Many homeowners do not attach much importance to this type of repair work, considering it insignificant. Let's try to figure out some of the issues that usually arise when puttingty walls. This stage of renovation work is indispensable if you expect to achieve good results and get a high-quality interior.
Question number 1: "Is it worth getting in touch with the putty of wall surfaces when decorating interiors?"
The answer is quite simple: you cannot do without this stage of repair work if you expect to achieve good results and get a high-quality interior. Be sure to put putty on the walls before carrying out such types of finishes as:
decorative painting;
pasting thin wallpaper.
It should be borne in mind: experts do not recommend that beginners independently carry out the alignment of walls for painting, since certain experience is required here, which comes only with time.
You can do without putty in the following cases:
before applying thick wallpaper coatings to the wall surface (for example, glass wallpaper);
before decorating a room with different types of tiles.
Question number 2: "What may be needed in the process of wall decoration?"
1. Putty .
There are several options for obtaining high-quality finishing materials. Can:
buy a dry mixture and dilute it yourself (requires certain skills);
purchase a ready-made composition (very convenient, but it will cost much more).
2. Spatulas .
You should stock up on a tool of several sizes:
wide (from 60 cm) - to level the main area;
medium (15-20) - for applying putty to problem areas;
narrow (less than 15 cm) - for applying material;
for corners.
3. Sandpaper .
4. Special primer composition .
5. Wide brush for applying the primer .
6. Stepladder or high chair .
Question number 3: "What is the best way to putty the walls?"
So, wall putty consists of several stages.
First of all, you should prepare the work surfaces. To do this, you need to clean the walls of paint, uneven plaster, soot, dust and all kinds of dirt, as well as degrease them.
We process the entire surface of the wall with a primer and wait for its final drying.
We fill in all the visible cracks and depressions on the work plane. In this case, it is very convenient to use a small rubber spatula.
We apply the initial (starting) layer of putty to the walls. For this, the finishing material is applied to the wider tool with a small spatula. Then, with sweeping movements, the putty is applied to the wall - from the corners to the middle. The mixture remaining on the large spatula is removed with a small one and pounded again. As a result, a flat surface should be obtained - without pits and layers.
We expect the composition to dry completely and carry out the finishing, which provides for the application of a thinner and even layer of putty. After finishing the work and drying the walls, we process all surfaces with sandpaper.
This is the general procedure for leveling walls with putty. The processing of various surfaces (concrete, painted, brick), as well as corner spaces, has its own characteristics, therefore it requires a special approach and special skills.