When repairing, when residential space is limited, very often the need to make one big function room. The wall opening is that part that just combines two rooms in one, or, on the contrary, disconnects one large room into two functional zones. The question of how to arrange the opening in the wall is quite relevant, therefore, for better study, you will get acquainted with various technologies.
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Types of walls
- Wall openings make or in a concrete wall, or as partition, from drywall. In a concrete wall, make the opening more difficult. First, you need to explore the technical passport of the room and make sure that the wall is not carrying, and secondly acquire or rent special cutters on concrete, without which this work is extremely difficult to perform this work.
- Operactions from the hypiscocararton are obtained during the construction of walls. If the idea has arisen after repair, the opening is done with the help of a conventional saw, and the internal bulkheads are cut off with a grinder and are rebounded, but so as not to block the place.
- Another common question is how to arrange a doorway. This is the last variety of unsightly holes in the wall.
Wall openings vary in size. From small to large, occupying almost the entire wall.
There are open and closed openings. Open doorway divides the room into parts, walk through it, and closed a niche in the wall.
Upcoming openings in the walls are:
- Rectangular.
- Asymmetrical.
- Arch.
Technical requirements and strengthen the opening in the wall
In modern houses almost all the walls are load-bearing, and therefore build an opening in a wall is problematic. First you need to get permission from the various services. Refer to a specialist for redevelopment, and he has explained in detail how to get permission for construction work.
In multi-storey buildings usually requires greater wall opening, as a great pressure upper floors leads to collapse of a wall or cracks on its surface. Reinforcement is not necessarily carried out in the monolithic homes or on the upper floors of high-rise panel. But it is better to consult with experts in the field, in order to avoid unpleasant consequences.
To reduce the load on the part of the wall, which makes opening, it needs strengthening. To do this, first select the type of strengthening:
- single-row, using the channel,
- angled - using steel angles,
- combined - combines the two above-mentioned method.
Single-row reinforcement - the most economical. With this strengthening of the wall in the opening is inserted the U-shaped channel which receives the load onto the upper and side portions, and then distributes it on the walls. This type of strengthening the most unreliable.
Strengthening of the wall opening with the help of brackets is most commonly used in panel houses. Depending on the thickness of the wall corners come in different sizes, from the smallest to see 6,3h5 bulky and powerful 14h9h12 see. In strengthening this way on both sides of the wall set two P-frames, which are connected to each other fittings or other fasteners. This method is the best, because combines the reliability and efficiency.
When obsolete or low quality of walls and ceilings is recommended to use a combined view of strengthening. It combines strengthening using sill and corners, sometimes with the use of U-shaped steel beams. This is the most reliable and durable way to strengthen the wall opening.
Making wall opening, with the help of the arch
The most traditional way to design wall opening is arch. When choosing this method, please note that the arch reduces the height of the opening at the 10-15 cm. Noble arch look with a high ceiling, the ceiling is very low if the best option would be U-shaped design.
Arch or make your own hands, or customize the wall opening in the usual wall under the arch using parts and fillings. As materials used plasterboard, chipboard or plywood. The easiest option - to buy ready-made arch.
Arch differ in size, volume, and angle of inclination. There are several dozen types of arches. The main ones are:
- Classical - round arch. The radius is half the width of the opening.
- Contemporary - radius of the arch is greater than half the width of the opening. These arches are used on a massive and wide walls.
- Romantic - two U-shaped corner construction flatten the arch. She looks like an ellipse. Consumption of such arch during construction - minimum.
- Poluarka - has one rounded corner.
Arch - the best option design doorway. It will diversify and decorate the interior, but also will make the novelty and uniqueness.
How to make a doorway Photo:
How to make an opening in the wall with the help of a niche
To create extra space or simply to decorate interiors often use a niche. They are not only an ornament, but also perform the function of the cabinet, shelf or rack. In small rooms without them simply can not do. But in the large spacious apartments also use niche. Where they fit into the interior as a wonderful decorative element, often covering an entire wall.
Functionally niches used for such purposes:
- Ideal for home libraries with limited housing space, a recess made in the form of bookshelves.
- In the living room or the kitchen, the perfect solution is the creation of the buffet cabinet using niche. It is not only beautiful, but also practical use of this element decoration.
- Also, niche used as a decorative design to make additional lighting or just for the interior diversity. In this case, the variant unit built into the wall of the aquarium.
- To save space under the bed in the bedroom, it is also excellent for this niche. It allows you to drown in the bed of 15-30 cm, sometimes up to 50 cm, if the wall thickness makes it possible. At the same time, in a niche set lighting and romantic atmosphere is guaranteed.
- Niche in the bathroom is an excellent option for the placement of various hygiene.
- Also, the niches are combined with arches, creating excellent designer masterpieces.
Asymmetric opening in the wall
The most interesting type of wall opening is an asymmetric opening. Options for its design are the most diverse. From simple arches and niches before combining arches with niches and various types of backlit.
Consider the installation technology of asymmetric gypsum cardboard:
- draw a layout, think over the need for shelves, backlighting or other decorative elements,
- prepare gypsum, putty, tools and metal products,
- set the carrying frame on the sketch,
- to strip it with plasterboard
- shaw the seams and heads from screws,
- progress
- perform decorative work.
In the whole procedure, the most important point is the right dimensions. Otherwise, the design will be quite angular and rude. In order to bend a sheet of plasterboard, it needs to wet. If there is no possibility to put separate parts into water containers, the wet rags are suitable, which are put on top. When performing this work, it is necessary to pump out only in advance prepared parts, wet gypsum does not cut.
Separately consider the installation of asymmetric opening in the bearing wall there is no meaning, since to achieve a certain form you need to cut the desired figure in the wall.
Design Wall Opera
After determining the type of wall opening, it follows its finish. Preparation options are the most varied, consider several of them.
- To give the access to the additional texture and expressiveness, decorative plaster is the perfect option. Operactions in the walls, how to make a decorative plaster can be seen in the photo:
- The following finish option is a tree. If the interior has a wooden staircase or door, then this method will fit perfectly in the design of the room.
- If you make the arch near the window, then the wallpaper is the easiest and most affordable way. When this option is selected, the curtains or curtains are added in the wall opening, they will create an additional ease and smoke the interior.
- Plastic panels are a completely economical option. Various textures and colors of panels allow them to enter them in almost any interior.
- More unusual and peculiarly on the arches looks decorative stone or tile.
- Molding is also suitable for finishing a wall opening. It is very easy to work with him. It is enough to glue the wall molding and cover the paint suitable for the interior.
- Stained glass window or mosaic will decorate the wall near the opening.
There is an unlimited number of wall opening options. Recommend to combine several options among themselves. Decorative curtains, blinds, string curtains are added to the main design. The backlight will make the opening more air and increase the room space. When choosing a Victorian style, Sandrik will make a protruding detail, for example in the form of columns. Glass, clay, metal, seashells and even panels from dried colors, fruits and vegetables are used as original materials for decorating a wall opening.
