Stretch ceilings: how to establish such beauty, and what is needed for this

Despite the fact that every year there is a mass of all sorts of finishing materials, stretch ceilings do not give up their positions. They appeared on the market relatively long ago, and to this day they are willingly bought. This is explained by the presentable appearance and ease of use: after pulling once the mentioned material, you can forget about the problem with ceilings for a long time. They do not need to whiten, paint, and any kind of defects and unevenness such coverage perfectly conceals.

However, buy - it's half the battle. Many people are wondering whether the suspended ceilings are difficult to install? How to establish them independently, and is it realistic to do so in principle? We will try to answer these questions in the framework of this article.

Only having decided on a variant with the mentioned covering, immediately understand with lighting devices. Check the condition of the wiring in advance , replace it if necessary, and also mark the locations of installation of spotlights.

Note that it is not recommended to use lamps that are more powerful than 50 watts. Only after this can stretch ceilings. How to install them, where to start work?

First, a baguette (profile) is attached around the perimeter of the room. As a rule, it's enough to retreat from the ceiling itself about 5 - 7 cm. However, everything depends on the smoothness of the initial coverage and the number of communications that you plan to conduct. Do not spare the time and often use the level! This will save a lot of nerves in the future. Crooked tension ceilings (as some companies even install them) will give the room a frankly ridiculous appearance.

If you are not sure of your talents, you can first put profiles on the glue, and then fix it with screws. Try to locate the attachment points at the same distance from each other.

Of great importance are the temperature conditions. The best option is if the air is warmed to 40 degrees Celsius, so turn on the heating to maximum, and only then grab for the stretch ceilings. How to install them on the profile - read on.

Carefully fix the ceiling on the baguette. Mounting should be done crosswise: first, we mount one corner, then one that is located diagonally. The most difficult is to secure the last corner. Taking a heat gun, you need to warm up the canvas to 60 degrees Celsius. This is done to enhance the elasticity of the film.

So you not only simplify the installation process, but also minimize the likelihood of damage to the material. If you do not quite understand how to install stretch ceilings, photos in our article will help you navigate.

Cooling down after heating (note that approximately 10-12 hours in the room should be maintained at a temperature of 40 degrees), the film gradually shrinks, forming a smooth, perfectly flat surface. During this period it is extremely important not to allow temperature drops and drafts, since they are able to reduce all the results of your work to nothing.

At the last stage, they start installing lighting equipment. In the ceiling, neatly cut out suitable for the diameter of the holes on the edges of which are worn special rings with thermal insulation properties. Be sure to exclude any contact of the lamp itself with the canvas.

And how much does it cost to install a stretch ceiling, if you refer to the help of specialized companies? It is difficult to answer this question, since everything here depends on the area of the room. If we take the average figures, the cost of this kind of work will be approximately 12 thousand rubles for a room of 15 "squares".