Align the walls with his own hands

As you know, most of the walls prefabricated houses do not differ a great geometry, so the repairs in the apartment, as a rule, starts with their alignment. Align the wall can be aligned with your hands, there's nothing complicated. This is usually used two ways: plaster and paneling   plasterboard. We will examine in detail both ways, and list the main advantages and disadvantages of each of them.

Levelling plaster walls with their hands

This method is more time consuming, but the result is a perfectly smooth wall that will last you a decade. The process requires a certain amount of experience. In addition, during the operation will be a huge amount of dirt and dust, so you have to endure all of the room and carefully close the door to prevent dust flew around the house.

Preparation and calculation of material

First of all, it is necessary to clean the walls of the old plaster (if   this   is available), thoroughly wash them from dust and primed. The better you prepare the surface, the stronger will hold plaster. Of the tools you'll need a mixer, a few buckets for mixing, level, plumb bob and construction law (rigid aluminum rail, which is used for leveling the surface). You should also buy the required amount of mixture and beacons by which you ask a plane of the future wall. It is best to use the rule of a 1.5 or 2 m.

Each millimeter of coverage you will have to leave about 800 g/sq.m. With an average thickness of 2 cm square of a required about 16 kg mixture. In the calculation, use the average thickness. If the walls are significant flaws in some places the thickness of the plaster coating will be more than 4 cm, consider this fact.

Alignment of walls on beacons

Lighthouses — This vertical metal slats, which define a plane of the future wall. On them you will move the rule, causing the mixture evenly on the wall. Installation of lighthouses is the most important and critical part of the work. On how exactly will be installed beacons future depends on the geometry of the walls, so the error is not allowed.

Photo: The alignment of the walls with the help of lighthouses

Before this you must pull the threads on the horizontal distance of 0.5-3 cm from the wall. The filaments are mounted on the cloves, which are hammered into the corners. The distance depends on how strongly curved wall, it may reach 5 cm. The filaments are parallel to each other and lie in the same vertical plane. This is easily achieved with the help of a plumb.

Further, under the thread slips the lighthouse and fix it in a vertical position so that it just touches the strings. Secure the lighthouse on the wall you can with dowels and putty, someone as comfortable.

Once it is fixed, attach a rule to ensure that the lighthouse is not twisted. If necessary, correct it. Then proceed to the next installation of the lighthouse. It is best to put beacons not more than 1-1.2 meters. The fewer there are lighthouses, the easier it is to achieve a perfectly flat surface. However, if they are too far apart, work is greatly complicated because between two adjacent beacons mixture is applied and leveled in one go.

Applying the mix

The most effective to apply a mixture of working together. A man prepares a mixture, the second gets it on the wall and leveling rule. To apply the most convenient to use a mixture of a metal scoop. Scoop up the mixture and quick movement throw it on the wall, and then leveling with a spatula. Thereafter, the rule between the two beacons, it turns out a flat surface.

Picture: Align the walls with his own hands

So   way   the whole area is covered walls. At a certain experience in the plastering of the walls in a room with a ceiling height of 2.5 m and an area of ​​4x3 m it will take about 4-6 hours. After the plaster coating completely coated, the room should be dry for at least 2-3 days. During this time it is not recommended to open the windows to avoid drafts. If     work is carried out in the winter in an unheated room, it is desirable to maintain a temperature no lower than 10 C. .. +15 plastered walls can be no earlier than one week after the application of the plaster mixture.

Alignment plasterboard walls

Cladding   plasterboard   made a lot easier than plastering, and the work is much cleaner. In addition, if the work is carried out in a building with no elevator, you do not have to lift several tons of material upward — Sheets   Drywall   weigh little, while they require a relatively small amount.     The disadvantage is that in this case, significantly reduced free space inside the room (at least 8-10 cm from each wall), the     the walls are quite easily damaged if accidentally hurt a heavy object (for example, moving furniture).

To work need to   screwdriver,   screws, construction typically 2 meters long, sheets   plasterboard, as well as the profile of the two types:   CD   — Bracket profile width of 60 mm, and   UD   — guide profile 27 mm wide.

Photo: Support section for leveling plasterboard walls

Making the frame

You need to collect a frame made of steel profiles, which are attached lists   drywall. To ensure maximum durability, careful design of the frame. First line drawn on the floor and the ceiling, the relative position of which shall be verified with the help of a plumb. So   way   we denote the location of a future wall. The guide profile is fixed to the floor and the ceiling under each other with dowels.

Then drilled holes for dowels through every 40-60 cm. The closer to each other are located plugs, the sturdy construction, but they should not be too close, because in this case, the time frame for manufacturing will increase, thus need more material.

Photo: Frame for plasterboard walls leveling

Next, insert the bracket profile, which is attached to the previously installed anchors. Fasten it to the wall (to the previously established guide profiles) using prefabricated pieces profilyaCD   the desired length. Before you fix the profile, check its position and geometry using a rule and a plumb. All the space between the profiles can be filled with mineral wool. This will provide good sound insulation of walls of the future.

Mounting plates   drywall

Once the frame is ready, you can begin installation of sheets   drywall. Applying leaf and fasten it   screws   to the carrier profile. It is important to know where the user's profile under the sheet, so in place of its fastening necessarily place marks on the floor and the ceiling.   Screws   be fastened every 15 cm. When tightening the cap   screw   should be at the level of the plane of the sheet or 0.5 mm It is recessed into it.

Photo: Installation of drywall sheets in the lining of the walls with their hands

If   screw   do not tighten, the protruding cap is visible on the surface of the putty. If you tighten too deep — Hat pass through and keep the sheet will not. There is important experience that you can easily acquire, tightening 40-50   screws. The sheets are easy to cut with a knife, so you will not be difficult to completely shut down all the wall space, leaving no one centimeter.

Preparations for coating and painting

After all the wall space is closed   plasterboard, it is necessary to putty joints. For this purpose, a special filler for joints of gypsum-based, which has increased flexibility. In order to prevent the formation of cracks in joints are glued special mesh and have it applied plaster. After that, the wall can be putty before painting or wallpapering.

VERDICT

The alignment of the walls with their hands — not such a difficult task, especially if you already have at least minimal construction skills.     depending on the features of the room, you can choose one or another method. Mortar suit in case you want to make a major overhaul in the house, or stopped in   building   and plan to do everything is thorough and thoroughly. For small rooms is better to use   drywall. The work will take a little time, at the same time will be a minimum of dust. In addition, this option would be preferable for the residents of apartment buildings without elevators, because you do not have to lift the top of several tons of material.

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