Plaster ceiling with his hands

Working with the ceiling surface of the most labor-intensive and specific, and because many people prefer to get rid of "little blood" - paste the ceiling tiles or close all stretched canvas.However, there are cases where no plaster works can not do, and here everything is not as easy as the walls.In this article you will learn all about the plaster ceiling with his hands.

Plaster ceiling or not?

Few people know, but the repair in any room should begin with the ceiling, especially when it comes to plastering.Ways to finish, there are many, but almost all of them need to carry out preparatory work, namely - by plastering and leveling grout.

Due to the high labor intensity and the high cost of work, many question the need for its implementation.Thus, the value of the ceiling plaster considering purchasing mixtures, their transport and work itself will be higher than the tensioning arrangement sticking web or ceiling tiles.But before giving the final verdict, will consider the advantages and disadvantages of this method.

Advantages of ceiling plaster:

1. cost themselves mixtures will be less than the purchase of a tension fabric or tape.
2. plasters are absolutely safe for human health and the environment.
3. plaster practically reduces the height of the room - it is a few inches (5 cm maximum), can not be said about the tension or suspended ceilings.

Around it turns out that it is quite inexpensive and safe way to repair the ceiling, but it should take into account some of the nuances.For example, if a mixture of finishes are cheap, the work of the master who knows how to handle them, cost a tidy sum.Price ceiling plaster will be higher than if you ordered a suspension of PVC ceiling.Another point - the plaster is able to cope with only minor differences in height up to 5 cm If you put a thick layer of the mixture, it simply fall off under its own weight, and material consumption will be substantially higher, not to mention the fact that the piece will fall off plaster can.seriously impair the health of residents.

And, the most important factor that prevents many thrifty owners decide on the plaster of the ceiling - to get good results need professional skills.It is recommended practice to work with a spatula, first on the walls and then the ceiling in some small room.Only when you have to be prepared perfectly smooth surface, you can proceed to repair in spacious rooms.

Video of the ceiling plaster below shows highlights of the work:

work technology

work with a ceiling so difficult because of the fact that all have to do "upside down" in an uncomfortable position, while the solution is constantlytries to drop straight in the eye.That is why the whole process should be divided into several stages, and adhere to the instructions clearly laid down below.

marking and ceiling primer

Any construction and repair work necessary to begin with the preparation and layout to clearly understand the sequence of their actions and to provide the final result.Align the ceiling as well as the alignment of the walls, it takes place on beacons - special labels indicating the level (horizontal or vertical) on which you want to display surface.In the case of ceilings beacons it is recommended to put on the light.If you are working in a corner room with two windows, expose beacons along.So you will have a greater probability of avoiding extremes that often happens when the exhibit 3 number of lighthouses, and the average is lower.And to put beacons across and at all does not make sense, because the result will disappoint.

Number of Rows beacons depends on the width of the room - if it is less than 3 m, it is possible to do two rows, placing them in a 60 cm from the wall.As a result, the distance between the beacons will be equal to 180 cm, which is enough for a long two-meter rule.First, the plaster is applied to the middle row, and then withdrawn under his side.For larger rooms for 3-5 m 3 require the lighthouse, and so on.We consider the example of the alignment of the ceiling width of 3.5 m, so here it took 3 lighthouse in the center of the ceiling and 20 cm from the wall.The length of the first row of each of the beacons should be slightly less than the length of the construction rules, that is 2-2.5 m. The length of the second row can be done as it will.

How to prepare a plaster ceiling:

1. Make marking pencil at the points where the screws will be located.It is better to write on the ceiling dimensions lighthouses, so you do not measure them every time.Make a hole punch for marking and drive to the dowels.
   
2. Screws until they drive the - you must first apply primer.Since the surface of the rough concrete ceiling and smooth, it needs a primer that could qualitatively and hold tight.One of the best options for such cases - Betokontakt.Apply liberally mixture in several layers, giving the previous layer to dry.
   
3. After drying primer define the lowest point of the ceiling surface.To do this, it's best to use a laser level and square (tape).Hang on the wall of the level as high as possible, let a ray and see what mark he will display at the gon or roulette.
   
4. If you have not found a laser level, you can take an ordinary bubble.For this level it is necessary to stick to the long rule of scotch.Start measurement from any angle, occasionally making notes near the holes for the screws.Work will take away a lot of time and require patience, but without it you can not get a flat surface.Your task is to find the point where the layer of plaster will be minimal, and if a little bit wrong, it will be spent either too much mixture, or, worse yet, in the course of the work you will be rested in the rough ceiling, and all the work will come to nothing.As you can imagine, to cope with this task, we must be able to handle the instruments.
5. So when you were able to calculate, from a screw will start the lowest ceiling segment, twist it so that he was not dokruchen to the surface by 6-7 mm.This distance is the standard thickness of the plaster of the lighthouse.The rest of the screws, respectively, should be nedokrucheny even more, that is stronger advocate for the surface of the ceiling.
6. second screw screw "by eye", and then apply a rule between it and the first screw.Check the horizontal spirit level and adjust (screw or unscrew the screw of the second) so as to reach the flat horizontal plane.
   
7. same procedure proceed with the second and third screws, and so on.Periodically check the levels between different pairs of screws, not only between neighboring - so you'll be sure not to have made a minimum deviation, which may eventually develop into a large difference in height.If you are a bubble level, lighthouses installation process will take about 2 hours or longer.An experienced master will spend 1-1.5 hours on this, but with a laser level it will go much faster, so if you can borrow or rent it -. Do it.

plastering the ceiling

Before the steps below, we would like to draw your attention to one important point.All have heard about the high quality of German mortars, especially Rotband plaster.However, not even all known in the art that the maximum allowable thickness of the layer of plaster can be so only 1.5 cm, the second layer put in any case can not, otherwise everything can fall off.Thus, if the altitudinal difference is greater than the surface 9 mm plaster Rotband impossible.The fact that domestic and European standards of construction are very different, and we do well, if it will meet the 3 cm plaster.

Generally, in the process of applying plaster is no big deal - smeared on the surface, handed rule and removed all unnecessary.But in the case of the ceiling has its own quirks.So, for it is better to make a thick solution, otherwise it would be all on you and on the floor.But too steep the mixture can not be done, because it simply will not be able to stick to the ceiling.Since in this case works against you gravity, plastering technology is best to choose depending on the required thickness.Steel trowel convenient to work, if it is necessary to apply a thin layer up to 15 mm - apply a mixture of slide and drag it to the ceiling forwards and upwards.If you want a thicker layer, use a simple spatula.

important point: The thicker the layer of plaster, the greater the probability of the formation in it of air bubbles.In these places, the solution adheres to the ceiling and sags, thus reducing the strength and durability of the coating.The most common risk areas are located in the corners between the wall and the ceiling.To prevent sagging, some professionals use building craftiness - is applied first a thin layer of mortar, wait its drying, and only then put the basic thickness.The first thin layer and provides high-quality grip with rough plaster ceiling.The interval between application of the first and second layer should be no more than 30 minutes.- First layer only has to slightly dry.Otherwise, the consistency of the layers will be too diverse, and the bulk can fall off.

The photo above demonstrated just such a situation - the first thin layer of well-preserved and well kept on the ceiling, while the thicker weight has fallen off.If, after completion of the drying plaster and you still found the bubbles or cracks, it can be fixed.We'll have to scrape off the plaster with a spatula to the base, and then again put the solution to this place.

specific moments plaster ceiling:

1. begin work best with his back to the window, moving toward him.So the light will not dazzle your eyes, but you will see everything with full daylight.
2. Remove excess solution by moving the trowel or rule over, and the last (finishing) movement rule always lead to the opposite side of the window.So you can see defects and immediately correct them.
3. Always reconciliation at lighthouses along the plane after each mixing solution, to avoid situations where the layer comes to the layer.Correct then it will not be easy.Also, after each portion "jams" the edge of the solution as shown in the illustration below.
   
4. remaining strips plastered along the walls and the central axes of screws need to be closed after setting the main plane.Before this, remove all the screws to the rule caught on them and they were not visible after grouting.
5. After leveling do not forget to remove all the beacons.Will only be repaired and align the notch on them and you can proceed to the final stage - the grout.

Grout ceiling

If you coped with the alignment of the ceiling, the grout will seem a trifling matter.To do this, dilute the plaster and apply it thinly on an area of ​​about 1 m².Do not immediately smooth it with pressure, otherwise you get ugly lumpy coating.Just wait a couple of minutes to prevent moisture from the solution just soaked into the plaster frozen, and then gently smooth.You can experiment with a fresh and "two-minute" with plaster, to see how much different result.

When the solution how to grab, the final "polish" it to get a perfectly smooth surface.After grouting quality plaster ceiling looks like this:

As you can see, the plaster ceiling - it's pretty specific idea.The very idea attracts chance to cheap and quality repairs, but it scares the need for time-consuming and possession of special skills.Therefore, before you decide to self-plaster, a sober assessment of their capabilities.

summarize the above material useful video of the plaster ceiling with his hands: