Every home needs renovation from time to time.To achieve good results, it is necessary to prepare for the work properly. For example, preparation for the installation of stretch ceilings will require a number of preliminary measures, the quality of which will determine the appearance of the finished surface.
The stretch ceiling looks beautiful and aesthetically pleasing, in addition, it is a durable structure that, for example, can save the house from flooding from above.
Surface preparation for installation of stretch ceiling
Proper preparation of the ceiling for stretchceiling will help to eliminate the risk of sagging of the material in case of temperature change. Condensation will not form, the canvas will not absorb odor. It is very important to install it when the windows and doors have already been installed, the work on leveling the walls has been completed, the electrics have been prepared, the finishing has been completed. It is not necessary to install a stretch ceiling at the same time as the renovation of the entire room. In some cases, it is carried out in a long-renovated residential area, for example, in the living room. The work will differ only in that in addition to the ceiling surface, the room itself must also be prepared.
Scheme of the device of suspended ceilings.Before you start working, clear the space of things. Remove furniture, plants, equipment, take pictures off the walls. The freer the room is, the faster the installation will be, and the canvas will not be damaged. If there is furniture in the room that would be particularly difficult to remove, it should be moved to the center and covered with film. Sliding wardrobes should be installed before the ceiling panel is installed. A special strip should be installed on top of the cabinets to secure the panel. Return to contents</a>
Is it necessary to prepare the foundation for stretch ceilings?
To properly prepare the ceiling forstretch ceilings, you need to pay more attention to all stages of the work. This is primarily a thorough inspection of those areas where the ceiling surface meets the walls. The next stage is the elimination of defects that may interfere with proper installation. In conclusion, you will need to treat the ceiling surface with a special compound. If the room has the correct geometry, the ceiling does not have serious defects, it is not necessary to perform leveling work when preparing the main surface. It is also not necessary to paint the surface - all this will be hidden by the canvas. With this type of finishing, financial costs for surface leveling products will not be needed. But many owners of premises still prefer to process, remove the remains of the previous coating.
Installation of a suspended ceiling must be carried outextremely carefully, since the slightest carelessness can damage the canvas. After cleaning from old crumbling paint or plaster, it is advisable to cover the surface with a layer of primer - this will make it easier to avoid unwanted damage to the canvas in the future. Before starting work on installing the ceiling sheet, you should determine what kind of lighting fixtures you are going to equip the room with, how they will be installed. Purchase all lighting elements in advance in order to install them in a timely manner. The convenience and safety of using lighting depends on how correctly the work is carried out to prepare the surface for installing the ceiling sheet. It is better to choose halogen lamps or incandescent lamps with a power of no more than 60 W, since these elements heat up strongly during operation. If you choose products with greater power, they can damage the canvas during operation. But any LED or energy-saving lamps can be used - they do not heat up very much. On the rough ceiling, you should mark the places for installing chandeliers and lamps, run the wiring, and ensure that they work properly.
Schemes for fixing suspended ceilings.It is necessary to check the quality of the electrical wiring before starting the installation of the ceiling sheet. Also clarify the location of the ventilation system, other elements that after the installation is complete will be hidden behind the ceiling surface. If necessary, you can access them without labor-intensive dismantling, it is enough to remove the sheet in the place where you need to get to. If the sheet is installed in a room where repairs have not yet been carried out, the walls also need to be prepared a little. If you do this after the ceiling is installed, all the dust and dirt that will be removed from them will settle on it during the treatment of the walls. If you plan to paste over the walls with wallpaper, this should be done after the installation work is completed, otherwise, during the installation of the profile on the walls, the wallpaper will definitely get dirty. Return to the table of contents</a>
How to prepare for the installation of stretch ceilings
If the owners did make a good decisionto process the rough surface, the work should be carried out as follows. All defects on the surface should be eliminated using alabaster, cement mortar or simply plastered. If there are very deep cracks, they should be filled with gypsum, then covered with a plaster mixture in several stages. Each subsequent layer should be thoroughly dried before applying the previous one.
Installation diagram of the stretch ceiling profile.A special aluminum or plastic profile will need to be attached to the surface. It should be fixed to the base ceiling using screws and dowels. Next, you will need to mark it out and calculate where the lowest point of the structure will be. It is recommended to step back about 6 cm from the base. For multi-level ceilings, markings must be done for each level separately. In this case, it is necessary to maintain the geometry of the space as strictly as possible. For the preparatory stage, this process is the most important among all others. When installing a multi-level ceiling, the distance from the base increases depending on their number and shape. There are also limits for the use of stretch ceilings, for example, the temperature in the room should be no less than 0 and no more than 5 ° C. During the installation of the ceiling sheet, it is better to close the room so that the temperature in it remains unchanged during the work. Stretch ceilings do not require special labor-intensive preparation of the base surface. You can install the sheet on a ceiling that has external defects, unevenness, which after the completion of the work will not be particularly noticeable. But if desired, you can also level the rough ceiling, paint it, whitewash it, prepare the lighting fixtures and electrical wiring in advance, treat the walls, and then install the suspended ceiling structure.
