How to decorate the ceiling in the bathroom
A good bathroom helps to relax after a busy day and invigorate in the early morning. It is worth considering that the bathroom is always high humidity, so all materials used for walls and ceilings must comply with the technical requirements. They must be moisture resistant, resistant to mold propagation and corrosion. In this article we will look at how to trim the ceiling in the bathroom so that it is beautiful and inexpensive.
Earlier it was very popular to trim ceilings with lime whitewash. But such coverage should be updated from time to time, pre-washing the old layer. As for the chalk whitewash, it is generally unacceptable in the bathroom, because it is the best medium for the spread of mold.
If you decide to paint the ceiling with enamel or oil paint, then note that the coating will turn yellow with time and then crack and crumble. You can glue the ceiling wallpaper - vinyl or glass wall. This method is simple and affordable. These types of wallpaper are waterproof and, therefore, will not absorb moisture. True, due to constant temperature fluctuations, they may begin to lag behind the ceiling over time. Pasting the ceiling in the bathroom wallpaper is, so to speak, a budget option. If you want your ceiling to not lose sight for a long time, it is better to use other finishing materials.
Ceiling trim clapboard
Lining is a universal finishing material. It can be made from plastic and wood. Plastic is not afraid of moisture, so it can be used to finish the ceiling in the bathroom. It is easy to install, while the height of the room is reduced by only a few centimeters. The color of the material can be chosen for any design. Recently, chameleon panels and mirror panels have been particularly popular. This type of lining is made of PVC.
The connection of the ceiling elements occurs by the method of "tongue and groove". There is no special lining for ceilings, so you need to finish it with wall panels that have sufficient rigidity. Plastic lining is most often installed on a frame of bars or metal profiles.
Note! The wooden frame should be well dried and pretreated with antifungal agents. So that the plastic paneling is well fixed, the frame is made in such a way that it is possible to fix the panels every 50 cm.
At the device of a framework from metal the bearing ceiling and guides galvanized profiles are applied. They are also used in the installation of drywall. The narrow guide profile should be fixed around the perimeter, and the carriers should be inserted into the guides and secured with suspensions. This is done perpendicular to the plastic panels, at a distance of about 40 cm from each other.
The ceilings trimmed with wooden lining, have an attractive appearance. Installation of wooden lining is carried out by nailing ceiling elements with galvanized finishing nails to the frame of a timber attached to the ceiling with special dowels. Wood, as perhaps everyone knows, absorbs moisture, so wooden paneling must always be treated with special antiseptic preparations before installation on the ceiling. Some experts recommend treating the wall paneling with a non-water repellent. To ventilate the ceiling construction, there should be a gap of about 2–3 cm under the clapboard. Do not join the wooden clapboard closely, because with increasing humidity the material tends to swell.
Cork plates and PVC panels
Extruded PVC panels have low weight, have universal properties and good decorative qualities. They can be glued to almost any base. PVC panels have a low cost, they are easy to install. The standard size of the panels is 500? 500 mm. They also produce rectangular PVC panels and ceiling baseboards for them. For their gluing to the ceiling, you can use any waterproof glue designed for PVC.
Note! If there is a fungus on the base of the ceiling, it should be cleaned and treated with antiseptic agent. Now you need to carefully grease the ceiling with glue. Glue is applied to the tiles in dots and then fixed on the ceiling.
In addition, PVC panels can be mounted on a metal profile frame. This method is preferable if the ceiling is highly uneven.
As for cork slabs, they have the same properties as PVC panels. The only difference is that cork is a natural, environmentally friendly material. Moisture resistance is ensured by the fact that the plates are treated with special impregnations with water-repellent properties.
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For the installation of suspended ceilings can be used polyester fabric or PVC film. Color and textured palette is very large here. Although stretch ceilings are more expensive than all other finishing ceiling materials, their practicality and high decorative qualities fill this deficiency in full! The film or fabric is tensioned onto a special baguette or frame, which is pre-installed around the perimeter of the room. Thus, your ceiling will turn out uniform and equal.
The frame can be aluminum or plastic. All materials used for the installation of stretch ceilings are highly resistant to water. If water leaks from the neighbors above, the stretch ceiling film will hold it.
Note! The film can withstand 100 liters of fluid per 1 m2! If you are flooded, you can drain the water from the film through the holes in the luminaires or through one of the corners that will need to be removed. After drying the surfaces, the film must be fixed again in a baguette. Repair the stretch ceiling is not necessary, the film will fully restore its former shape.
Stretch ceiling is usually mounted on 2? 3 cm below the ceiling. If the room of your bathroom is small, then in order to avoid difficulties with ceiling communications, you can use side lighting. If you still decide to install the lamps in the canvas, then all the work that relates to the conduct of communications on the ceiling and wall decoration should be completed before the installation of the stretch ceiling. Otherwise, it is likely that you damage the canvas. As for the number of lamps, this issue should also be determined in advance. All wiring must be completed, but the installation of the lighting fixtures themselves must be started after the ceiling has been installed.
Additional ability to hide communications
Suspended ceiling can be rack or slab. Experts recommend the use of moisture-resistant slab ceilings in bathrooms. The suspension system of this type of ceiling is usually metal, and the plates used must be moisture resistant.
Note! The main advantage of a suspended ceiling is the ability to hide communications, and the greatest disadvantage is a significant loss of height of the room, about 15 cm.
Suspended ceiling from moisture resistant gypsum board allows you to create a variety of configurations. The material can even bend the arc. To do this, it is abundantly moistened, shaped and dried. The set form after drying is completely preserved.
Suspended metal ceilings differ in high degree of moisture resistance and durability. But condensation is often formed on such a construction, which is why the ceiling will require additional maintenance.
Rack ceilings made of aluminum or steel. Rack ceiling does not corrode, is resistant to moisture, you can make the ceiling of any shape. The height of the bathroom will be reduced by only 3 cm.
The fact that the bathroom humidity is high does not mean that the design ideas in the design of the ceiling is closed. The ceiling in this room plays the same important role as the walls. If you do not pay proper attention to the issue of finishing the ceiling, you can spoil all the repairs.
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