How to choose a paint for the ceiling

When the ceiling coating is mounted or plunged, it comes time to think about its painting. It is necessary to decide not only with color, but also with the type of paint. For example, they are not recommended to use oil, due to the fact that it creates a steam-permeable film, in addition, it has a pungent smell and dries for a long time. The best paint to the ceiling still remains water-based or water-dispersion compositions. The article will examine in detail the types of colors and the best manufacturers.

Content:

1. Nuances when choosing paint for ceiling
2. What type of paint is better for the ceiling
   • Water-based and water-dispersion paint
   • Acrylic paint for the ceiling
   • Latex paint for the ceiling
3. What paint to choose for the ceiling
   • The rating of the best paint for the ceiling
   • Tips on how to choose a water -based paint for the ceiling

Today, the construction market is replete with paints for ceilings of different price categories. Arriving at the store, the eyes scatter from dozens of cans, at first glance the same. All of them are full of labels and is no wonder that without additional knowledge it will be difficult to make the right choice.

Of course, you can contact consultants, but this does not guarantee that it will be possible to choose the optimal combination of price-quality, since the primary task of sellers to sell more expensive compositions.

But, even having studied the classification of paints and varnishes, it is impossible to immediately figure out what is sold in a particular bank. Therefore, it is necessary to slowly read the characteristics that the manufacturer indicates the etiquette. First of all, attention is paid to its composition, or rather, based on which component, the paint is produced. As well as the duration of drying, the consumption of the composition on M2, resistance to abrasion, moisture- or water resistance, purpose. For example:

• sometimes there is a note on a bucket with paint that the composition is resistant to dry abrasion. This means that the painted surface is allowed to be wiped with a dry sponge or vacuumed, but wiped with a damp cloth, and even more so you can not wash. Most often, inexpensive water -based paints have such characteristics. They are quite suitable for staining the ceiling;
• also, the manufacturer can give information that paint can only be used in rooms with low operational loads. This means for dry rooms, such as a bedroom, a dressing room or a corridor. There is another nuance, in rooms where they often smoke, this paint may turn yellow. It is not recommended to paint the ceiling in the kitchen or in the bathroom;
• possessing the properties resistant to abrasion and being indelible, the composition is much more universal. It can be washed with soap with soap. True, it will not work to completely wash the spot, and perhaps there will be a trace if you rub hard. But in general, refresh the color of the ceiling, removing dust from it, it will turn out;

• some water -based paints give strength characteristics. In the inscription that it is dirty or washable, you can safely buy it for painting the ceiling in the kitchen or in a room with high humidity. It can be washed with alkaline detergents and do this repeatedly without a deterioration in its appearance.

Nuances when choosing paint for ceiling

• The color of the paint for the ceiling and its texture is selected based on the style of the room, its color scheme and purpose. It is divided into 3 main types: matte, semi -gloss and glossy. The latter best helps to visually increase the space of the room, and matte white paint will give the premises of restrained nobility and balance.
• When preparing the surface of the ceiling for painting, it is necessary to achieve perfect evenness. This applies to putty and grinding. The paint not only will not hide even insignificant irregularities, but on the contrary, it will emphasize them even more. Glossy stations, more resistant to abrasion, will clearly distinguish all the hollows or bulges. A little more loyal in this regard is matte paint, which masks small defects. It is best, in this case, choose something average, for example, half-glossy.

• Water emulsion paint, due to the fact that water is present in its composition, loses its characteristics after freezing. Therefore, it is not recommended in winter to buy it in markets that are not equipped with a heated warehouse.
• At first glance, paints with the same properties of a large price range. But this is not entirely true, because in expensive brands, often, the flow of paint per square meter is less. Therefore, when counting the volume of paint in a bucket for the amount of painted meters, the cost of expensive and cheap compositions does not differ so much.
• Paradoxical, but sometimes the paint of the proven manufacturer is worse than the less known. This happens due to the high cost of the compositions of the promoted brands, so they are more often faked. The new manufacturer is still little known, and therefore offers its good quality products at a low price.
• Now it is often written on banks with paint that it is intended for painting ceilings. If such a narrow specification is not indicated on it, then you need to choose a universal for internal work. It has good covering, and most importantly, when applied, it immediately goes to the surface, without forming drops.

• Do not be scared if, during the application, the paint instead of snow-white has any light shade. The manufacturer adds a special pigment to it so that non -coloring is better visible, and after drying it completely disappears, leaving the painted surface of the ceiling completely white.
• Glossy paint for the ceiling. It creates the effect of mirroring, which looks beautiful only on a perfectly evenly spaced ceiling. It is preferable to use in small rooms that it will visually increase. He washes well and attracts dust less.
• Matte paint for the ceiling. It absorbs light well, so it hides the flaws of the ceiling a little. Thanks to good covering, applying one layer may be enough. When drying, even washing species, form a porous surface. Because of which it is worse than a glossy analogue.

What type of paint is better for the ceiling

Types of paint that are suitable for staining the ceiling:

• acrylic;
• water -based;
• silicone;
• latex.

All of the above species do not have a pungent odor, quickly dry, easily applied and form a surface suitable for washing. The manufacturer could additionally improve the composition by adding components that improve moisture resistant qualities.

They lie well on the ceiling with brushes, rollers or spray sheets. Any of these tools is able to achieve the monotony and uniformity of the coating.

Water-based and water-dispersion paint

• The classic option for the ceiling is water -based compositions. For many decades, they have been chosen due to a low price and environmental friendliness. Water -based, they do not have a pungent odor, dry quickly and are convenient to use. When it enters the surface, they can easily wash the sponge moistened in water. The exception is washable paints, but they will also be easily cleaned if they are removed until dry.
• Water emulsion paint has excellent adhesion with a putty surface of the ceiling, easily tinted even with their own hands (when buying a ring in a specialized store, the seller expects how much it will need to add the tint to a liter of paint to achieve the desired shade).

• Water-dispersion in properties are similar to water-based, but more resistant to abrasion and washing. In this connection, recommended for ceilings in bathrooms and in kitchens.
• After drying, they create a vapor permeable coating, which is especially important when the inter -story ceiling is made of wood. Some manufacturers add special antiseptic and antifungal components to them. In a room with high humidity, this will prevent the appearance of mold.

Acrylic paint for the ceiling

• Compared to water -based paints, its price is significantly higher. Therefore, for painting the ceiling, which is rarely subjected to mechanical effects, it is not chosen so often. But the higher price is justified by excellent properties and characteristics.
• So, it forms a strong coating suitable for multiple washing. At the same time, the decorative layer is not erased or fades.
• Acrylic paint is not afraid of ultraviolet radiation, which means that it does not fade even with direct sunlight. For the most part, this is important for colored ceilings. Acrylic compositions do not need to tint on their own, they are sold in a large color assortment.
• When drying, it does not distinguish an unpleasant odor, and thanks to a viscous consistency, laying on the surface, can disguise even small cracks.

• The color on the label is always a little darker than at first glance the paint itself in the bank. This is due to the fact that after drying, acrylic paints acquire a more rich shade.

Latex paint for the ceiling

• This is a great option for staining the ceiling, but its popularity is not so high due to the cost of the composition. But this price is fully justified, since the coating is very strong to scratches, resistant to washing and with an attractive appearance and vapor permeable.
• Despite its high resistance to a humid environment, when coating the ceiling in such wet rooms as a shower, bathroom or pool, additional antifungal primer or impregnation will be used. The fact is that latex paint is weakly opposed to fungal formations.
• As already mentioned above, it has no unpleasant odor and is not harmful to health, so it can be painted even in a room without ventilation. In addition, it dries quickly, it takes 30-120 minutes for complete setting.

• Latex paints have good covering and adhesion with almost all types of base, but manufacturers recommend using a primer before application.

But she also has disadvantages:

• low resistance to ultraviolet rays, which means that bright colors in the sun quickly burn out;
• it does not tolerate low temperatures, due to which the entire surface is covered with small cracks, with prolonged decreases in temperature, it is completely exfoliated.

What paint to choose for the ceiling

After conducting a brief announcement on the most common type of paintwork suitable for painting the ceiling, now it is worth paying attention to what exactly should be based on when choosing.

• First of all, this is her hidingwhich denotes the consumption and the required amount of material.
• If the ceiling has errors, then we must verify the degree masking effect paints.
• The volume of the can, the same externally containers can have a difference of 100 or more ml.
• Operational features of the resulting coating.
• Price.

All types of colors recommended for ceilings are water suspensions from pigments and various polymers. It is the latter that are responsible for the name of the paint, although, in fact, they are all water-dispersing.

The main differences are the quality, price and possible color solutions.

The rating of the best paint for the ceiling

Dufa

• By many professionals, she is considered one of the best glossy colors for the ceiling.
• It is sold in the form of a plastic bucket with a volume of 10 liters with the name Dufa Superweiss. The average cost is 3,500 rubles.
• Its advantages are in good hiding, snow -white glossy surface, strength and durability. And all this for an acceptable price of 300-500 rubles/l.
• The unobtrusive gloss of the ceiling coating is the priority of most buyers. In a bright room, he additionally emphasizes the snowiness of color, and visually increases the small room.
• There are special decorative compositions in the line of products of DUFA, to create spectacular textures and drawings on the ceiling. This means that there will be no restrictions only by tones, but a complete freedom of creativity is provided to create beautiful patterns and optical illusions.

Caparol

• Offers persistent paint for ceilings in dachas and sadoogorous houses. The average price is 4000 rubles/10l.

• This manufacturer produces silicone ceiling paints. These compositions are valued for the ability to cover and mask small irregularities. When dried, they fill and completely hide cracks up to 2 mm wide. So, before applying them, you do not need to create an ideal base, so they are often chosen for the houses of summer residence. Silicone paint does not crack even when freezing and will not begin to exfoliate.
• In addition, due to the silicone basis, the layer obtained when dried up by the layer acquires excellent water -repellent properties, which allows it to be actively washed. In addition, such a ceiling is almost not contaminated.
• And most importantly, for a quality result, it is enough to apply only 1 layer.

Dulux

• Masters prefer it to many others to create a matte ceiling. At a price of 3000 rubles/10l, it is of high quality. True, when buying, you need to pay attention so that it is produced in the UK. Paints made under this brand at Russian factories are significantly inferior in quality.
• Despite the fact that the paints do not hide the flaws of coating, the light -absorbing properties of matte paints for the ceiling of Dulux are so good that they almost completely level the surface with small cracks.
• To create a high -quality durable coating, it will be necessary to apply 2 layers. But it is economically consumed and evenly lie down, so the overall consumption of paint is small.
• In addition, this is an absolutely environmentally friendly composition that does not have a palette, having a wide color palette. They can even paint an unprepared surface.

Halo

• It occupies a leading position among the washing paint for the ceiling. Inexpensive version of the economy class, the cost for a plastic bucket with a volume of 13 liters of only 900-1000 rubles.

• It creates a matte coating on the ceilings of any kind. Most often, matte paints of light or pastel shades have high covering characteristics. Oriol products are excellent with this, not yielding to more expensive analogues, in addition, it dries almost double.
• It is capable of blocking in two layers even yellowed base of the ceiling or walls.
• According to reviews on the Internet, this paint deserves so widely popular. Everyone writes about its economical consumption, low cost, and good operational characteristics.

Tikkurila

• It is no wonder that this is the best water -based paint for the ceiling. This brand has been the key to high quality for many years. The price of such paint is 2500-3000 rubles/9 liters.
• The products of the Finnish brand have a pure color and a wide color scheme (you can buy a ready -made shade or heal when buying in a store in almost any shade). It creates a very strong and durable coating, characterized by high environmental friendliness and resistance to ultraviolet rays. When stained, it does not form drops and divorces, quickly dries.
• There is both a real Finnish paint on sale or made near St. Petersburg. In some cases, the second will differ in quality for the worse.

Ceresit

• It has proven itself among the colors for the ceiling on a silicate basis. Its price is 3400 rubles/15l.
• At its core, these are facade compositions, but thanks to an excellent result, professional molars recommend it for painting indoor flows. In addition to good application and environmental friendliness, they contain antifungal components.

• They are easy to operate, as they are easily washed. But quite demanding on the base. Ceresit silicate paints are best on top of mineral plaster.
• According to reviews from the forums, the ceilings are perfectly covered with the ceilings covered with old water -based paint without any preliminary preparation.

Snezhka

• This paint is one of the best among cheap compositions in the Russian market at a price of 1200 rubles/10l.
• A great combination of price and quality. Perfectly covers the multi -false surface (for example, when the ceiling made of drywall is not completely plunged, but only at the seams). Thanks to good hiding, it creates a dense opaque layer.
• The snowflake paint is hypoallergenic and safe, but has low waterproof indicators. The advantages also include the possibility of tinting even independently. But a significant drawback is a large actual consumption, which is almost twice as much as the manufacturer.

Expert

• Perhaps this is the most inexpensive white paint for the ceiling, which allows you to achieve good results. The average price for washing composition is about 800 rubles/12kg.

Professional malyars distinguish her pure white color, without grayness. In addition, they have a number of advantages:

• over time, they do not turn yellow and do not turn gray, preserving a rich snow -white color;
• do not show off, but when washing is not wiped;
• dry quickly;
• there is no sharp toxic smell;
• environmental and hypoallergenic, suitable for painting the ceiling in children's rooms;
• late on any type of ceiling surface (putty, concrete or wallpaper).

The expert is not recommended to tint paint, since the result may not be the most successful. Another minus of the composition is too thick. But this is easy to fix by adding water. But only the necessary proportions will have to be selected independently, since the manufacturer did not indicate them.

Tex

• It is advised for painting ceilings in rooms with high humidity. The approximate cost is 1,500 rubles/10l. Most often, these are water -based paints based on polyvinyl acetate. This inexpensive composition has practically no smell.
• Despite the fact that she best showed herself in wet rooms, has a number of shortcomings. For example, tinting in any color will not work, but only in tone from their catalog. And also, low hingedness, which means that to achieve a flat plain surface, will have to be applied to many layers.
• In addition, like all paints with a similar composition are not suitable for washing. When trying to wash off, the dirt itself will be washed off.
• This is a good paint for inexpensive repair or updating of the old paint in the afternoon.

Tips on how to choose a water -based paint for the ceiling

• When buying a paintwork of imported production, it is necessary to choose only the one that was produced in their homeland, and not in one of the Russian factories.
• Even inexpensive domestic paints can fake, so it is worth buying products only in large stores that give guarantees and can show certificates.
• When choosing paint on the characteristics on the label, errors are always taken into account. It is better to make an additional consumption supply.

Poor -quality ceiling paints can lie down, show through layers of yellowness or other spots. In order for the ceiling to delight the eye, you need to carefully choose the composition and not try to save.