The inner staircase is a functional element and a noticeable accent in the interior of the house. Most often it is built from pine wood. The task of the designer is to make the architectural component in harmoniously poured into the situation and fulfilled its tasks as long as possible. For this, the staircase from pine is treated with special means and stained in accordance with the general design.
During the construction and decoration of budget wooden houses, an array of pine is used. This wood is not so durable, like oak, cedar or larch, but sufficiently wear-resistant, more common, loshev and is available. Pine was better than ate, because it has a more dense texture and much fewer bumps that reduce the strength of the sawn timber.
Pine products are distinguished by a pleasant light golden or almost white color and a unique pattern.
Pine is distinguished by a pleasant light golden or almost white
Working with a pine is somewhat more complicated than with a cedar or oak. Soft wood needs a thin grinding and a thorough choice of processing tools.
The density of the material depends on the cultivation conditions of the tree:
Therefore, most of the resulting lumber absorbs the processing tools is unevenly. Under the transparent coating, unsightly spots are manifested that according to aesthetic considerations is extremely unpleasant. The appearance of color spots on the surface of the pine products contributes to the Zhiviza (resin). If raw materials are harvested in winterWhen the main volume of resin is pulled by a tree into the root system, the fibers remain dry, clean and durable. They evenly absorb processing tools. On wood cut down during spring-summer savings, divorces appear and stains. The dry room brought into the warm dry room, it begins to push the resin outside.
The steps of the internal stairs are usually built of edged massive board. But often use a glued board, which has greater strength and durability. The color difference between the lamellaes, of which such a board is collected, especially noticeable. In addition, from the drops of moisture, the lamellas are beginning to be rolled, the gaps are formed between them.
On the glued board, the difference in the color of the lamellae is especially noticeable
If you wish to leave an inter-storey wooden staircase its original natural color, have to use special means Processing: primer, mastic, wax, veil. An easier option is to apply a decorative opaque coating onto the staircase.
The statement that the tree is beautiful and does not need painting, in the root incorrect. Wood really has an attractive look, but it is very vulnerable to insects, mold, solid soles of shoes, dirt, fire. Especially quickly wear out the steps.
Stairs stairs wear out faster
Therefore, it is necessary to paint the staircase from the pine. If you want to see the natural drawing of the wood, Krave at least a colorless varnish, but definitely kill!
The paint creates a solid protective coating that does not allow prematurely "otnoal" wood fibers. It is inedible for a bug and unsuitable for the settlement of rot and mold. Impregnation at times enhance protection and extend the service life.
For processing stairs from pine uses:
So that the coating is high-quality and durable, cover wood only with high-quality materials purchased in specialized stores or manufacturers.
Types of colors | Dignity | disadvantages |
Oil | Moisture-resistant, saturated color, create reliable protective film | Long dry, do not "breathe", have a sharp toxic smell, in places wear loss of shine, they are afraid of alkalis, with time they can be seeded |
Moisture-resistant, form the most durable and smooth surface, quickly dry, smoothly fall | Give only a matte surface, are intended only for internal works. |
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Acrylic, acrylate | Water-repellent, "breathable", water-soluble, quickly dry, with a weak odor, smoothly fall | Give only a matte surface |
Alkyd | Moistproof, quickly dry, form a smooth surface with polishing effect |
For the stairs, use matte or semi-groove paints. Glossy steps and railing from permanent operation over time loses its shine and look untidy. Quickly refresh the color will not work, you will have to grind and repaint all the surfaces.
All work with paints and solvents should be carried out in the warm season to ensure permanent air vent.
Before covering the vessel with the whole staircase, experiment with a tone on a small at least span.
Wearing the glossy surface looks particularly unsightly
The best lacquer for steps is polyurethane parquet. He is expensive, but extremely wear-resistant.
When working as a paintopult, the use of the respirator is required
Staining internal stairs does not represent serious difficulties and is quite accessible to the home master. If you have acquired high-quality materials and, when working, I followed the technology, your staircase will fulfill its tasks and brilliantly look very long.
By installing a wooden staircase need to be borne in mind that it is exposed to external influences and so that it serves much longer it needs to be covered with a protective composition.
How can the staircase be exposed to exposure?
The tree affects:
If you want to protect your staircase and give it a more completed look, then it only needs to paint it. You can paint the mourn, paint, cover with varnish or special enamels.
Before arguing about the principles and rules of painting, it is necessary, first of all, to determine how to paint and from what to protect. For this, the staircase must be carefully learned and identify the main negative impacts that it will be subject to and on this basis to choose a protective coating.
First consider the paints, varnishes and enamels for wood differ among themselves. The paints should be mentioned separately, but a little later, now we will deal with enamels, and varnishes.
Varnishes. Their love is that they emphasize the natural texture of the tree, quickly dry, and they are easy to apply.
There are varnishes on an alcohol basis and on cellulose. The alcohol consists of a resin in an organic solvent, it is used for internal wooden surfaces, as they are not sufficiently frost-resistant.
Cellulose varnishes are designed for external surfaces that are located outside the house, they make a protective film more durable, and perfectly copble with frost and moisture.
Varnish (varnish with the addition of resinous substances), is used as an amplifier after processing varnish, it adds the surface of the shine and emphasizes the texture.
Enamel(varnish without color mixed with pigment). Enamel paints the surface in needed color And it protects it well from adverse effects. Apply it with an aerosol.
Impregnation. He emphasizes the color of the tree and protects it from fungi, mold, adds fire repellent properties. For stairs, use impregnations on an oil and wax basis.
Using paints, try to consider the tree of the tree, its color and location of the ladder itself and appearance.
The tree breed should be taken into account, because many coniferous rocks (stairs can be made of ate, fir and pine) usually isolated resins that significantly worsen the grip of paint with wood.
If you have deciduous rocks, you should not worry, they do not possess such a property, so it's not worth worrying, there will be no problems with painting.
It is necessary to cover the surface of the paint a few layers, it depends on the fact that the tree absorbs her painting materials well. As for the appearance, everything is simple, the loose tree absorbs more, dense and old - less.
You need to choose the color to the most suitable for the external interior, but try not to spoil the natural look of the tree.
Although the paint is good because it hides many disadvantages of wood and build errors. If you have chosen pigmented protective coatings, then before applying the surface you need to be covered with putty. But if you want to emphasize the natural color of the tree, then it will not work with the paints.
Manufacturers:
For the stairs in the house well suited:
Alkyd paint - The paint received its name from alkyd resins. When drying, the paint gives a polymer film that perfectly protects the wooden surface.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Oil paintWhen covering the surfaces of this paint, you need to be careful because the paint relative to the poison and you need to use the protection of the respiratory tract.
Such paints are usually bred by oil. Olife can be two types: natural and artificial. Artificial olifa less qualitatively protects the wooden surface and is suitable for interior rooms, and natural gives a tree good protection and is used on the street.
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Disadvantages:
Steps are always exposed to a strong mechanical effect, so you need to choose a paint that would have coped with it perfectly.
You can combine two kinds of paint, as the alkyd is more expensive and is designed for mechanical effects, this paint can be covered with stairs and railings.
And the rest of the mea is used - oil paint. You can even paint in two contrasting colors, that is, to buy alkyd paint of the same color and oil other.
You can cover steps and varnish or enamel, it rather depends on how you represent your future staircase.
If you chose the paint, then you should not relax, the choice of paint is only a floor of the case, you still need to apply it high quality.
The process of painting itself can be divided into three stages:
Preparation of stairs
After the first grinding, you need to wait two days, so that the fiber of the tree straightened, and they could be removed during the next grinding.
Then you just need to proceed to the primer, note that the primer should be approached by the selected paint. And if you instead of paint, you will cover the surface with varnish, then the primer is not needed.
It is optimal to produce all the work on the preparation and color of the surfaces of the staircase in a disassembled form, but if the design is already installed, you can perform all work on the spot. It is usually stained from top to bottom (going down the staircase down the stairs) or from the bottom up if the output is at the top.
Painting
If people already live in the house and there is a need to use a staircase, you can paint "through the step." When painting can be used, brushes, rollers - as you comfortable. When applied, paint should be painted along the tree cuts.
Finish coat
After the paint dried, it covers with a transparent varnish, which is applied by three layers. Only you need to lose each layer to dry well and spend the sweep of each layer to remove bubbles and painting defects.
2. Second Toning
3. GRAYTOVKA
Modern private houses and cottages are distinguished by the presence of two and even three floors. Due to the superstructure, you can get an additional area, set out several rooms or take the storage room. For a quick and convenient transition to the second floor and the ladders are constructed, which are more often made of wood. And it is not surprising, because the material is well processing, it is easier to make a staircase with your own hands.
Of course, the tree is characterized by a beautiful texture and natural color, and the stairs from it can act as a spectacular addition to the interior. However, this material is subject to external influences, and with time anyone, even the most beautiful wooden staircase loses its attractive appearance. Decrease I. operational properties Woods.
To avoid such consequences, specialists are recommended to cover wood with special protective compositions. And in order to give the stairs more aesthetic appearance, no painting procedure do not do. From this article, you will learn how, most importantly, how to paint a wooden staircase, which paint is best suited for this, consider the features of the staining procedure.
To the Painting Procedure wooden stairs It is worth considering carefully. First of all, you need to decide what result you want to achieve in the end. This will help with the choice of one or another painting composition, working tools and processing technology.
Before you go to the store for materials, you should familiarize yourself with the basic requirements that are presented to the Painting Procedure of Tree Stairs:
Important! Before buying one or another composition, it is worth studying the content on the package and get acquainted with the recommendations for applying it.
A wide range of paints and varnishes, presented in construction stores, allows you to choose the composition that is suitable in certain conditions and meets the requirements of the consumer. However, for those who do not understand the properties of paints of different groupsThe choice is significantly complicated. To acquire a truly suitable product, you need to have at least some idea of \u200b\u200bits composition. Next, consider what kind of paints exist, and which of them are optimally suitable for processing the wooden staircase to the second floor.
This type includes paints based on alkyd resin. This substance is obtained by mixing alcohol (glycerol or pentaeryritis), acid and vegetable oil. Thanks to its own chemical composition Alkid paints have a property to quickly dry as a result of polymerization (when interacting with air molecules). And this is one of the most important advantages. In addition, alkyd resins-based dyes may contain antiseptics that are so necessary for wood processing against rotting, forming fungus and mold.
Alkids form a protective film that protects wood from mechanical damage. They are not toxic and applicable to internal works.
Such colors are most often produced on a water basis, due to which they are able to quickly dry, do not have a sharp smell due to the lack of harmful chemicals in the composition. It is possible to note the fact that acrylic solutions will not fade into the sun and do not lose their original color. The maximum operating time of the coating is up to 20 years.
Of the additional benefits: acrylic paints Water based on wood is allowed to "breathe", a wide choice of color is presented.
Such paint products have been used for a very long time, and today it is no less in demand. Its main advantages can be considered low cost and a long operational period (up to 5 years). And on this all the advantages are pumped. Wood covered with oil paint is not able to "breathe", the decorative layer will dry and quickly engages, the staircase is not protected from mechanical damage.
In the oil dye contains harmful chemicals, so this material is better to apply for external work.
Emale paints for the wooden stairs are considered the best option, especially if coloring is planned in a residential room. And all because it is fast-drying high quality compositions, which are based on no harmful components. The coloring enamel falls on the surface with a flat layer, ideal, if you need to completely cover wood without cleansing.
It is also important that enamel has high protective properties - it forms a dense film that minimizes the impact on the wood of ultraviolet, moisture and temperatures.
Varnish is not paint or enamel, it is a translucent composition, mainly intended to emphasize the natural color of wood and its texture. It is glossy and matte. To give brilliance or update the old staircase, it can be covered with glossy varnish. In the solution can be introduced and coloring pigments can be introduced, however, they perform a tinting function - such a color is not able to completely overlap the pattern of the tree.
In its composition, varnishes are on aquatic and alcohol basis, there are also nitrocellulosic solutions. The latter are more suitable for outdoor work, as they contain hardeners and plasticizers, and therefore, the decorative coating will be durable and resistant to atmospheric influences.
If you need to handle the staircase inside the house, then you should choose a varnish on a water-alcohol basis. For decorative purposes, a shellac lacquer is used for finishing.
Morners and special impregnations are another options for wood, designed for wood. With their help, you can handle a completely staircase or tinting individual parts (steps, railings). In addition to giving the tree of various shades, such solutions still perform a protective function, since they have bioco and flame retardant properties. It is for the coating of a wooden ladder to use formulations on a wax and oil basis.
Above, we looked at the variants of paintwork materials that can be applied to paint the stairs with their own hands. To select a suitable product and get expected results, you need to take into account the many points associated with the location of the staircase and the intensity of its operation.
We list the main factors determining the selection of a type of LKM:
Many specialized firms offer their services for staining stairs from different breeds Tree. You can contact one of such companies, but do not forget that painting works can do enough round sum. If you are not ready for impressive financial costs and want to save family budgetIt is better to spend the whole procedure with your own hands, especially since it is simple enough.
Any coloring technology, be it paint or varnishing, includes such steps as surface preparation and decorative layer. Moreover, the choice of painting tools and the technique of their application is not as important as the first stage. From how qualitatively a wooden surface will be prepared, the final result of the color will depend on.
First of all, the surface of the staircase should be cleaned of dust, dirt and large garbage. Next, the state of the steps and march as a whole is estimated, since in the presence of serious defects may be required additional materials For restoration. If the design is completely new and has been made of coniferous wood, mandatory preparatory stage It will be removing excess resin from the inside.
Important! Resin contained in fibers softwoodmay interfere with a good absorption of paintwork material - over time, such a coating will begin to peel.
To get rid of the resin, it is possible to prepare a special solution: 1 l of hot soap water, 200 ml of acetone, 10 g of ethyl alcohol, 50 g of potash and as much food soda. The resulting liquid is applied to the surface of the boards with a wide mask brush, after which the staircase is left to dry for several hours. As a result of absorption, the resin solution will gradually go out with back side Board.
Regardless of the wood breed, from which the staircase was made, its surface preparation includes the following works:
1. If the staircase has already been once again painted, it is necessary to remove the old coating. For this, specialized washes are used (sold in any construction store with paint products). After applying, the old decorative layer can be easily removed using a spatula.
2. It is especially important to handle the surface of the stairs to get a smooth and even base under painting. For this, sandpaper large grain paper is used, but the grinding will save you time and reduce labor costs.
3. In the presence of chips and cracks, they need to be embedded with a putty on a tree. Such products are also sold in any construction supermarket. But it is possible to save, prepare an alignment mixture of wood dust and a colorless varnish.
4. At this stage, a total grinding of the surface of the fine-grained emery paper is assumed. After such a processing of the stage, the railing and balasins should be perfectly smooth.
5. For a better clutch of paint or varnish with the surface, do not do without primer. It is advisable to take a composition with antiseptic properties. It is necessary to put the primer so that it penetrates well in all the gaps, notches, places with carvings (if available). Wait for complete drying.
After completing all the preparatory work, you can safely start finish finish Stairs. About how it is necessary to paint, what tools it is better to use, it will be discussed further.
Before painting the staircase, it is important to prepare well. This means that you need to find workwear, which is not sorry to dying, pick up suitable painting tools. If you have purchased a paint sufficiently liquid consistency, it is easier to perform color with an electric or pneumatic spray gun. Such a tool will significantly reduce your labor costs, and all work will take only a few minutes.
Important! When working with the kraskopult, you need to use precautions. It is recommended to wear safety glasses so that the splashes of paint do not get into the eyes, as well as a mask or respirator, especially when using solvent-based solutions.
If there is no spraying device in the presence, you can use and brush, and roller. Here the main thing is to choose the instrument correctly. To apply a liquid coloring composition, wide flint brushes with soft bristles are more suitable, for applying thick - more rigid, but smaller size. The roller will be useful if you need to paint wide steps.
The process of applying paint or enamel looks like this:
1. First you need to prepare workplace. Shipping the floor next to the staircase with a passionate film or old newspapers, and a plot adjacent to the march, creek by paint scotch.
2. Opening a jar, a long wooden stick you need to thoroughly mix the composition before receiving homogeneity. There should be no lumps and water fluid over the paint material. If the paint is too thick, it can be diluted with solvent.
2. When using the tassels, it needs to be hushed into the paint and, while holding a tool at an angle of 45˚, apply the composition to the surface. The movements should be along the fibers of the tree.
3. Usually the wooden staircase is painted in two layers. However, if the composition was chosen on a water basis, and you noticed that it absorbs into the woody material as a sponge, more than three layers may be required.
4. After applying the first layer, it is necessary to wait for a complete drying of the coating. This rule should be observed when applying each subsequent layer.
5. Especially carefully you need to process the joints of the balusne and rails, recesses, carved parts, curly elements.
6. At the end of the step, the railing and handrails can be opened with colorless glossy varnish - this will allow the surface of the shine, and the entire product of the larger gloss.
On video: Painting of a wooden staircase (instructions and recommendations).
If you do not know what color gamut Choose to design a staircase, you can apply a classic method when the color of the decorative coating is slightly different from the shade of the walls and the floor. At the same time, it is important that the staircase harmoniously fit into the interior and complemented the general color decoration premises.
Single staining is a more preferred option, but some color in several colors. This approach allows you to highlight the staircase on a general background and make it the main interior decoration.
Before such a finish, the untreated staircase is polished only once. This is due to the fact that after applying the lacquer, all the villus of the surface fibers of the wood will still raise, and they will have to reinstall the grinding. The most optimal option is the interlayer processing of emery 180-220. It is also recommended to apply a special soil before varnishing, which will smooth all the irregularities.
After grinding the first layer, the wooden staircase always represents a pitiful spectacle. But do not be afraid after applying the second lacquer layer on a properly prepared basis, the situation in the root will change.
The varnishing process itself is not as complicated and includes several simple steps:
1. First you need to prepare the composition itself. If a two-component varnish was purchased, mix it as indicated in the instructions on the package.
2. Loose a working tool in the lacquer (brush or roller), after which it is passed on the surface, causing a thin layer along the tree fibers.
3. Be sure to wait for a complete drying of varnish. It will take about three hours. Depending on the selected type of composition, the drying process may exceed this time indicator.
5. Re-applying varnish requires special accuracy, apply the material evenly with a thin layer. The subsequent layers are applied only after complete drying of the previous ones.
Ready lacquer need to be captured and gaining strength. Drying period directly depends on how many layers were applied to the surface. What are them more, the longer the drying process. On average, the coating dries after 7-10 days.
The high-quality painting of the ladder from the tree includes the right approach from the Malar Malary. In order for the result to justify your expectations, and I did not have to repeat the painting, we recommend using the following tricks:
The staircase leading to the second floor is one of the important components of the interior decoration of the private dwelling. The impression of guests about the owner of the house depends on its appearance. It can be a two-color, can be painted as paints, varnishes and tinting vessels. The choice of material is based on your personal preferences and expectations. And so that the end result does not fail, it is worth mastering at least minimal skills of working with paint products.
The stairs are very sensitive to environmental exposure. Even simple water has a negative impact on the coating, and it is often for cleaning various detergents. It must be borne in mind that all materials, be a tree, metal or concrete have their weaknesses and may be damaged during operation. Even those stairs that are indoors are subject to the effects of moisture drops, temperature oscillations, sunlight.
If you do not take care of the surface protection on time, external factors will significantly reduce the service life of the product. Most. effective way Preventing the aging of the material is the coating of the staircase enamel, varnish, paint and the veil. Depending on the certain conditionsYou can choose this or that other paint coating. Let's see what to cover the stairs to you.
Choosing paint, consider the design of the room. The staircase should be harmonized with the interior, but not contradict. Alkyd paints are easily applied, uretan alkyds are excellent for already painted surfaces, and pigmented - hide minor defects.
They are brushed into densely, sold in the form of a powder, which must be dissolved by oil, and ready for use. Olife may be artificial or natural. Artificial olifes are cheaper, but give less high-quality coverage.
For painting internal products that will test only mechanical loads, paint is suitable for the staircase on an artificial olife. If the processing is supposed street construction, then the mixtures are needed solely on a natural basis;
If you wish to paint the staircase and at the same time emphasize the beauty natural tree, then you better buy lacquer for stairs. Most of them quickly dry and easily applied. To solve with some varnish to cover a wooden staircase, pay attention to the conditions for its operation and the variety of wood from which the product is made.
- This is a mixture of vegetable oils with artificial or natural resins, for example, oil-river varnishes. When drying, the lacquer forms a solid layer of yellowish color. Due to low resistance to external factors, oil varnishes are used for painting stairs installed inside the house.
When the interaction of alcohol with natural resins, such as Sandarak and Shellac, is obtained by a concentration of 30-45%. Due to the high speed of weathering of alcohol and the low rate of dissolution of the resin, several layers can be applied without destroying the previous ones. Coatings are obtained with excellent resistance to mechanical damage and adhesion to most materials. The treated surfaces are well polished, but differ in low water resistance.
Today, oil and alcoholic varnishes are produced in minor volumes, as it requires expensive natural raw materials to obtain them. As a rule, they are used in special casesFor example, to cover musical instruments.
Films are obtained transparent, solid, with a weak shade. Have a good adhesion to many surfaces, waterproof. Used both for street and internal stairs. In everyday life, alkyd varnishes are often confused with oil - it is incorrect, because, in the production of alkyd resins, vegetable oils are used, which have a serious effect on the characteristics of the final product, but by chemical and high-quality composition, alkyd varnishes differ from oil and significantly exceed them by properties.
Nitrolakes cover the surface with a dense, almost colorless quick-drying film. Usually nitroleki are used to vanish wooden stairs. However, in some cases, they are used to paint the product from the metal, inflicting the last layer. Nitratecellulosic varnishes are great for working indoors, they are less common to protect against natural factors.
Surely, many used the epithet "polished" to the brilliant surfaces of wooden fittings - this is the result of applying polyester varnishes. These protective coatings for wood are multicomponent mixtures and require special accuracy. Polyester varnishes do not give shrinkage, because the solvent does not disappear in the process of frozen, but is polymerized with a dissolved resin; Form solid thick films resistant to water and other reagents.
On their basis, high-quality car putty are produced.
Used with special hardeners, the volume of which depends on the type of resin and the nature of the hardener itself. Epoxy varnishes are characterized by increased resistance to water and alkalis, compatibility with other coatings and mechanical strength, however, remain not enough atmospheric.
Different with exceptional mechanical strength and high wear resistance. Perhaps the best lacquer for stairs. Polyurethane coatings - expensive pleasure, but outstanding performance features And the increased service life compensates for the high cost. For example, parquet floors, stairs and fittings in the halls of museums and palaces, representing artistic value, covered with these varnishes.
Polyurethane varnish on a water basis refers to innovative developments. Combines the ecology of acrylic varnishes and the strength of polyurethane. Water-based varnishes are inferior to purely polyurethane, however, the use of special additives significantly improves performance.
To cover varnish large squares The sprayer is useful, and if the staircase is small, then a wide brush will come down.
Some varnishes are durable, wear racks, absolutely transparent and do not have a sharp smell, but at the same time they have one significant disadvantage: to use a staircase treated with this coating, it will be possible only a week after painting. If you are not satisfied with such a prospect, use another paint and varnish coating, which is also wear-resistant, but at the same time dries almost instantly. Naturally, it will cost more or yield to the first one for a number of other characteristics.
Enamels are obtained by mixing painting pigments and varnishes, combining the benefits of both materials. Enamels, like varnishes, envelop the surface with a shiny protective film, and like paints, give a certain color. However, enamel is destroyed under the influence of water, which is why it is almost not used to cover the stairs.
There are glyphthaled, oil, nitroemali and other enamels. Depending on the type of varnish added, it is possible to obtain a glossy, matte, or a semi-wave surface.
Morilka is a type of impregnation, which also has antiseptic properties. After processing the verse, the tree becomes inexpressive. Sometimes, the layer of varnish is still applied from above. In this case, it is necessary to take care that the staircase and lacquer lacquer for the stairs were compatible with each other.
Choosing a veil, it must be remembered that under its action the wood is slightly dark, the color becomes more saturated. For an inexperienced master who decishes with some varnish to cover a wooden staircase, you can recommend impregnation on a wax or oil basis, which can be applied in several layers. Also there are alcohol impregnations and nitropropites.
To date, oils are manufactured using modern technologies and have the basis of wax and natural vegetable oils. The product contains:
Oils for painting stairs is a worthy replacement of traditional lacquer. The material is deeply absorbed into the surface, forming a protective coating for a tree, withstands significant loads and highlights the texture of the tree. The surface of the steps acquires excellent performance. In addition, oil is characterized by good bactericidal properties: wood fungi and mold are not formed on the treated surface. Suitable for use in places with high permeability.
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After you decide how to paint the staircase, you can proceed directly to the processing of the material. If you do not have sufficient experience, seek help to professionals, but remember that it will affect the final cost. If you are going to make everything with your own hands, let's look in detail how to paint a wooden staircase.
Before applying the paint coating, the surface must be prepared. The technology of painting largely depends on the variety of wood, from whether you want to hide the texture of the tree or, on the contrary, to highlight it, and what exactly you decide to cover the stairs.
If dense staining is assumed, then the surface of the stairs should be carefully cleaned and covered with putty, which will hide all chips. Then the tree is grinning, and the work is carried out in two stages with a break in a few days. So the maximum result is achieved. After that, the primer is applied.
If painting was held earlier, try to apply urethane-alkyd paint on small plot. If the layer lay down exactly, it does not exfoliate and does not breed, then you can continue. Otherwise you will have to remove old paint. To do this, use a seaming composition. Alternatively, you can try to warm wood construction phenomenon And then scrape the paint with a spatula.
Special attention is required to require stairs from coniferous rocks, such as pine. This material, thanks to the cheapness and ease of processing, is very popular, but requires additionally processing - desonylation. It is necessary for several reasons:
The desiccation of wood is the process of treating the surface of the tree in order to complete or partial removal of excess resin. Mostly for desonylation use all sorts of solvents. For pine the best choice There will be a 25% solution of technical acetone, to be applied using a brush, and then rinse the treated surface with warm water and thoroughly dry. Too large beggar places will have to be cut into a knife and close the irregularity of putty.
The following components are listed, which are included in the desiralization solution.
Further painting of the staircase from pine is possible only after the tree is completely dry.
It is important to know not only than, but also how to paint the staircase. Apply paintwork covers best sprayer. There are electrical and pneumatic splicers. With their help, you can cover the product with a smooth layer. But if this device is not, the usual wide brushes are suitable. With thick and slowly dry paints, it is recommended to work with brushes with a short and rigid pile. For more liquid coatings Use soft hair brushes, they are also called flots. The brush should be kept at an angle of 45 degrees to the working surface. To launder a brush, extinate it in a solvent or turpentar.
Paintings should be applied in 2-3 layers, distributing evenly throughout the surface of the product. First color one side, then turn over and cover the reverse. At the same time, it is necessary to have time to paint the entire surface before drying the coating so that no irregularities and inclination remains. In order to work it was more convenient, and paint or varnish were not lubricated, it is necessary to adapt wooden stands. And after periodically stirring the paint, you will prevent the appearance of lumps and sediment.
In a private house, there will be a metal staircase, the durability of which largely depends on the protective coating. Therefore, it is necessary to know how and how to paint the staircase.
In this case preparatory work Apply to the removal of rust. To do this, the Bulgarian with a rigid wire brush, sandpaper or special solvents can be used.
After the rust is removed, the metal surface is degreased covered with primer. Painting the stairs can be carried out only after the primer is completely dried. Places where there was a rust, it is recommended to treat particularly carefully.
If you work with a staircase on which there are welded seams, then be sure to work them up to the brilliance.
The coating of the metal staircase should be highly resistant to abrasion and environmental impacts. Selecting the desired enamel or paint , Start directly to apply paintwork. If the staircase was painted earlier, apply a coating on a small area. In case, after drying, the paint lies well and the old layer does not shine through it, you can continue to work. If the quality does not satisfy you, the old paint will have to be removed.
Painting steps should be carried out especially carefully, it is usually applied twice as many layers than on other elements.
Painting concrete not only gives the product a more attractive form, but also protects the surface from premature wear, damage, impact of atmospheric factors.
The following options are possible:
In the first case, special pigments are used, which are resistant to moisture and sun rays. To achieve cleaner tones, it is recommended to use white concrete. This method allows to obtain a more rich color and uniform coating. The disadvantage can be attributed to the high cost, labor intensity and impossibility of use for ready-made concrete stairs.
The second option provides that stair Machi. covered with special paints for concrete:
At the preliminary preparation stage, the staircase is polished to eliminate irregularities and ground to ensure better clutch with the surface. And then, deciding in what color to paint the staircase, you apply a coating on the steps with a wide roller with a pile of medium length.
Wooden stairs have become an already familiar element of any country house or cottage. Wood stairs are very comfortable in use, beautiful and able to add extraordinary comfort to the entire interior and even make the atmosphere in the cottage warmer. But the tree is pretty capricious material: It is equally poorly perceived by the heat, and cold, as well as fast transitions from one to another, it does not like the effects of water and in general wet air, the surface is grieving from constant interaction with shoes.
In order to protect the stairs in country house From all this, which means, to extend her service, do not do without such an operation, like painting the stairs wooden. In general, painting a wooden staircase does not cause any particular difficulties, however, as in any case, there are nuances here.
The list of such features is quite wide: since what kind of tool is best suited specifically for the stairs in your cottage, and ending with the question than you need to apply the selected tool and how to make it right, that is, how to prepare a staircase to paint, how to apply the means and How to make a country house's staircase as long as possible gave you pleasure to your unsurpassed beautiful look.
This is the first question that has a man who has decided to do such a thing as painting the stairs wooden with their own hands. And this is perhaps the most difficult stage of the entire operation, since today there are many funds with which you can paint a wooden staircase. From the choice of a particular means, the appearance of the staircase may change unrecognizable, and may remain almost the same as before painting.
The first thing you need to decide, choosing a tool is what you want to achieve in the end: whether you want to "enter" the staircase in the interior color gamut or maintain the external charm of the natural tree with its elegant divorces and a sophisticated-noble tint.
All means intended for painting stairs can be divided into several groups:
Consider the features of the funds from each group in more detail.
Paints are used if you want when performing such a job as the painting of the ladder is wooden, give it a certain color or shade, bring it in line with common color surrounding the interior staircase. As a rule, we are talking about oil paints.
But also for themselves oil paints For painting wooden stairs are divided into several varieties, each of which has its own characteristics:
In addition, paints can be densely, they must be prepared for use, dissolving powder in the olife, or completely ready.
The choice of olifa is of great importance. It is written on a container with olphos, it is natural or artificial. Natural olifa has excellent resistance to any environmental impacts. But the artificial Olife is not so worn. Therefore, if you decide to paint the street ladder, you need to buy in paint to breed a natural olive. For stairs inside the house, the cheaper artificial is suitable.
Painting the ladder with a wooden varnish apply if there is a desire to leave the visible texture of the tree. Lucky can be both completely colorless, practically non-changing shade of wood, and color: most often they make natural color of wood brighter, slightly darkened, but the natural pattern becomes clearer. Varked varnishes for painting wooden stairs, too, there is a lot of:
When choosing a varnish, note that they can be matte and glossy. And although glossy varnishes give the wooden surface more "brilliant" appearance, it is best to use matte varnishes for stairs, as they can "hide" some kind of wood defects. And glossy opposite - emphasize all the "weak" places.
Painting wooden stairs can also be made by enamels or verses. Enamel is a kind of varnish and paint mixture. As a result, it simultaneously gives the surface of a wooden staircase during painting a certain color, and covers it with a shiny film that performs, except, also a protective function. But there is an enamel and one disadvantage, because of which to see such a coating on the stairs can be very rare - it does not tolerate the interaction with water.
If you still decided to cover the enamel staircase, then give up glossy enamel in favor of matte. The fact is that the steps covered with glossy enamel will become very slippery, and this is completely not acceptable for the stairs.
Morlogs - It is rather not even dyes, but impregnations for a wooden staircase. Although the tree on which the veil is applied, still changes its color: it will become slightly darker, and its drawing will be more pronounced. The advantage of the verse is that it not only reliably protects the tree from moisture, rotting, the impact of different pests and from other adverse factors, but also gives it new properties - for example, fire safety.
Often, the staircase is often treated with a staircase before applying a varnish on it. In this case, it is necessary to especially carefully choose the varnish itself: it should "go to bed" well on the veil and sleep perfectly onto her surface. The choice of lacquer type depends on the selection of the type of veil, so when you purchase, you need to take advantage of the specialist.
Although the painting of the staircase is wooden - the work is not at all difficult, yet it is necessary to observe a certain sequence and extreme accuracy. Stages of work here depend on what a means for painting a wooden staircase you have chosen, that is, if you want to paint the ladder "tight" or cover it with varnish, keeping the outer charm of wood.
If you want to continue to admire the beauty of the wood pattern, the painting of the stairs will consist of the following steps:
When painting the ladder, attention should be paid not only to the purity of the steps, but also to clean it in the entire room, where there is a staircase. After all, dust or pollution from the floor or surface of furniture can get on the steps at the most inopportune moment, when you apply a coloring agent on them, and remove them without removing the already applied layer will be difficult.
If you do the despise of the wood of the stairs, then the next stage of work cannot be carried out immediately. Before proceeding with further color, you have to wait until wood is dry.
If you decide to cover the ladder of opaque paint, then after it is cleaned it is necessary to follow the following sequence:
As you can see, for full and high-quality painting, the stairs requires not one day. At the same time, often the stairs are located in such a way that it is absolutely impossible to use them even one day. Therefore, the masters advise to paint the stairs through the step. Of course, it is not very convenient to go up on such a staircase, but in any case you can continue to exploit it even in the period of painting.
