A simple way to quickly make repairs in an apartment with uneven walls
You are about to make repairs, but uneven walls stop you. You think that the preparatory work is long and tedious. That's right, it was always like that until liquid wallpapers appeared. They are also called decorative silk plaster.
Decorative silk plaster
It is an environmentally friendly material for interior decoration. It is hypoallergenic and antistatic. Natural cellulose fibers do not attract dust, silk fibers give a beautiful look, and cotton fibers are pleasant to the touch.
Plaster imitates a fabric covering of walls. She is not afraid of drafts and temperature changes, so it is easily used even in unheated rooms, for example, on a loggia.
If you add fire safety, sound and heat insulation properties to the advantages, you will get the perfect modern material that will allow you to quickly and easily update the room. A coating thickness of 2-5 mm will help to hide all the bumps in the walls and will not leave a drop of doubt in the choice. A rich color palette will spur your imagination, surprise and delight.
For repair you will need:
- liquid wallpaper;
- plastic trowel;
- regular plaster;
- primer;
- warm water.
One pack of liquid wallpaper is enough for 3-5 square meters of the room. On the websites of sellers there are special calculators for calculating the required amount of material depending on the size of the room. Read the instructions on the package.
Pour 6 liters of warm water into a large plastic container. Open and shake the powder bag to mix. Usually heavier glue builds up at the bottom of the bag, and it needs to be mixed with other fibers.
Then pour the entire bag into water and mix thoroughly with your hands. Natural components of the mixture are absolutely safe for you and do not have a pungent odor. After mixing well, put everything back in polyethylene, tie it tightly and leave it for 12 hours to prepare and swell the fibers.
Do not save the mixture, even if half is calculated, prepare the whole package, it suddenly turns out that there are few glue fibers in this half. Knead each bag and cook separately. After 12 hours, you can safely mix the desired colors.
Prepare the walls while waiting. Remove paper wallpaper, with ordinary plaster, cover cracks, chips, holes and other flaws. Apply the primer in two layers with a break of 3-4 hours, so that the first layer is dry. When the wall is fully prepared and dried, you can start applying liquid wallpaper.
Wall alignment
Take a trowel, type ready-made mortar in your palm, apply it to the wall, and with a trowel - another name for the trowel or putty knife - spread the plaster along the wall. Hold the tool at an angle of 10-15 ° and apply, slowly, the solution, as if you spread the oil on a sandwich. If after application you notice irregularities, soak the trowel in water and straighten with even long strokes.
Roughness Correction
The surface dries in a period of 24 to 48 hours. The exact time depends on the temperature and humidity of the room. Windows do not need to be closed - the plaster is not at all afraid of drafts. After drying completely, to notice irregularities, highlight the wall on the side and immediately see all the flaws, if any.
Spray from the spray gun the place you want to correct without sparing water. The plaster will get wet and will give you the opportunity to smooth and fix the roughness and inaccuracy. In the future, to repair emerging defects, use the same method to improve everything.
Decorative silk plaster is called "the best clothes for your walls." This is really so - the finished wallpapers are beautiful and have no seams, are absolutely safe for humans, allow you to make any design and pattern. Imagine and embody your ideas with pleasure.
