How to make a hole in the stretch ceiling

Recently stretch ceilings are popular. However, high-quality installation of the stretch ceiling is still half the battle. Almost always in the canvas you need to make holes for lamps, pipes and other communications. How to make a hole in the stretch ceiling, will be discussed further.

Holes for pipes

Often a pipe passes through the ceiling of the room. If a stretch ceiling is installed in the room, then it will certainly need to make a hole for communications. This can be done in several ways.

Note! When creating a passage under the pipe in the stretch ceiling, you must take into account the distance of the pipe from the wall, its inclination and the color of the canvas.

First of all, a ring is cut out of plastic with a thickness of up to 2 mm. This detail will not allow the canvas to crawl away, moreover, it will give the ceiling an aesthetic look. A square plate is cut out of plastic, the edges of which in the center should have a protrusion about 1 cm behind the pipe. After that, the outer diameter of the pipe is specified and 6 mm is added to this value. In accordance with this size, an internal circle is drawn on the plate with a compass. After that, mark the outer diameter on the plastic blank. Then, using a ready-made internal and external contours, a ring is cut out of the material with a handy sharp tool. Now you can make holes in the ceiling in one of two ways.

First way

First way проделывания отверстия в натяжном потолке значительно проще второго. Но нужно учитывать, что цвет кольца должен соответствовать тону пленки. Так как труба, как правило, размещается у стены, то отверстие нужно будет проделывать с края полотна. Пленка по устанавливается по всем правилам с тем лишь условием, что заправка пленки не доходит до трубы с двух сторон приблизительно на 20 см. Затем, сопоставив место будущего прохода трубы через полотно, в последнем делается аккуратный разрез. После этого остаток пленки фиксируется в багете. Кольцо протягивается через трубу и с помощью клея фиксируется на полотне натяжного потолка потолка. Чтобы клей схватился, нужно прижать материалы и удерживать элемент в таком положении нужное время. Затем полотно вырезают по внутреннему контуру кольца. Уклон трубы и ее удаленность от поверхности стены не играет для качества склейки никакой роли. Сложностей не должно быть — кольцо приклеится ровно и надежно. Если цвета кольца и пленки не совпадают, то из удаленного куска вырезают по форме изделия полотно и им закрывают пластиковую деталь.

Second way

In the second method, the rings are arranged on the inside of the film. To make an opening, the web in the right place is heated and attracted to the pipe. Knowing the location of the pipe, under the material they enclose, for example, a smooth fragment of plywood and a cloth smeared with glue through a previously made cut. The hole is combined with a notch on the harpoon and glue the ring, while removing the mount. If two pipes run parallel to each other, one ring of the desired size is applied. With a sharp knife in the alignment of the ring, a film with a harpoon is incised, after which a cruciform hole is made. The triangular petals are drawn into the middle and fixed with glue. After that, pull the ring through the tube. A plastic “lock” on the back side holds the ring, and the harpoon is glued together with a piece of film. Then the canvas begins to stretch from an angle close to the pipe.

Under the lamps

The hole under the lamp can be done both before stretching the canvas, and after it - the first option is preferable. Before you install the ceiling, you need to determine the points of lighting. It will be easier to work after this, and the process will go faster. Fixtures are fixed to the embedded parts through previously made holes.

The work must be carried out carefully and accurately so as not to spoil the canvas.

• Before making a hole in the canvas, the film is laid out, but first the embedded parts are mounted on the ceiling. They can be purchased at the store building materials or make yourself. They are fixed to the ceiling with suspensions. Rings should fit the lighting. All rings are adjusted to the bend. In the future, they should be on the same level with the suspended ceiling. Then the electrical wires are connected, the lamps are connected, and their work is checked. If something does not match, you can move the lights or adjust the length of the wires.
• At the stage of installation of the canvas is determined and noted on the film installation location of lamps. Plastic rings are made in proportion to the devices.
• Glue is applied to the surface of the products, after which the rings are fixed to specific places on the canvas. On the internal diameter of the products with a knife cut out the holes from which the wiring goes, and mounted the lamp.

Tips

When creating holes in the ceiling, be sure to use plastic rings. Otherwise, the film may break along the seam and become unusable.

• If you need to add an additional lamp to the ceiling, the canvas is removed and a plastic ring is glued to a specific place - the glue is spread on the product, which is pressed against the film for a while. After setting, a hole is cut along the inner contour of the ring with a knife.
• To install the chandelier, it is not necessary to dismantle the cloth for the prank hole. A ring is glued to a certain place, and after setting, a hole is cut. Then, after installing the hook on the main ceiling, a chandelier is installed.
• When the suspended ceiling is flooded and it is necessary to drain the water, the hole does not need to do. The electricity is disconnected, the lamp is removed and water is drained through the finished hole with the help of a hose. You can also stretch the edge of the blade and do the same operation.
• A hole in the stretch ceiling can also be made to access communications, which sometimes need to get. For this, it is not necessary to glue the ring to the canvas. It can be replaced by a frame of any other shape, as long as it is convenient. One has only to remember that it needs to be fixed to the main ceiling, otherwise the canvas in this place may sag over time.

In addition to the basic methods, there are other methods for creating holes in the stretch ceiling.