Finishing the house inside with drywall: doing it right

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

Layered ceiling decoration with drywall

Drywall decoration is most popular among the population. And there are reasons for this.
The interior decoration with drywall at home is done according to certain rules and according to technology that should not be changed. And most importantly, it is typical for walls and ceilings.
This topic is dedicated to our article. You will learn all the details of this type of finish.
You can watch photos and videos on this topic. You can do the job completely with your own hands, and thereby reduce the cost of work, and significantly.

Why drywall

This is the most used material. Let's see how much he will suit you.
So:

• The price of the material is not so high and almost everyone can afford it. Moreover, it is possible to install completely with your own hands and without resorting to outside help.
  This will save you pretty decent money;
• During the work, you can perform and immediately warming. Moreover, it will be, as an addition to the design, and will not incur special costs for the failure;
• You can apply any lighting devices and energy-saving elements. It is possible to provide for the installation of spotlights;
• In this design, you will not be particularly interested in the evenness of the base plane. You can hide unnecessary pipes and communications;
• As a result, you get a perfectly flat surface.

Choose drywall

This will be the first stage of work, you need to decide on the type of material that will suit different types of rooms. The quality of the installation and the durability of the entire structure will depend on this.
It should be selected depending on the type of room and the environment..For proper finishing, you should choose a material that can be divided into groups, each of which will be applied to the room depending on the environment.
So:

• GCR, this is the most common material that can be used in any room. Only it can be fixed if humidity and temperature are within normal limits.
  All sheets are green and marked in blue;
• GKLO, this sheet refers to fire-resistant materials. It should be used in rooms with high temperature.
  It can tolerate even the direct effects of fire. Perfect for finishing the attic and boiler room.
  During manufacture, a reinforcing component is added to it, which makes it not susceptible to fire. Sheets are gray and marked red;
• GKLV, this material can be used in rooms with high humidity. It can be successfully applied to decorate the kitchen and bathroom (seePlasterboard bathroom decoration: work procedure).
  It contains antifungal components and you should not worry about the occurrence of a fungus. The composition includes impregnated cardboard, which is not susceptible to high humidity.

Attention: You do not think that you can simply pour water on this material constantly. You should also do the surface cladding.

Drywall Installation

Drywall decoration inside the house is done exactly the same for walls and for the ceiling. There is only a slight difference in the fixing of the crate.
We will also say about this. Instructions will be given on both types of finishes.
Only all this work is done in several stages that are important and should be followed.

Surface preparation

Interior decoration frame house drywall and any other begins with the preparation of the base plane. The durability of the structure and its quality will largely depend on its implementation.
It is done in the following sequence:

• First you need to thoroughly clean all surfaces from the previous coating.
  To do this, use a brush for metal. We remove the old wallpaper and whitewash;
• We do an inspection of the plane. We are not interested in the unevenness of the coating, we need to identify the delamination of the previous coating.
  If they are, then they should be removed with a hammer and chisel;
• After that, apply an antifungal antifungal, which is available on the market. This should be done.
  If after installation this problem starts to appear, then there will be big troubles. Prefer deep penetration liquid and do the treatment a couple of times.
  Let the surface dry completely;
• Now apply a coat of primer. This is done with a brush or hammer drill.

Frame installation

The interior decoration of the house with drywall is carried out on a frame that can be made of metal or wood. It depends on your desire and nothing more.

Attention: If you will use wood, then it should be prepared and treated with antiseptics in advance.
This will protect the material from rotting and mold. After completion, the material should be allowed to dry completely.

Installing wood crates

So:

• Make a mark on the wall. We determine the level of coating.
  For this, we take into account the insulation, if it is fastened, it should not be pressed by the coating, otherwise it will lose its properties. An admission should be made in the direction of an increase of one cm. Put a mark:
• Now it must be transferred to other walls. For this, it is worth applying the hydraulic level.
  It is with its help that you can do this work in the most high quality. It should be purchased or made independently. We transfer marks;
• Now we need to combine all the risks. To do this, use kapron thread and simply beat off the level of coating;
• We cut the rail of the desired length and fasten it along the drawn line. To do this, make a hole with a punch and use a dowel to connect.
  Do not use the dowels from the sets. They will not hold high quality. Buy separately the plastic and then screw it to it, which should be a couple, see more from the section of the hole.
  It is such a connection that will be reliable and of high quality;

Attention: Do not fasten the beam in a dense wall. It is necessary to retreat about one cm. This will save you from trouble during the expansion of the material.

• After installing the contour of the frame, we need to fix the remaining rails. For the correct execution of the work, you need to pull the fishing line along the diagonals of the frame.
  According to them we will be guided by the height of the mount. We cut and nail the slats.
  We use gaskets to adjust the height. The plane must be perfectly flat, otherwise the sheets will repeat the wrong configuration.

Wiring installation

After properly attaching the frame, we need to install the lighting elements. We do this work in the following sequence.
So:

• We find the installation location of the junction box. Immediately think over and complete with lighting fixtures.
  If you will use energy-saving elements, then you will need to install a step-down transformer. These two elements should be freely available.
  This will be needed if a problem occurs.
• We made the fastening and after that we apply the installation points of the lighting fixtures. We make marks on the ceiling;
• Now we carry out the cable supply and fix it;

Caution: Do not cross-section the cable cross-section. Consider a tolerance of 30%.
This will significantly increase the reliability of the wiring. When connecting, use terminal blocks, they will provide a reliable and high-quality connection. Do not use twisting.

• Now connect the lighting fixtures. Be sure to do this until everything can be fixed without problems.
  If after installation you are not satisfied with the distribution of light, then it will be practically impossible to do;
• Checked. If everything suits then simply remove the lights and turn off the lights;
• After installing the wiring, you can conduct insulation. The most important thing in this matter is not to press the insulation.
  It should be fixed tightly, but not deformed. Make another one-cm increment.
  This will only improve the design and ventilation.

We fasten a heater

Drywall Sheet Installation

This work is the same for wall decoration and the ceiling, but it is done as follows and it is necessary to follow certain rules of fastening. The price of the material is not expensive, but this does not mean what needs to be done incorrectly.
So:

• We begin fastening from the corner of the window. This is for the ceiling and for the walls. Here the most favorable lighting and all errors will be visible;
• The material does not combine on weight. This is done on a hard surface of the carcass.
  When fastening, do not make a joint in a tight one, back off about 5 mm and then fasten;

We fasten the sheets only on a flat and rigid plane of the frame

• When mounting on sheets, it is worth removing the chamfer of about 5 mm. After installation, the surface will be puttied and the hole will be sealed.
  It is intended to prevent deformation of the sheets when heated;
• The self-tapping screw should enter strictly perpendicular to the surface. If he went wrong, then you should not try to seal him in the same place.
  It is necessary to retreat a couple of cm and there to make a mount. In this case, a self-tapping screw should be drowned a couple of mm in relation to the plane of the sheet;
• You will need to make holes for fixtures and sockets. In this case, proceed as follows.
  We attach the sheet and make a mark for installation. We remove the sheet and put it on a flat surface and with the help of a crown and a drill we make a hole.
  And do not make sharp pressure. The material then just starts to tear.
  Press smoothly and gently. After that we already do the fastening;
• It will take and cut the sheets. This is done as follows.
  Prepare the plane. A table is perfect for this.
  We attach the sheet and mark the cut line. We connect them using a staff and a pencil.
  After that we take a sharp knife and make an incision. We shift the sheet relative to the table by 5 mm and apply the rail in a line.
  On the other side we make a sharp pressure and the sheet breaks in the right place. We chamfer and align the edge with a planer.

This, in principle, is the entire installation instruction for drywall.

Finish finish

This care is done exactly the same for any surface:

• First, prepare the solution. Before this, the powder should be sieved through a sieve. So we get rid of garbage and lumps;

Caution: It will be necessary to make a completely homogeneous mixture. To do this, use a drill with a nozzle. So you will make a quality and homogeneous mass.

• We apply the prepared mass to the surface using a wide spatula. We are not yet particularly interested in beauty.
  It is necessary to make the surface approximately in the same plane and smooth the recesses. This work is carried out using the starting mixture;
• We give it to dry completely and do the processing with a grater and a construction net. We draw the plane.
  At us then all shells will be fully manifested;

To finish the seams we use a sickle

• Now we take the finish and use a narrow spatula to process the shells and apply the mixture. We let it dry completely and do the processing again with a mesh.
  We do this until the surface is completely leveled;
• When processing seams, you should immediately apply a sickle and do the work with it. It will make the connection better.

It should be said that with this material you can make several levels on the ceiling.We have an article on our website that tells in detail about the implementation of this work.
It is also possible to make additional partitions that divide the room and do not take up much space.
As you can see, this is not a difficult job that you can fully cope with. The main thing is not to rush and use the materials of only trusted brands.