Shelves have long been a must in modern homesan integral part of the interior. Such furniture can not only perform practical functions and decorate the house, but also express the individuality of the owners of the house, since it is the shelves that are the place where the owners keep items dear to their hearts.
Scheme of the device of a rack made of plasterboard.In order to make a plasterboard rack, it is not necessary to resort to expensive services of specialists. Such work can be done independently, and without much difficulty, you can use a variety of materials for this, but plasterboard is especially popular in this regard. This material has many distinctive features: it is lightweight, inexpensive, and easy to work with. There is nothing strange in the fact that this material is recommended for use in making a variety of designs. Even those people who do not have special skills can do all this. A plasterboard rack is good because it is possible to make a project and implement a variety of forms. Labor intensity and financial costs are minimized. As for the materials and tools that are needed for this, they are as follows:
How to make such a design correctly?
Scheme of a shelving unit for a children's room.Before you start making a plasterboard rack, you need to make a sketch, mark the surface where the rack will be located, for shelves and walls. You also need to form a frame, which is made of profiles, and then it should be fixed to the walls, ceiling and floor. And only after all these actions can you start to sheathe all this with sheets of plasterboard. Before making a rack, you need to take into account some recommendations from specialists:
As for the amount of material required,here you need to consider what load will be carried on the shelves. If you plan to place light figurines and souvenirs on the shelves, then it is quite possible to make a rack from single-layer plasterboard, the thickness of which does not exceed 8 mm. If you plan to place books or a TV on the shelves, then the thickness of the plasterboard sheets should be at least 12 mm. Return to the table of contents</a>Useful tips
Joining plasterboard.The finished structure needs finishing. It should be puttied, the joints should be laid with serpyanka, then it is necessary to re-coat with serpyanka, but this should be done only after the first layer has completely dried. After this, the rack can be painted or finished with special decorative plaster. Before starting work, it is necessary to decide on the purpose of such a rack. The functional task can be very different: books, children's toys, household appliances can be stored here. It is very important to ensure that the space intended for installing the rack is level and free. The presence of nails, wires and other foreign objects is unacceptable. If you plan to install it in an ordinary room, then typical plasterboard will do. This is how you can make a beautiful and durable rack that will please the eye for a long time.
