Для покрытия потолка из современных строительных plasterboard materials are deservedly recognized as one of the most optimal. It has a perfectly flat surface, is easy to putty and paint. In addition, it can be cut and bent quite easily, which is why it is quite possible to make a plasterboard with your own hands. This will immediately give the room a very modern look and visually change its interior space. In addition, such a ceiling design opens up the widest scope for design imagination. The ceiling of the room will immediately acquire a unique look, characteristic only of it. However, it is worth remembering that if in the room where you plan to install this structure, the air humidity exceeds 70%, then the plasterboard must be attached moisture-resistant.
Scheme of a two-level suspended ceiling made of plasterboard.
Necessary materials, tools and preparatory work
To make a plasterboard ceiling yourselfwith your hands, multi-level or simple, you must first purchase the necessary consumables and prepare the tools for working with them. In addition to the sheets of drywall that will make up the front surface, you will need to assemble the supporting frame. For this, you will need 2 types of metal profile: a U-shaped guide and a C-shaped supporting one. If the ceiling has more than one level, you will also need hanging brackets. For fastening, you will need self-tapping screws 25-30 mm long. The seams between the sheets of drywall will need to be sealed with gypsum putty. In addition, it is better to immediately prepare the lamps and electrical wiring for installation.
The main elements used for installationframe. The tools you will need first of all are an electric drill or a special punch for connecting the profiles together, a cordless screwdriver, an edge plane or rasp, a needle roller for bending the surface of the drywall and pliers. To apply the putty, you will need a wide spatula, and to dilute it with water - a special container. Do not forget that you will need to work under the ceiling from specially knocked together sawhorses or at least a stepladder. To lift the sheet of drywall to the ceiling during installation, you will need two long, strong sticks with a crossbar at the end in the form of the letter "T". In addition, to mark the ceiling levels, you need to stock up on wide sheets of paper, for which strips of old wallpaper glued together are quite suitable. Before making a plasterboard ceiling, it must first be drawn on paper at a scale of 1 to 1, cut out of it and laid out on the floor, which is an exact reflection of the ceiling. This way you can clearly see how the future structure will look after installation. And paper figures are used as templates for cutting out of plasterboard. Return to contents</a>
Installation of ceiling structures from plasterboard with their own hands
Drywall should be filled in placesfastening screws and at the joints of plasterboard sheets. You need to start with the fact that you need to step back 10 cm from the ceiling base and draw a line along the entire perimeter of the room, using a building level to align it. Along this line, a guide profile is attached to the walls using self-tapping screws on plastic dowels 4-6 cm long and 6 mm thick. The ends of the supporting profile are attached to the guide, which is laid parallel at a distance of 60 cm from each other. They are attached to the main ceiling with long self-tapping screws. When fixing the plasterboard covering on them, you need to ensure that the joints between the slabs fall on the surface of the profile. Before this, do not forget to process the edges. To fix the covering slabs to the ceiling, it is advisable to involve 3 people. Two lift it on sticks with crossbars and press it to the frame, and one climbs up the stepladder and screws it to the supporting profile with self-tapping screws, using a screwdriver. It is not necessary to cover the entire area with the covering if the next level is provided below. To install it, hanging brackets are attached to the supporting profile at intervals of 40 cm. If they are not available, you can take identical sections of the guide profile and bend them in the shape of the letter "Г". The frame of the supporting profile for the next level is attached to them. One of the main advantages of a plasterboard ceiling is the ability to hide electrical wiring and other communications under its surface. At the same time, both open lampshades and hidden lighting fixtures can be placed on its surfaces. The latter are placed on specially made balconies in places where the levels join together. This allows you to highlight with the help of light those areas of the ceiling that are designed most attractively. After completing the installation of the ceiling covering, you can putty it and start painting.
