The use of plastic panels for the installation of ceiling in rooms with high humidity has long been not something unusual. Polymer materials from which the PVC panels are made are not afraid of either pair or moisture, perfectly withstand the fever and are able to maintain the original appearance for a long time, while they are very excellent to clean using modern detergents.
Plastic ceiling in the kitchen
Before proceeding with the installation of the ceiling from plastic panels, you should especially carefully pay attention to the communication in the room — the ventilation holes, the location of gas devices, furnaces, columns, and individual heating boilers, boilers. The presence of such devices is potentially dangerous, since the plastic panels, despite the fact that they withstand a rather high temperature, can still be subject to deformation, and in emergency situations they easily ignite. Another factor that negatively affects the decision to use plastic will be too low the ceiling is approximately equal in height of about 2 meters, the location of plastic panels at such a height when using open fire sources in the room is not allowed at all.
PVC panels in the kitchen with a high ceiling
The positive moment is that in all other cases, plastic for finishing the ceiling in the kitchen will perfectly cope with the tasks assigned to it.
Conditionally, all installation work can be divided into several stages:
Preparatory: calculation of the required number of PVC panels, selection of the frame material, selection of lighting electrical appliances, calculation of the placement and device of communications;
The main stage: marking of the frame, installation of guides, fastening of the ceiling plinth, the device of electrical communications, installation of plastic panels, drilling holes for lamps;
The final stage is the installation of lamps, fixing the ceiling plinths, installing ventilation grilles, ennoble the places of passage of heating pipes, water supply, gas supply through plastic panels.
Ceiling lighting
Before moving on to the practical stage of the implementation of the project, you need to choose the right material for finishing. Today, plastic panels have a lot of colors and colors in their color scheme, but for the most part preference for the ceiling space of the kitchen is given to white panels.
Assortment of plastic panels
And this is largely justified, since the white color withstands the largest loads, it does not catch the eye, allows you to maintain the monotony of the surface for a long time. Among the plastic panels, matte and glossy surfaces are distinguished, each option has its own pros and cons of. The glossy ceiling definitely looks richer, more solemn and more beautiful, but the traces of drops are perfectly noticeable on it, it attracts dust better, to maintain it in cleanliness will have to make more efforts than when using matte panels.
Glossy ceiling
Another feature of plastic panels is different types of compounds — some panels are connected in a visible seam, but they are more expensive, the latter have a relief surface, and visible places of docking, these panels have a completely democratic price. In addition, when selecting options for plastic panels, it should be borne in mind that various types of plastic lining have different widths from 7 to 30 cm.
When conducting the calculations of the material, you need to carefully consider the option of installing panels. Plastic panels have a different width of the canvas, but all have standard length sizes — 3 and 6 meters in standard form, and 9 and 12 meters with an individual non -standard order.
Scheme of mounting panels
Plastic ceiling plastic options
Continuous finishing with plain panels is the simplest and most economical version of the ceiling space with plastic panels. The decoration uses panels of the same color, the location of the panels relative to windows and walls can have variations — the panels are located in the direction from the window, perpendicular to the window, and the diagonal location of the panels is possible.
Color panels on the ceiling
The combined use of plastic panels involves the creation of zones of various colors in the ceiling space. This option can be implemented as in separating the kitchen areas with the installation of one part of the ceiling of the room in one color, and the other by the second.
Multi -colored ceiling
The location of the direction of the panels can also have various options — the panels can be located both in the classic version and the diagonal of the room, the option of creating several color zones that converge to the center of the room is possible.
Panels located diagonally
When choosing a designer option for finishing the ceiling with multi -colored plastic, attention should be paid to the compatibility of the locks of panels. Such a prerequisite is due to the fact that various manufacturers produce products in principle similar in parameters, but at the same time significantly different during detailed examination of both the thickness and the design of the castle connection of the panels.
Color -panel ceiling
Proper finish with plastic panels of the ceiling
The ceiling starts with the marking of the surface of the ceiling-depending on the direction of mounting the panels perpendicular to the direction of laying the panels after 30-45 cm, the guides are mounted.
Ceiling marking
In the best case, metal profiles for drywall structures are used for guides, they are more durable, less susceptible to deformations, easily withstand the weight of plastic panels. The disadvantage of such profiles is their high cost and the need to use self -tapping screws and screwdrivers for fastening. When using wooden bars, there is enough hammer and nails or a construction stapler and furniture brackets. However, unlike metal profiles, when using wooden guides, you need to be prepared for the possible appearance of mold and fungus, for gradual rotting of wood. This problem can be solved by processing wooden parts with an antiseptic, this will not increase the repair budget, but will significantly extend the life of the structure.
Installation of guides
In the case when it is planned to mount point lamps in plastic panels, the guides are mounted at such a distance from the ceiling, so that in the space between plastic panels and the ceiling, the installation of lamps is provided. After installing the guides and marking the horizons, a ceiling skirting board is installed on the walls, it is attached to three walls, the fourth is applied, but the skirting board is not installed, this will be the direction of installation of the panels. As a rule, the installation of panels will be made in the direction from the window.
Installation of panels
Plastic panels are inserted into the grooves of skirting boards located on the opposite walls and light movements to the previously fixed panel. Fixing locking should be stiff, along the entire length of the panel. Installation of the last element of the ceiling plinth will be made after the installation of the last canvas of the lining.
Video Instruction and photo of the phased work
The whole process of installing panels is shown in the sections of video tutorials of copyright channels on YouTube, and in the photo instructions for official manufacturers of plastic PVC panels, quite clearly and intelligible.
But here, it must be remembered that in most cases in the official rollers of manufacturers, a general scheme for the installation of a plastic ceiling is shown, but the features and nuances of this work, trifles that allow you to do work better and easier to illuminate precisely on copyright channels. And although basically the quality of shooting leaves much to be desired, there are more informative ones than official promotional videos of manufacturers.
Do -it -yourself ceiling decoration with plastic panels
Now, when the main points of the technology of finishing with the plastic surface of the ceiling surface are known, it will not be difficult to put into practice the planned with your own hands. Regardless of the volume of the kitchen, the main issue in the work will be the availability of the necessary tool. So to install the ceiling on the reinforced concrete ceiling base will be needed:
punch with a set of drills;
electric drill with drills;
screwdriver;
Sensor cord;
normal level;
mounting saw;
manual saw for metal;
knock;
Maslar knife;
screwdrivers, bats, plots of pliers;
Other consumables.
PVC panels installation tools
Ceiling space marking is carried out using a level and a marginal cord. The guides are mounted at a distance of 25-30 centimeters from the wall, every 45-50 centimeters. Perpendicular to the direction of mounting panels.
Installation of guides
The ceiling plinth is mounted with dowels, with a docking of the corners.
Installation of ceiling skirting boards
The first panel bar is cut off in size, adjusted and installed in the grooves of the baseboard. A wide strip of locking plastic panel should go in the direction of mounting panels. In the places of passage of the guides, the panel is fixed with nails or brackets. The second and subsequent panels are adjusted in size, inserted into the grooves of skirting boards, starts into a locking connection and fixed both among themselves and to the guides.
Castle connection of plastic panels
When connecting the panels of the panels, you should be not only careful, but also neat, the mismatch of the locking connection of the panels is not always eliminated by an additional application of force.
Finding panels
The length of the canvas is adjusted so that the panel bar enters the grooves of the ceiling plinth, but there is a gap of 2-3 mm on each side. This gap is necessary to prevent deformation of the entire plastic surface when expanding from heating. The extreme bar of the panel is adjusted to the size so that the gap between the bar and the wall is 2-3 mm, this is necessary to install the missing element of the ceiling skirting board. The last element of the ceiling plinth is pre -adjusted to size, the corners are cut off.
Installation of the last PVC panel
Before installation, part of the groove is neatly extended, which should enter the structure and neatly inserted into the space between the lining and the wall. The installed skirting board can be fixed with mounting glue to the wall for better fixation, but literally after half an hour the bent groove will return to its initial state and firmly record the skirting board.
Ready PVC ceiling in the kitchen
Given the fact that no one is safe from errors, when ordering the material, you should specify somewhat more than the calculated amount of plastic. In particular, this applies to ceiling skirting boards — without errors in the breakdown of corners, rarely anyone costs.