How to make a suspended ceiling with your own hands

Today, the suspended ceiling is in great demand among the owners of apartments and houses. This original cover can be mounted in just a couple of days.

Some households prefer to entrust this work to specialists. However, to make a suspended ceiling with your own hands is also realistic.

First step

Before installing a suspended ceiling, you must choose the most appropriate type of ceiling cover. The most demanded in our time is a suspended ceiling from plasterboard. This material is universal in its properties. It is durable, durable, perfectly protected from fire and moisture. Also such ceiling coverings meet all environmental requirements. With their help you can make any room cozy and modern.

In addition, you need to make careful calculations associated with the purchase of the selected ceiling coating. Experts recommend buying this material with a margin.

Installation work

After the purchase of materials, you can start installing a new ceiling. However, you should first determine the number of levels. So, for example, a single-level suspended ceiling is mounted several times lighter and faster than a two-level structure.

Instruments

To install any hinged ceiling you need the following tools:

1. roulette;
2. a hammer;
3. Screwdriver;
4. drill;
5. sandpaper;
6. knife;
7. putty knife.

Installation of a new ceiling

The installation of the hanging cover itself begins with the marking of the perimeter of the ceiling surface of the corresponding room. To do this, you need a guiding profile. Next, make notes to fix the main profile. The standard step between the segments of the main profile is 60 cm.

Next is the installation of hangers. Features of this material completely depend on the configuration of the future ceiling and its design solution.

Suspended ceiling - creating a shape

When installing a ceiling surface from gypsum board to give a certain form to this coating, you must be extremely careful. Usually, specialists use wet sponges for this purpose.

Another method is rolling with a special roller, which is equipped with metal spikes. It is also possible to make a special template. However, experts believe that the most simple and effective method by which you can bend gipsokraton, it is considered to break it in small strips. But in the beginning it will be necessary to cut the material in the right places.

Which is better: to entrust the installation of a curtain ceiling to specialists or to do this work yourself?

Experts are sure that if the owner of the property does not have construction capabilities, then it is better to entrust the installation of a modern ceiling to qualified employees.

However, if the owner of a house or apartment has the ability to perform various construction works, then it will not be difficult to learn how to install a suspended ceiling.

After all, mounting the ceiling surface will be much cheaper in the event that this operation will be carried out by the owner.