Any repair requires investments, while the natural desire of any owner is maximum savings with a high result. You can get a beautiful modern living room and at the same time spend a minimum of money for repairs if all stages of work are carefully thought out and planned correctly.
Renovating a living room is a special task that requires professionalism and patience, as the requirements for this room are higher than for any other corner of the apartment. The living room is a public room. The whole family most often gathers in it, holidays are arranged, that is, many people visit it. Everything here must be flawless, aesthetically correct and practical.
Any repair begins with the planning of the main affairs and the purchase of the necessary materials. The first step is to carefully review everything and determine what needs to be replaced due to wear and tear, and what needs to be touched up or restored.
Renovation of the living room, like any other room, must begin with the replacement of obsolete and worn parts, primarily for windows. Today, plastic windows are the most popular, but many are returning to the old practice andinstall wooden. When choosing the latter option, it should be borne in mind that wood requires special constant care, has a limited service life and is much more expensive than metal-plastic.
If the exit to the balcony is located in the living room, you should immediately consider options for its insulation and repair, and, possibly, expanding the area of the main room.
Any replacement of windows, even the most accurate, requires work with slopes. It is most economical to finish the slopes with panels or drywall. Insulation can be placed under the material, which will provide additional protection against heat leakage.
When starting the renovation of the living room, do not forget about the doors. Old doors, if they suit you, can be left after restoring them. You can put in a new model of doors, but in this case you will have to replace all the doors in the apartment so as not to lose the overall combination.
The main repair of the living room begins with the finishing of the ceiling. It is usually leveled with drywall sheets, puttied and painted, preferably several times.
When renovating the living room with your own hands, the main attention is paid to the walls. The old finish is removed from them, cracks are treated, leveled using putty (gypsum board) if the walls are too crooked. The final finish is the application of a special mixture. Before wallpapering, the walls must be primed, which will create greater adhesion of the adhesive mixture to the wall surface.
It is necessary to glue the wallpaper from the corner, carefully measuringverticality of the first canvas.
Gender deserves special attention. If necessary, it must be leveled, especially if laminate is chosen as the flooring. In some cases, it is enough to restore the floor, for example, if the room has parquet. The concrete floor is covered with a screed, which allows you to close old cracks and small delaminations. The most economical option for floor repair is painting it. Finishing flooring completes living room renovation.
But the main work on this is not yet completed. The most pleasant details remain. Buy and arrange furniture, place accessories and various little things that make our home cozy.
