Questions of choosing a plinth for stretch ceiling

How to choose a plinth for stretch ceilings, it is interesting to those who independently master the construction technologies.

When the ceiling is tension, the 8-millimeter line between it and the wall is masked. This can be done with a plug, hardly noticeable and not quite aesthetic.

But much better the role of camouflage unevenness and decorations will play plinth.

To choose this decorative element, you need to understand its diversity.

All varieties of plinth can be combined into three groups:

• plastic fillet;
• polyurethane skirting board;
• skirting board made of polystyrene;
• wooden fillet.

Description of varieties

At first glance it is not easy to understand which one is suitable for your interior. It is necessary to make a choice correctly in order not to regret it in the future.

The first kind in the column is hard, light, seizes with any glue, and its surface imitates stucco, stone or wood.

Because this material is very in demand in the market. However, it is not possible to mount it on the mown, irregular places of the walls.

In the photo you can see plastic skirting boards.

The second type of plinth is multifunctional, flexible and extremely durable, which makes it possible to hide gaps even on rounded walls. It is easy to glue any composition, but it is expensive.

It is possible to attach this material exclusively to the wall, it is not adhered to the stretch ceiling, and over time, the extended sections of the plinth will bend. The price tag on this skirting board is not small.

On the picture polyurethane skirting.

And the penultimate in the list - polystyrene - is fragile and non-plastic, is affordable.

Bonding it on a glue with a solvent content sometimes turns into real anguish. So do not spend with him in vain experiments.

About the tree, you can safely say that the material gives the house a luxurious look. But the price of such a choice is high, and will have to work hard, filing the corners of the skirtings of wood. And all the mistakes made will be seen as in the palm of your hand.

Skirting board, which you liked, you can decorate any room, but in the kitchen area it is more logical to mount the cleaning material. That is why it is more expedient to attach plastic or polyurethane to the walls.

Selection criteria

You can approach the issue of choice correctly, knowing some of the nuances:

1. width of an ideal plinth of 2.5 cm;
2. weight should not weight the structure, and prevent the material from sticking tightly;
3. quality skirting board is made of a durable and flexible material, not subject to faults.

Color matching:

• White matches the ceiling color and makes the room visually more spacious. This is the best option for a room with a height of 2 and a half meters;
• Black color will visually reduce and darken the space;
• A multi-colored skirting board should not have more than three colors to avoid making the room ornamented. True black and white colors look good in combination with others;
• Colorful and unusual looks border of contrasting color. But it must match the color gamut of at least one piece of furniture.

The difference of forms:

1. simple, but beautiful lines, talk about taste and sense of proportion, and also look good in any room decoration;
2. complex shapes are combined with a spectacular setting, for example, copying old times;
3. but the more unusual the pattern of the ceiling element, the more difficult it is to process its angles.

Format of the width:

• Large edging element visually softens the corners. The room looks more rounded, so the situation seems to be calming;
• On the width of the skirting depends on how visible defects will be. The larger the width, the more veiled all errors;
• But the more space the ceiling elements occupy, the less the room looks;
  if the room is low, installing a wide ornament is not necessary.

If you do not exactly decide which skirting boards to choose, then proceed from the result you want to achieve.

In the selection process you will have to start from the desired color scale, the desired material, a certain texture and shape.

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Choose the material - half the battle, you need to stock up on the tools.

You will need:

• adhesive;
• stool;
• hacksaw;
• measuring tape with ruler;
• simple pencil;
• corner insert.

In what quantities and sizes do you need material and glue, you can immediately calculate the dimensions of the room.

A small recommendation

When you do not have a chair on your hands, you can make it yourself.2 small bars are nailed to a piece of plywood at a distance of the width of the skirting board.

Then, on top of the bars, draw a line with a protractor at an angle of 45 degrees. Precisely on the made line is made sawing. The chair is at your disposal!

Recommendations for the installation of

There are several basic rules that will help to install the plinth in its place without problems.

Let's single out the three most important points:

1. Before mounting the decorative element to the tension ceiling, it is necessary to create conditions for excellent adhesion of the two surfaces, that is, to clear them of dust;
2. It is important that the configuration and appearance of the skirting match the style of the stretch ceiling;
3. If you are not sure that you can do it, then trust all professionals. So you get rid of possible defects that will immediately catch your eye at the general perception of the room.

But if you only rely on your strength, listen to the experts' opinion.

Wise advice from the masters:

• You need to glue the decorative edging only to the wall. The leaf of the ceiling is typically subjected to stretching or narrowing. Therefore, the freedom of this surface should not be restricted;
• It is recommended to install a skirting board on the wall, until the finish is stripped. Wallpaper pasted later. If the skirting board is mounted directly to the wallpaper, then during the next repair you will change both the wallpaper and the plinth;
• It is not forbidden to paint decorative elements. But the design color is changed not after installation to the tension ceiling. This is done before the installation on the floor, so as not to accidentally dirty the stretch ceiling with paint. After completing the installation, only the joints of the cornices are tinted;
• To protect against glue, the surface of the stretch ceiling is covered with polyethylene;
• The sawn edges should be corrected using sandpaper;
• It's easy to cut the material into pieces with a hacksaw or paint knife. And the edge of the skirting board under the right slope will cut the stool;
• Attaching the cornice to the ceiling, the ends of the two adjacent skirting boards are covered with glue.

The photo shows a skirting board, painted to the color of the ceiling.

The existing slots are masked with a sealant or putty.

Timing of installation works

The installation of skirting boards can be expanded in the following steps:

1. If the decorative fringing of the walls is painted, it is mounted after drying. First we make marks, that is we measure from a ceiling a piece, which the plinth will occupy. The made marks are connected by means of a pencil. The resulting feature is the location of the bottom of the edging. It is not recommended to perform such an operation with a laser level. It is necessary to proceed from the bottom line of stretch ceilings;
2. The fixing of the first element starts from the corner. The end of the cornice must already be adequately spilen, to produce the skirting of the skirting in the corners. If this brings you too much trouble, get ready-made skirting boards that will not need to be trimmed with a stool to the desired shape;
3. Adhesive is applied to the inside of the skirting boards. The surface, which will not be closed with the wall, is not to be smeared with glue. The sides of the cornices are covered with abundant adhesive;
4. The decorative frames are then fastened. All the elements must be glued in turn, exactly on the marked line, strongly pressing;
5. The remaining parts are installed between the wall and the ceiling according to the same scheme, tightly connecting their ends. Elements that are attached in the last turn are easily adjusted to the required length;
6. When all the work is done, it remains only to hide tiny slots in the area of ​​joining the elements with a putty or sealant.

Now you have a certain amount of knowledge in the field of interior decoration. Accurate adherence to the above tips, helps not to make mistakes in the choice of material and in its installation on the wall surface.

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