Installation of ceiling moldings with their hands - how to avoid common mistakes

Installing ceiling moldings - one of the finishing stages of a decorative finish of the room. After its installation the repair is finished, and the design will find perfection. There are several types of ceiling decor. They depend on the manufacturing materials, the width and configuration. Errors in the selection and installation of a plinth - not uncommon. How to choose and properly install the decorations on the ceiling, avoiding simple mistakes - on.

Types decor and selection rules

Ceiling moldings can be made from wood, foam and polyurethane. Less common are plaster elements. But they are difficult to process, and mounting, also are more expensive, so they are chosen in rare cases. Also ceiling plinth different width and size of the elements, as well as the degree of decorativeness.

select the Features:

• Material plinth selected according to the interior. Wooden elements are needed only in the presence of wooden structures design. It can be a decoration, furniture or separate accessories.
• at choice size of plinth affected area of ​​the room. As a rule, in a small room with low ceilings, large decorative elements will look ridiculous.
• Concerning colors, The elements can be painted in any suitable color. Wood baseboard is coated with varnish to preserve the naturalness of the color, and foam or polyurethane paint decoration elements in accordance with the interior.

Step by step instructions for installing

Consider the example of a step by step process of installing styrofoam most common decor. His dignity that he easy to cut, It has low weightThat simplifies the way of its installation.

First you need to prepare all that may be required during installation. Tape measure the perimeter of a finished surface, add to the resulting length of at least 10% - it will be necessary yardage plinth, which will need to buy. Is attached to the plinth putty, plaster, liquid nails or any similar adhesive.

The decor from foam or polyurethane initially comes in white and during the installation is not always in need of painting. The paint can be selected based on acrylic or water-based, adding a desired color.

The tool will need:miter box, square, glue gun, a Bulgarian, a cloth or a pair of scissors to cut the plinth (Depending on the decor thickness). If necessary, coloring decor will also need brush.

Instructions step by step:

Step 1. Gluing skirting always start from the corner. Begins, all work with sharp angular elements. In the presence of Miter, this process particularly difficult not deliver, but if it is not - will have to try to make things right.

The most common mistake - a cutting angle in the opposite direction. How to do without the miter box? In the room all 4 corners, respectively, the correct cut will need to 8 elements. Specially produced for them improvised miter box - a waste of time, also, if you make something wrong, all the work will come to nothing and deteriorate material.

Rules skirting cut to the ceiling are quite simple. When placing the internal angle is cut front part of the plinth for outdoor - rear.

It is considered the most difficult to measure the angle 45 ° on one of the adjoining to the walls of the plinth. However, everything is simple and does not even need a protractor. Using a ruler measure the width of the plinth, measure the distance to one of the long sides of the angle, which after mounting is inside the construction, the label set and connect the line with itself angle. This will be the correct markup for the cutting element.

Note: once all the corners are not cut costs because you do not know how long you will need the items. All the best done gradually.

Step 2. After cutting any decor binding process - it fitting a plinth. Putting a plinth to the corner. It is important that the junction was not obvious irregularities or cracks.

Step 3. We put on one of the elements prepared adhesive composition is applied to the plinth to paste over the place, densely press and wait a few seconds until hardens. Such manipulations are performed over the entire perimeter of the ceiling.

Step 4. When the adhesive composition is dry - gently close up finishing putty jointsSo they were not visible.

If decor is planned white painted baseboard once is not necessary. After a few months of use, the ceiling can refresh skirting in white paint.