Glue ceilings

One of the most essential details that determine the look of any room - the ceiling. High-quality finishing of the ceiling gives the room an extra comfort and elegance. Of the many types of ceiling covering the most simple and relatively inexpensive can be called a glue ceiling. It consists of tiles of a square or rectangular shape of extruded polystyrene, or, as it is called, Styrofoam, and other words, the foam. One of the most essential details that determine the look of any room - the ceiling. High-quality finishing of the ceiling gives the room an extra comfort and elegance. Of the many types of ceiling covering the most simple and relatively inexpensive can be called a glue ceiling. It consists of tiles of a square or rectangular shape of extruded polystyrene, or, as it is called, Styrofoam, and other words, the foam. They are simple and laminated film, the white and colored. Part of the front surface is covered with foil, painted wood, matting, mother of pearl, fabric or stone. Also, the surface of square tiles can be embossed texture that mimics the stucco or wood carving. The standard size of these tiles: 50x50 cm, 100h16, 5 cm adhesive ceiling equipped with ceiling moldings, shapes, decorative rosettes in the color of the tiles and beams made of polyurethane, and can drastically change even the most modest room. Application. Glue ceilings are recommended for ceilings in residential buildings: offices, bedrooms, etc. You can also use the kitchen, but only tile, laminated with a protective film. These ceiling tiles can be glued to almost any surface: concrete, asbestos cement, plaster, masonry, plaster and wood stoves. Installation. Panel adhesive ceiling just stick to the basic ceiling, surface of which in this case, you must first prepare: clean precipitating place masonry, remove old wallpaper and distempers, wash and clean off whitewash, cracks and holes repaired filler. The substrate must be clean, dry and grease, solid and smooth as possible. Gypsum board or stucco before pasting it is desirable to be sanded. Surface of materials prone to getting wet (plywood, particle board), before pasting it is desirable to be primed. For gluing the panels to the surface of commonly used glue PVA, "which is perfectly suited for these purposes also has a relatively low price, other types of universal glue. But better adhesive designed specifically for ceiling coverings. First, then, if needed, you can easily peel the tiles without damaging them in the process. Secondly, using this adhesive, there is no need to carefully prepare the surface - just enough to remove dust. Clay has the ability to penetrate the layer of previously applied finishes, "tying" and strengthening the bonding surfaces. Installation of ceiling tiles is as follows: pull a rope diagonally between opposite corners of the ceiling. In place of their intersection point center. Further, through a designated center so spend crosswise two straight lines from wall to wall dividing the room into four parts. Pasted on the back of the tile covered with a thin, continuous layer of glue. The first tile is glued to the designated center of the ceiling. Subsequent tiles are attached in parallel rows along the straight lines running from wall to wall. Edge of the ceiling between the wall and the ceiling is sealed eaves (profile shapes, wooden rake, etc.). Adhesive residue, trapped on the surface when gluing immediately washed off with a wet sponge. Non-laminated tiles allow subsequent color latex paint. Adding a desired pigment can reconcile the ceiling color or shade of walls, wallpaper and furnishings. Ceiling moldings, cornices and fillets represent an ideal opportunity to complete your room and give it a unique flavor. Classic or modern figure, white, in the tone of wood or color - ceiling cornices are optically alter the proportions of the room, to emphasize its boundaries or reconcile transitions. Application baseboard improves the general form of the ceiling and makes gluing tiles along the edges of the ceiling. The combination of sockets ceiling and baseboards - this magnificent modern solution based on the classical tradition. Classic series of profiles of solid polystyrene with drawings under the stucco transform a simple room in the main hall. When outwardly indistinguishable similarity with expensive and heavy moldings are almost weightless and easily mounted on the wall. Care. Laminated ceiling tiles can be washed. To do this, use a damp sponge, soap and warm water, but can not fill with water bars. Uncoated wipe with a dry cloth or vacuum cleaner with soft nozzle. Small stains can be removed in the usual eraser. Properties. Adhesive ceiling very easily and quickly installed, helping to conceal the irregularities and other defects in your ceiling, make it possible to implement without any problems finishing the ceiling to be placed virtually any layout. The sticker it does not require any special equipment and skills and can easily be done independently. As we have said, they can be glued onto any surface (concrete, masonry, plaster and wood stoves). They have good heat and sound proof features - yet centimeter layer of foam. They provide color unity surface. Different types of surface texture can give a room a unique style. Some types of plates can create a continuous pattern across the ceiling, while others, with the geometric structure of the surface will create an additional effect of perspective in the room. And yet, despite such obvious advantages, it should be noted that these ceilings are not are not very durable. Some of them can not tolerate moisture. Polystyrene does not like bright sunlight, when exposed to ultraviolet radiation over time yellowing. An important drawback of such ceilings is a large number of joints and seams between the panels. Because of this, covering the ceiling does not look a whole surface. Also glue ceilings do not allow the installation of built-in fixtures. There is a nuance of perception: some such kind of finishing the ceiling, divided into squares, like shovels obschepitovsky design (although since their design is stepped far forward). Some divided into flat squares of ceiling presses. Prices. Conventional ceiling panels made in Russia costs about 20 rubles apiece (import - from 60 rubles). But they can not be washed, and in damp areas, they quickly lose their marketability. Moisture-resistant panels can be cleaned and glued in the bathroom. True, and the cost of their higher: Russia will cost 50 rubles, import - 80 rubles. Colored panels are more expensive: ours - about 80 rubles, import - 100. Room 20 sqm. m ceiling with glue - from 1700 rubles to 10,000 rubles. Per meter ceiling moldings costs from 30 to 50 rubles. Price brand adhesive stiroporovyh ceiling tiles is 15-30 rubles per kilogram. Adhesive ceiling - is a traditional, but not a very common method of finishing the ceiling in homes. If it seems too ordinary whitewash too primitive, but on a more sophisticated solution, you do not pull the financial, why - why not try? It should only be accurately reflect the suitability of your favorite bar rooms that you are going to decorate them. And consult with professionals.