Decorative panels for interior walls

Decorative panels for interior walls today are the most common decorative means.Their great variety, both in form and in the manufacture of the material, along with other positive qualities led to the rapid conquest of leading positions in the market of finishing materials.

What are the wall panels and how they are functional

Decorative panels are flat products, installation is carried out on a special rigid crate mounted on the wall.Regardless of the type of material, the technology allows to achieve a perfectly flat surface and hide the shortcomings of the parent walls, and wires and utilities.

Scope of internal wall panels is quite extensive: residential and public spaces, commercial and industrial facilities, office buildings and official institutions.Ease of installation and speed of implementation make the repair of any room a quick and inexpensive.Due to the high decorative properties, the wall panels are a real boon for designers.

What are the decorative panels on the shape and material

is not surprising that such a popular decoration material, as decorative panels, available in several forms: in the form of long narrow strips, rectangular panels, large-area sheet products.This allows the consumer to choose the most suitable option for him.Reiki can be used in virtually any environment.Mounted they crate vertically or horizontally.Their length is in the range from 2400 to 3700 mm.The width of the products 150 - 300 mm and a thickness of 12 - 15 mm.

Rectangular tiles often used in public buildings, as an independent decorative material or as decorative elements and inserts.They are square or rectangular with sides of from 250 to 980 mm.

Sheet panel devices require solid crates or mounted directly on the leveled surface of the wall.They are often used for the manufacture aprons in the kitchen or for lining the bottom of the walls in the hallway.Their thickness is from 3 to 10 mm DO and size 1200h2400 mm.

It is not only a form of decorative panels, but also the material of which they are made.Today there is a very large number of them.Enumerate all does not make sense.However, some of them are found in the majority of cases:

• panels made of natural and recycled wood.
• panels and chipboard and MDF.
• panels of fiberboard.
• Polyvinyl chloride panels.
• Articles of plaster.
• Cork panel.
• Modern 3 D panel.

To understand what their quality and how they differ, we suggest to familiarize with more detailed description of these products.

characteristics of certain types of

panels Based on their primary purpose, all of the wall panels should possess the following qualities:

• Environmental cleanliness.
• impossibility of rapid fire and release toxic substances when heated.
• greater resistance to humidity and temperature changes.
• Maximum ease of cleaning and are not susceptible to modern detergents.
• Easy mounting on wall panels.

see what type of decorative panels fully comply with these requirements, and that to a lesser extent.

Wooden

These panels made in the form of strips (lining), squares and rectangles.The surface can be smooth or embossed.The most commonly used types of wood: pine, larch, alder, maple.If the panels are made from cheap grades, his mask under way by impregnation with special coloring compositions.

best to this type of panel is suitable for the decoration of residential premises, as it is completely safe, environmentally friendly and has excellent decorative qualities.To make wet areas requires that all items have a water-repellent treatment and were impregnated with wax.

If we consider all-natural wooden finishing panel, they have no doubt those advantages that are inherent in this whole popular natural material:

• aesthetic appearance and appeal.
• full environmental and sanitary safety.
• practicality of use and convenience in daily care.
• Easy self-assembly.
• high degree of heat retention.
• Excellent sound insulation.
• strength and good operational and consumer characteristics.

As many experts note the lack of the high cost of natural wooden decorative wall panels.

panels of MDF and particleboard

Chipboard is a composite material consisting of pressed shavings impregnated with phenol-formaldehyde resin.Its content in the material may vary from 7 to 15%.Top plate coated with wood veneer and laminated.MDF boards are finely dispersed fraction.They are produced by pressing wood fines using urea resins, which is not as toxic as formaldehyde.The properties are similar to particle board, but it is much more environmentally friendly, it allows you to actively use them in a residential area.

The advantage of these panels is that the wall panels made of them can perfectly mimic the natural wood, at a much lower cost.Furthermore, they are quite durable and less flammable than wood.

There are many different kinds of MDF panels, but they are endowed with certain common qualities:

• reliability and durability that allows the use of the products even in places where there are serious load.
• Dirt and dust in this material are not inclined to settle.
• Mounting quite posilen even for amateur after studying simple instructions or watching educational videos.
• No need for constant time-consuming maintenance.
• Weak load on the walls, as panel weighs very little.

They handled good, it is convenient to mount on the walls, but at the same time, they do not like moisture.When the water gets to the surface, it occurs swelling and delamination.This property does not allow to use the material in a humid environment.In addition to all, the panels of chipboard can not be used in residential areas as well as formaldehyde, included in their composition, are very harmful to human health.

Panels MDF

Fiberboard made from wood raw material by pressing.Modern manufacturers have learned to use in place of formaldehyde in them resin eucalyptus wood, which allowed the use of the material in the living room.Products are large thin sheets, which are applied to any image or its appearance mimics one or another natural material: wood, brick, masonry, granite.Sometimes the photos are very difficult to distinguish from the present sheet fiberboard material.

length - 3600 mm, width 1800 mm.They come in several types of thickness and density: insulation, finishing and insulation, solid, semi-solid and super-hard.

panels PVC

Today panel of polyvinyl chloride are the most common finishing material.This is all due to their low cost and ease of installation.PVC panels are of two types according to their structure.The first type is the battens of different widths and lengths.Each strap has a hollow structure with ribs.there are grooves and ridges to connect with each other along the ends of the rails on.Another type is formed in sheet form, within which is a layer of polyurethane, heat insulation playing function.Often, these panels are used for finishing slopes of windows and doors.Well they are and to design large wall, as they have a very impressive dimensions: width from 100 to 1220 mm and length from 1035 to 6000 mm.in thickness of the material from 3 to 8 mm DO.

During production of PVC panels do not contain hazardous substances.Polyvinyl chloride is completely inert to chemicals, it is impervious to water, it does not burn.Behind it is very easy to care for, as only require periodic removal of dust with a damp cloth any detergent which is soluble in water.

Another major advantage of PVC panels is that they can be made in any color completely, and have whatever pattern and even texture.Special attention is the way the installation of the panels, which are suitable also for the ceiling.They are fixed to a special crate, which can be done from the wooden bars and galvanized steel rails.This allows not only to hide the wires, but even large pipes and other utilities.On the panel, you can purchase a variety of additional elements that make the finished trim and do not allow to penetrate dirt and moisture under it.As lack of PVC panels it should be noted some of their fragility, and not a very good environmental friendliness.Therefore, this type of coating is not used in living rooms where the walls are subjected to mechanical damage.

Gipsovinilovye panel

This material is somewhat reminiscent of the usual drywall, but unlike him, is a layer of gypsum between two of the vinyl surfaces.Due to the fact that vinyl can be produced in any color, even with a picture, the decorative panels of such material do not require additional finishing.The price of such panels is readily available, so they are widely used in finishing work.Due to environmental safety gipsovinilovye panels used in residential areas.

panels perfectly washed by any means, is conveniently mounted on the wall.They are quite strong and durable.Plus is the fact that vinyl is waterproof.Therefore, these panels are often used for finishing slopes and design of wet areas.Standard sizes gipsovinilovyh panels: 2500h1200 mm 300h1200 mm at a thickness of 12 mm.It is noteworthy that this material has a 150 different colors.For the installation of the panels used aluminum profile, which is also painted in different colors, which enables selection of beautiful combinations.

Cork panel

This elite natural material has many advantages over the others:

• absolute environmental cleanliness.
• Excellent heat and sound insulation.
• excellent moisture resistance.
• Odor in a traffic jam is not absorbed.
• incredible fire resistance (350 degrees).The material does not burn and smolder without releasing hazardous emissions.
• UV rays, temperature changes, microflora - are unable to affect the cork panels.This makes it possible to use the panel for many years.
• Installation is very simple.If the wall is flat, you need to crate-existent.

tile sizes of cork are 300x300 mm and 300h600.In addition, producing tiles and cork flooring, which has a lock connection.It is worth noting that the cork decorative wall panels are very pleasant to the touch, because the material is completely natural and environmentally friendly.

Modern 3 D panel

This option panels for decorative wall finishing is innovative.Due to the special relief surface and the unique composition related to the play of light and shadow creates a 3 D effect that makes the room very nice.Do this kind of panels of various materials listed above.However, the most popular have a plaster 3 D panel.In their production is small fraction gypsum powder with the addition of plasticizers.They protect the surface of the parts from moisture and dirt.These decorative panels D 3 have the following positive effects:

• Sustainability.
• Fire protection.
• Susceptibility to any finishing.
• strength, heat and sound insulation.
• good leveling quality.
• easy and affordable to every installation.

Install gypsum 3 D wall panel by gluing.Then they paint any suitable paint.

All the materials discussed above may be used in the finishing of the interior.It should be sensitive to the decoration of living rooms.only absolutely harmless materials can be used in them.