Installation of a suspended ceiling armstrong do it yourself

07-08-2018

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Armstrong ceilings belong to the class of suspended ceilings, which have become very popular. Most often they are found in various office spaces. It is not recommended to install ceilings of this type when finishing apartments, because the plates contain asbestos.

In the article we will tell about the installation of a suspended ceiling Armstrong do-it-yourself, give step-by-step instructions, as well as photo materials.

Work requirements

Plates should be installed only after the completion of installation and construction work in the room, including "wet" finishing works, laying the floor, installing doors and windows.
Works on mounting the suspended ceiling is recommended to be carried out at a temperature of from 15 to 30 ° C.
The recommended humidity in the rooms is no more than 70%.

Mount massive lamps and air conditioners need only to stand-alone supporting structures.

If it is required to lay an additional layer of insulation material over the plates, or to install embedded luminaires, then it is necessary to increase the number of suspensions used.
To prevent profile overloading, the outermost suspension should be located at a distance of no more than 0.60 m from the walls (for plate weights? 4 kg / m?) And 0.45 m (for plates? 4 kg / m?).
It is necessary to maintain a distance of at least 120 mm between the frame and the base. This contributes to the further possibility of dismantling the slabs during the operation of the Armstrong ceiling.
Mounting pitch should be no more than 1200 mm.

Stages of installation

Installation should begin after placing all communications behind the false ceiling, since their installation at the end of installation will be extremely inconvenient.

When choosing a suspension system, pay attention to the weight of equipment and communications planned for placement in a false ceiling. Armstrong ceiling is designed for a load of approximately 6.5 kg / m ?.

We start the consideration of the stages of installation work.

First, mark the horizontal surface of the future ceiling: place the first mark on any wall of the room at a distance from the floor or the existing ceiling so that the system you are mounting can close the above-laid communications or projections. The markup should be based on the height of the embedded accessories.
After you have drawn the first mark, project in the same way the other necessary marks on all the walls of the room so that you can easily connect them in a straight line. The projection of the marks should be done using a special water level. You can also use a more modern laser level.
After drawing a straight line on the wall that sets the level of the surface of the future ceiling, you can begin to mount the ceiling system.
To the walls, along the drawn line, fasten the L-shaped profile, which is usually included in the kit. It is possible to divide a profile into the required sizes with a hacksaw. Joiner's block or protractor use for cutting corner joints. The profile should be fixed with the painted side down and in such a way that it forms a shelf.

Next, you should mount the guide profiles, which look like the letter T, only inverted. Their length is different. At the two ends of the short profile there are small protrusions, and in the long there are slots into which a short profile is inserted during installation. As a result, you should have a grid of profiles consisting of cells with a size of 600x600 mm.
Fill the resulting grille with Armstrong cassettes and along with the accessories with which you decided to decorate the new ceiling. It is best to start laying from the middle of the room. Gradually fixing the remaining plates in the direction from the center, you can perform a uniform trimming of the extreme plates and thereby ensure that the ceiling looks neat.

Are guide profiles hung on ordinary wire, diameter? 2 mm, or with the help of hanging elements (2 thin rods of metal, threaded through holes in a curved plate, the so-called "petal"). If you decide to use the wire, then you need to straighten it beforehand, using any mechanical mechanical tool, and then form at least three loops in the attachment points to the profile system and the ceiling fastener.
Dowels for screws, select based on the quality of the material of the ceiling.
As fasteners use screws with a hook or ring.
Use the level to level the grid horizontally. Repeat the alignment of the Armstrong ceiling in a couple of days - by this time your new ceiling will have time to get a full load.

Properly executed installation of a suspended ceiling will help to decorate any office space.

Video

Installation of a mirror ceiling type Armstrong. The main attention is paid to the marking of the ceiling, leveling the construction and cutting mirror cassettes:

Implementation of the assembly design of suspended ceilings Armstrong: