Instructions on how to make the ceiling of aluminum panels

In the bathroom the most practical and aesthetic choice may be made of aluminum ceiling panels.You can easily install yourself.

Bathroom - a relatively small-sized room in most modern apartments and houses.However, for its arrangement and decoration needs still a lot of money, and it means that you want to find a solution that will satisfy the owners and from an aesthetic and practical point of view.And aluminum panels for the ceiling are really optimal in this respect.

Their main advantages are:

• durability;
• no need for alignment of ceilings, their serious preparation;
• absolute stability not only the moisture, but also to the direct ingress of water;
• biopersistence;
• large variety of design solutions;
• ease of care;
• strength;
• elementary mounting.

For arrangement of the ceiling does not need significant resources, and if the owners have some home repair skills, ie the ability to save more and to install.You do not have to compromise with their taste: in stores today you can find all colors and shades, including the mirror, the bands themselves and decorative overlays (inserts) between them.

Now on sale there are the following types of aluminum ceilings:

• cassette;
• rack.

You can also order the ceiling of aluminum on an individual project, where the panel will not be a standard rectangular, and any other form, but it is quite expensive.

As for installation of aluminum panels in the bathroom

There are several types of installation of such panels and cassettes:

1. on a homemade frame (aluminum or wood);
2. to the proposed system manufacturer.

If the bathroom is small, it is possible to use the first option - it is relatively easy and inexpensive, if the room is large, it is better to buy ready-made suspension system, though it will cost more expensive.

Step 1: Preparing for operation

And for the first installation option (ready-hangers), and second (a homemade frame) need to thoroughly prepare.Training will consist of the following steps:

• metering facilities;
• calculation as required panels and inserts itself between them, ceiling moldings, fixtures, materials for the frame;
• preparation ceiling;
• purchase the necessary materials.

Before you go to the hardware store, you must also think about the auxiliary building materials, as well as a tool, that is, the screws, the primer, screwdriver, drill, level, tape measure, a special construction knife (scissors, metal) for cutting profilesand aluminum panels.

Step 2: preparation of the ceiling

1. First you need to remove the old ceiling with decorative coating.Strong does not make sense to try to - you can remove only that removed easily enough by itself.
2. If there are deep seams or holes, they must plaster.
3. Now you need to thoroughly primed surface.The soil has to be highly resistant to moisture and fungus - even when good ventilation in the bathroom, they are inevitable.
4. to subsequently be able to connect the desired number of lamps, you must withdraw the wire out of the wall and do the wiring.

Step 3: Set the frame and mounting profile

1. We measure the level at which our ceiling will be installed.Make a mark on the wall for ease of operation.Do not forget that the built-in lights have a certain depth - it is sure to take into account.
2. Cut aluminum panels to the desired length.If the room has an irregular shape, the panel should be numbered.Do not forget to mark those places (on the front panel), where there will be lamps.The slots for the lamp can be made immediately, but most experts recommend doing this after the installation - so our long strips will not lose its rigidity, respectively, less than the probability of occurrence of wrinkles.
3. Along the perimeter of the room, skirting the pipes and other obstacles, establish Aluminum (not steel!) U-shaped profile (in the diagram: line trim).The connection is performed on the dowels with pre-drilling the walls of the drill or hammer.
4. Now you need to set the perpendicular guides (in the diagram: universal mounting rails), which has a special fasteners, which will snap to our aluminum panel.They are usually mounted at a distance of about 1-1.5 meter to the panel did not cave in.Fasten these tires on a special "floating" suspensions (in the diagram: hanger-clip + needle) to eliminate possible irregularities of the ceiling.Step between the suspensions should also be about one meter.
5. Now you can attach themselves aluminum slats.This should be done as follows: first fasten the panel from one side wall to the middle, and then - on the opposite to the middle.This avoids gaps.During fixing panels install fixtures.
6. Now we can close the gaps between the panels trims.

Conclusion

Aluminum panel or suspended ceilings in the bathroom can be easily installed by hand.We just need to take advantage of the advice offered.Sophisticated tools are not required for that, but to work better together - to cope will be difficult.

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