Ceiling the tile with your own hands

How to glue the ceiling tile correctly, not every master knows.

The ceiling is an important part of any interior, and let it not immediately catch sight, but its coverage can make the room visually larger or smaller, move the walls and give the room a cozy and attractive appearance.

In addition, a single harmony of design will please the guests of the house and the owners themselves.

Coatings for the ceiling are different.

Often choose wallpaper, thanks to their cheapness and affordability. Another option - plaster or stretch ceilings, which are quite popular in recent times.

But for a bathroom the best way to make a ceiling covering is a tile.

Unlike other materials, it easily withstands temperature changes, excessive humidity, mold and fungi can rarely appear on it.

Not to mention the fact that such a coating is easy to clean, and it is strong.

In general, all tile covers can be divided into the following types, each of which has its own characteristics and which must be taken into account first, before the work is done:

• Pressing tile is the thinnest, it is manufactured by the die method, the maximum thickness is up to eight millimeters;
• Extruded tile, which is produced by pressing from polystyrene strips. This coating has a smooth shiny surface, which can easily be rendered as any texture, from marble to the cut of a tree;
• Injection tiles, where the raw material is processed at high temperatures, it can be met with a complex convex or depressed pattern, it has a thickness of up to fourteen millimeters.

Selection of tile and glue

First, before the laying process, it is necessary to choose the right tile that is suitable for the ceiling.

Usually, especially if the installation is done by hand, then the location of the cover, and the geometric shape, and the location( most often the tile is put in the bathroom or in the kitchen) is taken into account.

Why is geometry important? Because it takes into account the layout of the bathroom( or any other room), where they are going to start laying.

For example, square products should be chosen when all the corners in the room are perfectly straight and straight.

If the wallpaper can be simply cut, then with the tile the slightest deviation from the scheme will become a real problem.

An important indicator when choosing is material. You can take a tile of polystyrene, but then you have to constantly monitor its edges, which will be showered during work.

This state of affairs can not be called convenient when laying the tiles on the ceiling, and even with their own hands.

It is better to choose a tile made of polystyrene foam, but even with it you need to be careful, and in the store pay attention to all the flaws and irregularities.

You should buy a tile with a margin, about 15% more than required, because in the process you can not do without chips and cracks.

But the most important material that will ensure a long-lasting fixation( do not forget that it's a ceiling, which means that the force of attraction is constantly acting on the tile) and a beautiful appearance is glue or other fixing material.

Today on the market you can find a huge number of different compounds that are suitable for different surfaces and products.

It is better to choose special dry mixtures that can be diluted to a thick creamy condition.

Why? Often, carrying out laying yourself, many masters do not want to waste time on leveling the ceiling, especially if the surface drops are not very large.

And different layers of glue allow to solve this problem. What glue to glue the ceiling tile, depends on the budget, because different manufacturers offer a different price range.

Really and at all to choose gluing nails which allow to dotly put structure. In the video, you can see the order of applying glue to the surface of the expanded polystyrene tiles.

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Initial work

How correctly to glue the ceiling tile? If the wallpaper can simply begin to be fixed to the edge of the wall, then it should begin with the drawing up of markup, most often on paper.

You need to take into account every centimeter of space, because otherwise, the missing holes will not be able to lay something, especially if you use seamless stacking technology.

The process of gluing should begin from the middle of the ceiling, gradually reaching the edges. The simplest option is simply to sequentially stack the row behind the series.

This method is available even to those who for the first time conduct such repairs themselves.

The video shows this technology of gluing.

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Other options for laying include:

• sticking diamond;
• in staggered order;
• diagonally;
• is a snake;
• around the perimeter.

Often the ceiling is first leveled or whitened. The main thing is that the surface should be level, because then the room will have a neat appearance, and the tile will last longer.

How to glue the ceiling tile? Here is the main question that arises when repairing the bathroom.

Whatever scheme is chosen for this( diamond, normal or diagonal), you need to know where to start the paste. And here the chosen technology is already taken into account.

For example, let's pay attention to one of the ways, which, also, can be seen on the video.

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Consider how to glue the ceiling tile diagonally. This method is considered quite aesthetic, as well as simple, which allows you to carry out self-gluing.

First you need to place one product in the center so that the axes and corners of the ceiling match. On the sides of the tile we glue buttocks to other products.

It is better to choose a seamless joint, because otherwise in the bathroom, with high humidity, the fungus can accumulate in the seams. All tiles should be adjacent to each other.

We apply the adhesive evenly on the tile and let it dry a little. Do not apply glue to the ceiling.

Next, we press the product from expanded polystyrene to the ceiling, where previously carried out a primer or whitewash.

The tile itself should be pressed with its own hands to the ceiling, at least for half a minute, exerting a load on the product.

It's real to make a sticker, even without removing the chandelier. If you do not glue the wallpaper with this method, then simply lay the wire around the wire.

In addition, if the ceiling is hung on the whitewash, then you can use almost any scheme.

You can also remove whitewash, because some people think that it interferes with fixing the tiles well. This is easy to do with their own hands.

Whatever the coating is not on the ceiling, wallpaper or whitewash, they are removed using a spatula. This process can be seen on the video.

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Tips and nuances in gluing ceiling tiles

Skirting allows you to hide all the flaws that occur when working in the bathroom.

In addition, it is a decorative element, and suitable for any surface, whether it's wallpaper, tile or other coating.

It's worth remembering that the skirting board should fit the style of the room.

Here the principle is used, similar to gluing the tile itself - first, large, solid elements are fixed, and only then small pieces are measured and fixed in the corners. The procedure is filmed on video.

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Whatever ways of gluing products in the bathroom have not been selected, upon completion of work we leave the room for a day to dry up.

It is not superfluous to lay a thick blanket on the floor, so that in case of falling off the tiles would fall on it. For the same reasons, it is better not to enter the room during the drying process.

When you only buy a tile, bring it into the room and let it rest so that it does not crack from the temperature difference.

If wallpaper can be glued at once, then you need to wait at least a couple of days.

In addition, for convenient location on tiles with a pattern or pattern on the back, you can find arrows that indicate the position. Such arrows should look in one line.

When applying glue, it is necessary to remove its excess at the same time. If this is not done immediately, the dried residues can damage the level of the row. A gap between the tiles should not be.

Of course, they can be treated with sealant, but this will disturb the decorativeness of the ceiling.

In order to remove small splashes and dirt from the surface, you can apply the usual stationery eraser, as well as cleaning solutions. The latter are applied after drying.