How can I make the corners of the ceiling skirting?

The installation of skirting for the ceiling is quite simple until the time comes to how to make the corners of the ceiling skirting.

Dock the skirting on the corners - the most difficult in its installation, while if the junction is wrong, the material will look ugly, and immediately spoil the impression of your fresh repair.

The standard joint of 45 degrees is not always suitable for different types of rooms, and even to cut out this angle is not exactly the first time.

In this article you will find some tips on how to properly make the joint of the ceiling skirting to attach it exactly, and the auxiliary video will help you do it yourself, without spoiling the material, and we will tell you how to properly glue the accessories to the ceiling.

material Trimming the furniture with the

chair To cut the corner for the ceiling correctly the first time, many resort to using this stool tool - which has long been known and popularamong those who make repairs on their own and wants to cut out skirting boards for corners.

The chair has the appearance of a small box, equipped with slots. With it, you can cut the corners of the ceiling skirting exactly at the angle that you need.

The chairs can be metal, wooden or plastic, and this is the simplest and most ancient device with which you can cut wooden parts, or, in our case, cut the fittings at an angle of 45 or 90 degrees.

For home use, the simplest models are produced, professional workroom chairs are equipped with a rotary mechanism that allows you to install and trim the part under any slope.

However, the simplest chair will be enough to cut off the ceiling fittings for docking in the corners of the rooms.

If you do not have such a tool, then you can easily make it yourself. To do this, you will need three trimming of plywood or boards of the same size.

First fix them in the form of an unfolded letter "P" and mark the corners, and then make long slots with a hacksaw, following the markings made, and fasten the boards or plywood.

Then you need to do another measurement and determine at what angle the skirting should be cut. When this is done, place the bar in the stool, checking that the fittings position is the same as on the ceiling.

The skirting board should be strongly pressed to the other side of the chair and fixed in this position.

Make sure that the material is set exactly, you need to place a hacksaw at 45 degrees in the hole for this purpose and cut the part. This is how the inner corner is processed.

The adjacent part can be cut in a similar way, just cut it so that it is mirrored from the first.

Please note that if your skirting boards are made of PVC or polystyrene, then the inner joint should be cut with a hacksaw for working with metal or a construction knife, becausethe edges in this case turn out to be even and neat.

To cut off the fittings properly, start working on the front of the fittings.

A little bit different is the technology, when you need to process the outer corner.

The first thing you need to know is the distance from the nearest wall to the outer corner and fix it from the back of the material( you can write with a conventional pencil).

Better round the value to the side, taking into account that the edge of the hardware should protrude a few millimeters. When everything is ready, you need to clamp the material with a stool and cut off the unnecessary part.

The adjacent part is treated in a similar way, simply rearranging it mirror-wise with respect to the first.

After this work is finished, and before you start gluing, you need to dock the details - if everything is cut right, then they should ideally match each other.

If a completely flat joint does not work, then you can slightly cut the edges of the material with a knife - in most cases this should help, and after that the docking will become completely even.

Watch a video on how to properly make and join skirting boards - this will save you from unnecessary expense of parts and possible marriage, and also make the job much easier.

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Pruning without additional tools

You can even adjust the smooth angles of the skirting boards without additional tools using the marking method.

For work you will need the following tools:

• ruler;
• stationery knife;
• angle.

The first step is to find out what size the corner is in the room - for this you need a corner. Attach it to the corner on the canvas, where it will be necessary to dock the material.

The size should be 90 degrees, or have a value approximate to it, depending on how well your room has the right shape.

If the joints in the room do not correspond to this mark, it means they are not even and it will be a bit more difficult to dock correctly.

After you have calculated the size, attach a ruler at an angle of 45 degrees to the ceiling plinth, and cut off an unnecessary part of the material with a clerical knife.

To make the joint smooth and sharp, you need to cut it quickly and clearly, but do not press the hardware too much, otherwise it can be damaged.

If you want to make a joint from a wooden plinth, then use a hacksaw or a jigsaw instead of a knife, and draw a cut with a pencil so that it can be clearly seen.

Before gluing the corners, make sure that they have turned out to be even: for this you need to attach them to the docking point and connect at one point.

Correctly cut plinths should ideally be connected, without seams or unevennesses.

If you find that the joints of the walls in the room are uneven, you first need to know their degree, and then divide this value into two - so you will know at what angle you need to cut off some of the hardware.

For example, if the ceiling joint has a slope of 80 degrees, then the ceiling skirting should be trimmed at an angle of 40.

As with the chair, slightly uneven angles can be sawed off again or drilled along the edge with sandpaper thatcan slightly level the surface and make the docking better.

After this, once again, apply the skirting boards to the joint - after re-treatment they should converge better.

To make the angle right the first time, watch the video with the work stages.

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In fact, there is nothing complicated, most importantly - to correctly calculate the size of the angle on the ceiling, as well as the angle at which you need to cut the plinth to get even joints.

The simplest option is to "close" the joint with special fittings, however, this is only possible with the outer corners of the room.

Such fittings are sold in all construction stores, and if the device of the room allows you, you can choose this option, and do not engage in skirting the skirting yourself.

This is especially true if the corners in your apartment are uneven, and it's difficult to dock them.

Installation of material

Of course, it's right to cut and cut the skirtings at the joints - this is the most important stage in the work, but it's important and properly to glue them, otherwise, even with even angles, the ceiling skirting board will look sloppy and ruin the whole repair.

The glue always starts from the corners - so it's easier to track how much the material is lying flat, plus it's just more convenient, becausethe size of the straight piece of the plinth will be easier to cut than fitting the fittings not only for the size of the corner, but also for the already glued ceiling skirting.

If you paste the material in the joints correctly, then with the rest of the skirting board, too, there will be no problems.

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Before gluing the ceiling skirting, you need to prepare the surface. Do this with a primer, with a simpler repair option you can simply moisten the surface with a sponge with water.

Machining provides better grip of the material, which greatly facilitates the work, becauseThe accessories immediately tightly grasp the surface, and will not retreat and fall off.

The first step is to apply glue or a putty compound on the baseboard, depending on what material you have chosen for work.

If it is putty, then it processes not only the rear, but also the facade part of the fittings, but the strip must be narrow enough that there is not too much glue.

Before applying the glue, make another preliminary docking and make sure that the material is connected smoothly, without crevices and gaps.

After that, glue the first part of the part with glue and press it to the ceiling. Then you need to dock the second part of the corner.

To connect the skirting boards and the ceiling better, do not glue the material immediately after applying the compound, but wait a little so that the glue has time to grasp.

If it is necessary to trim the plinth with rounded corners, the material is first cut into several parts, and then alternately glued to the desired surface.

A little bit different with wooden skirting boards - they usually are screwed with screws, and not put on glue.

This means that the correctness of their docking should be treated even more carefully, because to remake the work after installing them and in another way to connect the plinth will be impossible.

If, despite all your measurements and docking, you noticed that after the ceiling skirting board was sticking in the corners, slots or irregularities still appeared, use the sealant to remove them.

The white sealant will be almost invisible on the baseboard, especially if you do the job neatly.

After you have glued the fittings, wipe the space with a sponge or just a hand to smooth the seams and remove the remnants of the remedy.

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Once the corners are ready, you can proceed to finish the rest of the surface. This is the instruction on how to properly install the ceiling skirtings in the corners.

This work will require some attention from you, but in general it does not represent anything complicated.

Use the video with the instruction - they will help you not only correctly cut the plinth, but also install them so that there are no unevennesses and gaps and do not have to rework the work in the future.