New construction: Plaster the concrete ceiling on the ground floor

We had our drywall finished with filler by the drywaller for a small amount, and then (also in the upper floor the drywall ceiling) we wallpapered everything ourselves with a textureless creative fleece wallpaper, then painted it. Overall, it has become a very even surface and so far I haven’t noticed any cracks or anything, but we haven’t lived here that long yet.

We have painted our plastered filigree ceiling with good interior silicate paint. So far (okay, it's only been 5 weeks) no cracks are visible. Of course, it always depends on how well it was plastered and what was used for it. Plastering or wallpapering is the safe solution but ours is the cheaper one with upgrade option. We like it.

Hello everyone,

I am currently asking myself the same question. With what should we make our concrete filigree ceiling white and smooth?

The joints definitely need to be filled. Can this be done oneself?

And what about the rest? What is the best option? We want it to be as "smooth" as possible and preferably do it ourselves.

1. Plaster from the plasterer
2. Painter’s fleece + painting
3. Filling + painting?

What kind of primer, etc. is needed?

And what about the rest? Which option is the best? We want it to be as "smooth" as possible and preferably do it ourselves.

The plastering was done by the mason for us. You can see the transitions. It concerns the open kitchen and dining area.
My husband painted the ceiling white. Twice. Primed beforehand. With the construction lamp, everything looked terribly blotchy, it looked really bad... I wanted to forbid my husband from painting because I am very meticulous...
Now none of us looks up, no guest notices that they should inspect the ceiling. When I think about it, I look for the irregular spots – but they are no longer visible in daylight or under normal ceiling light.

I’m glad we didn’t put in any more effort back then.

Fact: Construction lamps should be abolished!

On the ceiling, you generally see unsightly, wavy areas much less clearly than on the wall, which is often illuminated at a sharp, unflattering angle. We had the ceilings puttied and partially reworked before painting (no wallpaper), but that would not really have been necessary. Yes, construction lamps can be very unflattering.

So you both mean that just filling the joints and large holes is enough. Then simply prime and paint twice?