Stretch ceilings are gaining popularity among the population. But after installing it there is a natural question - how to mount a chandelier on a stretch ceiling? If the chandelier is already there, it's one thing, if you're just going to buy it, then you'd better buy a chandelier that is attached to a hook. Installation of a chandelier with such a fastener is somewhat easier.
Regardless which chandelier you want to hang, prepare a place for fixing it before installing the stretch ceiling. Then you just can not do it, and professional services will be needed.
How to fix the chandelier
First. Selecting the mounting location. Usually this is the geometric center of the room.
Second. In this place, you should install on the ceiling the base to which the chandelier will be attached. If the chandelier is designed for attachment to a hook, then it is enough to "grab" a wooden beam from the ceiling. This can be done with long screws or dowels, using a construction gun. The thickness of the beam should be sufficient to ensure that it firmly holds the fastener on which the chandelier is suspended.
Often used special metal hook with thread on the "leg".It is screwed into the hole, which is pre-drilled in the bar. But it is better to use a fastener called a "butterfly".This fastening allows you to adjust the height of the chandelier when installing it. Hook adjustment is achieved only by screwing the hook itself into the bar. It is better to use wooden beams as a foundation than to screw the hook directly into the concrete slab of the ceiling. If you want to change the chandelier, and it will have another fastening, then the bar to the bar will be easily attached. It is only necessary to take a bar of the necessary width( 5-8 cm will be enough).
If the chandelier is large, then the so-called I-beam is used for its mounting. This is a piece of construction profile strip, the ends of which are bent( you can take any piece of metal, but you have to drill a lot).It turns out a stretched letter "P" with short legs. These legs are attached to the ceiling, and the chandelier is attached to the bar.
When installing a chandelier in any of the ways, one should not forget that stretch ceilings are well stretched, but "afraid" of cuts. Therefore, all work should be done as accurately as possible. Lamps of the chandelier should be inside the case, since the stretch ceiling does not like strong heating.
