You will need
  • - leaf panel.
  • - emery;
  • - soap and clean water;
  • - dusters;
  • - putty;
  • - hacksaw or a circular saw;
  • - hammer;
  • - glue panels;
  • - brush and a spatula;
  • - nails (screws, staple gun);
  • - crate;
  • - silicone sealant;
  • - wooden support;
  • profiles and other accompanying decorative material;
  • - personal protective equipment.
Instruction
1
Explore information on modern cladding panels. Their base can serve as plasterboard, hardboard or fiberboard MDF, PVC and some other materials. Each has its own characteristics, reacts differently to humidity and temperature changes. Be sure to consult with the sellers stores building materials and craftsmen in the decoration of apartments. Only after this you can choose the best panels for your premises and not be afraid for the quality of the repair.
2
Soak the selected finishing material a few days in the room where are going to mount them to the walls or ceiling. Sheet panels need to acclimatise to the level of humidity of the ambient air and the building materials close to each other.
3
Perform preliminary measurements of the surface of the walls (ceilings), consider all the pitfalls (uneven floors, sockets, radiators, etc.). Leave a gap for a possible expansion of the wall panels; the height of each blank must be inch less than the distance from floor to ceiling.
4
Cut the cloth the size you want. When using a hacksaw is recommended to make cuts from decorative coatings; when working with a circular saw is better to make the workpiece from the base.
5
Prepare walls (ceilings) to finish sheet panels. They need to be thoroughly cleaned of all dirt and allow to dry. Remove the remains of the old decorative covering – Wallpaper, paint material. The bumps align with a good quality putty suitable for the type of surface. At the end of the walk on walls or ceilings with sandpaper.
6
Start to mount the panels. If a finished surface is quite smooth (and the room is dry or moderately wet) the leaves can be glued using a special acrylic, neutral silicone, or a universal construction adhesive. Read the instructions on the detergent and just keep all the advice of the manufacturer.
7
Gluing wall panels should be first on the inner corner of the room, then around the perimeter. Need not closely joined sheets between the desired gap of approximately a few millimeters. You then fill with silicone sealant. The same small cracks at the joints place material from Windows, doors, corners.
8
Apply adhesive on the entire surface of the base of the finishing material. Plastic profiles suitable color fill with sealant and install on the edges of each sheet. After that panel needs force to press against the wall and carefully rattle with a hammer so that the glue grabbed better.
9
Put glued to a sheet of temporary support of wood, to better consolidate the material. There will be only wipe up excess sealer with a clean cloth and, if necessary, to further strengthen the sheets with screws or nails.
10
If you have to make repairs in a room with uneven walls, it is recommended to install the panels on the crate. Attach with screws to the surface of the wood that they were at a distance of about 0.5 m from each other. After this decorative material can be fixed construction stapler or other fasteners.