Arch of plasterboard with their own hands

Arch is a good way to expand the space in your home. Get rid of doors and expand the doorway - this is a good prospect for small apartments. And if you consider that this is modern, it turns out an excellent choice. But to build an arch from gipsokartona own can be different. For high-quality work, you must follow the step-by-step instructions.

step instructions for assembling arch of the drywall

originally required, of course, to determine the material and to buy it. We will look at the production of an arch made of plasterboard, so it is the most amazing and easiest option, and the material is easy to handle, which allows even a novice in the construction business to cope with the work.

Having the material, we are determined with the appearance. This is the most crucial moment, as not every arch will look aesthetically in your room. Determine the shape of the arch without a designer is not difficult, just trust your intuition, and imagine the future arch, then be sure to make a detailed sketch or view photo examples in this article. In the sketch, you must specify all the key figures - the height of the beginning of the rounding, the radius, the parameters of the top point of the arch from the floor. Then measure the real parameters of the opening and calculate everything on paper, finding the center of the arch from both edges of the walls.

Next we prepare the opening for the installation of the arch. This is not an unimportant point, because it affects the aesthetics. It is necessary to level the side walls by level using puttying, plastering or plasterboard. It should be noted that it is easier to level the wall with gypsum plasterboard, but it will steal from you several centimeters of space. When aligning maximize flat surface, because the basis arch metal profile is used, then clearly that it is not exactly lie on the curves of the walls. Therefore, for an even arch you need even walls.

After receiving a level field for the installation of the arch, we begin by marking with a marker or pencil. That is, we transfer our sketch to the walls, indicating all the key points.

We are about to install a metal profile. This is already the beginning of the installation of the arch of plasterboard. When installing the profile should be noted that the drywall itself has a thickness of more than a centimeter, so you need to pull back so that the arch is not got out of the plane of the wall.

After correct calculation we attach the horizontal, that is the upper part of the structure. Next, we fix the vertical parts, starting from the top, and the length of the profile - this is the length of the arch bend.

After that we make an arc with a special metal profile, but so that the center of the circle points to the previously marked mark. Mounting the profile is the most delicate work, since everything should be accurate to millimeters.

Otherwise, if you make mistakes, your arch will simply not be symmetrical. You can watch a video about how to make an interior arch with your own hands. Also on our site you can see a phased photo of the installation of an arch of plasterboard.

Well now proceed to the final step of installation of interior arches, namely fixing plasterboard. The arch itself is constructed from two half-waves, since it is impossible to achieve bending out of a single piece of drywall, it will simply break down. After marking and cutting off the sheets of the desired length, start fixing from above, gradually sinking down.

In this case, a small surplus you can accurately remove. Next, you just cut out the necessary stripes of drywall and fix them from the lower points of the arch to the floor, so that the wall is on par with the arch.

Photo of interior arches

Video of making arches from plasterboard with their own hands