Nowadays, more and more people are strivingmake a stretch ceiling in your apartments. It is beautiful, convenient, practical and not too expensive. Especially if . It's no secret that many are afraid of this, fearing to spoil the material or get something that is not what they dreamed of. Therefore, they prefer the usual whitewash or painting. However, it is not as difficult as it might seem at first. 
The use of a stretch ceiling will emphasize the individuality of the sophistication of your living room. To the advantages of tensioning structures are:
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Types of stretch ceilings. Stretch ceilings are a polyvinyl chloride film (PVC) or polyester fabric stretched on a frame frame, located along the perimeter of the ceiling. The baguette is fixed to the bearing ceiling or walls and can be hidden or visible. The film is fixed in a baguette with the help of locks or special wedges by heating it with a construction hair dryer or a special heat gun. It is not very difficult to mount the stretch ceiling with your own hands, but this operation requires attention, careful preparation and a number of preliminary works. The installation process itself includes:
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Measurement of the perimeter of the ceiling
Stages of stretch ceiling installation. Before installing the suspended ceiling with your own hands, you need to carefully measure the shape and perimeter of the ceiling of the room. This is necessary for calculating the length and shape of the bearing framework of the tension film, the area and dimensions of the web, determining the joints or seams of individual film strips. Measurement of the perimeter is made according to the level of attachment of the carrying baguette, which is installed on the ceiling or walls of the room. The result of measurements should be put on paper, the measurement error should not exceed 5 mm. On paper it is necessary to note the location of the door and window openings, the location of the heating pipes, the number and location of the lighting equipment. During the measurement, it is desirable to make a preliminary marking for fixing the supporting frame with a construction bubble or laser level. Based on the measurement results, the total length of the supporting profile and the number of profile elements of a standard length of 2 m are calculated. When calculating the number of baguette profiles, it is necessary to take into account the losses in cutting and docking of the baguette elements. Back to contents</a>
Mounting the suspension support frame
To install a stretch ceiling, we need: 
The list of tools for the installation of stretch ceilings.
- perforator;
- heat gun;
- gas cylinder;
- set of tools;
- ladder;
- building level.
Fastening of a bearing skeleton of a stretchable ceiling onthe walls or ceiling of the room is made with screws screws or dowels with a step of no more than 10 cm. When installing the profiles, it is necessary to level the level, docking of individual elements is made on an even surface of the wall. To form corners, the profile elements are notched and bent at an angle of 90 °, taking into account both the outer and inner corners of the room. To check the correctness of joining the corners and cutting the profile, it can be pre-laid on the floor of the room. The height of the carcass installation is determined by the nature of the room and the height of the spotlights. If the height of the luminaires is greater than the width of the supporting profile, the frame is mounted on the walls at a distance of 10-12 cm from the bearing ceiling. If a single lighting device, such as a chandelier, is to be used in the room, the profile of the load-bearing framework of the stretch ceiling can be fastened almost to the supporting surface. During the installation of the baguette elements, it is necessary to monitor their position using a tension cord and a construction level, taking into account the preliminary marking. In the corner joints of the frame, it is necessary to fix an additional one screw at a distance of 2 cm from the corner. After installing the frame, you need to fix the spotlights, conduct and connect the power wires. Installation of lighting fixtures and wiring is required in accordance with safety regulations. The power of incandescent lamps in lighting devices should not exceed 40-50 watts, which is due to fire safety. Back to contents</a>
Installation of a ceiling tension cloth
The scheme of a two-level stretch ceiling. Fixing the stretch ceiling is made in the grooves of the baguette - the frame, installed along the perimeter of the room. When installing the cloth, the room warms up to a temperature of about 40 ° C, the sheet itself needs to be heated to 60 ° C, while it becomes elastic and stretches, which facilitates its fastening. Fastening of a cloth is made from a base corner, which arrangement is specified in the instruction. The angle is fixed in the groove of the baguette with a spatula until the lock snaps, and the blade is fixed at a distance of 10-15 cm from the corner. The remaining corners are previously suspended to the baguette on clothespins or clamps. The cloth is leveled, a diagonal angle opposite to the base angle is fixed, and lateral edges of the web are fastened. From the base angle, half of the side is attached to the frame, after which half of the side from the opposite corner is fixed. This is required for uniform stretching of the polymer film. After that, the other corners and sides of the film are mounted. Installation should be done neatly, it is necessary to avoid contamination of the blade, its overheating is higher than 60-70 ° C and its surface is damaged by sharp objects. 
Installation of a spotlight in a stretchceiling In case of formation of creases and folds on the canvas, they are additionally carefully warmed up, smoothed and leveled until a flat surface is obtained. It should be borne in mind that after cooling, the stretch ceiling film shrinks by about 7-10%, therefore, during installation, you should not overtighten the canvas. After the installation is completed, the canvas is once again warmed up over the entire surface for 20-30 minutes, which makes it possible to identify and eliminate installation errors. The final stage is the installation of decorative plugs around the perimeter of the mounting frame-baguette, installation and connection of lighting fixtures. Back to the table of contents</a>
Installation of lighting devices
For installation of lighting in tensionthe technological holes are cut through the canvas, the diameter of which is determined by the design of the illuminators. To protect the cloth from damage to its surface, at the fixing points of the lighting fixtures, flat plastic protective rings are pre-glued to protect the film from ruptures. In particular, for example, when installing a chandelier, a plastic protective ring with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the decorative ceiling hood of the chandelier is glued to the surface of the stretch ceiling. Inside the ring, a hole is cut through the canvas through which electrical wires are routed to connect the luminaire, and the hanging of the chandelier is hooked. In some cases, the protective plastic ring is additionally fixed with screws screws to a wooden plate mounted on a ceiling-bearing level with the film, which eliminates the sagging of the web when heated with chandelier lamps. Installation and connection of point lighting devices is carried out similarly, according to the pre-made markings.
