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Corridor lining with drywall and OSB plates

My house has two floors, and most of the rooms have undergone relative or complete repairs. But the corridor where the boiler is located and the exits to the bathroom and toilet are still unfinished. Finally, a move came to him: 1. The state of the room, as seen in the photo.

Window grill

Equipping their home, people want to achieve beauty in every corner of it. However, sometimes, especially in private homes, some places may be uncomfortable for quality finishes. Therefore, getting rid of dirt and patching up crumbling areas,

How to decorate niches

Repair is an expensive pleasure. It also has a very detrimental effect on the nervous system: it’s hard to find a talented and conscientious master, you need to control the work process, you have to adjust the details ... You can avoid these problems if

Lining the balcony

In today's world, people are increasingly asking themselves what to do and how to ennoble the space of a balcony or loggia. Do not use it as a warehouse for storing long forgotten and unnecessary things. Throwing away everything that is not needed and carefully removing all the space

Steam room insulation

A well-insulated bathhouse in general and a steam room in particular are the key to the effectiveness of bathing procedures. Do not save on insulation for the steam room, in the future this will adversely affect its characteristics. And in addition to warm the finished room -

What you need to know to complete the finishing work in the bath

The bathhouse is a wonderful place that allows you to abandon all problems and relax. When the construction of the “cherished corner” is completed, there is very little left: finish the decoration indoors, and go! To the sea of ​​pleasure! But to the finishing work

We spread the bathroom with tiles

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

Repair of the foundation of a wooden house

Old wooden houses go to new owners in different situations. They can pass into ownership by inheritance; some citizens deliberately acquire cheap housing for a summer residence. Both those and others subsequently face the same

Interior door design: additional elements and casters

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

Ceiling decor

When the idea of ​​decor is born, sometimes you don’t think at all about the technical side of the work. The multilevel ceiling is beautiful, of course, but how to mask the joints during the transition of levels and seams of plastered surfaces? There are many options, but desire

Repair the ceiling in the living room

In our free time, my friend and I are engaged in interior decoration of residential premises. Part time brings a lot of money. But that is not the point. The very ability to change occupation, forget about the computer, work physically - is worth a lot.

Laying tiles on electric heated floors

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

Preparing the foundation for a wooden floor

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

Drywall Ceiling

Nowadays it is difficult to find a person who would enthusiastically talk about the upcoming repair. The prospect of repair work in the apartment confuses even those who are directly related to the construction industry. what

Bath front panel

A panel or screen for the side surface of the bathtub is installed to give the bathtub a specific design, which is often a unit of the entire bathroom. Doing it yourself is easy. After reading the recommendations below, this

Eliminating fogging of the toilet bowl

Encouraged by this work condensate on the toilet flush cistern, a constant puddle beneath it, and the fight against it by putting and squeezing a rag. Condensation occurs due to the temperature difference in the room and the cold walls of the tank itself, as water

Door repair using PVC panels

Decorative panels will decorate any room: kitchen or bathroom, walls in the corridor or door in the room - each client will be satisfied. PVC decorative panel "mosaic", sheet decorative panels or wood panel can be used

Wall mural repair

To date, photo wall murals are undoubtedly very fashionable and stylish decoration of the bedroom. Technology of the modern world has advanced so much in this area that in return for the old landscapes, on thin fragile paper, truly

Easy way to grout tiles

Do-it-yourself repairs cause a lot of problems. Some of them can and should be solved independently, including finding your own, original solutions. So, through trial and error, I found a way to

Replacing ceiling wiring

Anyone who has faced the replacement of 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 the ceiling lights and chandeliers. This problem does not exist for apartments,

Finishing a bathroom in a wooden house

The 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 granite masonry

Solid-colored walls - this, you see, is boring. Much more interesting is the painting in several colors. We bring to your attention a master class on surface painting with imitation of bulk granite masonry. And you don’t have to be

Inexpensive decorative bricks

Sooner or later, in any apartment comes the time for repair. For its holding, construction stores offer a huge selection of finishing materials. Including on sale there are decorative bricks for every taste. Only now the price for them "bites".

Liquid wallpaper in a modern interior

How would you like to return home to find yourself in a cozy and warm room away from noisy streets. Thanks to liquid wallpaper, achieving such perfection is quite simple. This wallpaper has significant advantages over other types of wallpaper. They are beautiful
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