Redecoration – the concept is absolutely vague, someone means by this phrase re-gluing the wallpaper, and someone is trying to change the floors and windows in the apartment. One way or another, apartment renovation is still carried out, and each of us in the house has it at least once, but it took place. The main thing to understand is that the alteration of capital structures is absolutely not connected with cosmetic work, there is a major overhaul for this. That is, we do not change the wiring, all the radiators and windows, we do not change the floors and do not change the doorways, we just update the appearance in the room a little.
As a rule, it is customary to encounter cosmetic repairs no more than 1-2 times a year, this of course depends on your capabilities, both physical and material. Although, of course, in the first case, you can use the strength of any contracting organization, for example, the League of Masters and many other specialists are ready to carry out high-quality repairs in a short time, so you don’t even have to make any efforts. If this is a matter of principle and personal satisfaction, then we will analyze some of the stages of cosmetic repairs in the apartment.
one. Prepare the room for work
At this stage, remove all furniture from the room, if possible. If not, then put it in the middle of the room and cover it with protective material. Remove panels from switches and sockets. If the flooring will not be changed, then it must also be protected.
2. Dismantling of old panels
Dismantling of skirting boards, old ceiling tiles, old wallpaper.
3. Preparation of surfaces in the room for finishing cosmetic repairs
After the walls and ceiling are cleaned of old materials, get rid of the cracks, you need to make the coating even.
four.Plaster, putty
After using a primer to level the walls and ceiling, use plaster or putty for areas where there are small imperfections.
5. Ceiling painting
Ceiling painting is the best way to repair it, and the easiest, but of course it is important that all previous stages of working with the ceiling are done with high quality.
6. Wallpaper pasting
Wallpapers are chosen to your taste, but the more natural they are, the better for your health. It is important to choose glue for wallpaper, because there are a lot of them.
7. Floor
The floor can be covered with linoleum, parquet, carpet. If there is a warm floor in the room, then a high-quality screed is definitely needed, however, like parquet too.