PVC Stretch Ceiling
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Stretch ceiling is perfectly flat surface (do not take into account the slack), obtained tension PVC special composition. To obtain a surface quality such as the traditional method of finishing, be very expensive and labor costs. In this case the old ways are no benefits such as moisture protection, fire safety (Class M1), speed of installation (an average of two ceiling in the day), durability (up to 100 kg / sq m), ease of use (no need for special care ), durability (service life up to 50 years), etc. Adding to that tension ceilings large range of colors and textures that they do not fade and are easily dismantled, assembled, it becomes clear – there is simply no alternative to them.
To be fair, and the shortcomings inherent tension ceilings: firstly, the fear of sharp objects and, secondly, the relative high cost (the cheapest stretch ceilings are currently worth about $ 30 per sq ft, delivery and installation) . If the first shortcoming is intractable, then the second one can be sure – with time he will be significantly reduced. There is one drawback – it is unlikely that work on the device of a stretch ceiling you could do yourself, if you were not connected with these – even if they can get all the accessories. Such work requires not only special equipment and materials not available in conventional stores, but also professional skills.
Stretch ceiling is a form of suspended ceilings, although, strictly speaking, it can not be attributed to him, since it uses a bracket to the base ceiling only as a rather rare variant. Usually, the fabric roof is fixed on the perimeter walls. This method is ideally suited to hide the shortcomings of basic ceiling, and laid him on the utilities, insertions fixtures, air ducts. It can be used to furnish almost any room, including medical, since the material fabric is certified for use for these purposes.
The film, which is made of fabric stretch ceiling, is a standard PVC film different textures (matte, semi-matt (satin), gloss (paint), metallic, suede, marble, leather, etc.), does not contain cadmium, a thickness of 0, 17-0,22 mm, with certain physical properties. The very same ceiling – is sewn from separate bands of PVC fabric backing, just the size of the room with all its features. Plans for a pattern to do a professional engineer, as in this case, as in all matters related to the ceilings, a lot of subtleties that must be taken into account at all stages of preparation and installation. After the pattern sheet is processed on the perimeter of a flexible plate – “garpon”, which is subsequently used during the installation. This pattern fabric ends, it is carefully cleaned by special means, formed with interlayer strips and wrapped in several layers of insulating film. In this form (convolution), the ceiling and comes with the manufacturer (usually from French) company-installer.
Consider this process for the simplest case – the installation of stretch ceiling in the forward rectangular buildings, without leaving the ceiling pipes, with a light-type “chandelier.” This process consists of many operations and can be understood at first, only people with experience in construction work and communicate with the building tool.
The first thing on the wall along the perimeter of the premises secured baguette, which is a plastic profile of hard plastic and duralumin, for which subsequently catches garponom canvas ceiling. Shape of the profiles, as well as the method of fixation, different manufacturers are different, though similar to each other. To do this, first of all determined by the lowest corner of the base ceiling of the room. This is done with gidrourovnya (flexible transparent tube length of about 10 m, filled with tinted liquid). Coming from the lower angle is measured down 1-2 cm and is marked in pencil. In reality, this gap will only need for technological purposes, the better to get close tool for securing a baguette. Then, using the same gidrourovnya this label is transferred to the other corners premises. Gidrouroven no longer need, and it can be removed. With otbivochnogo cord with the dye is applied to consolidate the line of baguette. To do this, one end of the cable is installed on the mark in one corner and another on the label in the next corner, the cord at the same time should be taut. With his free hand pulled the cord perpendicular to the wall and released. The meaning of the operation to the cord taut slapped on the wall and left her dye a straight line from one horizon to another label. Repeat for all the walls of the room, we find the horizon line along its entire perimeter. This line will be the basis for subsequent installation of baguette.
The next operation – precise measurement of the angles of the room. This is done using a special tool – “ganiometra” (folding protractor) or via a selection zarezok. The second method is more accurate. It is better to write the values of the measured angles in pencil on the base ceiling. Really required accuracy – 0,5 angular degrees – rather difficult to do because the price of division of the scale used for washed them down the corners of circular saws, equal to one angular degrees.
Now it’s time to mount on the wall molding. To do this, you must first prepare a rail moldings. With the 5-meter roulette accurately measured the length of the wall, which is planned to strengthen the rail. Typically, rail has a length of 3-4 meters, so this tape of greater length does not make sense. If the wall has a length less than the length of the strips, the strip is strictly long zapilivaetsya circular saw at an angle equal to half of the angles adjacent to the measured side and then fastened to the wall so that the top edge moldings match the partitioning of the horizon, made earlier. If the wall more than the length of the strips, the latter zapilivaetsya only in one corner (the second with the recommended drinking at a right angle, as often baguette cut in length, is not strictly a right angle), and after fixing it or using dowels and screws (recommended for enhanced domestic production of plastic plugs with a diameter of 6 mm and 30 mm long), either through a pneumatic gun and special nails or staples with a frequency of attachment determined by the material of the wall. It should be remembered that the pulling force on the ceiling moldings separation is approximately equal to 60 kg / Stamp. Capacity-The missing piece of the required length with the relevant gashes, which is attached to the wall in the same or a different way. Repeat for each wall, we get the room obagechennoe strictly in the horizontal level. In carrying out this operation, it is important to remember that the joints should be glued pieces of baguette by connecting them with glue Cyanoacrylate group.
Then comes the most exciting period – the opening up and installing canvas. As mentioned above, the fabric roof comes company-installer folded. Quality packaging can play an important role, because even the slightest mechanical damage of leaf leads to a marriage work. Therefore, between the layers of cloth are put special pads of foamed polyethylene or thin, soft paper. Unpacking the fabric must be made in the already partially warmed (to 40-50 ° C) room. Usually a few minutes turn heat gun, and then stretch the canvas ceiling should be carefully unpacked and deployed, providing a uniformly warm (heat gun can not hold to the canvas is closer than 1,5 m). In painting the ceiling is always embedded drawing of the manufacturer, which must be labeled “basic” angle, and develops it in such a way that the base angle was up and unfolded a sheet from him. Deploy the canvas should be as follows: Hanging on the corners of the room in a noose so-called crocodiles (spring clamps in the form of ticks) wrapped with two or three layers of cushioning sponge, begin to deploy the canvas. The first was called the base angle, which, after a brief warm-up in the heat flow gun clinging “crocodile” for garpon. Then, as unfolding leaf will open its new angles, which cling “crocodiles” in their respective corners of the room. When all the fabric and is geared deployed until it is heated to a state suitable for the installation, you should verify whether it is tailored – albeit infrequently, but there are errors with the base angle.
The degree to which you want to warm up a sheet, is determined only by experience installer – if not dogret sheet, it will be hard to pull and install, if you overheat – it will jump out of mesh, and in addition, lacquer painting can lose luster. Normally the heated sheet should fairly easily stretch instead of garponom and normally stay in castles baguette. Only after achieving this status should begin immediately to install a canvas baguette. You can start with any angle you coveted. The selected angle is removed from the “crocodile”, which immediately removed, so as not to interfere, and then inserted into the slot garpona angled blade and using it garpon canvases are hooked on the baguette. It is necessary to press down garpon his left hand on top in the place where it has already managed to catch a baguette, so that it is not immediately jumped out of gearing. Catching himself a corner, we need to change a flat spatula and continue to engage garpona right and left of the corner until the moment when garpon will not be geared at least for the two locks on each side. Next, similarly interlock opposite and other corners. The fact that every other corner catches more difficult, should be considered normal.
When all four corners are installed, you are ready for engagement, the straight sections of stretch ceiling. This is done already by direct blades and approximation. First, two or three sections of the castle interlock in place the end of the seam cloths – so less likelihood of them later distortions. Then the loose parts are divided in half and fixed in the center again for two or three of the castle. So until then, until the value of loose parts will not be such that the entire plot can be fixed without much effort (usually up to 1 m). Next is the final link of the entire perimeter of the room. When this is done, you must check the quality of mesh fabric around the perimeter, checking the perfect seal fabric ceiling to the baguette. If in any place of the canvas tightly adheres to the aluminum track must be correct gearing. If everything is correct, it becomes quite taut on baguette canvas image of an ideal flat surface.
The last operation – the device external lamp assembly (chandeliers). First thing to do is prepare amplifying ring. It is usually made from plastic 3-4 mm thick. Plastic should combine the conflicting requirements – strong and easy processing. You can recommend foamed plastic stamps KOMATEH. The external diameter of the ring should be such that it covered the cup chandeliers, internal – such that the ring is easy to put on the ceiling laid down in the base hook chandeliers. In any case, the width of the ring should not be less than 5 mm. Typically, this condition is easily doable. Touch through the canvas ceiling hook are chandeliers, and in this place is marked marker. At the amplifying ring applied glue type will generate enough continuous strip without breaks. This condition is required, otherwise the later canvas stretch ceiling crawl like holey stockings. After that the ring is attached to the front of paintings in a way that made felt-tip pen mark was exactly in the center of the ring amplifier. Adhesives of this type are usually dry within a few seconds, therefore, to withstand the specified time, with a sharp knife such as a small wall-inside the ring of fabric is cut, the resulting hole is stretched wire and connected to the chandelier, the chandelier and then just hung up on an old hook, which, if necessary, built up to length.
This is the sequence of operations during the installation of simple stretch ceilings – the four corners of the chandelier. More complex ceilings, which include pipes, recessed light fixtures, circular elements, and even transitions levels require a description. We should not think that is very simple. As already mentioned, if you decide to install stretch ceilings, entrust it to professionals.
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