The bar counter made of plasterboard with their hands

Kitchen with breakfast bar looks modern and dynamic. It's not just decoration of the interior, and the useful and functional piece of furniture. When ordering kitchen furniture production of an additional module can be specifically mentioned. But if all the furniture is already placed and you just want to refresh the interior, rescue bar of drywall made with their own hands. Complicated about it there is nothing - just start.

What is needed for the work?

The first thing to buy materials and tools to prepare. But to start is to make a sketch of the future design of all sizes, not to gain too much or forget important details.

Drywall to create the bar will fit almost anyone. Although for best results we recommend to understand its forms and properties:

• Thick wall sheets GCR (12.5 mm) was used to create flat and solid surfaces, which can be severe even oblitsevat ceramic tiles.
• If you plan to make a radial stand base, purchase drywall is thinner (9.5 mm) - it is easier to bend to take spectacular rounded walls, but it is also quite reliable.
• Counter, which will be located near the work area (e.g., island furniture arrangement) can be made of moisture or flame resistant drywall. At this kitchen you will feel completely safe.

In addition to the GCR will need to work metal profiles (rails, racks, angular) or just flat wooden slats, plus the boards to create a reliable support countertops. Of the hardware will be enough screws and bolts. But if you plan to improve the design of the bar of chrome tubes, have to look for additional holders and tees for their connection.

Countertop choose to your taste - it will be a decoration rack and the entire kitchen, as well as be able to play the role of an extra work surface. Therefore, guided by considerations of aesthetics and practicality. Possible options:

• Solid wood, covered with protective impregnation and resistant lacquer - perfectly complement the interior of the kitchen in a classic style or kantri-.
• Laminated chipboard or MDF - a budget, but no less effective option with the imitation of the pattern of granite, marble or all of the same tree. This countertop is better to order experts who not only cutting plate according to your size, but also be able to properly close the edge.
• Composite - Artificial stone can take any form that allows most harmoniously fit the bar into the kitchen environment and make it a truly practical and comfortable. This countertop must be ordered individually.
• Tempered glass - expensive, but effective way to beat the modern design of the room. It is better if the surface is grooved. Otherwise, you have to constantly monitor the cleanliness of countertops, removing stains and fingerprints.

Facing materials for the bar are intended to reflect the main kitchen decoration. With plasterboard perfectly get: plaster for painting, wallpaper, PVC panels and tiles. For registration may also be required for ceiling moldings, plastic skirting boards or any other trims.

Tools and auxiliary materials:

1. To work with GCR will need a sharp knife and a drill or screwdriver. You may need a needle roller, if you want to make a semi-circular base rack.
2. For cutting and assembly of perforated profile - Scissors on metal and Prosekatel holes.
3. For finishing - serpyanka (reinforced tape), filler themselves spatulas different widths, emery cloth or special float, to make up the top layer of plaster.

Pencil, ruler and level - a mandatory set, without which it is not necessary and get to work.

Creating a framework

To begin to make the marks on the floor, where it will be mounted rack and the response - on the wall. Along these lines mounted base frame made of wooden beams or guide profile. The second option is preferable, since the U-shaped metal strap designs provide greater stability. Mounting rails firmly fixed to the floor with dowels.

To attach the generated contour lengths of horizontal and vertical jumper rack profiles. They need to be in every corner of the future structure, as well as on a long straight stretch - as additional stiffeners. Optimal lay rails installation is considered to be 60 cm. But since the bar is unlikely to be very large, on a straight wall can be done in just one intermediate rib - in the middle.

Vertical frame going from the outside and the inside. In this case, the screws first simply baits - finally fasten them will be after you expose on the level. Extreme rack adjacent to the wall, are fixed on it with dowels. It also mounted a short section of the U-shaped profile - he will play the role of the shelf, which provides additional support to the console strips under the tabletop.

The next stage of work - the connection of two perimeters of the walls of the bar transverse webs. They are also cut from the profile and follow the exact match sizes. The finished strips are installed in the upper and central parts of the frame between the uprights and after checking the level bolted to the crate.

On top of the stacked frame prepared longitudinal U-shaped profiles or bars. For the reliability of their ends adjacent to the wall mounted shelves plant inside, and there are fixed with screws.

If you are planning to make a spectacular the bar with internal illumination, The wiring should be routed inside the frame before the work with GCR.

Plasterboard paneling rack

Sheets are marked with a pencil and cut into individual elements in accordance with the drawing. After that, each of them is fastened to the finished rack crate. attachment points is better to have a short step of about 20 cm.

Exactly recorded sheet will have more time to "pass" screwdriver to drown hats hardware millimeter in cardboard.

After plating the frame bar on all sides by the joints between the GCR glued ribbon-serpyanku. External and internal corners can be strengthened with additional plastic covers - but this is optional. All recesses in the fastening points daubed thick putty. Once it hardens, uneven rind removed, after which the drywall can be primed and move on to the tiling.

Finishing bar

Here the order of work will vary depending on the choice of finishing materials:

1. Plaster

The surface of plasterboard walls is covered with a thin layer of plaster, and is overwritten after drying shpatlyuetsya mixture for fine alignment. Frozen putty smoothed special float dipped in water or broad steel spatula until ideal smoothness.

Above the finished plaster is applied on the bar 2-3 thin layer of interior paint, suitable for use in the kitchen. You can simplify your work and use a decorative structural mixture, which does not require special alignment and can be applied directly to the primed drywall.

1. tiling

To work on the FCL is better to choose the thinnest tile or mosaic tiles of small size. Glue it must be from the wall adjacent to the rack, starting from the bottom row. It will create a support for all subsequent cladding layers.

Tile planted on special glue with plastic crosses to withstand constant joint width. Each element in the process of stacking level is checked not only horizontally, but also in relation to the vertical plane of the wall. After one day, crosses are removed and all spaces are filled with a mixture of the trowel. facing surface is cleaned of solution residues. Install the countertop - and your new bar is ready.

When all the basic operation is finished, the joint with the lateral wall countertop treated with a sealant to it and put decorative border suitable width. This will simplify the care of the work surface and allow to protect the finish from dirt. The lower part of the stand base can be pasted skirting or fasten it on the screws, closing the screw heads with plastic decorative overlays.