Wooden surfaces can be badly damaged by negative external factors. If this concerns the wooden fragments used in the construction of the house, then one has to resort to all possible measures to protect them - extending their life is very important for the owners.
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Wooden stairs to the second floor - an important part of the house, which needs protection
The staircase is one of the main fragments of the house. It is important that it does not succumb to the influence of external factors and does not lose its attractive appearance and functionality ahead of time. To solve this issue, you need to protect it properly. There are many means of protecting such material as wood. For example - different varnishes and enamels, coatings and paints, the appearance of which will add to your interior an extra zest and extend the life of your ladder from wood. The main factors affecting the structure of wood, regardless of where they are on the street or in the room, are considered the influence of air temperature, humidity, light, mechanical actions and shocks.
How to paint a wooden staircase
You can paint with paint, varnish, stain, various, special enamels designed for wooden products. Stain coloring will give it not only aesthetic appearance, but also protect the material from the harmful effects of the environment.
How to paint a wooden staircase correctly
To begin with, we will understand the differences between enamels, paints and varnishes intended for the surface of wood.
Oil paints for wooden coatings are made on drying oil, artificial or natural. In addition, oil paints are divided into ready-to-work and densely packed. Gustoterty need to be bred. Paints, diluted with artificial varnish, have lower qualities than those that are diluted with natural olive oil. Also, oil paints diluted in natural linseed can be safely used for painting stairs on the street, because they are able to protect the wooden surface from undesirable external influences. But oil paints diluted with artificial varnish, should be used only indoors, because here the external impact is not so great as on the street.
If the choice fell on the varnish, then you need to know that the line of paint and varnish products is very diverse. Let's look at this information in more detail. Firstly, all varnishes are divided into two types - black and light. Light (oil), have a high moisture resistance, compared with those that are made of synthetic materials. The variety of synthetic varnishes is much greater, because there are many synthetic bases for their creation:
- polyester,
- perchlorovinyl,
- nitrocellulose,
- polyacryl and others.
If you want to give a painted wood surface shine, you need to choose nitrolaks. And if you need to paint the metal base of the stairs, then choose bituminous varnishes.
There is another kind of paint for a wooden surface - it's enamel. This kind combines the qualities of varnishes, because they are made on their basis, and the quality of the paints, which give the enamel a shade. The only significant disadvantage of enamel is the appearance of a film, which eventually breaks and splits. Also, enamel is not used for outdoor work - it does not suit it at all, and in the bathroom, where the humidity is high enough.
Just sit a separate kind of material called impregnation. They are used both for wood protection and for finishing. Impregnations are pigments that are dissolved in either a chemical solvent or water. Pinotex and stain are the most commonly used impregnation agents. It is widely believed that it is desirable to apply impregnation as a first layer, which will protect from moisture and reduce the ability of the material to ignite.
From all the above described, it can be concluded that the choice of means for painting wooden handrails for stairs depends only on you: on your preferences and on the design decision of the interior of your house.
How and what to paint the steps of a wooden staircase
To paint the steps of the wooden staircase in the house, it is recommended to use lacquers based on urea-formaldehyde polymer. Unfortunately, they are materials that are easily flammable and have an unpleasant, pungent smell, but they are able to create a surface with an ideally beautiful decorative gloss and the desired tone.
If the staircase is in a dry room and the possibility of moisture impact on it will be minimized, it can be used for painting enamels - they are decorative enough and will keep an attractive appearance for quite some time.
Technology of staining wooden stairs
This technology consists of three main stages:
- preparatory work on the surface directly for painting;
- the process of staining;
- opening by varnish.
The first stage involves grinding the surface and its filler, if necessary. These actions will make it possible to make a uniform application of the selected means for painting the surface of wood. It is advisable to interrupt the work after finishing the first grinding, in order to raise the pile.
Immediately before the beginning of the second stage of the work you need to do degreasing.
The method of dyeing a wooden surface makes it possible to choose independently by what means you will use. Preferring paint, you need to remember that the tree should be properly prepared. For greater security of tenants, you can choose a matte paint that, compared to glossy, will be less slippery after drying. In cases where the ladder is made of valuable wood, experts advise to note this advantage, using for the coating is not paint, but a stain.
The next step after painting the ladder of wood is to finish the finish layer. Finishing layers must be at least three. After every third layer, the wooden surface must be dried. It should be remembered that glossy varnishes will be erased much faster than lacquer matt.
Some recommendations of specialists
Another important advice from experts: a ladder made of wood is more practical to paint in unassembled condition. If the need for painting has arisen after its assembly and installation - make the painting step by step. The first step is coloring some fragments, then others. These steps will make it possible to eliminate inconvenience and during the painting work use a ladder.
As already mentioned above, the staircase is better to be painted when it is dismantled. When staining the stairs in this form, it is possible to access all sides of the element. In turn, painting from all sides will provide additional protection against temperature effects and moisture.
To make the right choice of means for painting stairs in the street and indoors, you must carefully read the characteristics of the paint and varnish material. A staircase to the second floor or an attic on the street is better painted with special tools for outdoor work. One such popular means is Drevoplast - an artificial paint for wooden surfaces with a base of alkyd resins with polymer additives. This paint is designed for a wide range of uses. It can be used for painting almost all wooden elements in the yard of your house (platforms, windows, ceilings, doors, gazebos, wooden fences, benches and much more).
Any wooden surface, including a ladder, can be painted as one's own, and having resorted to the help of specialists. This service is quite widespread, relatively inexpensive and accessible, it is offered by almost all firms working in the design and installation of wooden fragments of decor.
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