Do-it-yourself kitchen decoration and repair: sequence of actions

Finishing a kitchen with your own hands is a more complicated and demanding process than repairing any other room. We have to deal with the need to place plumbing, household electrical appliances, furniture, and arranging communications in a relatively small area. With your own hands, it is quite difficult to complete this amount of work, and even with high quality, but you can. It is necessary to take into account the variety of finishing materials for the kitchen, to consider various options for finishing the kitchen, as well as to study the features and sequence of repairs.

So, where to start to repair the kitchen?

Preparation: choose finishing materials for the kitchen

Kitchen floor: what's better?

The best materials for flooring are considered:

• Ceramic tile. It is resistant to moisture, impervious to dirt and physical exertion. The variety of floor tiles is huge, which allows you to choose a unique option, for example, with imitation of an old wooden floor, metal, marble, etc. The lack of coverage in the complexity of installation and low thermal insulation;

• Linoleum. It is considered the most popular material for the kitchen. It can be easily laid by hand. Linoleum differs in the low cost, long term of operation, immunity to spilled liquids. It differs in its heat capacity, composition, presence of the lining. The disadvantage is the possibility of cuts and punctures with sharp objects;

• Cork floor. This is the most enjoyable material for the floor. Moreover, it is considered the most environmentally friendly and warm coating. The coating is extremely useful for people who have problems with the spine. Cork does not absorb moisture and kitchen fumes. It is laid on a substrate of fiberboard or plywood. On top of the cork is covered with an impregnation and a layer of varnish. The disadvantages include the possibility of stains from dyes or grease, as well as low mechanical strength;

• Laminate. It easily keeps within and differs in the durability. However, it is necessary to take into account the not high resistance of the material to floor spills. Getting into the joints between the laminate, moisture gradually leads to swelling of the plates;

• Parquet flooring or parquet. If you provide a normal care for wooden floors, then such a coating can serve for decades. However, wood does not tolerate high humidity, which can lead to its gradual deterioration and discoloration.

How to decorate the walls in the kitchen?

The walls in the kitchen are usually subject to more intense pollution. It is reasonable to use those wall coverings that can be easily washed. It is recommended to use the following finishing materials for the kitchen:

• Washable wallpaper. Behave beautifully wallpapercovered with a layer of protective film to facilitate their care.Also, you can use painted non-woven wallpaper;

With the help of wallpaper, you can easily give the desired pattern or shade to the kitchen walls, hide all their defects. The lack of wallpaper is manifested in low resistance to mechanical damage. Special type of wall covering - liquid wallpaper, represent a thick mass applied to the wall with a spatula;

• Paint. Decorating the walls in the kitchen with paint is considered an inexpensive and easy way to repair. Use semi-gloss washable paint that will hide the main defects of the wall. The painted surface can be quickly repainted in a different color. The lack of paint is that various flaws will be visible on the walls, and the surface itself will quickly become dirty;

• Decorative plaster. She is able to hide all the irregularities of the walls. With its help, create unique compositions and drawings on the walls of the kitchen. Stucco is safe for health, cleans well and perfectly complements any interior. But it is difficult to dismantle during the subsequent repair;

• Ceramic tile. Usually tiles are laid only kitchen apron, and the main walls are finished with one of the above materials.

These recommendations should help you determine how to decorate the walls in the kitchen.

How to decorate the ceiling in the kitchen?

There are several design options for the kitchen ceiling:

• Suspended ceiling, the main material of which are plastic panels or moisture resistant drywall. Plastic is not afraid of drops of fat, steam and moisture, and care for him is practically not required. Drywall is just as good, it allows you to create even multi-level structures, but it requires whitewash, which needs to be updated periodically. A common drawback of such ceilings is a distance of a dozen centimeters from the draft ceiling. For apartments with low ceilings, this is important. But in the resulting gap, you can hide all communications;

• Stretch ceiling. It practically does not take the place under the ceiling, and the PVC material is not afraid of evaporation, moisture and grease. The cloth perfectly washes in case of pollution. We note the opportunity to choose not only the white ceiling, but also any other shade and texture. The vulnerability of the canvas to sharp objects and the complexity of the installation with their own hands are the main design flaws;

• Ceiling tile. Made of expanded polystyrene, such tiles are the cheapest option for finishing the ceiling. Plates perfectly hide all ceiling defects. If necessary, quickly changing. But choose only laminated tiles that are easy to clean and not so dirty. The disadvantages include the need for frequent care and sensitivity to heat from incandescent bulbs.

Determine the sequence and begin to repair

When you have decided on the choice of building materials, the kitchen should be finished in a certain sequence, precluding a return to the previous stages and alteration of any deficiencies found.

The sequence of the kitchen repair:

1. Initially, the kitchen is exempt from all furniture and old communications, including wiring.

2. Roughing is done on leveling and finishing the ceiling, walls and floor. If necessary, removes the old flooring.
3. At the same stage, all windows and doors are replaced, if necessary.
4. New communications are being laid.
5. The installation of the ceiling, wall decoration, flooring is being made.

Rough finish kitchen

How to start a kitchen renovation:

1. Distribution of new pipes, installation of water meters (if necessary), connecting the heating system.
2. In place of old metal pipes are installed polypropylene or metal-plastic counterparts. These modern materials are convenient not only because they are not clogged with deposits, but also because they allow you to do the installation yourself.

Attention! Carrying self gas communications is prohibited!

3. In the walls and ceiling is necessary lay new wiringby choosing a suitable cable section. Consider the supply of electricity to several places in the room, including the kitchen apron.
4. Mounted frame of the ceiling or its alignment is done by plastering.

Walls must also be leveled with plaster mixes.

After the plaster hardens, the surfaces are cleaned. To align the walls, you can use drywall, which eliminates even very significant irregularities. You can install it on the prepared frame or on glue. Plasterboard surfaces are plastered and sanded.

5. If there is a concrete screed on the floor, it is leveled to an ideal state. If there are boards on the floor, they are reinforced. Often the boards on top are covered with sheets of fiberboard for insulating and eliminating gaps.

Installation of windows and doors

Until the final finishing of the room has been completed, it is recommended to replace windows and doors. The windows are preferably plastic, although some people prefer modern wooden structures. It’s hard to change windows with your own hands if you are not a master in this field, so take care of calling the measurer in advance. Consider that the windows will be made about two weeks.

The door to the kitchen can be made of any material. This is a tree, and chipboard, and plastic. Your choice should correspond to the general idea of ​​the interior design of the kitchen. The design of the door can also be different. This is a traditional door with hinges, and a sliding model of the type of wardrobe, and folding door-accordion.

Exterior finish

At this stage, the final finishing of the room. Works begin with a ceiling. There, on the frame or without it, the selected material is fastened (plastic, polystyrene foam tile), or specialists install the stretch ceiling. The walls are primed, painted, whitewashed, applied decorative plaster. Or made wallpapering. One of the selected materials is finished kitchen apron.

Lastly, the flooring is laid. If the installation is made on a concrete screed, it is necessary to provide for the presence of waterproofing and insulation from the bottom of the floor covering.

Apron Finishing Options

There are several design options for the kitchen apron:

• Ceramic tile. It is durable, not afraid of pollution, easy to clean. Mounted on the wall with his own hands. For a small kitchen, you should prefer a small tile. For example, 10 x 10 cm;
• Glass. This is the most progressive choice. Glass quickly washed, allows you to create a unique backlight. On such an apron, you can put a picture or photo. Glass is used tempered. The option with opaque or tinted glass is possible. Lack of seams facilitates care of an apron. The disadvantage is fragility, which can manifest itself during installation or operation;
• MDF. Easy to clean. The color of the apron can be selected based on the color of the rest of the furniture. Modern MDF panels are able to imitate many building materials, such as brick, marble, tile, stone. But there is one limitation. Since the wood stove, it is undesirable to use it in the presence of a gas stove.

Installation of sink, faucets, hoods, lamps, sockets and switches

At this stage, all missing devices are mounted. Switches and sockets are installed at the prepared places, lamps, wall lamps and a chandelier are mounted and connected.

Installed kitchen hood. If you also purchase new furniture, select the color, size and size in advance. hood design so that it blends in well with the furniture.

Produced by car wash installation, connecting and checking plumbing fixtures.

Finishing, the final stage

Kitchen renovation is almost complete. It remains only to install floor plinths, hang blinds on the windows or baguettes for curtains and curtains themselves.

In the room is entered the kitchen furniture and placed in its place. Dishboard cabinets are hung on the walls.

Decorating the kitchen, made with their own hands, will be the subject of your pride, and also save a lot of money. It is only important to adhere to certain construction technologies and use quality materials.

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