In what sequence do repairs begin?

Home repair is considered the most difficult and crucial stage in the life of every person. The reasons for its implementation can be many. Some have to do it, because they have acquired new housing without finishing, while others just want to renew their old apartment and give it a beautiful, stylish look.

Regardless of whether the planned cosmetic or overhaul, you need to hold it correctly. For this, one should not only mentally prepare for the upcoming process, but also carefully develop an action plan on which the final result will depend.

The main condition for the repair is to maintain consistency in all phases of construction work, therefore, first of all, a project is created that allows to calculate the costs associated with the acquisition and installation of the material.Then a sketch of the apartment is drawn with the layout of the rooms, and measurements of the space are put down, which will further facilitate not only the design, but also the placement of furniture.

After that, preparatory work begins in the form of dismantling old coatings. Ideally, repair should occur in an empty and clean room, where free movement around the perimeter is possible. Therefore, all the furniture is removed from the premises; if the modules are voluminous, they can be moved to the center and covered with foil.

If the apartment will be redecorated without replacing the floor covering, then its surface should be protected from dirt and all sorts of mechanical damage. For this, the carpet, laminate or parquet is covered first with dry sheets of paper, and then a film is laid on top and fixed with tape. The same applies to linoleum, it is not afraid of pollution, so it is not necessary to remove it, because after repair the product will be quickly washed. In addition, you will need to de-energize the room and remove all switches with sockets, and glue the boxes in the walls with a special tape.

As for the walls and ceiling, they also need careful preparation. Their surface is cleaned from the old base, leveling and priming are performed. For large cracks, you must apply several layers of putty and grind everything. Regardless of the type of finish chosen, the walls and ceiling should be even and smooth. Therefore, it is often used for this plastering mixture, which includes sand and cement. In order to have good sound and heat insulation in the room, a metal frame and mineral wool are additionally applied to the surface of the walls.

When redeveloping an apartment, sometimes you have to deal with the installation of partitions. To expand the space in the room, adjacent walls are dismantled, and a new zone is laid out with foam block, brick or drywall. After screed floors and plaster walls mounted new wiring for wiring.

Any repair ends with a beautiful transformation of housing, but for this you need to perform a number of activities. As a rule, all the finishing works are done “from the top down” and the “draft” design is first done, and then the rooms are decorated. To the construction process was correct, Experts recommend to adhere to the following rules:

• Repair the walls. They can be covered with plaster and wallpaper. After pasting, they install flooring and install thresholds, plinths, hang wardrobes and shelves. This is suitable in the case when linoleum spreads on the floor, but if a screed is made in the room, then it is best to glue the sheets upon its completion.

• Installation of interior doors. They are placed both before and after wall finishing, but the last option is the most correct, since gaps may appear in the walls when installed on the walls and the appearance of the plaster will deteriorate.

• Radiators and new windows. Their installation is dusty, but can be done at any stage of repair. The only thing that needs to be done is to protect the walls and the floor from welding.

• Installation of electrical wiring.As a rule, in modern homes conduct a hidden type of wiring, so this event is similarly accompanied by noise and dust.

• Ceiling decoration. It can be tightened only in the case when the issue of electrical installation is resolved. It should be noted that it is desirable to install suspended structures after decorating the walls, if this is done earlier, then there will be difficulties in sticking wallpaper. Many in the rooms make tiles on the ceiling, and so it is recommended to fix it after the wall decoration.

In addition, unforeseen circumstances may arise in the workflow. For example, it was planned only to replace the linoleum, and after removing the old floor covering, it turned out that it was necessary to level the base further. To quickly solve this problem, it is recommended to use special mixtures for levelingthus saving both labor and time.

The main decorative element in each room are doors.When the apartment is renovated, they are installed last. Then they install sockets, plinths, plumbing fixtures and clean the room from debris. If the house will be laid flooring in the form of laminate, then installation of interior designs can occur in two ways:

• First, they are engaged in finishing the ceiling, walls, floor, and then insert openings. This method allows you to dismantle old doors and align the walls with slopes. This installation is very popular among the masters, as it has its advantages: the ability to make the right measurements, ease of installation. The only disadvantage in this case may be damage to the flooring.
• Installation of structures before laying laminate. It is also used by craftsmen, but before it is carried out it is important to take into account one point - the laminate will take part of the height of the floor covering, therefore, it is necessary to determine the margin between the threshold and the canvas with maximum accuracy. Choosing this method, you can not worry about the appearance of scratches and dirt on the laminate, but to cope with such work can only professional experts, and it is recommended to use it only when the old design does not require replacement.

The walls in a special way improve the atmosphere in the room, filling it with an atmosphere of comfort and homely warmth. As a rule, they are engaged in finishing only after baguettes are installed, but the ceiling itself has not yet been hung. This is explained by the fact that when fixing baguettes, dust may appear, so if you stick wallpaper on the wall or put decorative stone on it, its surface will absorb all the construction mud. To mount the ceiling after the repair of the walls is really only if:

• The surface of the wall covering is durable and reliable. It must withstand the mechanical load from the punch and not crumble.
• A vacuum cleaner will be used during construction.
• Decorative walls are resistant to dirt. For example, photo wallpapers, in this case will not work, they will quickly become covered in dust, and it is almost impossible to clean their paper surface.

The stretch ceiling is very popular in the modern interior. It is characterized by a long service life, made of a material that is harmless to human health and is easily cleaned from dust. It is also worth noting that the installation process of such products is carried out quickly. If the walls of the room are covered with old wallpaper, then before fixing the ceiling plinth and the ceiling stretch, you can safely perform their plywood. In the case when the owner of the house wants to comprehensively update the surface of the walls and make their alignment, then stretch the ceiling first will not work.

Choosing installation of ceiling products before the walls are finished with wallpaper, craftsmen save themselves from many troubles: the canvases will not deteriorate and will not become dusty during construction work, and to hide the gaps between the ceiling and the walls they use fillets, which look like wall corners. Sometimes suspended ceilings are attached after gluing walls, but the likelihood of damage to the wallpaper increases.

To make the base under the floor smooth, it is recommended to do a screed and fill under parquet or laminate at the beginning of the repair. Laying the flooring is most often at the end of all rough work, but if this is done earlier, then its deformation may occur and cracks will appear. therefore first suspended ceilings, do in the room a good cleaning and proceed to the laminate flooring. In the case when the room does not have thresholds, the material is put one to another.

An important step in the repair of the house is the installation of all engineering communications. Indoors install ventilation system and air ducts. If there is an air conditioner in the room according to the project, it is necessary to hang up its internal and external unit, as well as to hold cables and tubes. Such construction works are considered draft, therefore, they must be carried out in strict sequence:

• Decided on the layout of the apartment. Transfer and dismantle the wall partitions, remove the old floor and tile.
• Lay in the walls of the necessary openings.
• Install air conditioning.
• Pave the ventilation.
• Bring the wiring according to the originally drawn scheme.

After all this is done, you can proceed to the design of the walls and flooring.

Repair of an apartment is always considered difficult and costly, as it takes a lot of effort and money. The only positive moment of this construction work is a new type of housing. Thanks to the stylish decoration, simple rooms will turn into chic and cozy corners for living. To make the repair process fast and unnoticeable, It is necessary to follow the simple rules:

• Do not fuss and do not rush. It is necessary to think and calculate everything carefully, draw up an action plan, select finishing materials and find professional specialists who would be able to cope with the work qualitatively.
• When drafting a project, it is worth taking the dimensions not from the housing passport, but to independently take measurements. This will help to avoid mistakes.
• Save. It is quite possible to make capital repairs with your own hands and not to overpay for hired labor. Of course it will take more time, but with the savings you can buy new furniture.

• To order the services of specialists preferably in proven companies that have good reviews and draw up contracts.
• Doing the first repair in a new house, you do not need to buy expensive building materials. The building may shrink over time, so it is recommended to wait at least two years and then start up tremendous work.

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