How to make an arch of plasterboard

Arch is a great way to decorate the doorway in your home. It can be either an additional or a basic element of the interior, becoming the center of attention. It depends on its type and version. The arch can be done in ancient ways, laid out of bricks and then all trimmed with decorative plaster, but there are easier and less laborious methods - the arch of plasterboard. Today is one of the best options for creating your own exclusive interior in your home. Giving him some kind of fairy-tale or a certain harmony.

Drywall arches perfectly fit in the aisles into the kitchen, dining room, living room and even at the main entrance to the house. In general, wherever solitude is not required. To create such a miracle of design it is quite possible and with own efforts, even if there is no experience. It is enough to be able to hold a screwdriver, a spatula and a mounting knife in your hands. It is not necessary to contact specialists. Arches with their own hands from gypsum cardboard will be an excellent initial construction aid, which will help you in the further design of your housing.

If you clearly decided to build an acre in your house, then you should decide on its type and design method. Often this depends on the availability of a particular building material and, of course, the ability to handle them.

Types of arches by design type

Two main types of arches are divided according to the type of construction:

1. made of metal;
2. made of wood.

Here the preference is given to the material with which you are most familiar and have more experience with it.

There are also some types of arches from gypsum board depending on its shape:

• with a small bend radius;
• with a large radius;
• simple, using a single curve;
• complex, having several types of curves and bends;
• are symmetrical;
• asymmetrical.

The choice of the type of arch depends on the desired result and the effect it creates. A simple inter-room arched gypsum board with its own hands will perfectly fit into a calm and simple interior, simply replacing the doors with a rounded opening. The degree of its roundness and symmetry depends on the preference of the host.

How to make an arch from drywall? Before answering this question, we will get acquainted with both types of its construction.

Wood frame

Wooden panel arch

• The first step is to plan the shape of the future arch directly on the sheet of plasterboard. Its width is enough to draw any shape on it. The design of arches from plasterboard, as mentioned earlier, can be the most diverse, which basically depends on its width and height. If the opening is wide enough, it is better to use a large radius or a rectangular shape with rounded corners. To draw the ideal shape with the right dimensions, you can use a compass. For this, it is not necessary to run into a stationery store, it can be constructed from a self-tap, lace and pencil. The first thing on the sheet is a rectangle, corresponding to the size of the opening at the current time. Next, it is necessary to mark on the middle sheet using a tape measure and screw in the screw into the mark. The curvature of the arch and its profile depends on the height of the placement of this mark. The higher it is to the arch, the steeper the bend. If you need to make an arch of plasterboard with your own hands asymmetrical, you should move the center in the necessary direction, thereby shifting the slope of the arc. If two or more bends are to be drawn, several centers will be used.
• The next step is to cut out the resulting shapes. It will be better and more clever with the help of a jigsaw, while the sheet must be fixed firmly so as not to cause injury to yourself and not damage the material.
• Next, the installation of the gypsum board arch begins with the help of wooden bars. First of all, they are attached around the perimeter of the future arch. Cut sheets of plasterboard are mounted to them using self-tapping screws.
• In the next step, it is necessary to fix the middle parts of the sheets with the help of bars, for this they need to be cut into small pieces and fastened to sheets in the radial direction. The bottom sheet of gypsum cardboard is attached already to them in the butt.

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Metal frame of arches

Metal frame of arch

Production of an arch from plasterboard with own hands using metal profiles differs only in the way of fixing the bottom sheet. It is mounted on a profile curved in the shape of an arch.

To give the metal profile the necessary curvilinear shape, it is necessary to make cuts every 10-12 cm, and it successfully bends in both directions.

Then, using self-tapping screws, the resulting arc is fixed in the lower parts of the frame to the perimeter of the structure. After this procedure, you can start fixing the walls of gypsum board to the metal arc.

But on this the assembly of the arch structure does not end, because it does not have strength. To ensure this, it is necessary to fix the transverse sections of the profile using the same screws. Their number is proportional to the length of the arch. If it closes an opening of 80 cm, then enough 5-6 pieces.

The next step is to start fixing the lower facing sheet. But if an arch of plasterboard is used by its own hands, then, naturally, it needs to be given the same shape.

How to make a curved arch element

How to make an arch with your own hands from a curved-shaped gypsum board, at the same time, to make it perfectly rounded? The answer to this question is simple enough and has several ways to solve it:

Notching. This method consists in marking the sheet on perfectly smooth segments perpendicular to its edges. This can be done using a level, ruler and pencil. With the aid of a mounting knife, cuts of the top layer of paper are made on one side. This will allow the sheet to bend in the opposite direction, which will allow you to get the required arc.

Manufacture of arches from plasterboard with their own hands with this method is a painstaking enough work, therefore it is necessary to give maximum attention and caution.

Method for bending drywall

The second method is to soak the sheet and bend it, and then to dry it. But this option is suitable only for large bending radii and takes more of your time. But it has a significant difference from the first, which consists in a smaller consumption of finishing mixes to obtain an ideal round shape. This will help this video on sposabam bend sheet drywall.

If we make an arch of plasterboard with our own hands using the method of blotting, then to give the necessary curvature you can use an ordinary chair or stool. And just put a sheet on it, slowly lowering the edges to the floor and fixing in this position for the time of drying.

The curved or notched sheet is fixed gradually from one edge to the other. At this stage, the arch installation is finished. Then the arch is finished with the obligatory use of the building stack and putty. In this case, pre-coating all the seams and joints.