DIY Ceiling Installation

As you know, today many owners want to make a truly comfortable space out of their bathroom. Fortunately, on sale there is simply a colossal number of building and finishing materials, with which even the “gray” room can be transformed.

The hosts pay the most attention to wall decoration, but it is much more important to concentrate on the ceiling. It is this component that sometimes simply spoils the impression of the entire bathroom. It is worth noting immediately that on sale you can find just a huge number of materials to create a reliable and attractive outward ceiling.

In this material, we will try to analyze the main details related to the choice of material for mounting the ceiling. Moreover, we will consider in detail the process of installing the ceiling, as well as all the difficulties that you have to face.

Features of the choice of material for the ceiling in the bathroom

First of all, it should be noted that not in all bathrooms it is advisable to mount the ceiling. It happens that the space in this room is too modest, so it is better to leave everything as it is. If the room is actually large, then here you can consider the most diverse options.

For example, we can talk about suspended ceilings, which the hosts recently mount in almost any room.

Well, at the very beginning, I would like to say that often the process of installing the ceiling (regardless of what material for this is chosen) quite complicated. Accordingly, if you do not want to experiment, it is better to entrust the work to professionals. Such a step is especially important if the ceiling material is expensive, and during repair work it can be seriously damaged.

In addition, if you plan to install the ceiling, you must first ennoble the rest of the bathroom space. Accordingly, if the overall style of the room has already formed, you can start installing the ceiling.

The process of installing the ceiling can be more difficult if the bathroom has a fairly unusual shape. This can be, for example, a design created on the basis of drywall. If the room is the most ordinary “box”, then the installation process should pass without unnecessary problems.

If you decide to install the ceiling in the bathroom with your own hands, and in this area you have very little experience, you should have detailed instructions for the entire repair process, since you can make a serious mistake at any time.

Preliminary events

Before starting the installation of the ceiling, it is necessary to carry out some preliminary actions.

First of all, we are talking about measuring. It is necessary to arm yourself with the most ordinary roulette and measure the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe ceiling several times. This process may differ in some difficulties if the ceiling has an original shape. At the same stage, you need to roughly evaluate how much ceiling material we need. Perhaps if the material is inexpensive, it can be purchased with a margin. If this, for example, is a stretch ceiling, then every millimeter of the length of the canvas is of great importance here. Accordingly, it is impossible to make mistakes in such a situation.

After measurements, it will not hurt to clean the surface of the ceiling. Quite often on the ceiling, you can find dirt and a lot of dust. In some cases, this may be a threat to the installation of the ceiling. To align the ceiling is most often not required. The thing is that the ceiling that we are going to mount is and must hide all the shortcomings of the surface that the builders allowed, or the owners themselves during the residence.

Installation of the rack ceiling in the bathroom

Raise ceilings in private houses, as well as apartments, are used quite often. In most cases, the hosts make a choice in favor of aluminum rails that look great, and also have all the properties necessary for operation in the bathroom.

Advantages and disadvantages

First, consider the advantages of such a ceiling:

• Modern style. Reiki, as you know, can be entered in almost any housing interior. At the same time, it must be remembered that before a large -scale repair, all the details related to the design should be carefully analyzed, since even in the bathroom this is an important aspect. In addition, on the basis of the rack ceiling, spotlights can be mounted. Accordingly, this is another point that allows you to decorate the room.
• Stainless rails. As we have already said, rails are often made on the basis of aluminum. Accordingly, this material successfully opposes the action of corrosion. This aspect is especially important if we are talking about a bathroom where humidity is almost always increased. By the way, the re -ceiling simply does not have worthy analogues.
• Simplicity of cleaning. Many owners who have long installed the rack ceiling claim that it is very easy to wash. Accordingly, after slight cleaning, the surface of the material will sparkle, as on the day of purchase. However, it must be remembered that aluminum material is easily damaged, so all manipulations should be carried out carefully.
• Politing coating. This feature concerns the last paragraph to some extent, but I would like to note separately that it will be extremely rare to clean the surface of the rack ceiling.

If we talk about the disadvantages of the rack ceiling, then they are quite subjective. First of all, it is worthwhile to understand that due to the installation of the river ceiling, the height of the room will slightly decrease. This is especially bad if we have too limited space. Another drawback is due to the fact that if problems arise, it will be necessary to dismantle the entire ceiling. In some cases, such work can take a lot of time.

Preliminary events

First of all, it is worth taking measurements of the room. After that, of course, you need to go to a construction store and carefully analyze the dimensions of the rails. This product does not have any standardized sizes, so you should often purchase the entire necessary volume of the rails so that then no problems arise. Attention should be paid to the length, and to the width, and even the thickness of each rail.

On sale you can find 3 types of rails: closed (analogue of a wooden lining), open, with inserts. In the case of the bathroom, all 3 types may come, but the last two are designed for high ceilings (about 5 m).

Also, when buying rails, you should pay attention to the appearance of the material. First of all, this applies to the color of the rack products. Obviously, you can choose any option, but first of all you need to think that the future ceiling is combined with the whole room. Most often, the hosts prefer neutral options.

In the process of installation, we will need: a tire (a bar with special cloves), a suspension (wire based on a concrete ceiling), skirting board (exclusively decorative component). Also, potential lamps will be required. You need to take care of them in advance.

Installation process

1. It all starts with the fastening of stringers. These are supporting profiles that are attached using self -tapping screws or dowels. Particular attention should be paid to this issue, since it is precisely these profiles that will act serious loads.
2. The end profiles must be installed around the entire perimeter of the bathroom.
3. After that, the hanging of the rails on the stringers begins directly. Separately, I would like to say that the protective film should first be removed from the hecks. The installation process will take only a couple of tens of minutes. After that, the ceiling can be safely operated.
4. If it is planned to install lamps, then the holes should be made in the reed material.

It is worth saying that the installation of plastic panels occurs in almost the same way as in the case of rack products.

Installation of a stretch ceiling in the bathroom

The hosts massively began to install stretch ceilings after the price of this product has decreased significantly. Now, almost anyone can afford to acquire a stretch fabric, which will not only decorate the home space, but also make it more solid.

Positive and negative sides of suspended ceilings

First, we analyze the advantages of stretch ceilings in the bathroom:

• Moisture resistance. This is exactly the point that is incredibly important in the bathroom. Accordingly, you can not be afraid of water, since the material in any layout will have approximately the same appearance. The moisture resistance of the material should be clarified separately among consultants, since there are a wide variety of variations of products on sale.
• Durability. If the material is not damaged, then it will be in the same state for decades. Indeed, modern technologies demonstrate real miracles. Moreover, many manufacturers of the stretch fabric provide a guarantee that often reaches 10 years.
• Lack of need for care. Yes, indeed, it is not at all necessary to carry out regular care for a stretch fabric, since this surface is not completely contaminated. This is one of the main differences in the stretch ceiling and other materials.
• High temperatures are not a hindrance. As you know, some ceiling materials at too high temperatures can be deformed and unusable. Fortunately, with a stretch ceiling, everything is quite the opposite. This material may even even align it if the room is too hot. Accordingly, in the bathroom, you can use stretch material without any warnings.

As for the weaknesses of the material, I would like to note its low strength. Of course, damaging the stretch blade is very simple. It is enough to throw some object into the ceiling. However, here you need to try, since the material is elastic, and after some time it returns to its previous state. It is precisely due to the fact that the stretch ceiling can be damaged that it is practically not installed in children's rooms.

Installation process

In this case, we will need only a few devices and materials. Among them: a heat gun, a punch, dowel, a screwdriver, a scabbard for metal, profiles, a spatula.

1. To begin with, we take measurements of the room. Using the transporter, you can find out the width and length of the angles. Also, using the level, you need to mark the walls. It is necessary to ensure that the fastening of all the necessary elements is as smooth as possible. In addition, from the lower point of the ceiling, the indent should be made - at least 4 cm.
2. Next, take the profile and with the help of scissors for metal we cut off the desired part. The ends of the profile need to be cut at an angle so that they can be cooked.
3. Profile fastening occurs on the basis of dowels and screws. The construction level should be applied so that each connection point is at the right level.
4. Now it's time to turn on the heat gun and warm up the room to 40 degrees Celsius. At the same time, you need to deploy the canvas and evenly warm it along the entire length.
5. We begin to fasten the material from the base angle (marked on the canvas). The mount occurs using a spatula, which is refueling the material. After the installation of one angle - we begin to produce similar manipulations with the opposite angle. Only after this begins installation in the center of the walls and around the perimeter.
6. Using a thermal hair dryer, you need to smooth out all the folds that clearly appear in this process.

In advance, you need to take care of the holes for the lamps, if something similar is planned. To do this, you need to install special rings in advance, and only then, when the canvas is installed, make the necessary neckline.

Almost immediately after installation, you can use the room without any problems. As already mentioned, no temperature differences in the stretch ceiling are terrible.