Modern repair on its own: preparation and the start of the repair in the kitchen

His story about the repair in two-bedroom apartment to share with us Natalya Ryabinin of the Lipetsk region.

My name is Natalia Ryabinin. I live in the Lipetsk region. I want to share with readers their experiences repairs in the apartment.

My husband and I bought a three-room apartment in the house, which was commissioned in 1983. According to the state in which the apartment, we realized that the repair is not done in it from the moment of commissioning, but we bribed the home location and reasonable price for us.

The question arose: how to make a beautiful modern renovation with a minimum of cost and for years to come?

Capital training, troubleshooting

First, we "set the stage", that is, altered electrical wiring, radiators changed heating for modern and made to them from the liner PVC pipes, water pipes replaced wiring and drain. In these studies, we resorted to the help of relevant experts. Then it has remained cosmetic repairs, which we have done on their own.

We started with the floor. Here I want to draw the reader's attention to the mistake that we made after listening to experts in the hardware store. It was decided to make a flooring laminate, but first we must prepare the ground. We have removed the old flooring and flooring made of OSB (oriented strand board).

 Basis is ready. Next to the store where purchased laminate laying laminate advised us as follows:

- on the basis of our OSB put a metal grid;

- to fix her staple gun ,;

- over mesh pour a thin layer of flexible adhesive and let it dry;

 - to lay the substrate and on top of it to put laminate.

So we did, what made the mistake of listening to these "experts."

A month later, while walking the floor began to creak terribly, as happened mesh friction of the laminate. It was necessary to remodel, clean design - grid plus glue and put directly laminated on OSB lay them first substrate.

Creaking disappeared. But, based on our experience, I can say that this structure - net plus flexible adhesive suitable for laying tiles on the floor as it is heavier and more durable laminate falls harder. In this way, we put the tiles in the kitchen and bathroom tiles laid straight, firmly fixed and there is no squeaking.

The choice of design

Sex ready. Dirty work performed. Now you can navigate to the most interesting stage, design and implementation of it in life. On the example of the kitchen I will tell you how to do it without the help of a designer. My husband and adherents of classics in modern interpretation.

His choice was stopped on the calm warm colors, because our kitchen is not located on the sunny side. We chose brown and beige wall tiles, wallpaper, tiles on the floor. Based on this, we ordered the furniture in the same color scheme. A monochrome image of the cuisine.

To its diversity, make a kind of "flavor", choose curtains in a noble burgundy color. It turned harmonious and tasteful.

Based on these considerations, to make repairs in the other rooms, slowly, thinking through every detail. The result was a comfortable apartment in the favorite shades.

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