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How to make an arch with your own hands: the construction of a frame

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To transform the interior of housing and buildbeautiful doorways, it is not necessary to break down walls and fiddle with brick and clay. For example, you can learn how to make an arch with your own hands, and perform this operation in your interior. Mud and heavy work can be avoided by using materials such as drywall, fiberboard, chipboard. They will help in the installation of multi-level ceilings and partitions, and doorways with the help of such materials can be decorated with columns or turned into arches. Variants of the design of arches in the apartmentVariants of design arches in the apartment.

What you need to prepare for making arches

You can choose an arch from several types - itcan be oblique, dome, multi-level, openwork, etc. Most masters believe that it is more convenient to work with drywall sheets, although it is possible to make an arch from fiberboard or chipboard. For the construction of arched construction you will need: Scheme of bending patterns of GCR.

  • gypsum board thickness 6.5 mm;
  • metal profiles;
  • self-tapping screws and dowels;
  • scissors for cutting metal;
  • jigsaw and knife for cutting gipsokartonnyh sheets;
  • drill and perforator;
  • Screwdriver;
  • pliers;
  • pencil, tape measure, level;
  • Needle roller;
  • gypsum putty;
  • primer;
  • a skin;
  • Perforated corner, with which the edge of the arch will be formed.

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Preparing the opening for the arch

Before you make an arch with your own hands from the DVPor other materials, it is necessary to prepare a working site. The door box must be removed, the surface cleaned of dust, debris, remnants of the old finish. Scheme of calculating the dimensions of the arched bridge. The most common classical arch will be composed of two identical side details and one curved element, which will be located on top. It is possible to consider this particular kind, since all the others are its slightly modified versions and are carried out on the same principle. For the manufacture of side parts, the following actions must be taken: to measure the width of the opening with a tape measure, then calculate the radius of the future arch. Next, you should take a nylon thread, the length corresponding to the calculated radius. At its ends we tie two loops, one needs to insert a pencil, the other - an awl. It must be stuck in a sheet of drywall, evenly stretch the thread and draw an arc with a pencil. Using a jig saw or a construction knife along a drawn arc, one of the side parts for the arch must be cut out. It is attached to a new sheet of GKL, outline the contour, cut out - the second side part will be obtained. Back to contents</a>

The construction of the frame and the attachment of the side elements

Sequence of assembly and installation sequenceproducts. To make a good arch, you need to take care of a reliable frame. For its construction in the upper part of the opening on the dowels, a guide is made, made of metal. The guides should be fixed on the wall from both sides - from the upper corner to the point where the arch ends. It is necessary to carefully measure the lateral guides: if they are not the same, the arch will curve out. From the metal profile it is necessary to make an arch - with scissors it is cut by both lateral walls in several places, after that turn notches upwards and bend with a semicircle. For the template, you can use prepared side pieces. The profile to vertical guides should be attached with dowels, to sheets of gypsum board - self-tapping screws. It will take two more arc-shaped parts. For greater reliability of the frame, additional sections of the profile can be fixed in the space between the arcs. The next step is to fix the arc-shaped lateral elements on the frame using self-tapping screws. Next comes the turn of the upper curved element. Back to contents</a>

How to install a curved element

Calculation of the dimensions of the doorway and heightarches. For the design of the lower end part of the arch, it is necessary to cut an even strip of material carefully dimensioned. For measurements it is convenient to use a flexible measuring tape. To the length of the strip you need to add another 10 cm. To make an arc from the gypsum board to make the end element, the lower part of the strip must be wetted and rolled with a needle roller. Let him lie down for a while. Wetting should be carried out gently, without excessive abundance, so that the material does not become limp. After that, carefully place the element in the arch in the right place, attach it to the scotch. Wait until it is completely dry. Now fasten the strip with self-tapping screws to the frame on both sides - it's best to start screwing them from the middle of the arch. Next, you need to wait about 12 hours until the drywall is dry. The element can be bent both by the already described wet method and dry, cutting the material in certain places. But this method is suitable for performing not very large bends. The arc is made in a dry way as follows: Preparation of the frame.

  • on one side of the strip prepared for the creation of the element, transverse incisions are made - almost to the entire depth of the gypsum layer;
  • On the executed slots the detail is broken, it is necessary to trace, that the gypsum layer remained on the undamaged paper;
  • seal the slots with putty, if necessary, you can glue them with a ribbon-serpyanka;
  • Curving, the part is attached to the frame with self-tapping screws, do not screw them to the very edge, otherwise the gypsum layer may be damaged; hack the screws a little drown in the surface;
  • The plastered areas should be properly sanded to make the surface perfectly smooth.

Thus, the arch is prepared for applicationdecorative layer - painting or gluing wallpaper. When all elements of the construction are prepared and installed in place, it's time to move on to finishing it. The device of the archway. All the details of the gypsum plasterboard arch installed in place must be treated with fine-grained emery paper. So it is possible to remove irregularities and get good rounded ledges. Mounting seams should be sealed with putty, and the joints glued with a ribbon-serpyanka. Before starting the putty, secure the perforated angular profiles as they should - they must be used so that the corners of the arch retain their shape. Fastening of profiles is carried out on the putty, they are then closed with a layer of putty. After completely drying the filler layer, it is necessary to clean all irregularities with sandpaper. Now apply a coat of primer and wait until it dries completely. Arch shpaklyu finish finish and polish the last time. The next step is to apply a decorative coating. Back to contents</a>

Choosing a decorative coating

Mount the structure of the arch is not so difficult. A little more careful to take care of the finish. The task is not just to refine the design. Not everyone knows how to make an arch so that it looks good in the interior, and it also turns out to be practical. Periodically, the arch will be exposed to contacts with people passing through it, or carried objects, which can lead to damage. Therefore, you should consider which of the decorative coatings will be more practical in your conditions. Sealing wallpaper is chosen more often than other finishing methods. Thanks to the extensive choice, the difference in texture, patterns, color palette, the decor turns out to be original, interesting. Vinyl wallpapers are considered better and more durable than others. Beautiful and wallpaper with a three-dimensional drawing. From a practical point of view, the best option is the coloration of water-based paint. The surface is resistant to damage, and in case of contamination it can be washed. Many owners try not only to paint the wall, but also to provide the arch along its contour with beautiful painting. Very noble is the opening trimmed with decorative fabric. Here you can use satin or linen, brocade, jute, viscose, jacquard, etc. It should be understood that far from every interior such decoration will be appropriate - it depends on the style chosen for the room. The most reliable and surprisingly beautiful is the stone finish. Of course, such a cladding will be more expensive, but the result is worth it. And the life of such a finish is very long.

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