Nuances of installation of a ceiling from gypsum cardboard

The ceiling from gypsum board can be found today in many houses and apartments.

The reason for such popularity is that drywall is an inexpensive material, it is convenient to work with, and it is very plastic, which makes it possible to make a ceiling of any shape and choose it for rooms of any layout and size.

If you want to have a ceiling in the apartment, but did not know how to do it yourself, then you will help this article: Here you will learn about all the nuances of the selection of material, proper installation, as well as find the design options and finishes.

Video with the instruction will help you to make a ceiling from gypsum cardboard with your own hands and save on attracting specialists.

features and choice of material, tools for working

Plasterboard ceilings can be found in any room of the apartment or house: they are ideal for the living room, nursery, bedroom, corridor, kitchen and other rooms.

Their advantage is that in each individual case you can choose an individual design and get, thus, a beautiful and unusual ceiling in each apartment of the apartment.

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Choose drywall and due to its characteristics: this material is environmentally friendly and does not emit any harmful impurities person, has good heat and sound insulating properties, it is flexible, so you can make him a structure of any shape and size, as well asit is easy to work with, so you can make a ceiling of gypsum board yourself and do not overpay for attracting specialists in the installation of ceiling structures.

Installation and the ceiling device of this material requires a number of tools that you can purchase at any construction store.

It's better to buy them before starting work, so as not to be distracted by this in the future.

You will need:

• water level;
• perforator;
• screwdriver with a drill;
• triangle to measure even angles;
• dowels;
• several screws and hangers;
• profiles for ceiling;
• hacksaw for working with plasterboard;
• painting line.

Most likely, some of these tools you already have, and the purchase of the remaining parts will not take away from you a lot of money.

If you want to make the lighting on the ceiling, then, in addition to the listed tools, you will also need built-in spotlights, as well as a layout of the wires and tools for attaching them.

Before you get started, you need to decide how the final design will look: whether you want to make their drywall a ceiling of one level, or a two-level design.

You need to solve this, based on the height of the walls and the total area of ​​your room.

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Note that the installation of the ceiling of each level will take away at least 4 cm space, and if you live in an apartment with low ceilings and bathrooms small area, for example, in Khrushchev, it is better to stay on the construction of one level.

For small rooms with high ceilings, it is also not necessary to make too heavy ceilings, becausein a narrow space they will not look good.

Multilevel types of drywall ceilings are suitable for large rooms with high ceilings, for example, Stalin's building houses or buildings - where you can make the ceilings of two or more levels, and to choose their appearance and design as you wish - it all depends on your imagination.

Whichever design of the ceiling plasterboard you choose, you can always use the video, which shows step by step instructions for installing ceilings of any type, which will greatly facilitate your work and save time.

Ceiling installation

The installation of the ceiling from gypsum board takes place in several stages. First you need to make the markup of the surface. It consists in marking the walls in the places where the profile will be installed.

Here you need a plumb-line of the U-shape to keep the right distance, because the plasterboard construction should not fit tightly to the ceiling, besides, you will need to hide communications if you do spot lighting.

To check the correctness of the markup, use the level, and use it to evaluate whether the start and end lines that you have made are converging.

In addition to marking, you need to choose the shape of the structure in advance: it's better to draw your ideas in the form of a diagram so that you can take into account possible height differences, places where lighting devices, decorative elements, etc. will be installed.

The plan is needed when creating complex multi-level ceilings, ifyou decided to make a device of a regular flat ceiling, then you can do without it.

More information about this step you can learn through the video.

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The next step you need to fix the profiles: this can be done using self-tapping screws, guided by the markup that you previously outlined.

To make the thresholds, you will need vertical posts that are set in accordance with the step of 30-40 cm.

To make the rounded corners, you need a profile with transverse slots that can be bent according to the required radius.

Almost all decide to supplement the design of ceilings from gipsokartonovyh sheets with spotlights, tk.it's not only beautiful, but also convenient, because they allow you to adjust the brightness of the light and illuminate only the right areas of the room.

To install fixtures on gypsum board construction it is possible, you need to make the cable routing before the sheets of material are installed, becausethe cable should be hidden behind them.

If there is a desire, then you can make a different device for each group of fixtures, then they can be turned on and off with different switches.

There are a few simple rules that you must follow when installing a drywall structure on the ceiling.

Make sure that the joints of the sheets coincide with the installed transverse profiles. Profiles, in turn, must move freely so that you can give them the correct position.

Avoid a large number of seams and joints when mounting the material. To do this, install the drywall with whole sheets, and do not cut it into pieces.

In addition to the fact that the surface in this case will look better, you will also significantly save the purchased material.

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So that after installation the drywall does not start to sag, it must be fixed with screws before releasing.

In this case, the screws must be hidden in the surface of the material, and they should not be visible from the outside.

Normally, the screws are installed at a depth of 2-3 mm in the ceiling so that they can not be seen, but the design remains intact.

After installation, they must be additionally plastered to make them more invisible.

Joints of sheets of material will also need to be processed with a special tool - rasp, to make the surface of the ceiling smooth and solid.

Be sure to watch the video before starting work, then installing a drywall on the ceiling will not be a problem for you.

After installation, the structure must be sewn. First, you need to sew the material around the edges, and then go to the bottom to get a quality finish of the curbs.

Sometimes sheets of plasterboard need to be additionally rounded, so that the ceiling looks more attractive.

In this case, in order not to break the material, first moisten it with water, and then use a template to make several small cuts on it.

Where the sheets converge, you need to make the markings parallel to the fold and with a 1 cm step. On these lines, on one side, the sheet needs to be cut, thus obtaining an edge.

You can bend it according to any radius you need. After the installation is completed, seal the slots in these places with a plaster solution.

The ceiling of plasterboard should be covered with putty, paying special attention to the seams. If the installation was carried out correctly, then after the putty, the seams will become invisible, and the structure will have an even appearance.

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After applying putty on the seams, you need to wait, and then pasted them with a paper tape and again putty, and after repeated drying, walk on them with a sandpaper.

Installation of a ceiling made of gypsum board, even the most complex construction, does not present special difficulties, especially if you use video at every stage of the work: the instruction will help you to cope with this case and do everything right.

Design

Design of ceilings from gypsum cardboard is better to think over separately, sincethis material gives real scope for imagination.

If you do not know what type and design of the ceiling will suit your interior, the photo gallery will help you, where all types of designs are presented: the simplest single-level designs and ceilings with several levels and unusual design.

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Most often, the beauty and unusual appearance is attached to the ceiling by painting in any unusual color: this can even be done with a standard one-level design, for example, turning it into a starry sky in the children's room.

Another design option - the choice of lighting for the ceiling.

You can choose lamps with unusual light, or purchase a special LED ribbon - it can be of different colors and will help you give any room an originality.

Its installation is simple, and in case of incomprehensible moments you can always use the video in our article, which shows all the stages of its installation on the plasterboard ceiling.

If the area of ​​the room and the height of the walls allows, then you can make a ceiling from gypsum board with several tiers of different geometric shapes.

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Often you can meet, for example, oval or round ceilings, set to the first square level.

They can be painted, painted or patterned on a special pattern, which can be purchased at the store.

Thus, the decoration of the ceiling, as well as installation, you can do on your own and do not spend money on attracting specialists.

Or you can think only about the concept of the future design, and the masters will do everything for you: in this case, you can not worry that the ceiling will turn out ugly or will look unprofessional.

Fixtures look great both on single-level and multi-level structures made of drywall.

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It is not necessary to choose the built-in lighting: on flat ceilings, for example, you can install a beautiful chandelier, which will decorate the interior.

Multi-level structures are better not to be cluttered with additional volumetric lamps, but to choose a spot light, or to place in the middle of some beautiful chandelier, if the shape of the design allows.

Spot lights are well used in the corridor or kitchen: they will give you the opportunity to zonate space and change the brightness of the lighting at will, and will be as inconspicuous as possible, which is quite true if the rooms are small.

In the living room and living rooms it is better to choose a more interesting lighting option, provided that the ceilings of plasterboard are photos, not too bulky and large chandelier you will not make the room too small or cluttered.

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Very inclined ceilings look very original: they can be used both in residential and other premises of an apartment and a house, provided that the area allows.

The original ceiling will look like a starry sky in the children's room( you can add it with spotlights).

A similar effect is done either by using a fluorescent paint that is visible only when the light is off or using a stretch ceiling.

The only drawback of this design is that the height of the room will decrease by about 30 cm, and not every room can afford this.

But there is another design option, when the whole ceiling is not painted, but only one of its levels, leaving the rest neutral or completely white.

This design method will also reduce the height of the room, but not so critical.

Popular now also "floating" or "soaring" ceilings.

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Similar effect is achieved due to unusual lighting, which is created with the help of LED tape, or the illumination directed upwards.

To make such a ceiling, you need at least two tiers."Floating" ceilings are good in homes where shrinkage occurs, becausethey do not have a rigid binding to the walls.

The design of ceilings from plasterboard has a lot of options, the main thing is to relate how well this or that way of decorating will look in your apartment, and also use video to know how to make a ceiling from plasterboard with your own hands.