In any scenario, whitewashing for walls and ceilings will remain the cheapest type of repair. The use of ancient material in the form of lime or chalk seems to some people an obsolete way, but in many cases it helps to get rid of small cracks, fungus , is able to update the interior in those buildings where it is not advisable to glue the wallpaper or make other decorations. In addition, whitewashing or painting ceilings does not reduce the height of the rooms, as the installation of suspended structures.
Which whitewashing is better for the ceiling?
- Whitewash with lime . Lime is famous for its ability to tighten the smallest cracks well and to fasten the surface of the walls. The work uses slaked lime - ready-made paste or powder formulations, which are bred in water. It is not recommended to extinguish it - it is a laborious and inconvenient process. For a good effect, you need to take 1 part of the lime for 3 parts of water. To cover the slots, a lime-sand mortar is used, when 1 to 4 parts of sand are added to 1 part of the calcareous paste.
- Whitewashing with chalk . The use of chalk will help to obtain a bluish surface of exceptional depth. For the primer, you need to prepare the following solution: 400 g of laundry soap, a bucket of water, about 2 liters of glue. First, soap is dissolved, and then glue is poured in. The composition of whitewash for the ceiling is different, but everywhere it is advised to add joinery glue for the fortress. First, the glue is soaked in water (10% solution), and then chalk (up to 6, 5 kg) is poured into it and everything is thoroughly mixed until it dissolves. Then water (2.5 liters) is added and the resulting liquid is filtered.
Paint for whitewashing of the ceiling
Do not forget that the work with water emulsion differs little from the usual whitewash. This paint is harmless and completely suitable for living rooms. There are several nuances here. First, in a room where high humidity, you should use water-resistant washable compounds. Second, do not buy paint from different manufacturers for one room, otherwise problems with shades are possible. Covering ability of paints (the ability to close a dark background) is different, so if the previous finish was very dark, then you will need to look for solutions with good characteristics.
When using any kind of whitewashing for the ceiling, you will have to rip off the old plaster, remove rust and dirt marks, and divorce from flooding. Also it is necessary to make a filler and a primer of a surface by various structures, depending on the chosen kind of a solution. Finally we add that it is best to make whitewash first layers parallel to the windows, and the last layer to the window, then the stains will be seen less.