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Methods for restoring damaged floor screed

Over time, the floors in apartments sag, crack, and wear out. All sorts of factors stop residents from eliminating a small defect in time, which can then increase to large cracks and chips. Therefore, before making repairs in

Sheathing the corridor with plasterboard and OSB boards

My house has two floors, and most of the rooms have undergone relative or complete renovations. But the corridor where the boiler and the exits to the bathroom and toilet are located remains unfinished. Finally, he got the idea: 1. The condition of the room can be seen in the photo.

Decorative grille under the window

When arranging their home, people want to achieve beauty in every corner. However, sometimes, especially in private homes, some places may be inconvenient for high-quality finishing. Therefore, having gotten rid of the dirt and sealed the crumbling areas,

How to decorate niches

Repairs are expensive.It also has a very detrimental effect on the nervous system: it is difficult to find a talented and conscientious craftsman, you need to control the work process, you have to correct details... You can avoid these problems by

Balcony finishing with clapboard

In the modern world, people are increasingly wondering what to do and how to improve the space of a balcony or loggia. Do not use it as a warehouse for storing long-forgotten and unnecessary things. Throwing away everything unnecessary and thoroughly cleaning the entire space

Steam room insulation

A well-insulated bathhouse in general and a steam room in particular is the key to the effectiveness of bathing procedures. You should not save on insulation for a steam room; in the future this will negatively affect its characteristics. And to additionally insulate the finished room -

What you need to know to complete finishing work in a bathhouse

The bathhouse is a wonderful place that allows you to get away from all your problems and relax. When the construction of the “cherished corner” is completed, very little remains: finish the interior, and go ahead! To the sea of ​​pleasures! But to the finishing work

Tiling the bathroom

Ceramic tiles are popular and respected in many countries around the world due to their practicality, incredible variety of colors and sizes, and a number of other reasons. It's time to update the tiles in the bathroom. To do this you need to prepare

Repair of the foundation of a wooden house

Old wooden houses go to new owners in different situations.They can become property by inheritance; some citizens deliberately purchase cheap housing as a summer cottage. Both of them subsequently face the same

Interior door design: additional elements and trims

Replacing doors is a serious undertaking. If you have a good budget, there is nothing complicated here - you chose and ordered, accepted and paid. As a rule, the company does turnkey work. If you need to save money and install doors yourself, then often

Ceiling decor

When an idea for decor is born, sometimes you don’t think at all about the technical side of the work. A multi-level ceiling, of course, is beautiful, but how to disguise the joints at the transition of levels and the seams of plastered surfaces? There are many options, but desire

Repairing the ceiling in the living room

In our free time from work, my friend and I do interior decoration of residential premises. Part-time work brings good money. But that's not the main thing. The very opportunity to change your occupation, forget about the computer, and work physically is expensive.

Laying tiles on electric heated floors

Laying the flooring is one of the final stages of renovation work. Specifically, there is no clear framework in what sequence the construction process should be carried out, and whether laying the flooring will be the final stage or not. But,

Preparing the base for a wooden floor

The technology of laying wooden floors involves several implementation options, depending on the requirements for the final result, the materials used and the operating conditions of the floor.But, in any case, the starting point of all

Plasterboard ceiling

Nowadays, it is difficult to find a person who would enthusiastically talk about the upcoming renovation. The prospect of renovation work in an apartment confuses even those who are directly involved in the construction industry. What

Bath front panel

A panel or screen for the side of the bathtub is installed to give the bathtub itself a certain design, often being a single whole of the entire bathroom. It's not difficult to do this yourself. After reading the recommendations below it is

Removing fogging from the toilet cistern

What prompted this work was condensation on the toilet flush cistern, a constant puddle under it, and fighting it by placing and squeezing a rag. Condensation occurs due to the difference in temperature in the room and the cold walls of the tank itself, because... water

Door repair using PVC panels

Decorative panels will decorate any room: a kitchen or bathroom, walls in a hallway or a door in a room - every client will be satisfied. Decorative PVC mosaic panel, sheet decorative panels or wood-effect panels can be

Room renovation with photo wallpaper

Today, undoubtedly, photo wallpapers are a very fashionable and stylish design for a bedroom. The technologies of the modern world have advanced so much in this area that instead of the old landscapes, on thin fragile paper, we have truly

An easy way to grout tiles

In the process of DIY repairs, many problems arise. Some of them can and should be solved independently, including finding your own, original solutions. So, through a process of trial and error, I found a way to

Replacement of ceiling electrical wiring

Anyone who has dealt with replacing electrical wiring in an apartment building knows that the most difficult thing is to replace it in the floor slabs, where it passes to supply voltage to ceiling lamps and chandeliers. This problem does not exist for apartments,

Finishing a bathroom in a wooden house

Interior decoration in a wooden house has a number of features that must be taken into account so that you do not waste your time and money. Wood is a material that constantly reacts to temperature and humidity outside, and

Imitation of granite masonry

Plainly painted walls are, you see, a bit boring. Painting in several colors looks much more interesting. We present to your attention a master class on painting surfaces simulating three-dimensional granite masonry. And there is no need to be

Inexpensive decorative bricks

Sooner or later, the time comes for renovation in any apartment. To carry it out, construction stores offer a huge selection of finishing materials. There are also decorative bricks for sale for every taste. But the price for them is “biting”.

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