Among the many ceilings at the moment, the most popular are suspended ceilings. The breadth of distribution of these structures is due to the ease of installation, the variety of textures, shapes and colors, easy maintenance, excellent performance. Deciding to make a suspended ceiling in the room, people are asked two basic questions: what kind of choice and how to make such a ceiling.
Contents
- Types of suspended ceilings
- Preparatory installation phase
- Installation process
- Installation video of a suspended ceiling with your own hands
Types of suspended ceilings
A variety of suspended ceilings can sometimes put in a difficult situation. All of them are divided into two large varieties: planar and modular. The first group includes covers representing a single canvas. Modular structures include cassette, tile, lattice( grilyato), rack, decorative varieties. Each of these varieties has its own merits. But nevertheless the installation of these coatings is similar. Therefore, if it is decided to make a hanging ceiling with your own hands, you can use the tips given below.
preparatory stage
for mounting false ceiling with your hands, you will need the following items:
- Jigsaw power / hacksaw
- Roulette for measuring
- Threads
- Pencil
- Elbow
- level
- screwdriver
- Drill, drill, anchors
- Profile Elements suspensions
- Modulesthe ceiling.
Also before the installation work you need to prepare the ceiling itself. It is cleaned from the old coating, so that the lagging plaster or the whitewash elements do not fall down. Further it is desirable to treat the whole surface with an antifungal compound. To avoid undesirable formations under the mounted ceiling structure.
Under suspended ceilings, it is customary to hide electrical wiring, split-system lines. Therefore, these works are also carried out in advance. It is determined where the future lighting system will pass, the corresponding wires are routed and fixed to the ceiling in accordance with the norms.
Progress of installation work
1. The layout of the future profile location is made. It is necessary to cover the entire area of the room. It is necessary to work with the application of the building level, the main objective is to maximize the horizontal surface.
2. Further installation of a hinged ceiling by the hands will consist in fastening of a profile on perimetre of a room. This profile is then attached to the cross section. It will be the basis for fixing the panels themselves.
3. If tiled structures or rack mounts are attached, suspensions will be needed. They are also relevant for drywall. They are fixed at a distance of 50 cm from each other. To do this, holes are drilled in the previously marked location. They are inserted dowels. The suspension is attached to these dowels. Then the design is just nailed to the ceiling. In the photo and the video of the hanging ceiling, one can clearly see how this process is being carried out. These suspensions are needed to adjust the height of the profiles.
4. Then it is necessary with the profile located along the perimeter to connect the L-shaped profile used for mounting. Self-tapping is required to fix it.
5. L-shaped profiles are needed to install a PVC hinged ceiling with your own hands. The first panel is inserted against the wall in this profile, before that the required length of the panel is measured and cut off. The panel itself is fixed with screws. Further actions are repeated until the space is exhausted. Particularly difficult is the installation of the last panel. It also needs to be wound in the L-shaped profile on the opposite side.
If the ceiling boards are mounted, which are glued to the surface, the system of work will be completely different. The common thing is to install the profile around the perimeter. And you'll have to start pasting from the middle of the room, and not from the wall. As a starting point, it is advisable to choose the middle if the modules to be installed are square.
Ceiling mount video by hand
Suspended ceiling from gypsum board:
