How to glue baguettes on the ceiling

In order to give the room a finished aesthetic appearance after repair, you need to correctly place the junction of the ceiling and walls. Previously, this problem was solved with the help of borders - paper strips glued to the upper part of the wall, decorated with wallpaper. Now more and more often they use ceiling plinths or baguettes. With simple installation, they have a much wider potential in the design of the room. This work can be done independently if you know how to glue baguettes on the ceiling correctly.

What are the benefits of using ceiling skirting boards?

In addition to the ability to beautifully and harmoniously arrange the transition from wall to ceiling, baguettes have a number of advantages, including:

• Low cost.
• The richest choice of shapes, sizes and configurations.
• Possibility of use with any type of ceiling coating.
• Flexibility - allows you to hide the defects and irregularities of the wall.
• Simplicity of installation work.

Varieties of baguettes

Fillets are made of the following materials:

• Polyfoam or polyurethane. The most commonly used types of ceiling skirting boards. They gained immense popularity due to their cheapness and versatility.
• Plastic. Such baguettes are glued under a stretch ceiling, used for surface finishing with PVC panels. About the rules for installing plastic skirting boards for the ceiling, read here.
• Aluminum Quite an expensive view of ceiling moldings. The main advantages are strength and durability. They are rarely used in apartments, usually for high-tech finishes. More often such interior elements are found in office premises.
• Gypsum. Stucco molding of this material requires a ceiling height of at least three meters, so in apartments gypsum baguettes can be seen infrequently.
• Tree. Best combined with a wooden ceiling. Quite expensive, more difficult to install, but the result is worth the cost.

In addition to the material, baguettes differ in shape, size and pattern. In rooms decorated in modern styles, simple moldings are more common. But if the designer’s idea requires it, you can easily find curly ones.

Preparatory work

Without preparation, it is impossible to correctly and reliably attach a baguette. Therefore, a minimum of preliminary work is necessary.

Professionals are advised to first mount the fillets, and only then proceed with wallpapering. The explanation is simple: it’s more convenient to close the cracks and seams between the elements and paint the skirting boards, without fear of spoiling the wallpaper.

Procedure:

1. Uneven walls smooth with plaster or putty. This is especially true if you plan to install wooden or gypsum fillets. When using flexible baguettes, a primer layer is enough to eliminate bumps.
2. The primer is carried out after the surfaces are cleaned of dust and dirt.

If the ceiling is already painted, then you can not prime it. But it is better to paint the ceiling and fillets at the same time.

How to fix baguettes to the ceiling?

There are several ways to glue ceiling skirting boards. The choice of method depends on the material from which they are made, and the nature of the surface of the ceiling.

• On the finishing putty. It not only reliably fixes the element, but also fills small cracks at the joints or in places where the baguette fits on the wall.

Tip. To ensure a more reliable fixation, you can add a little PVA glue to the putty.

• Using various adhesive compositions. It can be “Moment”, “Titanium” or liquid nails. The last glue is good in that the composition seizes almost instantly, which means that you do not have to hold the part in the right position for a long time.

The choice of glue should be considered carefully: it must be compatible with the material of the baguette. So, for foam fillets in the adhesive composition should not be much solvent.

• On acrylic adhesive. It is well suited for lightweight wooden or foam baseboards.
• On silicone sealant. It provides a good fixation, but it should be noted that the surface on which it is applied cannot be painted. Therefore, it is necessary to work with the composition as carefully as possible or choose another way to fix the baseboard.
• On self-tapping screws. They are attached to the walls with solid weight wooden or aluminum baguettes.
• Using brackets or wood screws. This is how plastic products are attached to the rails, framing a suspended ceiling made of PVC panels.

Quantity calculation

Before purchasing material, you need to determine the number of baguettes. Their standard length is 2 meters. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully measure the perimeter of the room and calculate the required number of fillets. Usually 2-3 planks are taken in reserve, given the possible marriage during trimming.

Cutting

Consider the basic rules of slicing baguette.

• Cut fillets with a good hacksaw. Only a few professionals are able to do this with a sharp knife.
• The most difficult moment during installation is the adjustment of internal or external corners. To do this, it is better to use a standard device - a miter box, with which an angle of 45 ° is obtained without problems.

• If the walls in the apartment are not located at right angles to each other, fitting is done manually, and possible flaws are repaired with putty.

Wizards recommend measuring and cutting baguettes during the installation process, rather than preparing them in advance. So there is less chance to make a mistake and ruin the fillet.

Marking, docking features

On the wall, it is desirable to draw a line along which the lower part of the plank should be located. This will help stick the moldings evenly. Its application is mandatory if the baguettes are planned to be placed so that there is a space between them and the ceiling surface. Often, LED backlighting is placed there, which not only decorates, but also visually enlarges the room.

Before gluing, the strips are applied to the wall and checked to see if they are cut correctly.

Note! The length of one baguette is not enough for the wall of the room, even a small one. Most often, the strips are simply applied to each other. But professionals advise to dock them, cutting at an angle of 45 °, as shown in the photo. So the junction will be less noticeable.

Bonding process

Stick the baguettes as follows:

• Begin the installation from an angle closer to the entrance to the room. Then they continue, moving around the perimeter of the room, taking turns measuring and trimming the planks.
• The adhesive or putty on the baguettes is applied using a spatula with excess, which is removed immediately after fixation with a damp cloth.

Tip. When working with fillets made of soft material, it is better to press them with your palms rather than with your fingers: this is less likely to wash the surface of the bar.

• After the ceiling plinth is firmly glued, the cracks are coated with putty. After waiting for the time necessary for the complete drying of the glue and putty, the joints are treated with fine sandpaper and, if necessary, painted.

Installation under a stretch ceiling has features:

• Baguettes stick only to the wall.
• Measure the strips very carefully, and cut them down below so as not to damage the canvas.
• Before puttying and painting fillets, sheets of paper are inserted between them and the canvas: this will prevent the ceiling from becoming dirty.

You can visualize the process of installing baguettes if you watch the video.