Plastering The Wall Without Using Special Galvanized Beacons

2023 Author: Philip Bishop | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 07:54

• Features of the technique
• The device of the guides from the solution
• Tile adhesive guides
• Guide beacons device
• Preparing for installation
• The first way
• Second way
• Cost and reviews
• A detailed video of how to plaster a wall without beacons

Plastering beacons made of metal, plastic and wire (or strings) are used to reduce the time for plastering. However, in some cases, for example, when the purchase of ready-made guides for some reason is impossible, and plastering is required to be done right now, you can use another option. It is called plastering walls without beacons, although, in fact, it is the creation of guides from a solution.

Features of the technique

Among the advantages of using mortar (gypsum) plaster without beacons is the ability to reduce the cost of work with the same level of savings as when using conventional beacons. And the disadvantages include the need to use the services of a specialist. Moreover, experienced enough to work with plaster. A layman or a master, accustomed to plastering on metal guides, will spend much more time on a similar volume of work, and is unlikely to achieve the same high-quality result.

It is because of this that the decision to use plaster technology without beacons is made only after checking the slope of the enclosing structures using a level and level. If the distortions on one wall are relatively small, and do not exceed 10-15 mm in any direction, you can choose this option as well. The same applies to non-residential premises, in which there is no need to make perfectly flat walls - it is enough to achieve their smoothness.

The device of the guides from the solution

The principle of leveling walls with plaster without beacons, but using a solution, is to install guides that do not require use:

• metal, plastic and wood profiles;
• special strings along which the plane of the plaster layer is aligned;
• fastenings such as plastic clips, "kremmer" or "Ears".

You can start plastering walls with gypsum plaster without beacons immediately after the guides are dry - as a rule, the next day. On the one hand, this is a disadvantage that increases the terms of work. On the other hand, having correctly calculated the end time of the installation of the mortar guides, you can leave the plastering the next day.

Tile adhesive guides

Another not too often used method of making beacons for plastering walls is to make them from tile glue. The technique owes its unpopularity to the too long solidification period of such a solution. Sometimes the guides made from it may not dry out for 1-3 days. And the glue itself sticks to the rule, interfering with the plastering process.

At the same time, if after laying the tiles, there is an adhesive mixture, with its help you can still make guides, saving on plaster. To do this, add 1 part of glue to 1 part of cement and 2.5 parts of sand. The result is a solution whose properties are similar to the CT29 mixture (polymer-cement putty). And plastering in a thin layer without beacons is performed according to the same technique as when using mortar guides.

Guide beacons device

The technology for installing plaster beacons includes:

• preparatory work;
• preparation of a solution for guides;
• the device of the main solution beacons.

If necessary, the installation of intermediate guides is added to this list. The decision to install them is made if the differences on the surface of one wall (ceiling or floor) are large enough. Or in cases where the length of the structure to be plastered is too long. Below is a video of how to install guide beacons on the wall.

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Preparing for installation

Before you level the walls with plaster without lighthouses with Rotband or another mixture (the video of the plastering process for each option is easy to find on the net), you should prepare. It is not much different from work using lighthouses and includes the following stages:

1. Preparing suitable materials and tools;
2. Cleaning the surface from loose finishes and dirt;
3. A primer to improve the adhesion of the plaster to it.

Now you can prepare the solution and start plastering. At the same time, it is recommended to use one of the two most popular ways to level the walls with plaster without beacons, the video of which makes it easier to imagine the process itself. The first option is suitable for ordinary walls, the second - for concrete structures (foam concrete, aerated concrete).

The first way

Using the first method, how to plaster walls with gypsum plaster without beacons, involves the following work:

1. Driving screws from one side of the wall (distance to corner and ceiling or floor - 100 mm each). The distance from the wall to the cap is chosen so that it is 0.5–1.0 cm below the surface of the plaster layer;
2. Leveling the surface of the fastener and repeating the same work on the other side of the wall;
3. The device of guides from the same solution that is used for basic work, or gypsum. The second option makes the beacons more durable;

Now, so that the rule does not pass over the nails, round platforms - "marks" are arranged above them from the solution. The diameter of each is up to 70 mm, the height above the level of the caps is up to 5 mm. After throwing the plaster on the nails, the circles are cut off - the result should be squares with sides up to 4 x 4 cm and resembling a cone in cross section.

After installing the fasteners, you can begin the installation of mortar or plaster guides for beacons under plaster with your own hands. For this, a rule is used, the length of which should not be much less than the height of the room. It is applied to the surface of the marks and a solution (gypsum) is thrown under the bottom. Excess material is cut off, and voids in the guides (appearing mainly after drying). Having finished the installation of the guides, and after making sure that they are dry, you can proceed to plastering the structure. As a rule, a method such as leveling a wall with plaster without beacons leads to a quick transition to wall decoration.

Second way

Another technique for making do-it-yourself plaster beacons is suitable for use on concrete surfaces. In this case, the use of gypsum mortar is not allowed - only plaster mixture. The method includes performing the following steps:

1. Production of mortar grades (using the same technique as for the first option);
2. Creation of a guide by applying mortar under the rule. In this case, light blows are applied to the instrument with a hammer;
3. The rule is left in the mortar and used as a frame for the guide.

The plastering of walls without beacons is completed with gypsum plaster.

Cost and reviews

The amount spent on applying Rotband plaster without beacons will be minimal. The price for a bag of gypsum mix is about 300-380 rubles. The cost of guides made of tile glue is more expensive - 25 kg of material will cost 800 rubles. In general, when performing repairs with the device of beacons for plaster from mortar or gypsum, you can save up to 70% of funds compared to metal profiles, but there will be costs for the profile. However, more time will be spent.

A detailed video of how to plaster a wall without beacons

We offer you to watch a selection of videos on the topic, which will help you choose the right way to install the rails on the wall without using galvanized metal beacons.

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