Repair is not only cosmetic improvements, but also putting the whole apartment in order. In particular, ceiling repairs. You can not only wash the ceiling with your own hands , but also tidy up its plaster coating.
Plastering is a common way of repairing,
leveling ceilings and walls, as well as redecorating to hide defects and damage to the plastered surface. Plaster is quite simple and cheap, and subject to the technology of its laying, it can serve for more than a dozen years.
However, in this world there is nothing eternal, and therefore, plaster should change from time to time. Needless to say, the cracked and half-crumbling plaster looks just a pity: do not forget about it, doing the repair of the apartment with your own hands. The ceiling is the “face” of the house, so it should be taken even more seriously.
The layer of plaster to be repaired is beaten off the ceiling itself, the joints are cleaned and existing cracks are expanded (if they are small). In the case of deep and open cracks, they must be expanded as much as possible, if necessary, ruthlessly remove the old layer. In deep cleaned areas, it is necessary to re-fill the notches according to the “square” pattern of 8.0x8.0 cm. When repairing the ceilings with your own hands (the photo is in the article itself), do not forget to put on a mask and a respirator, since getting the old coating in your eyes and airways is enough dangerous.
The old exfoliating paintwork and whitewash should be soaked abundantly with water, then scraped off with a spatula. If the coating does not lend itself well, then it is better to use industrial steam generators (often used by professionals performing apartment renovation), which allow you to soak and soften even very old and hard plaster or paint.
Shallow cracks must be cut to a depth of one centimeter and coated with a solution, making cosmetic repairs. You can repair the ceiling with your own hands using the same building mixtures that were used to lay the initial coating. If the composition of the previous coating is unknown, it is better to completely remove the old and cracked plaster.
Plaster surfaces that have been cleaned and prepared for repair should be slightly moistened with water for better adhesion of the new mixture. Grinding is carried out by the following actions: a little plaster mortar is applied to the spatula, a layer is applied to the surface to be treated, and then they are “rubbed” into dispersal. The movements should be smooth, and the solution must be applied as evenly as possible. Doing such a repair ( you need to repair the ceiling with your own hands as well), take your time, as carelessness in applying the plaster can lead to the fact that a piece of it will ever fall on your head.
The surface with emerging rust stains is cut down entirely, the deep section is fastened with a fine-mesh metal mesh and plastered, applying the solution in layers. The areas adjacent to the plaster layers to the platbands and baseboards are cleaned, a mortar is applied and after drying, grout. Before applying a decorative plaster coating, the areas must be cleaned of dust and dirt, abundantly sprayed with water. In this way we do all the repairs. Repair the ceiling with your own hands - this is quite real!