Many people during repair and construction work pay attention only to the evenness of the floor and walls, without thinking about how to properly align the ceiling. Sometimes this happens because of saving money, and sometimes because of ordinary laziness. But if you are doing a major renovation in your apartment, pay attention to whether there are any irregularities at the top of the room. In this article, we will look at several options for effectively leveling the ceiling.
Surface leveling using putty
If you decide to paint the ceiling and at the same time find minor irregularities and roughness on its surface, ordinary putty can fix the problem.
The cost of this method of restoring the ceiling is quite small, so it is available to absolutely everyone. In addition, you can find the right putty in the nearest hardware store.
How to level the ceiling with your own hands using plaster
The following method can fix a more serious problem than the roughness on the ceiling. Plaster appliedin cases where the upper part of the room is tilted at a certain angle, that is, it goes to one of the sides. And if such a trend is observed over the entire plane of the surface, there is only one way out of the situation - plaster. This is how the ceiling is leveled in case of serious defects. At the same time, during the repair process, all irregularities must be carefully noted with beacons, otherwise the work will be useless.
How to level the ceiling with drywall
If you don't want to spend your time on various surface measurements and repetitive application of a thick layer of plaster, as an alternative, you can use a faster way to level the surface - the construction of a plasterboard false ceiling. The advantage of this method is that after the repair you will not need to "bother" over decorating the surface, which significantly saves time and money. But at the same time, it must be remembered that such a design only masks the unevenness from the human eye, the ceiling itself is not leveled.
How to align the ceiling with a stretch ceiling
This method of leveling the surface is the most popular among all of the above. Although it has nothing to do with alignment, it only hides ceiling defects. But it is worth saying that the stretch film is quite successfully combined with the interior of any room and at the same time remarkably hides all the irregularities. The main feature of thisThe method consists in significant time savings, since the masters level the ceiling in just 2 hours. The installation of a stretch ceiling consists of the following steps: strips are placed over the entire ceiling area, on which the film will be installed in the future. Then, with the help of a heating element, the craftsmen stretch it over the entire area and fix it with special tools. The only disadvantage of this alignment is that the installation can only be done by professional craftsmen using special tools. But, despite this, spending several thousand rubles on installation, you will get a beautiful ceiling that will delight you every day.
