Hi, I have finally started renovating my room which is 12m^2. I want flat ceilings, flat walls, and new flooring.
1. I thought I would do the flooring last, plan to use self-leveling compound and lay laminate.
2. I haven't decided yet what to do with the ceiling, either smooth it with filler or hang drywall ceilings, which is better?
3. For the walls, I plan to use a wide putty, and then paint them white. I have removed wallpaper, and as it looks, it's a brick wall that has been cemented.
This is roughly how I want it to look when I'm finished:
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And this is how it looks right now:
Any professionals who can give me some tips and advice on how to proceed...
1. I thought I would do the flooring last, plan to use self-leveling compound and lay laminate.
2. I haven't decided yet what to do with the ceiling, either smooth it with filler or hang drywall ceilings, which is better?
3. For the walls, I plan to use a wide putty, and then paint them white. I have removed wallpaper, and as it looks, it's a brick wall that has been cemented.
This is roughly how I want it to look when I'm finished:
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And this is how it looks right now
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Any professionals who can give me some tips and advice on how to proceed...
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The ceiling and floor are not visible in the pictures, what do they look like? What are they made of today?
For the ceiling, I would install panels; we used "tak ess," but there are more brands available. Alternatively, I would fill holes and such and paint white. Drywall requires both screwing, filling, and painting, so I think that's just unnecessary work.
When installing laminate flooring, you typically lay it on something that evens out and reduces noise, is your floor so bad that you really need to use self-leveling compound? I have installed laminate and/or parquet in all our homes and never used self-leveling compound for that reason. If you have a very damaged concrete floor, then sure, it may be necessary, otherwise, floor gypsum can be a good alternative if you need to fix an even surface, significantly simpler than self-leveling compound.
For the ceiling, I would install panels; we used "tak ess," but there are more brands available. Alternatively, I would fill holes and such and paint white. Drywall requires both screwing, filling, and painting, so I think that's just unnecessary work.
When installing laminate flooring, you typically lay it on something that evens out and reduces noise, is your floor so bad that you really need to use self-leveling compound? I have installed laminate and/or parquet in all our homes and never used self-leveling compound for that reason. If you have a very damaged concrete floor, then sure, it may be necessary, otherwise, floor gypsum can be a good alternative if you need to fix an even surface, significantly simpler than self-leveling compound.
here is a picture of how the floor is constructed, it is about 11cm above the concrete slabs, there are two spots in the room where it creaks a little when you jump. I also think the highest point is by the window, but I will check that a bit later. What should I do, should I skip the leveling compound?
regarding the ceiling, will there be seams between the panels?
update, I have now checked the floor and it forms like a U, in the middle it dips down about 12mm, what should I do?
regarding the ceiling, will there be seams between the panels?
update, I have now checked the floor and it forms like a U, in the middle it dips down about 12mm, what should I do?
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ceiling boards are tongue-and-groove chipboards that are painted. There will be visible joints on both the long and short sides.
11 cm? wow, that's thick, looks like regular floor planks in the picture. Unless you mean mm?
How old is the house? Have I understood correctly that you live in an apartment?
I still think it's easiest to just lay the laminate floor directly on the wooden floor with a thicker type of foam underneath. It might get a bit bouncy, but the alternative might be to tear out the wooden floor and lay the next one directly on the concrete slab otherwise.
11 cm? wow, that's thick, looks like regular floor planks in the picture. Unless you mean mm?
How old is the house? Have I understood correctly that you live in an apartment?
I still think it's easiest to just lay the laminate floor directly on the wooden floor with a thicker type of foam underneath. It might get a bit bouncy, but the alternative might be to tear out the wooden floor and lay the next one directly on the concrete slab otherwise.