Before those who decide to make repairs without asking for the help of professionals, there are many tasks. It would seem that what's so complicated, with our realities? On the shelves of building hypermarkets you can find any finishing material, and manufacturers of ready-made building mixtures eliminate the need to pound mortars on their own by combining cement, sand and alabaster in the right proportions. The necessary tool you can always not only buy, but even rent. Well, if something is not clear, then the network is full of workshops, walkthroughs and other good things ... It would seem so simple.
But in reality, everything is more complicated. A novice often faces such questions that he did not even think about. For example, what do they do first - floor or walls? Agree, buying a wallpaper, not everyone even remembers the order of work. These torments will begin later, when the time comes to get down to business. Do not be afraid, in this article we will consider in detail various types of construction operations and their sequence.
Dismantling
The first thing to do is get rid of the old. Many, thinking about what they do first - floor or walls, understand this intuitively. By and large, there is not much difference, but it’s more convenient to start from above.
Turn off the power in the room and remove the chandelier. Then take all the furniture out of the room. An exception may be a wardrobe, built-in kitchen furniture, fixed appliances. Remove old wallpaper starting from the ceiling. If you plan to replace the skirting board, remove it. Try to remove garbage from the room as it accumulates.
Remove the floor skirting. Lastly, remove the floor covering.
Windows and doors
If you plan to replace window and door blocks, it is better to dismantle the old ones at this stage. You may need a grinder, hammer drill, crowbar. It is better to start work with the old window sill, and only after that proceed to the frames. If during the dismantling process you find plaster receding from the wall, knock it off immediately. It will not be possible to fix a piece of a crumbling wall, boldly knock down everything that is staggering.
Typically, window and balcony units are installed immediately. If professionals help you in this matter, as a rule, you will get a window and window sill, you will have to take care of the finish yourself.
Similarly, the dismantling of the door block. Remove the door from the hinges, and then use the crowbar and puncher to loosen the platbands. After them, remove the door frame. Try to work carefully so as not to damage the walls or ceiling, but surely remove anything that crumbles. After completion of dismantling, it makes sense to clean and ventilate.
Primer surfaces
As soon as the preparatory work is completed, you will again face the question of what to do first: floor, walls, ceiling or slopes? Professionals recommend priming all surfaces, even if you plan to hide part of them behind GCR. Start from above, then proceed to the walls. It is important to know: all foam that protrudes around the perimeter of the window and doors must be carefully cut flush with a construction knife and primed.
Stucco and screed
First plaster the walls or make the floor? There can be no two options. Plastering is considered draft, pollution is inevitable. Traces of mortar will spoil any flooring, even the most resistant, so you should not risk it, postpone decorative work until later.
Get started with windows. There are many ways to organize slopes: drywall, tile, plastic, plaster. If you plan to plaster, do it first. When plastering cracks on the ceiling, use a masking net - it will prevent cracking. In the event that the curvature of the walls is significant, and the difference between hollows and mounds reaches a few centimeters, be sure to break the surface into grips and install beacons. Use the level!
But what about the blots of mortar that have fallen to the floor? Try to collect them with a spatula until you freeze. Otherwise, you will have to tinker with their removal. When the walls are ready, you can begin to level the floor with a screed.
Drywall Works
Are you planning to simplify the task of leveling the walls or start intricate multi-tiered elements in the decor? All this can be done with the help of GCR. There is no point in tinkering too much with the plaster where the drywall will be mounted. Screw the profile directly to the walls or the timber crate, using the level.
And what do they do before - a ceiling or walls made of drywall? By and large, there is no difference, many professionals combine this. You can proceed from considerations of convenience and access to various parts of the room.
Stretch ceiling
If you are planning such a design move, plan your work so that the ceiling is stretched to the finish of the walls and floor. Firstly, for the installation of the profile you need a certain space. The distance between the supporting frame and the ceiling depends on the availability and type of fixtures - it should slightly exceed the height of the cartridge. Do not take risks, figuring yourself, it is better to entrust the calculations to a team of professionals who will mount the canvas. By the way, the heat gun that they bring to your home can damage the flooring - and this is another argument in favor of the priority of this work.
Putty, leveling surfaces
It is worth mentioning about this type of work. What do they do first - floor or walls? Think again about the fallen blots that penetrate the texture of the laminate or linoleum, ruin the carpet, damage the parquet. Putty before tackling the floor.
Painting
If you need to paint radiators, slopes, a ceiling, a skirting board, then this is the time. It’s not scary if a couple of drops fall to the floor. And all the rough work by this time has been completed, the dust will not settle on fresh paint.
Linoleum and laminate
As a rule, this material is delivered in rolls, the width of which is comparable to the typical sizes of the rooms. Remember: you need to lay linoleum in a plastered and putty room, in which the wallpaper has not yet been glued and the walls have not been painted. Otherwise, the edge of the floor covering during rolling will damage the decorative layer.
The same recommendation applies to laminate, engineering and parquet boards. Its laying is associated with certain mechanical effects on the surrounding surfaces, moreover, this work is quite dusty. At the same stage, looping and varnishing of the old parquet is carried out .
Wallpaper
When the floor is ready, you can begin to decorate the walls. Of course, it makes sense to protect the new floor if there is a risk of damage. For example, if you use ladders, wash their legs thoroughly and place protection under them.
And what do they do first - the floor or the walls, if not ordinary roll wallpaper is used, but, for example, liquid? If you are confident in your abilities, apply the mortar after finishing work with the floor covering. But if you are working with such material for the first time, it is better to swap these two stages.
Tile
Repair in the kitchen, bathroom and other rooms where tiles are used has its own characteristics. This is especially true when you plan to tile the floor or walls. The sequence here is the same: first we deal with horizontal surfaces, and we install the floor coverings after.
Warm floor
Today, there are many technologies that allow floor heating. Some of them even eliminate the need to use radiators, being an excellent alternative to central heating. It is reliable, durable and economical enough. Most technologies are based either on the use of pipes with hot water, or on the connection to the mains. In any case, when answering the question of what to do first - a warm floor or walls, start with the floor. Installation of the system is not an easy task. You may need to make strobes for cable or pipes. But not on the decorative layer will go the chaser? Therefore, you need to start plastering the walls only after the floor is covered with screed over the heating system.
Special cases
It is impossible to cover the variety of existing materials with which you can make modern repairs. Do the floor first, the walls? Where to start work? In what order to organize processes? Decisions on these issues often have to be made based on a specific situation. In order not to make a mistake, always use a simple algorithm. When choosing between two finishing materials, first of all use a durable one that is easy to wash. Behind him, work with more fragile or easily soiled. Here, as in medicine, the rule “Do no harm” prevails. With this in mind, you can easily organize the work during the repair of your home.