Nov
10
Repairs in the apartment begins, as a rule, from the ceiling. No matter how attractive the interior of your apartment, the ceiling – the first thing that will draw the attention of visitors. Today the choice finishing the ceiling has many options: from painting to installation of stretch ceilings. But there is one, proven over the centuries, the classic – a whitewash, the most economical way to quickly restore the look of your home.
What do you need for perfect shelf? First of all, follow a few simple rules. First you need to clean up the surface of the ceiling from the remnants of the previous wash. Spots of rust and stains should wipe thoroughly with a solution of copper sulfate. Old whitewash is removed with warm water. Fat stains are removed by dissolving in water, soda ash. Traces from matches, candles and any other products of combustion can be easily derived using a three-percent hydrochloric acid, but it should work very carefully, with caution. After completing the removal of stains and old whitewash, the ceiling must again be washed with warm water.
The next step – bringing to an absolute ceiling surface smoothness. Sealed with a spatula existing notches and cracks. When the putty hardens, bumps cleaned with emery paper to a mirror state.
After that the priming the ceiling, which is necessary to ensure that its surface was a thin film, which will facilitate even distribution of lime mortar and better adhesion.
When the primer is dry, proceed directly to the whitewashing. If the previous whitewash was on the basis of lime mortar on the use of chalk on is unacceptable, because inevitably there will be stains and spots.
Bleach can be a roller or brush, but it is preferable to use a nebulizer. If you Beli brush, then to the ceiling was left of her band, the first coat of whitewash to be done in a direction parallel to the window, and the second layer – in the perpendicular direction, ie in the direction of the window.
After the end of the flow of wash let it dry. It is impossible to arrange drafts or use fans – on the impact of these devices can simply peel off the whitewashing.