Ceilings from plastic panels

Quite recently, the main methods of finishing the ceiling in a private house or apartment were whitewashing, pasting it with wallpaper or painting. But new perfect materials began to enter our lives, which allowed us to diversify the habitual situation. Increasingly, it is possible to meet false ceilings from plasterboard, stretch, mirror, stained glass, mineral or other material in private houses. There is another way that will allow you to improve the interior of the apartment yourself and quite inexpensively - a ceiling device made of plastic panels. They have a lot of advantages that allowed this material to quickly gain popularity among consumers.

Advantages of a hanging ceiling from plastic panels

1. Simplicity of installation of such a design allows, if desired, to produce it yourself.
2. The material used to make the panels is resistant to sunlight.
3. Long service life.
4. Resistance to dampness, which allows plastic panels to be used in toilets and bathrooms .
5. Simple care and practicality, you can use to wash them any detergents.
6. Variety of colors and shades.

Among the shortcomings of this material is that the plastic can be inadvertently damaged by scratches the decorative surface during installation. Therefore, all the work during the plating of the ceiling with plastic panels, you need to be as cautious as possible and treat them as gently as possible. Dents on them can easily be put with your hand, not to mention the tool. There are also wall panels that do not need to be confused with ceiling panels . They are more durable, and some people try to install them on the ceiling. But such structures are much heavier, and when installing or fabricating a frame - this must be taken into account.

How to make a ceiling from plastic panels?

1. We calculate the amount of material. Usually the length of the panel is three meters. The thickness of the material is from 5 to 10 mm. The standard width of the strip is 25 cm. We divide the area of ​​our ceiling into the area of ​​the panel, which the manufacturer points to the package. Then you need to add a percentage of 15 to the different cuts that you inevitably form, and round up the resulting number to an integer value.
2. To calculate metal profiles, you must sketch out a simple drawing. We take into account that the distance between the parallel profiles should be at least 60 cm. We also need to go along the perimeter of the room. The use of wooden bars reduces the cost of fabrication of the frame, but metal, unlike wood, serves without problems for decades.
3. The length of the ceiling skirting board is very easy to calculate, given its standard length, which is three meters.
4. We buy screws with a margin, they are necessary for fixing the profile.
5. From the power tool we will need a drill (perforator), a screwdriver, a hacksaw, metal scissors, a hammer and liquid nails.

Installation of a hanging ceiling from plastic panels:

• we plan to fix our profiles using the level, trying to keep them as parallel as possible;
• tightly without gaps we attach them to the wall;
• we establish cross-section profiles on which our panels will be kept;
• lay electrical cables and other communications;
• we cut plastic panels along the length of the stream;
• The first panel is attached to the corner using self-tapping screws;
• The following bands are inserted by one side into special grooves, which are made on the previous strip, and the other side is fixed to the frame;
• the installation of the last panel must be carefully cut along the entire length (reducing its width by 6-8 mm from the side of the wall), inserting it as carefully as possible into the fixing bar, and then into the groove on the previous strip;
• in the end we install a skirting board, using liquid nails, pressing them for a while very tightly to the ceiling.

Suspended ceiling made of plastic panels is quite easy to make without attracting expensive specialists. All care for this excellent material is to wipe the ceiling with a damp cloth, using any detergents that do not contain abrasive elements. You can combine different colors, creating a variety of patterns on the ceiling, easily transforming the most boring interior.