How to paint the walls in the apartment with your own hands?

The beauty, comfort and coziness of your own home is important for any owner. Above all, these qualities are appreciated in cases where repair work is carried out with your own hands. Of course, arranging the toys on the couch in the necessary order, decorating the dressing table with a vase of flowers is not difficult, but there are more serious situations, for example, painting walls. In this case, one cannot do without certain preparation and knowledge. From this article you will learn how to paint the walls in the apartment with your own hands without professional help.

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Basic recommendations for painting walls

Painted walls take up a lot of space in any home. That is why they are given so much attention from the owners and guests of the house. So, if the painting was done poorly, then every day you will observe stains, uneven strokes, not putty cracks and trash adhering to the walls. To achieve the ideal result, it is necessary to adhere to some rules relating to each stage of the work.

Preparing new walls for painting

Do-it-yourself painting of the walls in any case begins with their appropriate preparation:

1. If they have never been painted before, then it is enough to simply remove dust and any other impurities from them.
2. It is also recommended to eliminate existing bumps, chips, potholes and other shortcomings. This is done with putty.
3. As soon as all the flaws are eliminated, the wall is once again wiped from dirt and dust.

Important! If you do not clean the surface well, then after some time the paint will begin to peel off along with the dust.

Surface preparation with old finishes

If previously the walls were already painted or pasted with wallpaper, then the preparation is carried out by another method:

1. First, a layer of old paint is removed with an iron brush or spatula.
2. Old wallpapers are dismantled along with a layer of old glue formed under them.

If the wallpaper is too glued and cannot be removed, then:

1. The paint is applied directly on top of the old coating. But only previously you need to apply a primer to the surface of the walls.
2. Often on them there are oil stains, mold and even fungus, which must be eliminated before staining. Alkaline compounds or acids are used for this.
3. Plaster falling off in pieces is also removed; a new layer of mortar is applied instead.
4. If there are cracks on the plaster, then they are embroidered to a denser base and then filled with alabaster.
5. Then solid and homogeneous walls are primed. It is necessary to do this, since due to this, the glued wall will additionally strengthen.
6. Then a second coat of primer is applied, and only then are the walls painted.

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Features of applying paint on the walls with your own hands

When the surface is completely ready, the workplace is also equipped, you can move on to the most important thing - it's time to find out how to properly paint the walls in the apartment. To apply a coloring composition, you should use these rules:

• Apply the paint as evenly as possible. The brush should be moved first in one direction, then in the opposite.

Important! In the process of painting, it is recommended to shade the surface a little so that the paint does not flow down the walls, forming ugly smudges. Also, do not apply several thick layers or use too diluted paint.

• At the final stage of the work movement must be performed from the bottom up.
• When using substances made on the basis of drying oil, hair brushes should be used exclusively. It is necessary to work with them as smoothly and lightly as possible.

Important! For painting walls of a large area, it is recommended to divide the work surface into several sections. It is desirable that corners, planks or seams are present between them.

• When coating the door leaf with oil paints, it should also be distributed on certain elements.
• If bumps are found on surfaces, then do not even think to apply several layers of paint on them, otherwise it will begin to drain and frown.

Important! If the surfaces do not yet have certain boundaries, for example, the ceiling is not sheathed, then you can use paper tape for marking. In order not to stain the floor or ceiling lines adjacent to the working surfaces, it is better to use masking tape.

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What paint is better to paint the walls?

It is recommended to select paint for covering the walls, taking into account the main purpose of the room and the features of its use.

Important! Remember that in the kitchen and in the bathroom a higher level of humidity prevails than in the living and sleeping rooms. That is why the paint should be used different in each case.

Water emulsion

A universal option for all types of premises is a water-based paint. She is preferred for the following reasons:

1. Fire safety.
2. Green product.
3. No unpleasant odor.
4. The absence of toxic elements in the composition of the substance.

Important! Water emulsion formulations can be used in rooms with a dry climate and high humidity. I.e:

• They can easily paint the walls in the bathroom, in the kitchen, because the resulting film is not exposed to water.
• It is possible to cover with a water emulsion concrete, plasterboard, plastered, brick and wooden surfaces.
• Metal surfaces should not be painted, because in this way you provoke the rusting process.

Using such paint is very simple, except for glossy surfaces. On them, as a rule, terrible stains remain.

Water dispersion

Also on sale are water dispersible paints. They differ from the previous version by the presence of binding components. They also include copolymers, polyacrylates, pigments and polyvinyl acetates. They do not dissolve in water, therefore they are simply present in the liquid without any damage to their own structure.

Important! Immediately after painting, water completely evaporates from them, only the components themselves remain on the walls. Due to this, a sufficiently strong film is formed on the walls.

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What tools and materials are used for painting walls?

How to properly paint the walls - you already know how to choose a paint - too, it's time to stop at choosing the right equipment. Today for this purpose they use:

• Color. This material helps to create a unique design in any room using several different tones. Kohler - a special dye that allows you to give the selected paint the desired shade. The more color you use, the brighter the resulting color.

Important! In case of staining with an aqueous emulsion composition, color should be added carefully, slowly, thoroughly mixing the mixture. The paint is applied in such cases in two or three layers. The first layer is usually diluted with water to save a little, while the remaining layers are already diluted with color.

• Roller. Any roller consists of a frame, a handle, a fur coat and a roller.It is the coat that absorbs the paint, which helps to distribute it evenly on the surface of the walls. It is better to choose seamless options so that nothing interferes with the work, in addition, such tools are durable and reliable. The size of the roller is very important, because the larger the wall, the larger should be the working surface of the tool.

Important! To work more conveniently, it is recommended to use a rectangular trough that allows you to dip the tool in the paint and evenly distribute it on the working surface of the tool.

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Self-painting technology

Painting the walls with your own hands is a certain sequence. First you need to apply three strips of paint per area of ​​approximately one square meter. Then they are evenly distributed by a roller pressed out of paint residues.

If you want to use another color, or use sharp transitions from one color to another, then do the work according to this scheme:

• Using a pencil, mark the borders of future stripes. Then glue paper tape on these marks. Overlay it so that the markings are completely painted.

Important! Scotch tape should be as tight as possible against the wall so that smudges do not form.

• Use colorless varnish to make the stripes perfectly even. The seam between the wall and the tape is varnished. Remember that you can paint the adhesive tape itself, but you should not step on the other side.
• It is necessary to choose the color of the paint carefully. It is better to abandon the use of incongruous tones. After staining, it is not recommended to immediately remove the boundaries of the transition of shades. Be sure to wait for the paint to dry.

Important! Do not use glossy paints to work with uneven walls and skewed surfaces. They only additionally emphasize all defects.

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Thanks to this article, you can independently choose the right paint, tools and do all the work yourself to realize even the most unusual wall decoration design.