Bypass pipe stretch ceiling

Stretch ceiling is one of the most popular ways of finishing in residential and public premises. This is explained not only by its low cost, but also by small labor and time costs. In addition, even a non-professional will be able to mount the canvas, which also allows you to save money. But even in the simplest work there are specific moments that can spoil everything. In the case of stretch ceilings, this is circumvention of communications. In this article, you will learn how to bypass the pipe with a stretch ceiling and do it as accurately as possible.

The specifics of the installation of stretch ceilings

Installation of stretch ceilings yourself without the help of professional masters is real, but still quite a difficult task, so before you tackle it, thoroughly study the whole theory and soberly assess their abilities. Our articles will help you in this: "Stretch ceiling in the bathroom: photos, installation features", "Stretch ceiling in the kitchen: photos, installation features", "Matte or glossy stretch ceiling - which one to choose."

In each room there are communications that go up, so the need to bypass the pipe stretch ceiling is inevitable. Here, then, lies the risk of spoiling the whole cover with one careless movement - the canvas, especially the plastic, can easily be torn in the direction of the cut. In this case, it should be taken into account that most manufacturers provide a guarantee for their products only in cases where the installation of tension ceilings is carried out by professional workers from the same firm. At first glance, this requirement is not entirely correct, but in fact it is fully justified and saves a lot of nerves for both sides. Therefore, if you decide to install on your own, be prepared to take full responsibility for yourself.

So, when installing a stretch ceiling, the following typical situations occur:

1. It is necessary to bypass the heating pipe located in the immediate vicinity of the wall.
2. Several pipes stand side by side, differ in diameter, or the tension ceiling itself has a complex configuration.
3. Bypassing occurs around a circular element, which can only be dismantled from one side( usually a hood in the kitchen).

There are also non-standard situations that occur less often than usual. For example, if there is a large column in the room or another voluminous obstacle of a complex configuration. In such a case, it is more rational and easiest not to suffer with the excision of holes in the form of a column, but simply install two separate webs and carefully connect them with a special profile.

The first way

The most common and simple way to bypass the pipe stretch ceiling. As a rule, it is used for white plastic canvases and heating pipes that are available in each room.

Step-by-step installation instructions for the ceiling around the pipe:

1. Prepare a rectangular joint profile in advance from plastic, the color of which corresponds to the color of the fabric. The thickness of the plate should be 1-2 mm, and its dimensions should cover the space from the baguette to the extremity of the surface of the pipe surface point by about 1 cm. The width of the plastic profile should correspond to the diameter of the heating pipe plus 2 cm of the reserve.
2. Fill the canvas in the baguette and cut it with a stationery knife or scissors with sharp ends. Plastic plates will hold the cut fabric and do not let it "spread" further. But even in this case, you should act very carefully, making a minimally deep incision and tightly pressing the film against the pipe.
3. The cut is best done in the place where the riser is closest to the wall - so in case of errors, the defects will be noticeable least.
4. At the end of the cut line, make an incision crosswise so that the loose ends of the canvas can gently close behind the pipe without wrinkles and tensions.
5. Cut the excess parts of the film, not forgetting to leave 2-3 cm of stock to fill them in a baguette.
6. Install an overlay on the pipe. This decorative ring can be made with your own hands made of plastic of suitable color, 2 mm thick, and you can buy it in the store.

This technology is used for the most part to install seamless stretch ceilings with white plastic pads to bypass pipes. If you are going to mount a color canvas, then pick up the decorative pads of the appropriate shade in advance. In some cases, you can play on contrast, for example, by picking up a purple patch to the yellow canvas.

Helpful tip: If there is very little space between the communications and the wall, it is not necessary to look for a suitable piece of plastic - you can simply cut the reinforcing ring of the corresponding diameter.

The second way to

There is another way of outlining the pipe with stretched ceilings, used for surfaces with complex configurations, or when pipes of different diameters are installed in the room, and standard linings for them are not suitable. In this case, the plastic rings must not be installed outside but inside the blade.

Instruction for bypassing the pipe with a plastic stretch ceiling:

1. Preheat the ceiling liner to the required temperature and tighten it to the baguette.
2. While holding the film, make the marking exactly in the center of the pipe. If you miss a little - it's okay, because in the case of which the canvas can be slightly tightened, thereby compensating for minor defects.
3. Glue a polyurethane reinforced ring to the back of the fabric to make it closer to the wall.
4. When the glue is properly seized, make a cross cut on the canvas in the center of the ring.
5. Pass the edges of the cut through the ring upwards, and then glue them so that they hold onto the reinforcing ring at the top.
6. Cut the blade in the direction from the reinforcing ring to the nearest wall.
7. Attach the ring with the linen loaded in it onto the pipe.
8. Cut the edges of the cut to one piece of plastic lining, which will perform the function of a kind of lock on the cut.
9. Glue the harpoon with a small piece of cloth.
10. Pull the ceiling from the nearest corner.

Such plastic rings can be installed not only to bypass heating pipes and other communications, but also when installing various luminaires, alarm sensors and other equipment. On how to install a reinforcing ring and make a bypass pipe in the stretch ceiling - in the video instructions below:

How to be with the hood?

It would seem that dealing with the hood is no more difficult than with a heating pipe or any other obstacle, but in this case the problem lies in the peculiarities of the operation of the device. The fact is that in the process of working the duct of the hood is strongly heated, which may well lead to a melting of the plastic stretch ceiling.

In such situations it is necessary to provide maximum protection of PVC film by constructing a temperature-resistant barrier. The easiest way to do this is with a piece of gypsum board. Drywall is an environmentally friendly material, which is often used specifically to enhance fire safety when decorating rooms. The second option is to install a sandwich tube with double walls and a heat-insulating layer between them instead of the usual corrugated exhaust pipe. It is worth this airway is more expensive, but it lasts longer, and many people like it much more than goffers.

To protect the edges of the ceiling film, use rings made of heat-resistant plastic. Exactly the same rings are used when installing luminaires, as well as bypassing hot heating pipes.

Historical Background

Stretch ceilings seem to be a modern and unusual way of finishing the premises, but few people know that the first stretch ceilings were popular in ancient Egypt and Greece. Of course, then not PVC film was used, but the technology was almost identical - a silk fabric was adorned on the ceiling, decorated with patterns. When after a while the fabric began to sag, or the owner of the apartment wanted to change the interior, the workers simply pulled a new cloth from above.

In medieval Armenia, also practiced the technology of stretch ceilings, but used for this not silk, but cotton cloth impregnated with chalky mortar. She was pulled on a special frame around the perimeter of the room( nothing like?), And when the chalk solution dried up, the canvas stretched itself and there was not a single wrinkle left on it. Some masters still practice this method, but instead of chalk they use water-emulsion paints.

In the early 70s of the last century instead of cloth began to use lightweight polyvinyl chloride film, which did not sag and served much longer than any fabric. It happened in France, so initially the stretch ceilings were called "French".As they say, everything new is a well-forgotten old one, and in the late 90's, fabric ceilings appeared on the market. They quickly gained popularity, because they did not require heating, which reduced the risk of damage to the walls and the laboriousness of the work as a whole. Today the market offers a wide range of film and fabric ceilings for every taste, and we hope that this article will help you make the installation quickly and beautifully.