If you decide to renovate your home, regardless of itscomplexity and volume, always start with the ceiling. There are many options to make the ceiling in the room beautiful and attractive, but whitewashing is the most popular these days. This finish is widely available and does not require significant costs. Each stage of the work can be done without the participation of professionals, you just need to familiarize yourself with the technology for performing such repairs.
Ceiling whitewashing scheme.Before you start acting and implementing your design plans, you will need to take such a step as preparation for whitewashing. Many are quite happy that preparing the ceiling for whitewashing will not damage the budget, and the interior itself is perfectly updated. Suspended and tension structures cannot compete with ordinary whitewashing, which to a certain extent can be called a classic. Whitewashing provides the ceiling covering with gloss, and it is especially attractive that you do not need to become a professional painter to do all this yourself. Preparatory work is of great importance, because it depends on what final result of the repair you will achieve and whether it will be accompanied by positive emotions.
Begin preparation of the ceiling
Rollers for whitewashing the ceiling.Such preparation requires special care, so start from afar. That is, you need to take out all objects, furniture from the room, and the heaviest and most bulky things must be carefully covered with polyethylene film. The preparatory stage itself is divided into points. First of all, the existing layer of whitewash covering the ceiling is removed. What will you need for this procedure? An ordinary bucket filled with warm water, a scraper or spatula, which you will use to remove the old coating. The level of complexity of this process varies, it is due to the composition of the old coating of the ceiling surface. If it is a chalk solution, then it is easy to get rid of it, but with a lime solution you will have to tinker, this task is more difficult. The thoroughness of such treatment of the ceiling is extremely important, and it depends on how attractive the future surface will be. But how to determine what the ceiling is covered with, what kind of repairs were made earlier? Just run your finger over the surface, and everything will become clear. If it is chalk whitewash, it will "smear" quite substantially, so that a thick white mark will be visible on the finger. If lime was used for whitewashing earlier, such an effect will not be observed. Return to contents</a>
Features of the preparation of the ceiling
When preparing to repair the ceiling covering,as with other types of work, it is necessary to observe safety precautions. In this case, use a respirator. To ensure maximum effect, add a small amount of vinegar to the water, you can use citric acid. To begin removing the layer, a small area of the coating is abundantly moistened and then the old layer is removed from the ceiling with a scraper, spatula.
Ceiling cleaning diagram using a spatula scraperon a long handle. Note that it is not advisable to immediately moisten the entire ceiling, because it dries quickly, which will create difficulties in your further work. In order to minimally contaminate the floor, use trays when working with a scraper. When this stage is completed, all unnecessary things have been removed with a spatula, you need to start cleaning the surface. Carefully inspect the ceiling to identify any defects. This may be fungus, rust, mold stains, and all kinds of dirt are often found. You will need to eliminate all this to ensure impeccable quality of whitewashing. Rust is removed with warm water, and do not forget to further treat the area with copper sulfate. To do this, you will need to prepare a solution using 50 grams of copper sulfate and a liter of boiled water. Grease stains are removed with a rag soaked in a solution of soda ash. It is inexpensive and can be found in any hardware store. Return to contents</a>
We bring out greasy stains
How to properly treat a greasy stain onceiling to make it disappear? You will have to apply a rag to a certain area and hold it for a while until the defect disappears. Then just rinse with clean water and you're done. When the greasy stains are removed and the fight against rust is complete, you should move on to the final stage, leveling the surface.
Grease stains on the ceiling can be removed withwith a soft sponge soaked in soapy water. You can also successfully do this yourself, without anyone's help. Such preparation is extremely necessary if there are defects on the surface in the form of cracks and irregularities. Therefore, prepare a primer and putty for the work. Of course, you can skip this step of preparation for whitewashing the ceiling, but in this case, know that after the repair you will not get the ideal result you expect. Therefore, make sure that the ceiling takes an even shape. The best option can be considered adhesive putty, because it is easy to apply, holds well, and is also easy to prepare. You will need to take:
- 1 part chalk;
- 2 pieces of joiner glue;
- 2 pieces of gypsum.
The components are mixed in water, and for 1 liter50 grams of glue must be added. After finishing the puttying, carefully prime the surface to ensure a smooth shape and cover it with a moisture-proof film. It is imperative to let the ceiling dry. After applying a layer of primer, this will take at least a day. You should know that you cannot neglect preparation for whitewashing, even if you have little free time. If you skip this step, the new whitewash will not last long, it will begin to crumble, and eventually you will have to redo everything.
