If you decide to make repairs in a new apartment on your own, then you should be patient, because this is not a quick, and not so easy thing. A common problem that not everyone can handle is an uneven ceiling. It is quite possible to correct the situation yourself. In addition, leveling the ceiling with your own hands will be much cheaper than hiring a team of builders. This process can be divided into five stages.
The first stage is preparatory
First you need to prepare the surface of the ceiling for further action. If earlier there was no finish on it, no repairs were made, then for sure there are various roughness and sagging on it. Eliminating them is easy. To do this, use a perforator, putting on a nozzle with a wide spatula. After making sure that all excess and tubercles are removed, you can safely proceed to the next step.
Second stage - priming the ceiling
In order for the surface to be well strengthened and the ceiling to be leveled with your own hands turned out to be of high quality, it is necessary to prime it.
To do this, use a deep penetration primer. You can buy it at any hardware store. Don't forget the roller and brush too. They should be convenient for applying a primer, which must be evenly distributed over the entire surface of the ceiling. Wait about an hour for everything to dry before moving on to the next step.
Third stage - putty
Leveling the ceiling with putty is the most common today. Its application is convenient and will not cause difficulties. First, use the starting putty. It should be applied to the surface with a layer of about 1 cm. This will prevent the appearance of cracks on the ceiling. To make it convenient to work, use a metal spatula. Its size can be about 45 cm. You can level the ceiling with plaster, but for many it is more difficult to work with.
Fourth stage - finishing putty
Now you can use the finishing putty, which is applied to the starting putty in two layers. This can be done with a medium spatula. It is convenient for him to work, he
provides a smooth surface, which is what we want. It is desirable that both coats be applied on the same day. This is especially true if you use a cement-based facade putty.
The fifth stage is the final one
Having done the alignment of the ceiling with your own hands, it remains to sand the surface. This can be done only after the ceiling is completely dry. It won't happen until the next day or so. if you havevibration grinder, then the whole process will not take much time and effort, just use it. Otherwise, you can remove all the bumps with sandpaper. After that, you can consider the work completed. As you can see, do-it-yourself ceiling alignment is not very difficult. You just need to approach this issue seriously and responsibly, because any finish can be made on even ceilings.
