PVC panels in interior should be of high quality
Plastic plastic panels made of pure polyvinyl chloride are made, although sometimes they are made from recycled materials, this is not hidden by anyone, and why, because recycling is the right thing. Of course, the quality of sheet plastic depends on what it is made of, both from the manufacturer and his reputation.
In general, there are finishing PVC panels quality, without the impurities of other polymers, and substandard, they are easily recognized by a heterogeneous texture, with small patches of colors that differ from the main one. The quality index of sheets of plastic wall covering are:
- Jumpers inside the panel, which is an empty space, divided into individual longitudinal channels by stiffeners;the more, the better.
- Resistance to compression, which is very easy to verify, with the force of pressing the sheet with your fingers;if the deformation is insignificant, light deflection, then the material is qualitative.
- Resistance to bending, is verified by repeated bending of the extreme part of the panel lock on the corner;If the plastic has not broken down, and the trace of your check is almost invisible, boldly take this material.
Well, now about poor-quality facing materials. As a filler in the composition of PVC products there is chalk, and if it is added too much, wanting to save on other components, PVC sheets are very brittle, and when you try to bend or squeeze them, they crumble easily.
A sign of poor quality is a pronounced seam when docking panels, and distinctly visible strips above the stiffeners, and in general the panel geometry should be correct .In the presence of at least one defect, the PVC panels in the interior do not last long, and the decoration of them with the beauty of the special does not differ.
Where can PVC cladding panels be used?
If for a while you forget about the tradition of covering the walls with plastic only in the bathroom and toilet, you can go further and trim this with a rather not noble but very beautiful material living room, bedroom, library, study. No matter how many rooms in your house, for each of them you can come up with a special design, which will be based on PVC paneling.
Do you think that plastic is inappropriate in the nursery or in the room of a teenager? We could recommend mirror panels made of acrylic, they look really impressive, especially the so-called "holographic" ones, with the effect of flickering, but they cost an eye-popping - about $ 100 per sheet in the size of 124x246 centimeters.
If you have bought high quality PVC paneling, and the groove of each of them is easily inserted into the lock of the other, a smooth surface with almost invisible connection points will be provided to you by .And, if you pick up pleasant bed colors for the eyes, this finish may well be in the living room, especially if you practice zoning the room by covering the walls with different materials.
The angle in which you can have a work area, it can be lined with PVC, you do not even need to do a crate, you just need to take liquid nails and stick the panels directly on the wall. In the bedroom, combined with tapestries and paintings, PVC will also look very good. On the balcony is best to install a lining of PVC, it is designed for outdoor conditions, the PVC panel for the hallway is best done from the vertical stripes of dark tones.
How are PVC finishing panels fastened?
We already mentioned the adhesive installation of PVC panels, but we will repeat it in great detail. So, as the experience of many masters shows, liquid nails can perfectly fix polyvinyl chloride even on top of tile or plaster. If your walls are whitewashed, just rinse the walls with a wet rag( with hot water) and you can start to glue them. The positive side of gluing - does not reduce the volume of the room, especially if every centimeter on the account, and the wall cover does not bend, if you lean against it. But it's better not to glue PVC on the ceiling.
To increase the reliability of the cladding when gluing walls, the guides from the top and bottom can be additionally fastened with screws.
Another way in which you can fix PVC finishing panels on walls and ceilings is to mount on a wooden crate or special aluminum profiles. The latter are attached to the walls on the screws, and already to them, depending on the material, the crate is mounted our plastic wall covering.
For a wood, either screws or staples are perfect, only screws for the profile. For the ceiling, only the crate is recommended as the fastening of PVC sheets. Guides located near the floor and under the ceiling can play the role of skirting boards, in this case the panels will be installed vertically, for the horizontal arrangement of the panels the guides are fixed in the corners of the room.