How to repair the ceiling

Repair the ceiling - a problem for many, especially for those who live in older homes. Perhaps, you know firsthand that such a ceiling crack syplyuschayasya plaster, displacement of ceiling tiles. At one time, buying an apartment in an old house and confronted with all these problems at once, I was enthusiastic to solve them yourself. Repair ceiling - a problem for many, especially for those who live in older homes. Perhaps, you know firsthand that such a ceiling crack syplyuschayasya plaster, displacement of ceiling tiles. At one time, buying an apartment in an old house and confronted with all these problems at once, I was enthusiastic to solve them yourself. Selecting the method of repair long agony, preferring to paint as the cheapest option. At the moment I picked on the basis that my material costs will be associated exclusively with the purchase of paint and a roller. This option really finish the cheapest and easiest, but only if the apartment is almost perfectly flat surface, and, unfortunately, is not often. The extent to uneven ceilings in my apartment, I realized already in the process of his painting, however, standing under a ceiling, consoled with the thought that the bottom is not so noticeable. But new problems are not long in coming - the paint does not lay down evenly, probably due to the fact that the surface is cleaned from the old cover was bad. And when the ceilings are dry, there were small cracks and bubbles - probably due to the fact that in some places I've gone too far with the paint or wrong its cause. Now I understand that before you start to finish, the ceiling had to be processed: proshpatlevat joints and fissures, as well as differences in elevation between the ceiling tiles. Alignment of the surface - a very important and time-consuming work, which is difficult to perform non-specialists. Alignment depends on the quality of the appearance of the ceiling after the finish. You can, of course, to repair the ceiling using materials such as wallpaper or ceiling tiles. Wallpapering ceiling wallpaper - a complicated process, let alone here can not cope. After a long cloth, oiled glue, you need to stretch over themselves to spread all the folds, and still managed not to fall off ladders. Advantages of such solutions are the low price and the fact that wallpaper will close all cracks, seams, stains. But there can not do without pre-cleaning and smoothing the surface. With the ceiling tiles, the situation is simpler. It is quite possible to manage on their own. Ceiling tiles are well hidden seams and small irregularities, that is their definite plus. However, when pasting the ceiling in my kitchen I was faced with an intricate geometry, that even such a guileless technology surface treatment has become a torture for me. Angles were what you want, but not direct, because of what had to tinker with the scraps. But the most terrible thing was that at one point the ceiling was so crooked that created the feeling that it smoothly into the wall. On a curved surface of the tile to stick, of course, did not. In the end, of course, I beat them, the result of my works can be called satisfactory, but not perfect. At the moment, having behind him so joyless experience, I have come to the conclusion that more time is unlikely'll take the job herself. At the same time more and more inclined to think that the next repair preferable suspended ceilings, which are not only perfectly conceal irregularities, but also allows you to hide utilities (electricity, computer networks, air conditioners, sensors). In addition, of course, enticing possibilities that open grid systems in terms of realization of any interesting design ideas. As for price, taking into account all the preliminary work needed to a simple painted ceiling looks smooth and beautiful pendant designs are not much more expensive. Do not forget that in finishing the flow of suspended ceilings your apartment will remain clean and repair the ceiling will not go smoothly in the repair of the rest of the apartment.