allowed to dry. Return to contents</a>
Finishing, necessary tools
Coniferous trees are usually used for finishing walls with bark. Then proceed directly to finishing the walls. For this, you will need tools such as:
- kiyanka (if the material is too soft, you can not leave a rough dent on it from an ordinary hammer, as in the interior it is unacceptable);
- hammer for solid wood;
- saw;
- a clerical knife (it's convenient to cut it, for example, a cork);
- sandpaper of different degree of granularity;
- fasteners (it can be both liquid and metal nails and screws);
- coating compounds - varnish, stain;
- brushes, rollers;
- personal protective equipment - gloves, respirator, glasses.
Now the wall is marked. It is important to match the wood grain well.
With the help of cork wall decoration you canemphasize certain elements of the room or furniture. Then the interior will look complete. By the way, it is not recommended to cover the wall with wood of different types. Their structure and backgrounds are different, which will cause dissonance. It is best if the surface of parallel walls is of one texture, and the floor and ceiling - of another. Completion of work:
Maintenance of such walls is not easy.Wood should not be exposed to moisture. It is better to regularly wipe it with a special furniture cleaner. But this only applies to varnished walls in the interior. All others should be cleaned from dust and dirt in other ways, which you can find out from the wood manufacturer.
