How to make suspended ceilings without heating their own hands?
Before repairing apartment owners, they are beginning to wonder if it is possible to install stretch ceilings independently. It turns out that such work can be done with your own hands. You just need to have the appropriate skills, as well as have special tools in the arsenal.
Species
The most popular and sought-after glossy ceiling designs. Such cloths are made in a color palette of the RAL table. This kind of ceilings is multi-color or two-color. Mirror of the surface of the canvas reflects the individual furnishings, thereby visually increasing the space of the room. The visible seam left when welding individual strips is attributed to the lack of a glossy ceiling.
Matte design refers to the classic look. This type of canvas will not reflect light highlights, so the material will more clearly convey the selected shade. The matte surface of the surface will not attract much attention, therefore, creating an interior, indoors, you can place accents on the objects of the atmosphere itself.
Satin ceilings are very similar to the matte design. This type of ceiling construction has an ideal smooth plane. It seems that the canvas is a deep saturated color. The material allows you to better reflect the color tones. Welding seams remain practically invisible.
If you want to stretch the fabric from a breathable material, choose a fabric fabric. According to the external parameters it is quite difficult to distinguish the textile type from the matte one. The main nuance here is the degree of tension. The surface of the ceiling is flat, there is also a relief type of surface.
When choosing a textile product when installing the structure with your own hands, it should be taken into account that such material is made of polyester thread or of ordinary fabric, this affects the throughput of the cloths.
Fastening methods
There are several methods of fixing stretch ceilings.
Wedge method
Self-installation of tension structures can be significantly simplified if the wedge method of fastening is used. With this option, the canvas is tightly fixed in a baguette using a spacer bar. Further, the gap between the ceiling and the walls is covered with a plinth. This method is considered to be quite convenient, because you will not need to paste material in accordance with the existing configuration of the room.
Upon completion of sticking, the remaining material (i.e., excess) is removed by the construction knife.
Cam method
There will not need to do some special cutting. Usually, the canvas is fixed between the movable baguette element and the stationary. Such elements are also called cams. Often this installation option is used for inserts, the square of the ceiling in this case should not be more than 20 square meters. m, differently vinyl sags and begins to stretch out of the profile.
Harpoon method
This method is better to use when there is a high probability of permanent leakage from the apartment above the floor. The design in this case will have to disassemble.That is why you should choose a harpoon order device tension structures. Only this method will allow dismantling the ceiling system completely, with the possibility of fixing the same canvas again.
The disadvantage of harpoon method is considered a long-term installation of the ceiling. Here it is necessary to make an exact pattern of the material. For cutting out you need special equipment. This method is considered the most reliable and practical. If you do not pay attention to the long installation time of the whole structure.
According to the instructions, completing the fixation of the baguette while arranging the tensioning cloth, then you should proceed to the electrical wiring.
Baguettes are installed for a long time, so it is not necessary to allow the existence of linear twists, while the wire is hidden in a separate cable channel, which is fixed at the base.
Stretch ceilings without heating do it yourself
There are different types of stretch ceiling structures, some are installed without operating heat guns. If a person has at least some experience in interior decoration of a room, he will be able to master the technology of installing the ceiling in a “cold” way.You can safely take up the work after studying the theory.
PVC film not only reflects the light, the material perfectly holds a large amount of water, while completely unpretentious in the care. The existence of a serious drawback can still discourage the desire to install PVC ceiling. For the tension of such a surface will have to heat the room to a high temperature.
There are several root causes for which it is better not to heat the room:
- Before the temperature effects on the room, it is necessary to completely free the room from furniture and finishing materials. Under the influence of high temperature items in the room are deformed. Unfortunately, repair work is not always carried out comprehensively, therefore, in a renovated room, it is better to stretch the fabric ceiling, which will not require special heating during installation.
- Heat gun. The work of the heat gun will lead to high costs. It is cheaper to install the ceiling with your own hands.
- Installing a tension structure without heating is cheaper and much safer. Because the unreliability of the company to which they apply for the installation of the ceiling can manifest itself in the use of faulty old equipment.And this sometimes leads to accidents when mounting the ceiling using a heat gun.
- Only professionals after competent technical training can use the heat gun competently. This training is held by each master in the production of suspended ceiling structures. Himself to make the installation of the canvas without heating will turn out only if you follow the instructions.
Stretch ceilings: pros and cons
Installing the ceiling structure without heating has advantages and disadvantages. However, like other types of interior trim. By the way, the advantages of this option are much greater.
Arguments against mounting ceiling structures with this method are considered:
- Cost The price of fabric canvases significantly exceeds the cost of the film. Such a minus can be compensated by self-installation of the ceiling structure. Allowing to save on payment for the work of specialists.
- Large-scale flooding will lead to damage to the fabric, which, because of this, will have to be replaced. Accordingly, in an apartment where leaks happen all the time, it is better not to make a choice in favor of the fabric.
- In rooms with a high level of humidity there are restrictions on the installation. For example, in a sauna or bathroom, the fabric is simply not stretched. It is not recommended to install such a ceiling in the kitchen either. The material will easily absorb moisture and a variety of food smells, while leaving an unpleasant aroma and color stains.
Installing a high-quality hood, of course, can help and save the room from accumulated moisture, smell.
If in the living room or bedroom you need to install the ceiling, then choose a better cloth. Such a ceiling structure is installed by the “cold” method. This choice will be the most correct.
Installation of fabric ceiling has considerable advantages:
- installation is possible on its own;
- long operational term;
- resistance to mechanical stress;
- lack of seams;
- possible putting paint, photo printing;
- the room does not need to be freed from furniture;
- smooth matte surface of the surface.
Instructions for self-installation
For independent work in the process of installing the ceiling will be useful skills for home repairs. One does not install the ceiling.For such work need a few people.
To design a fabric ceiling, you need to go through important steps:
- Under a certain size of the room order the necessary canvas. It is necessary to call the measurer, who will make all the necessary measurements.
- Further the baguette fastens. Aluminum profiles are attached around the perimeter of the ceiling.
- To the baguette with special clips fasten the canvas.
- To eliminate irregularities in the attachment areas, a building hair dryer is used; if there is none, you can use a regular household hair dryer.
In fact, the installation work is simple. It is important to approach the process itself responsibly in order to get the desired result.
Reviews
Seamless fabric ceiling construction is much easier to install if you use special technology. To understand the details will help reviews of real people. Those who have experience and know how to install stretch ceiling structures.
In the reviews, experienced people talk about self-mounting without heating.
The following information can be found:
- Installing a fabric ceiling is easier than installing PVC. There is no need to use a gun, installation should start from the middle of the room, not from the corners.Otherwise, the system remains the same.
- In order not to damage the expensive material of the ceiling construction, before starting the installation work it is worthwhile to carefully study the installation technology. Experienced experts will talk about subtleties and secrets. It is necessary to understand exactly how the installation of the ceiling leaf is carried out, and only then proceed to the business independently.
- It is necessary to work with a spatula carefully so as not to damage the fabric. The material, of course, is strong enough, and yet it is not worth it to refill it too sharply, since the risk of spoiling the fabric is still present.
About installing the ceiling in a cold way, see below.