How to properly putty walls: step by step instructions with photos

Who has ever faced renovation of premises, Knows what the "ideal" walls in our homes. This solid holes, bumps and cracks. If defects are very large, then without plaster or drywall can not do, and to correct minor flaws surface can use special finishing composition - putty. In today's article we will look at what kind of structure, its kinds, in which cases is used and how to properly putty walls and ceilings.

What is plaster, and why it is needed

Putty or, more correctly speaking, the filler (from the name of the instrument "spatula") - it is a plastic decoration material that is used to remove surface defects, and also creating a durable and strong bases under painting or Wallpapering. Preparing the walls or ceiling consists of several stages, and each of them requires a different type of construction and finish composition.

Dry or ready bonding agents mixture, which is starting, and the universal finishing, it consists of the following ingredients:

• a piece of chalk;
• gypsum;
• various fillers;
• plasticizers;
• thickening agents and hardeners.

types of fillers

As we have already mentioned, finishing work using spackling carried out in several stages, and each of them needs a special kind of mixture, namely:

• starting putty designed to eliminate surface defects and is the basis for decorative walls and ceilings;
• finish mixture used to create the final decorative layer;
• universal putty It can be used both as start and finish mixture.

Putty Perfekta Start Glide

Putty Weber KR

Putty Perfekta Ekokraft

What need spatulas for filler walls and alignment angles

Spatulas are used in many types of construction and finishing works, and each needs its own tool. They vary in size and shape. Table I shows the main types of spatulas with their destination.

type spatula	performed works	The type and especially tool
	correcting defects after application of the primary layer starting filler; seal small cracks and cavities; finishing construction of complex shape; sealing connection points plasterboard sheets (GCR).	Spatula has a trapezoidal shape and usually has a wooden handle. Characterized small thickness of the working plate has a resilient and flexible stainless steel blade.
	The spatula is used to perform facade work, Interior trim as an auxiliary tool.	trapezoidal shape of the working surface; inflexible blade, as is made of carbon steel; Working width - 300-600 mm.
	The tool is used for the sealing of interior and exterior angles.	It is a metal plate bent at right angles and is equipped with a handle.

spatulas

What putty for walls is best to use when aligning surfaces

Apart from the fact that the plaster is starting, finishing and universal, it is still different in composition. Thus, the bonding agents are a mixture of:

• acrylic - used for interior decorating. This type of filler has a high moisture resistance and flexibility, protects the walls from moisture and It is also used to create a decorative topcoat and is suitable for working with wood surfaces;
• water dispersion - It has high elasticity, good adhesion, resistance to cracking and shrinking, and also differs durability;
• oil-in-adhesive mixture. Bonding agents composition is based on drying oils and are ideally suited for creating a finishing layer surface before staining oils;
• cement plaster great to work with concrete, And stone brick surfaces in areas with high humidity;
• gypsum mixture used for smokers with a low level of humidity.

Why do we need plaster - different for each layer

Apply any putty or more thin one thick layer is inefficient because an expensive material, and drying will take a long working time. Therefore, to eliminate the significant defects and surface alignment is used plasterAfter starting putty is applied (1-3 mm) and finish (to 0.5 mm) layer. To create high-quality and more durable finishing materials necessary to use the same manufacturer.

Plaster KNAUF Rotband

Apply only one topcoat can only qualitatively plastered surface. Before sealing of wall or ceiling it is necessary to primed and only then start to use bonding agents composition. After drying it is ground, dust is removed and covered with a finishing layer.

Putty DANOGIPS Dano Top 5

The surface to be subsequently painted, should be brought to perfectly even and smooth condition. If the wall is finished with for subsequent pasting wallpaperIt is sufficient to use a starting putty.

Technology spackling the walls and ceiling

Luting - the process is not as complicated as it might seem at first glance. To perform quality work, you need some experience, which can be purchased over time. In order to learn to putty the walls and ceiling, you must follow the instructions that will be presented below.

Surface preparation and priming

Before you begin decorating the walls and ceiling of putty, it is necessary to clean the surface of the old coating, oily stains, dirt and dust. After this, the surface to be treated with a special primer that creates a good adhesion of the fabric and the wall. Priming is performed using a roller, avoiding gaps, and allowed to dry wall is not less than 24 hours.

How to prepare putty

To get a high-quality finished putty, you must follow the instructions, which is indicated on the packaging by the manufacturer of the fabric. To prepare the solution will need to clean the plastic container of the corresponding volume. Also need an electric drill with a special metallic rim for qualitative mixing the dry mixture with water.

Bonding agents solution was prepared in the following sequence:

1. The capacitance poured ¼ portion of pure water at room temperature.
2. Slowly pour the required amount of the dry mixture.
3. Using the electric stirrer stirred until homogenous putty state.
4. Leave a ready structure for 10 minutes for proofing.
5. Again thoroughly mix the solution.
6. The consistency of the finished plaster should be like thick cream. If the solution is to be thicker, it will adhere to worse surface and the liquid composition flows from the spatula and forms nodules on the treated surface.

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"At a time necessary to prepare the amount of solution which the master can use up for approximately 40 minutes."

Initial alignment of wall putty

Before you align the wall putty, you need to check them out with the help of rules which will determine the bumps and hollows. Revealed significant defects such as protrusions, they may be cut with an ax or hammer chisel. Next you need to be primed walls, and only then prepare the composition of the bonding agents.

First, you need to make a small amount of filler in order to determine the speed. Narrow spatula uniformly impose a ready solution to the wider, which is applied to the wall at an angle of approximately 60˚, and stretch it to the treated surface. The tool must be held firmly, but without excessive force. Over time you can learn to control the pressure on the spatula.

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"Spackling the walls have to start from the corner of the room. For this purpose a special corner trowel ".

After proshpaklovany wall, you need to let it dry for 2 days. After drying, we will see the quality of work and where required additional finishing. Irregularities are detected by the same rule. After elimination of defects which operate in two ways:

1. If on the surface there are hollows, they are filled with another layer of putty.
2. In the presence of tubercles can be removed with a special grater with abrasive and achieve a perfectly flat surface.

After drying the surface and eliminate the shortcomings primed walls, and you can begin to spray the finishing putty or pasting wallpaper.

Luting surface using beacons

The higher quality base, the smaller will leave the finish putties and accordingly would be cheaper repair. To obtain an ideal surface using special perforated profiles - "beacons" that allow you to quickly and accurately align the wall, which is perfect for beginners.

The metal profile is set on a sand-cement mortar, focusing on the building level or plumb, and for a perfect vertical. The distance between the beacons should be 100-150 mm less than the length of the construction rule used. After installing beacons need to give a solution to dry, so they are not lost during the subsequent finishing putty.

Prepare putty (described above) and fill the gap between its beacon, with a maximum layer thickness is irrelevant. Based on the profiles, extend from the bottom up, cutting off the excess solution and filling them hollows as necessary. Operation is performed several times to achieve the desired result. Depending on the temperature, humidity and thickness on the drying putties sometimes required more than a week.

As applied to putty wall for finishing layer

After the walls have been prepared accordingly, can proceed to the finish surface finish putty. For this purpose, formulations, dry or ready, which after treatment become perfectly flat and smooth surface. The finish plaster applied in a thin layer and straighter than the base, the smaller will be the flow of solution. Technology spackling and sanding virtually no different from working with the starting mixtures.

We offer you a video how to put on the finishing wall putty:

Drying, grinding and sanding walls proshpaklovannyh

The final stage of finishing work by means of filler requires a serious attitude and consists of several stages. One of them - sanding, which is often overlooked by inexperienced finisher, but first things first. So, after applying the finishing layer of filler need to give it to dry thoroughly, since it was after it becomes a tiny defect, namely the crack, which, if the need arises repaired.

Tip! To identify defects puttying need to use lights with a strong bright light and aimed at a slight angle on the treated wall.

After the plaster has dried, you need to sand the surface to remove small lumps and nodules, as well as to make the wall perfectly smooth. If you plan to paste the wall wallpaperIt is sufficient to be well sanded it, and in the case of dyeing require additional grinding. To bring the surface to the ideal smooth state can use sandpaper small (almost zero) or the abrasive mesh fraction.

Starting from the need of any grinding of the top corner and making a circular motion, handle wall bright illuminating potent lighting device. It is undesirable to exert strong pressure on the grater to avoid damaging the topcoat.

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"Since the sanding and grinding - very dirty and dusty stages of finishing, it is necessary to use a respirator, goggles and gloves, and the room is well ventilated. In addition, these protective measures required safety instructions. "

How to perform their own hands putty walls under the wallpaper

Before stick wallpaper, You need to create high-quality surface to decorative finishing does not flake and lasts a long time. This can be achieved by means of sealing of the starting solution. But before that you need to clean the surface of a wall of dirt, dust, remove various defects (cracks, hollows and bumps) and primed.

Technology puttying walls under wallpaper virtually identical to the surface treatment under painting:

1. Solution is prepared according to package instructions.
2. Work conducted two spatulas - a width of 150 mm and a second - not less than 300 mm.
3. One lot is processed, after the second, with overlaps of about 50 mm, etc.
4. Once the wall is completely otshpaklovana, it is allowed to dry, and only then begin to level the wall by sanding.
5. Clean the surface from dust, re-apply putty, and then everything is repeated again until a perfectly flat surface.

When the wall is completely oshpaklovana, its soil and okleivayut wallpaper. Applying the primer composition prevents mold, mildew and moisture, and also improves the adhesion between different surfacing materials. This video shows how to properly putty walls under the wallpaper:

Plaster walls for painting with his hands

Photo	Process description
	Primarily a wide putty knife as a scraper, remove from the wall a slight defect in the form of bumps and sags.
	Rule check the evenness of the wall.
	We pay special attention to the corners.
	In the presence of mounds remove them with a punch with a chisel.
	Gruntuem wall roller or spray.
	Apply the cement-sand mortar in the entire vertical angles.
	Rule contractible solution.
	We get here is a practically perfect and smooth corner.
	For spackling will use a polymer putty dry and ready to paste solution.
	Sticking to putty ugloobrazuyuschuyu tape, which will help to avoid cracking.
	Remove excess putty on the perforation.
	Putty remove the minimal differences between the flight and the wall.
	The result should be a perfectly flat angle.
	Now preparing a mixture of dry polymeric bonding agents dissolved.
	Apply the solution to the wall of bonding agents.
	Putty applied in a thin layer.
	After the first layer dried, using a spatula scrape slightest bumps and nodules.
	The second layer filler sediment setting side spotlight, which helps to identify surface defects.
	After drying the second layer by means of floats and portable lamp sanded wall.
	After sanding and dedusting inflict spray adhesive for glass fiber, adding a gray pigment. Incidentally, the gray surface of the substrate of white filler would be well seen where the liquor struck in insufficient quantities.
	Stuck on the wall of glass fiber and smoothes his spatula.
	On thin layer of fiberglass applied in a thin layer of the finished superfinishing bonding agents mixture.
	After drying putty grind the wall, and causes gruntuem paint. At this putty the walls with his own hands can be regarded as complete.

In the presented video demonstrates how a novice to putty the walls with his own hands:

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How to putty plasterboard: video tutorial

We have already learned that this plaster, its species, which solutions should be used for each layer and how to perform finishing work with this material. We suggest you review the video, which shows how and under what putty walls wallpaper:

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