Silk plaster - a type of decorative wall covering. As the name implies, coating imitates the surface of silk fabric. She has a nice touch texture, it creates original color effects and visually aligns the wall. On such a surface using a stencil or manually, you can also apply additional patterns, ornaments, drawings, making home design even more attractive. 
This type of plaster has another name - liquid wallpaper, since it is a dry mixture, which is enough to dilute with water, make it liquid and lay it on the walls instead of ordinary roll wallpaper. The material is often used in apartment renovation in spb.
Composition of silk plaster
The plaster has a polyester base with the mandatory addition of artificial or natural silk fibers, cellulose and various mineral fillers. As a binder, cellulose or acrylic adhesive is used.. Also in the production of silk plaster, additives from nacre can be used, quartz, mica. Such components give the coating a special sophistication., affect the game of color, invoice, visual volume of wall surface.
Almost all of the components of plaster are natural and environmentally friendly materials., therefore, such liquid wallpaper is absolutely harmless. They can be used as a wall covering for residential, office, children's premises.
Advantages of Silk Plaster
- It has high aesthetic and decorative qualities..
- Great design variability.
- Environmentally friendly and harmless material.
- Correctly applied plaster is durable and stable..
- Plaster is convenient for finishing complex elements of the room - corners, various protrusions, niche, arches, roundness.
- Hides all the bumps, cracks, cracks, cavities and wall defects.
- The solution is easy to prepare and apply to the surface from virtually any material..
- Does not require customized drawings, no seams and joints.
- Increases heat- and soundproofing.
- On silk plaster, it is easy to eliminate minor damage and dirt - just wet, smooth and grout, which can be stored in the refrigerator for a long time.
Stucco disadvantages
- Surface must not be washed, plaster unstable in high humidity.
- Absorbs odors. This problem can be solved by processing with a special paintwork., что снижает возможность частичного ремонта в случае необходимости.
Preparing walls for applying silk plaster
Поверхность стен необходимо очистить от старых обоев, клея, paints. Все щели, cracks and holes should be repaired and, if possible, crushed all protrusions and layers.
Depending on the type of wall surface, their preparation has certain features:
Concrete walls
Such walls should be putty first, then impregnate with a primer and at the end paint with white or another color, close to the color of the selected silk plaster.
Plastered walls
It is necessary to remove all layers, irregularities and squeeze flaking pieces of old plaster. Then strengthen the wall surface, putty all cavities, cracks and soak with a primer. Before applying liquid wallpaper, you must carefully inspect the surface - it should be without stains and spots, otherwise they may reappear on the silk surface.
Drywall walls
All connecting seams between the drywall boards must be carefully leveled with a special mortar and then puttyed over the entire treated area of the wall. Then it should be painted with white paint with the addition of PVA glue in the ratio 3 parts of paint to 1 parts of glue, otherwise traces of connecting seams and screws will appear on the silk coating.
Wooden walls
Regardless of the type of wood coating it must be puttied, then impregnate with a primer and then apply liquid wallpaper.
Metal surface
Various metal surfaces can also be covered with silk plaster - reinforcement, pipes, hoods. In this case, such elements must be pre-painted with oil or nitro enamel paint..
Methods for applying plaster
1. The method of applying a dry solution.
It is necessary to pour warm water into the container of the required volume in the amount specified in the instructions for use of the mixture. Высыпаем в воду всю смесь из пакета со всеми добавками и тщательно размешиваем вручную. Parts should not be diluted with the solution - it is possible to calculate the necessary amount and color of the plaster incorrectly, it may turn out to be heterogeneous or the adhesion of the solution to the treated surface will not be strong enough.
The solution should be infused 12 hours. Just before application, stir it again, adding a little water. Smooth the surface of the wall with a damp trowel., after which the solution is applied to the wall with a layer of approximately 2 mm based 1 kg prepared mixture per 4 m?. Let dry 72 o'clock.
2. Applying a liquid solution.
First, the color and separately the liquid base are mixed., after which both components are connected. In order to achieve the desired shade of plaster, следует использовать мерную емкость для колера и придерживаться ответствующей инструкции, входящих в комплект жидких обоев.
Штукатурка наносится слоем в 2 мм валиком или шпателем, а если смесь приспособлен к машинному нанесению (маркировка МН), можно использовать пульверизатор.
