How to fix the plastic ceiling moldings

Installing ceiling panels made of plastic - one of the most popular ways of building finishes, in the conclusion of which is always a need to close the gap formed between the ceiling and the walls.For this purpose, suitable plastic plinths.They successfully will appear as decorative inserts, as they have a resemblance to the stucco.But this material is sufficiently active budget and has good performance.

Advantages of plastic plinth

decorative moldings plastic has a number of characteristics that determine the popularity of its use in construction work.Consider these options in more detail:

• ceiling plinths can solve two problems simultaneously: the installation of the panels and the decoration of the ceiling;
• plastic moldings do not require special care, and do not absorb odors;
• important advantage is that the presence of plastic moldings do not create limitations for the ceiling panels.This helps protect against deformation ceiling;
• such products do not absorb moisture, have a positive impact on their life;
• material is characterized by simplicity and speed of installation;
• advantage of the plastic moldings is also relatively low cost material.

Choice Options plinth

decorative moldings for plastic panels along the length is always the standard value of 2 m, however, the situation with wide baseboards different -. This figure may vary from 1 to 20 cm in order not to get confused with this.Diversity will consider features of application of broad and narrow skirting ceiling:

1. wide moldings help to visually smooth the corners of the room, to mask defects that tend to occur at the junction of the ceiling to the walls, as well as to conceal gaps suspended structure.
2. narrow plinths are decorative in nature and are used for lining perfectly smooth ceiling.

choosing the size of products, it is necessary to take into account the height of the ceiling, as this will depend on the price ceiling of the plastic plinth:

• for low ceiling should give preference to a narrow plinth, as wide in this case will look too cumbersome and visually morefurther reduce the level of ceilings;
• recommended the fillet is not wider than 35 mm;
• before you attach the plastic ceiling moldings on the high ceilings, you should choose a product with a width of 70 mm or more;
• on average ceiling height 2.5-3 m ideally will look fillets in width from 40 to 60 mm.

After selecting the width of the ceiling moldings, should think about the color scheme, in which they should be selected for the overall design of the room.To decide on the best option, it is necessary to take into account such things:

1. For medium and low ceiling height will be the best choice white baseboards.This color is visually lengthen the room.
2. fillets wet dark shades will look good with a high ceiling, the room will look as below.
3. Also, do not mix more than 3 colors in one room, in this case the space would look too gaudy.
4. Black and white shades will successfully blend in with any interior trim palette.Suffice it effectively will look and baseboards contrasting colors.But in this case the product palette must match the color of some interior parts.

And finally you need to determine the form of the ceiling moldings:

1. look very harmonious complex relief forms panels.But they will be appropriate to look only at presence of the road, stylized antique decoration.
2. more universal baseboards are simple at simple lines.They are suitable for finishing any style and direction.

recommendations before starting work

to assembling skirting was made carefully and have an aesthetic appearance, it is necessary to take into account such features of the process:

1. For high quality of work you first need to measure the length of the room in which the installation will be carried outbaseboards.
2. The installation process should start from the corners of the room.Thus it is necessary to take care of masking the joints.To do this, you can purchase a specially designed corner pieces or to perform the angle correction.
3. If necessary, the surface should be leveled using a filler.In some cases, also be mounted on top of the wallpaper products.
4. installation process is different depending on the type of wall.On the wall of the wood material is fastened with screws for wood.
5. If you are dealing with a wall surface of the drywall, then for fixing screws should be used for metal.Such fastening elements make it possible to fix the metal wire frame profile through the lining material.

installation skirting with the presence of the channel for the cable

This method of installation of plastic ceiling moldings requires a channel for cable networks.This is a pretty practical solution, since it is possible to carry out or to clean the phone cords, cable internet or television communication.And there is no need to dismantle the baseboards.This mounting technique has its own quirks:

1. connection place covered with the cap, which is easily removed.
2. Trims material joined using corner connectors.
3. Mounting ceiling plinths this method requires the installation of specific clips.
4. Clips are installed near the wall, retreating a few millimeters.This will position the stationary cables in the resulting space.
5. It is advisable to initially place the wires, and then mount the plinth.This will give an opportunity to replace the right cable, unfasten the product fragment from Clip latch.

aesthetic method of installation plinth

Perform mount plastic ceiling moldings and permitted in a way that does not provide for the installation of internal and external corners and connectors.This method does not correspond to the manufacturer's instructions, but has advantages in aesthetic sense and looks more carefully.Let us consider in more detail the procedure for manipulation:

1. paramount, remove the cable channel.
2. After that the edges of adjacent plinths cut off at an angle of 45 °.
3. then be inserted into the space provided for the cable channel, with its middle needs to be cut on the two skirting boards.This will provide additional support for the mounting material.
4. Next you need to saw a channel with another plank in half and insert with the two sides of the structure.
5. mounting plinth plastic ceiling is completed.

Fixing ceiling moldings on the dowels

This method is the most common when installing baseboards and involves the following steps:

1. Since the angle of the room you want to install two strips of material.
2. then using a drill, make a hole in the baseboard, and using the gun drill holes in the wall.
3. avoid problems with disassembly work or redistribution of cable under the baseboard, it is important to attach the hammer stopper, which will be larger by 5 mm than the desired depth of the hole.
4. This limiter is quite possible to make their own hands.For example, the tape can be attached to a small piece of drill pipe.Or stick the tape to the desired length of the drill.mounting size is determined depending on the strength of the material and the walls.
5. After that, the finished hole trying to drive the dowels and fasten the bar baguette with screws.It should take care of the pits on the bar at the site of each hole for wood screw caps.This can be done with the drill, which will be larger than that which we have used.To avoid deformation of the plinth should be screwed screws as carefully as possible.

With this installation method, fixing points are clearly visible, which negatively affects the aesthetic appearance of the finish.To improve the situation the most appropriate option would be sticking to wood screw caps hats, the color of which is identical to the color of the baseboards.

Photo Plastic plinth ceiling:

How to trim the plinth

important moment in the process of mounting the plastic moldings is the correct angles pruning material and matchmaking on external and internal corners.Unlike other types of skirting moldings in the ceiling to the base mounting angle is 38-45 °.Because of this, in the junction section 45 to make difficult °.To carry out the work accurately, you must adhere to these recommendations:

1. Skirting boards should be cut from the front side and on the outer edge.
2. If you need to make an angle of pruning perform on the inside.
3. After trimming procedure must be viewed cornice texture on the outside and the inside.
4. Once made side sections, plastic moldings on the ceiling should try and correct if necessary.

tools required to perform the following:

• miter saw;
• miter box.

Using them, you can get a pretty accurate result you will only need to set the required parameters and perform cutting.Also suitable manual hacksaw and miter box.But the application of these tools there is a risk of damage of the material.

Before you install the plastic ceiling moldings, need to know the following features to work with the tools:

1. Mitre apply in the event that the ceiling and walls of the room have a flat surface.Making the cut 45 °.
2. then perform a similar cut in the next baseboard, but in mirror image.
3. If the walls and ceilings are uneven then need breadboard knife.
4. Plinth, as in the previous case, cut off at an angle of 45 °.
5. then performs fitting and cut a piece of the next track.
6. thus cut the corners in all baseboards.

fastening plastic skirting Instruction is presented in video: