In order to choose a skirting cover, you need to find out what kind of variety the market currently offers, as well as what characteristics it is endowed with. It doesn’t matter for yourself to install a stretch ceiling or workers, there is such a working point that when you install it, there will be a small intermediate place where the mount is installed on the support. You can solve this moment in several ways. Some prefer various elements, but it is still recommended to use the tape so that the coating looks much more aesthetic and practical than another analogue.
Types of skirting boards for stretch ceilings
The following types of this material are currently used:
Made of foam. The special advantages of this type of material are that it costs very inexpensive and easy to use by weight. But it has its negative aspects, such as exposure, it also does not tolerate contact with various substances, which in its components are similar to solvents in connection with which there are many problems with connecting substances.
Made from polyurethane. One of the most important advantages of this type of material is that it has increased plasticity, and it allows you to repeat various very complex building elements. It is not fragile and at the same time in contact with different substances well. But, unfortunately, this material is expensive. It is not suitable for suspended ceilings, because various defects may appear over time.
Plastic. One of the advantages of this material can be called that it is not difficult to work with it, and it can be attached with the help of any fastening substance, it adapts to such heavy textures as stone and wood. However, you will not be able to use it if your ceiling or walls have an uneven surface.
Any material you choose can be used in any room in the house. However, in the Holy of Holy of Holy, the type of skirting board should be used, which can be safely cleaned with connections, with which such materials as plastic or polyurethane.
Characteristics of skirting boards for stretch ceiling
In order not to count when choosing such an important material for your future beautiful ceiling, you need to take into account the following important little things:
The material should not be heavy so that the whole structure does not experience a sufficiently strong load and is able to hold tightly due to the support. To sink over time or do not collapse at all.
The surface of the material, which is at the junction between the support and the ceiling should be a certain size and be at least 3 centimeters.
Also, the skirting board should be made of such a substance that can withstand heavy loads and at the same time do not bend and adapt to the surface so that it does not break and does not deform.
It is also worth considering that it is impossible to save on an adhesive substance, which will attach the skirting board to the support. Because if you choose poor -quality material, the entire structure can lose aesthetic appearance.
Instructions for installing skirting boards
First of all, before you decide to install a skirting cover on the ceiling, you must adhere to certain working moments:
Before installing the skirting board, it is necessary to clean the place between the wall and the ceiling of dirt, dust, web, and the surface should not have an unexpected plane.
Before you opt for some kind of skirting board. You need to take into account the characteristics of the stretch ceiling that you have chosen.
If there are any doubts about the installation, you should hire workers, since the savings will lead only to extra costs.
A little life hack from specialists:
In principle, the coating can be painted in any desired shade. But it is advisable to do this before installation.
The fastening of this material must be done before you began to decorate the walls.
If you still painted this material in the shade you desired after installing it is necessary to paint the joints.
Since the material from which the stretch ceiling is made is sufficiently fragile, it is impossible to attach a plinth to it with any adhesive substance. It can only be installed on support as a wall, which often occurs the wall.
In order not to spoil the aesthetic appearance of the future ceiling, it is necessary to protect it. It is necessary to cover it with a canvas or by any film.
Carry skirting boards better using a painting blade.
Knife for cutting skirting boards under 45 degrees.
When installing skirting boards to other skirting boards, it is necessary to smear their edges with adhesives. Significant discrepancies must be sealed using sealant.
The order of installation of the skirting board
After the above, we learned: how to handle plinths correctly, what variety exists with what characteristics, what pluses and minuses they possess.
But since the installation of this coating will not do without the use of proper tools, you need to take care of this:
The plinth itself.
Adhesive.
Flow.
Molar blade.
Writing item with which it will be possible to make markings.
Measuring tape
And how much material you need, will tell you the calculation depending on the size of the room.
There is another small life hack. If for some reason you could not purchase a knock, then you can make it yourself. You need to attach small boobs to a piece of the board so that the gap between them is no wider than the skirting board. Then, using the most ordinary transporter, it should be marked on the upper surface with a 45 degree straight line and sawn down by marking.
The coating itself must be installed as follows:
In no case do not stick wallpaper before installation.
If you want to paint the skirting board before installation, then you need to do it before installation is necessarily.
After you decide which skirting board you want to install. You need to make some measurements. To do this, from the corner of the ceiling, it should be noted a value that will be equal to the length between the plinth and it sometimes. The same unit of measurement should be noted in all places.
After measurements were made, you can fix the skirting board to the coating. In order to well fix the baseboard, you need to use our stupor with which we cut the tip at 45 degrees.
Then it is necessary to smear the back side of the baseboard with adhesives, as well as the side sides that will be attached to other skirting boards. No need to smear the front surface.
Next, it is necessary to press the skirting board to previously already marked marks.
All neighboring elements must be smeared with adhesives on the side sides so that there are no cracks between them.
When everything is already glued, you can use the sealant to give an aesthetic look and jamming various small slots.
I hope this article will help you figure out how to work with a skirting board for suspended ceilings.