Pros and cons of fabric stretch ceilings

Fabric stretch ceilings - one of the varieties of finishing coating, with which you can not only hide the defects of the base surface, but also original design the interior design in the chosen style.

Examples can be found on the proposed photos in the article.

Fabric stretch ceilings, like any other finishing materials, have their advantages and disadvantages.

Some people like stretch ceilings on a fabric basis more, others prefer PVC ceilings, as the reviews say, only because of the mirror surface.

The competition between fabric and PVC ceilings lasts about 40 years, - it began as soon as the wedge fastening technology appeared.

Since then, the consumer can not decide which ceilings are better, seamless fabric or made on the basis of PVC?

Fabric or PVC film?

If you are faced with the choice of which stretch ceilings are best for your apartment or house, and consumer feedback that reveals the shortcomings and advantages of both materials, you might say, are misleading, then try to look at the situation on the other side.

Namely, you need to decide for yourself, not reading reviews, what ceiling should be above your head, and in what conditions it will be used.

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In addition, answer for yourself the question of how often you are willing to take care of the ceiling surface, wash it?

After all, different types of materials require the owner to timely correct care, while not every product can be washed with detergents.

The article offers a photo of the idea of ​​stretch ceilings, which will help you choose the appropriate option from existing species.

It should also be noted that the difference between stretch fabric and PVC ceilings is not only in different manufacturing technologies, but also in the cost.

Fabric seamless ceilings are almost twice as expensive as polyvinyl chloride film.

But rereading the reviews, it becomes clear, most often the preference for PVC material is given not because of its lower cost.

As can be judged from the photo, the reason is the assortment of color solutions offered in the market of finishing materials.

At the moment there are more than 200 colors for PVC films, while the assortment of shades of fabric ceilings is only 20 items.

Trying to diversify the fabric basis with their own hands, it is decorated with photo printing, as in the photo, or painted with acrylic paint, and how it is done, will tell the video in detail.

But they do not get better than PVC products, because they still lack brilliance and realism.

As can be seen on the proposed photos, the fabric seamless ceilings most closely resemble a surface with high-quality plaster, which is their main distinguishing feature.

Therefore, if there is no desire to plaster, you can manually mount the fabric backbone by choosing the version of the image you like.

The best stretch fabric ceiling will look in a large space, since its width is five meters.

If in such a room to carry out the installation of PVC film with your own hands, then its canvases will have to be welded together - the standard width of the product will not be enough.

As a result, there is a noticeable seam, which, as consumers say, is becoming the weak point of the system.

Besides, many of them complain that the heating period is just beginning, the technical smell comes from the film. But there is no such problem with a fabric cloth.

Advantages and disadvantages of fabric stretch ceilings

Fabric stretch seamless ceilings are a fabric, pre-adjusted to the size of the ceiling area of ​​the room.

As a material for their manufacture, artificial and natural types of threads can be used, as well as various types of special impregnations.

The technology of manufacturing fabric fabrics is complex, as the main production process is to weave threads into a special mesh-base, with subsequent impregnation of the web.

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Pros and cons of both fabric and stretch PVC ceilings, in their majority, appear as a result of fouling myths.

Thus, in every possible way advertising its goods with photos and additional information, competitors solve the problem of increasing sales.

As much as possible, they reveal the advantages of using their products, and clearly describe the shortcomings and harm that the products of their competitors bear.

Therefore, it is worthwhile to separately consider the main advantages of fabric stretch ceilings:

The fabric base is endowed with resistance to sudden temperature changes, with a range of vibrations ranging from +400 to -800.

Therefore, seamless fabric ceilings can decorate the ceiling surface in unheated rooms.

Polyvinyl chloride suspended ceilings are harmful to frost, starting from 0 ° C, they cause problems - the PVC base is inexorably cracking.

Seamless fabric fabrics produced with different widths, with the largest figure being 5.1 m. This size is sufficient to carry out the installation of ceilings of large rooms.

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But if you plan to carry out installation in a room with a larger area, you will have to use other types of tension ceilings.

Fabric cloths can not be connected by their own hands - such a technology of the installation was not provided by the manufacturer.

Such advantages of the canvas as strength, make them invulnerable during installation and operation.

For example, types of mechanical impact, such as scratching a blade with a knife or other sharp object, are not dangerous to the product.

In addition, seamless fabric ceilings during operation are not deformed or sagged.

The installation of the webs is simple, since the workflow does not require precise surface measurements. Usually the product is bought with a margin, the excess is cut off.

These kinds of stretch ceilings are mounted manually without preliminary warming up of the space.

The installation of fabric stretch ceilings is reduced to the arrangement of the baguette, after which the fabric is installed. All details of the installation can be found in the video below.

Unlike PVC canvases, these types of stretch ceilings can be repainted with acrylic paint about 4 times, without causing damage.

The fabric base conforms to the fire safety standards, does not attract to itself various kinds of fungi and mold that could harm not only the canvas, but also the person.

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The product is not peculiar to electrify and accumulate a static charge.

Fabric stretch ceiling has a sound and heat insulation properties, contribute to the formation of acoustics without the effect of echo.

Some disadvantages of stretch ceiling fabrics on the fabric base add the advantages of PVC ceiling film:

• First of all, this is the price of the product, which is 1.5-2 times higher than the cost of PVC film;
• Secondly, the disadvantage is the inability to dismantle and re-conduct the installation of the fabric backbone.

The web passes water, as its elasticity index is too low.

Disadvantages of the fabric also in limiting its design, the panel can not receive when producing a mirror or glossy surface.

Fabric Ceiling Care and Operating Rules

Stretch ceilings made of fabric are fragile, so take care of them and wash them with caution, otherwise you can cause irreparable harm to the material.

General rules to be observed when nursing:

• wash products using detergents is not recommended;
• to clean the fabric canvas with your own hands, you need to use a soft brush.

If there are heavily soiled areas on the ceiling, wash them with water with a minimum amount of soap.

In the remaining cases( with light contaminants), wet cleaning is contraindicated.

Before washing the fabric, it is necessary to test the prepared solution in a tiny section of the ceiling, which will allow to detect the negative reaction of the canvas structure to water in time.

If you wash the fabric ceiling without first checking, you may need to re-assemble the ceiling, but with new material.

Some fabric stretch ceilings after contact with water change their original color, which indicates the poor quality of the material.

If the testing was successful, then do not wash and rub the contaminated areas too intensively.

For dry cleaning of the cloth, you can use a vacuum cleaner instead of a manual brush, but during the care of its brush should not touch the surface of the stretch ceiling.

Is there any harm from fabric ceilings?

Polyester fabric and polyurethane impregnation are used for the fabric ceiling fabric, resulting in an aesthetic appearance, endowed with the property of "breathing" a strong product. It is for this reason that the tissue base has a significant cost.

Unlike polyvinyl chloride film, the quality of the fabric material is confirmed by a special marking applied at the edges, which is cut off during the arrangement of the ceilings.

Harm from such products is excluded, since no cadmium and phenol with toluene in the constituent structures of the material is observed.

The product certification also confirms that the ceilings from the fabric comply with the standard ISO 14000 standards.

The odor of a product is also an unconfirmed myth. The present smell is similar to the fragrance of freshly washed linen, and it does not stay in space for long.

So that the fabric ceilings can be equipped even in the children's room, the more so from which to choose a suitable for the child's age shade.

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In addition to decorate the ceiling can be backlit, stickers and hanging decorative elements.

Complete the details of the above information will enable a thematic video.