How to level the ceiling

It does not matter where you live - in a new house or in an old residential building. When planning to make repairs, it is necessary to pay attention to the main shortcomings of the whole room and to choose the most suitable way for their removal. Especially often the following question arises: "How to level the ceiling?". We will tell you several ways to solve this problem.

To begin with, measure the amount of skew. From the obtained figure will depend on the choice of a certain method. If there are small dents on the surface or slight deviations (up to one centimeter), then you can simply use a layer of putty. It will help to make the ceiling perfectly smooth. We put one or more layers on the cleaned surface, let's dry thoroughly, and clean it with fine-grained sandpaper.

But what if the skew is between one and five centimeters? How to level the ceiling in this case? Without the help of specialists, it will be very difficult to manage. Work should begin with the preparation of the entire surface. To do this, the ceiling is cleaned from the old putty and whitewash to the base of the concrete slabs. If there are joints, then they carefully seal the pakley, which is moistened in "cement milk". Over the seam paste a sickle and already on it lay a layer of putty.

Using the level, we put the beacons. In places with a drop of up to three centimeters, you can manage several layers of ordinary painting mesh to strengthen the ceiling. We paste a sickle on the surface and cover with a layer of plaster. Let the treated area dry out. We repeat the procedure again. And so on until the ceiling is perfectly flat. Already ready straight surface shpaklyuem, primed and covered with whitewash or paint.

How to level the ceiling for a skew from three to five centimeters? In this case, you should use a metal grid with small cells instead of gray. She is shot to the ceiling surface with special staples or hooks. On top of the mesh, apply a layer of plaster. We let our design dry, shpaklyuem with subsequent decorative treatment.

If there are large irregularities or unwillingness to use the "wet" method of finishing the room, you can use modern methods. Stretch or hinged ceilings with their own hands will solve the problem. In this case, it does not matter what the size of the skew and how large the area of the aligned area is.

How to level the ceiling with the skin? Very simple. We clean the entire surface of old finishing materials. Cover and shpaklyuem slits. By means of the laser we put the beacons. Orienting on them, we make the installation of the laths from the metal profile. We conduct inside a corrugated tube, into which we hide the electric wires of room lighting. If necessary, we additionally conduct a ventilation system. On the crate we attach sheets of drywall, fiberboard, plywood, panels or any other selected material. We deduce and we connect fixtures.

If you want to get a quick result and at the same time use modern technologies, then before you level the ceiling, carefully study all methods. Perhaps you'll like the idea of having a starry sky or clouds above your head. In this case, your choice should stay on stretch ceilings. All work is carried out within two or three hours.

This option is ideal for those who have constant water leaks from the upper floors or roofs. Stretch ceiling can hold up to one hundred liters of water per square meter. In the event of an unforeseen catastrophe, your ceiling will save all the repairs done. It will be enough to call a specialist at home. He will make a small puncture in the film, drain the water and pull the ceiling again.