It takes relatively little time. This is, of course, subject to availability the necessary tool and some skill in carrying out such work. For example, suspended ceiling requires spending much more effort and energy. Therefore, when they simply want to save money, some home craftsmen have a desire to do this work themselves. It’s really possible to do this; some even managed to do it practically without outside help. When ceilings are installed by a company, this is usually done by two people.

The stretch ceiling is durable, reliable and has a beautiful appearance.

The only thing you won’t be able to do on your own is to glue a harpoon to the canvas, if you have chosen this particular mount. You will have to negotiate with the company, call its representative and take careful measurements in order to place an order at the factory. You can use another method, a wedge or a glazing bead, when the canvas does not require special processing. But most people prefer the harpoon as the most reliable. The ceilings are installed without folds, do not sag over time, and can be easily dismantled if necessary.

The harpoon is welded to the PVC sheet.

To work you will need:

• perforator;
• screwdriver or set of screwdrivers;
• pliers, indicator, electrical tape;
• stationery knife;
• construction spatula, spatula or baguette spatula;
• heat gun or hair dryer;
• profile fasteners, glue.

As a rule, a good owner always has tools at hand - many people now even have a hammer drill or a screwdriver. As a last resort, you can borrow from friends. The hardest part remains - finding a heat gun and a propane tank. But if you install fabric stretch ceilings, then you can limit yourself to only a construction hairdryer; for PVC ceilings, it is still advisable to find a 30 kW gun. Buying a gun for the sake of installing one ceiling is unreasonably expensive; hiring craftsmen will most likely cost less. But there is an option to rent it for one day, which is also not cheap, 1.5-2 thousand rubles per day, according to the Internet. Although, perhaps you already have a gun or you know where to get it. Besides, I really want to do everything myself. In this case, you can start working independently.

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Preliminary preparation of the base ceiling

Before installing suspended ceilings, it is necessary to prepare the base ceiling.

Before installation stretch ceiling, it is necessary to remove traces of old putty or paint from it with a spatula.

To do this, you need to remove traces of old putty or paint from it with a spatula. If there are large cracks in the ceiling or through holes in the ceiling, it is necessary to cover them up cement mortar or mouth cast. After this you need to apply a layer of primer. This will prevent debris from falling onto the surface of the ceiling sheet and the possibility of damaging it.

If you have new electrical wiring laid directly along the ceiling, not in a groove, but open or in a corrugated sleeve, carefully check its fastening. The wire should not sag; all connections must have reliable contacts and insulation. In old houses, hidden wiring is located in the wall, at a height of 4-7 cm from the base ceiling. The distribution boxes are located at the same level. Therefore, there is a high probability that installed suspended ceilings will block access to them. To be able to reach these boxes in the future, it makes sense to move them lower. But you may not tolerate them, because many owners sometimes don’t even know about their existence. In any case, you need to check if there are any burnt contacts in the box. The wiring for the alarm system, Internet, and television antenna is checked in the same way.

You should think about what kind of lamps to install in advance. The height to which suspended ceilings will fall, based on the base height, depends on this.

You should think about what kind of lamps to install in advance.. The height to which suspended ceilings will fall, based on the base height, depends on this. Especially if the lamps are built-in. Usually this distance is at least 5-7 cm. Do not forget about the channels for electrical wiring running under the ceiling. In new buildings this problem usually does not arise. Moreover, special plugs for attaching the baguette can be pre-installed there. If the wiring does not allow you to secure the wall profile, you can use a ceiling molding to raise the ceiling higher.

Prepare the mortgages in advance for attaching the lamps. Their height is chosen so that the lower edge of the recessed lamp is flush with the canvas. If this is a bar for attaching a chandelier, it is installed at the same level. The level is set using a cord stretched between profiles (baguettes) across the room. The height of the mortgage can be adjusted, for example, by attaching it to hangers for a plasterboard profile.

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Installation of seamless fabric covering

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We make the necessary measurements and markings

Let's first consider how fabric-based stretch ceilings are installed. You can do without gas gun, there is no need to warm up the canvas completely. But we will need construction hair dryer. The options for fastening the canvas in the profile are usually glazing, with a U-shaped aluminum profile, or a plastic baguette with a clothespin type clamp. The clothespin is more convenient, the fabric is inserted faster, and is held more securely. Its structure is such that the tighter the ceiling sheet is stretched, the tighter it is clamped with a clothespin. When using a clothespin type fastening, there is no need to use a ceiling plinth.

Clipso fabric ceilings are up to 5.1 m wide, durable and completely safe for health.

Perhaps the most popular ceilings are from the Swiss manufacturer CLIPSO. Using the products of this company as an example, we will consider the entire installation process. Installation of ceilings begins with measuring the width of the room. The fabric is produced in rolls various widths, so you can select a roll of the required width without cutting it. The CLIPSO mounting profile is supplied with the canvas. This is a plastic baguette of two types: for mounting on walls and on the ceiling. Cloth clip - clothespin. You can combine both baguettes. For example, a ceiling molding is not attached directly to the base ceiling, but to a beam fixed to the wall, then it is easily joined to the wall molding on the adjacent wall. First, mark on the wall the height at which the profile will be installed. It is more convenient to do this using a laser level. Using the laser beam, we make marks on the wall with a pencil, and then use a painted cord to mark horizontal lines. In the absence of a laser, the same thing is done with a regular construction bubble level and tape measure. It is more convenient to use a long level.

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Fastening the baguette and stretching the canvas

The remaining canvas behind the edges of the baguette is carefully trimmed with a stationery knife.

We cut the baguette and attach it to the wall. For corner joints, the profile is cut at an angle of 45 degrees. A grinder, hacksaw or even metal scissors are suitable for this. At the first stage of attaching the baguette, we apply glue or “liquid nails” to it. CLIPSO also has its own proprietary adhesive. We glue the baguette to the wall according to the markings, drill holes with a hammer drill, and fasten it to dowel nails. The baguette is attached end-to-end, the joints are additionally glued together with a piece of plastic. The holes are drilled at a distance of 10 cm from each other, in the corners - 3 cm from the edge. Otherwise, the baguette will move away from the wall when tensioned.

The canvas is first attached to the profile on one wall at several points, at a distance of no more than 80 cm from each other. Then it is stretched to the opposite wall and secured in a similar way. We attach it to the remaining walls in the same way. CLIPSO comes with a diagram that describes in detail each step of stretching the ceiling. It is convenient to insert the canvas into the baguette latches using a round CLIPSO spatula. You can make your own spatula by sharpening an old construction spatula. You just need to round off the sharp corners and grind off the sharp edge.

The canvas gradually stretches from the center of the wall to the edges. The corners are secured last. If the room has an internal corner, the canvas is cut at the level of its leading edge and inserted into the baguette as usual. If, after stretching, small folds remain on the fabric along the edges, they are removed by heating the fabric with a hair dryer. Unlike PVC ceilings, fabric ceilings contract when heated. The remaining canvas behind the edges of the baguette is carefully trimmed with a stationery knife.

Tsugunov Anton Valerievich

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When you enter an apartment after renovation, your gaze involuntarily stops at the ceiling. Plastering and whitewashing are becoming a thing of the past. Today, stretch ceilings are becoming increasingly popular. Glossy or matte, white or colored, plain or multi-colored, fabric or PVC film - they can become a real decoration of the room. Moreover, the installation of suspended ceilings can be done independently, without resorting to the services of specialists.

What you need

Installation requires working tools and special components for suspended ceilings.

Most tools can be found in any man's arsenal. The missing ones will have to be purchased or rented. Their list is as follows:

• tape measure or laser meter;
• level, for greater accuracy it is better to use a laser device;
• perforator;
• hammer;
• screwdriver or screwdriver;
• angular and straight blades;
• sharp knife;
• a heat gun or a special construction hair dryer (needed if a PVC structure is installed).

List of components and Supplies looks like that:

• profiles made of aluminum or plastic;
• decorative cap;
• platforms and thermal rings for mounting recessed lamps and chandeliers;
• pipe lines (if necessary);
• dowels with screws for concrete or screws for wood;
• glue;
• canvas of the future ceiling.

The canvas can be made of two types of material:

• from PVC film (polyvinyl chloride);
• made of specially woven fabric impregnated with polystyrene.

If the installation of suspended ceilings is carried out on your own without the participation of professionals, it is better to use fabric sheets. Their installation technology does not require the use of dangerous equipment in the form of a heat gun.

Where to begin?

First you need to clear the room of furniture as much as possible and household appliances. If this is not possible, move everything to the center of the room, ensuring unobstructed access to all walls, and cover it with dust protection.

Next, it is necessary to conduct a thorough inspection of the old ceiling base. Clean it of everything that can crumble, peel off or fall off. If there are joints on the surface of floor slabs, the seams formed by them must be cleared and filled polyurethane foam and process well. It is recommended to cover the entire surface of the cleaned ceiling space special primer, protecting against mold, rot and other similar troubles.

Then you need to plan the location lighting fixtures on the future ceiling surface. For self-installation, built-in or overhead spots for suspended ceilings are ideal. Electrical wires must be secured to the base ceiling; they should not sag or touch the suspended ceiling material.

Measuring work

After graduation preparatory work The question arises: how to measure a suspended ceiling? A number of tips will help in this important matter.

1. Measurements should be made using instruments that give the most accurate results. A laser meter is best; in extreme cases, you can use a tape measure.
2. Measuring work must be recorded on a drawing, which will look like a top view of the room.
3. Mark the corners in the drawing with Latin letters and connect them with diagonals.
4. Measure the perimeter and diagonals of the room as close to the ceiling as possible and record the results on the drawing.

With the result obtained, you can go shopping for ceiling canvas.

Installation of stretch ceiling

The technology for installing a PVC tensile structure is divided into stages, the order of which is important.

• Applying markings to walls. To do this, you need to measure the height of the walls in all corners of the room and put marks at the required level. Connect them with a straight line.
• Installation of profiles. The profiles should be fastened to the wall with dowels or self-tapping screws with an interval between them of no more than 7–8 cm. The place of fastening should coincide with the marking line.

• Installation of ceiling sheet.
  • Before unpacking the stretch ceiling fabric, it is necessary to clean the floor from dust and debris that could damage the thin PVC material.
  • According to the installation technology, the room must be heated to 40 degrees. This required condition, which will allow you to evenly tension the canvas and correctly install the entire structure.
  • The canvas is hung using special hanging clips pre-installed in the corners of the room. The base corner of the canvas is attached first. The manufacturer marks it on the ceiling material. Then you need to secure the corner opposite to it. The procedure is repeated until all corners of the canvas are secured in the clamps.
  • The hung canvas is heated with a heat gun to 70–80 degrees to give it elasticity.
  • Next, the ceiling material is fixed in profiles at all corners of the room using a special tool - an angular blade. The sequence of fixation is the same as when hanging. Then straight sections along the walls are fixed.
  • If the fabric has seams, it is recommended to secure them first. It should be remembered that the ceiling is stretched and secured in small pieces located opposite each other.

• Installation of lamps. A thermal ring is glued to the place for mounting lighting fixtures, then a hole is cut out in the stretch ceiling with a sharp tool. Spots for suspended ceilings are mounted on special racks, which are pre-attached to the base ceiling.
• Attaching a decorative plug. An alternative would be lightweight foam skirting boards, which need to be attached to the wall rather than to the ceiling material.

The technology for installing fabric stretch ceilings goes through the same stages, with minor differences in the process:

• the room and the canvas itself do not require heating,
• The fabric ceiling is attached to the profiles from the middle of the wall to the corners.

Advice: before starting work for the first time, you should watch videos about how suspended ceilings are installed by craftsmen. This will help avoid possible errors when installing the ceiling and follow all process technology.

Types of fastening of tension fabrics

To install a stretch ceiling, several types of fastening the canvas are used:

1. Harpoon - suitable for installing PVC ceilings only. Along the entire perimeter of the canvas there is a special flexible element made of polyvinyl chloride, called a harpoon. Fixing the canvas in a baguette is done according to the principle of the tool of the same name. For fastening, an aluminum profile specially designed for this purpose is required.
2. Clip-on - used exclusively for installing fabric ceilings. Based on the latch principle. A special plastic profile is used for fastening.
3. Bead or wedge - used for installing PVC sheets and fabric. To fix them, an aluminum profile in the shape of the letter P is used. The canvas is attached to the profile using a bead (wedge) made of wood or plastic.

Schematically, the types of fastening look like this:

Advice: before you go shopping for consumables and components for a stretch ceiling, you should decide on the type of fabric to be stretched and the type of its fastening.

How to combine suspended ceilings and drywall?

Often, due to design intent or necessity, a suspended ceiling has to be attached to plasterboard structures. In this case, you should take into account a number of features of working with this material.

A stretch ceiling is a structure consisting of a frame and a canvas. At first glance, it may seem that its installation is no problem. This opinion arises among those who bought a suspended ceiling for the first room of their apartment and were impressed by the incredible speed, quality and cleanliness of the work of the craftsmen. As a result, there is a desire to install all subsequent structures with your own hands. Many go further and see themselves in business. Not everyone is able to see with their own eyes how the structure is being installed. The fact is that polite craftsmen usually suggest not to worry or distract them, motivating their request also by the fact that soon the room will become very hot, +70C, and at the same time you need to close the windows and doors.

Let's try to lift the veil of secrecy and tell you how to install a stretch ceiling yourself. First you need to choose the type of stretch ceiling. Regarding the design, we recommend not to tempt fate by attempting to install a complex multi-level structure. No one has ever succeeded in doing this the first time, and the result is disastrous, because something will definitely be damaged - either the canvas or the mounting profile.

So, we will install a simple one. If this format seems too simple and unpresentable to you, then you can opt for a two-level combined structure consisting of a plasterboard box around the perimeter and a tension fabric inside.

When choosing a material, keep in mind that vinyl film can only be used in rooms where the temperature does not drop below +5C. The canvas, like everything made on the basis of polyvinyl chloride, does not tolerate frost and becomes fragile. Taking into account the fact that it is highly tensioned in the frame of the structure, the probability of its complete destruction is one hundred percent. If in your home, country cottage In winter the heating does not turn on, then the only material for finishing the ceiling is polyester fabric. It can easily withstand even forty-degree frost, maintaining the appearance of the stretch ceiling in perfect condition.

As for decorative possibilities, the undoubted leader is vinyl film. It differs in texture - the property of visual perception of the surface. Your ceiling can be matte or almost mirror-like glossy. Satin film under intense lighting creates faint pearlescent reflections on the surface. There is a PVC film that imitates natural suede, golden, bronze and silver glitter. To create a stretch ceiling with original lighting, a translucent and perforated fabric is used. As you can see, there are enough options, especially considering that color palette is at least 250 colors of material.

The range of fabrics is more modest. It only has a matte texture and several dozen colors.

To install a suspended ceiling, you need to go to the factory and buy a fabric ready for installation. For this, a drawing of the ceiling with exact dimensions is sufficient. We recommend ordering a canvas with a harpoon welded around the perimeter. Although it is more expensive, it is much more practical to use. You can always dismantle the canvas if you need to drain the water and dry it during flooding or if you need access to communications (lighting, alarms). All harpoon-free methods are designed for a single first installation of the blade. Dismantling violates its integrity, and subsequent installation is either difficult or impossible.

So, you bought the canvas at the factory, and they also selected the required number of mounting profiles for you. Now you can get to work.

As you can see, there is nothing particularly difficult about installing a single-level structure. All you have to do is decide self-installation stretch ceiling or entrust it to professionals. What is more important – savings or a twelve-year warranty from the installer? You make this choice yourself.

How to install a suspended ceiling?

Installing a suspended ceiling will not be difficult for you if you contact our studio Potolok32 in the city of Bryansk. The studio’s specialists will install your suspended ceiling quickly, efficiently and without dust. Our prices, as a rule, are lower than in many companies in the city of Bryansk, and are not final, we are always ready for dialogue - contact us, we will agree on a price!

But, if you like to work with your hands, then we will help you install your ceilings yourself. Call us at 89038692212, we will tell you in detail how you can purchase from us materials for stretch ceilings, stretch ceiling fabrics from the most popular brands, necessary for quality installation, we’ll tell you how to properly install any ceiling. Below we will look at the installation of a simple stretch ceiling, which you can easily do with your own hands!

The first tool you will need is a screwdriver, a hammer drill, a water or laser level, a marker cord, a spatula, clamps, and a gas heat gun. If you don’t have any instrument on hand, then contact Studio Potolok32, for a small rental fee, you can always rent the missing instrument! The materials we will need are screws, dowels, baguette, stretch ceiling sheet made of PVC film.

First, we prepare the room according to our instructions -

It is optimal to carry out the installation with an assistant in pairs, but it is quite possible to cope with a simple ceiling alone!

So, first of all, using a water or laser level, we mark the level of the future stretch ceiling and mark off the ceiling lines using a marker cord.

Then we hammer the dowels into the resulting holes and screw the screws into them with a screwdriver.

Very important point- we do not join the fastening molding at the corners, but smoothly bend the solid plank, having first filed it down from the back side!

If you have it on your wall tile, then you should first drill it, and only then use a hammer drill.

After you have attached the fastening baguette around the entire perimeter, by the way, in ceiling jargon it sounds like “bagetili”, you should move on to the preparatory work for installing lighting fixtures, curtains and wiring electrical wiring. In our company “Potolok32” you can always purchase platforms for installing lamps, chandeliers, and curtains.

Well, the room has been furnished, the fittings and wiring have been installed, now you can proceed to the installation of the stretch ceiling!

We take the package with the stretch ceiling and, after warming up the package, we begin to carefully unwrap the ceiling fabric. We hang the unfolded canvas with special clips in the corners of the room. Next, using a thermal heater, we evenly warm up the stretch ceiling fabric.

After the canvas has been heated, we fill the ceiling canvas with a special spatula. We start with the corners, first one corner, then the diagonally opposite corner, then the adjacent corner and then the diagonal. As soon as the corners are tucked, we begin to cover the canvas, tucking first in the center of each side. Once the canvas is tucked in the corners and covered in the center of each side, we begin to methodically tuck each side of the room.

Great, the suspended ceiling is installed! Turn off the heater and begin installing lamps, chandeliers, and curtains! We take thermal rings and glue the stretch ceiling fabric using cyanoacrylic glue. We cut holes and install lamps and chandeliers.

Now it’s the curtain’s turn, we glue with a special material the places on the stretch ceiling where the self-tapping screws that will secure the curtain will be screwed in. Next, we apply the curtain and fasten it with self-tapping screws in the places that we prepared in advance by gluing them.

If you did everything correctly, you should get an excellent stretch ceiling that will delight you for many years! We recommend that you only ventilate the room after installation!

When it comes to a complete renovation, it’s impossible not to include work on the ceiling. This is an important part of quality repairs, especially if it is done in an apartment multi-storey building. Often such apartments have low-quality ceilings. The ceiling can be given decent looking in several ways, but almost all of them are very labor-intensive and expensive. Fortunately, one wonderful technology has appeared that allows you to do everything quickly and not very expensively. We are, of course, talking about the technology of suspended ceilings. Stretch ceilings themselves cannot be considered a new product. Rather, this is something new for us, but in general this technology has been used for several decades. In principle, this is a plus, since the technology has stood the test of time and all adjustments have been made. And the cost has decreased significantly compared to the first samples of this ceiling finish. Another important advantage is that you can do everything yourself.

First of all, this technology has gained popularity due to the fact that there is no need to do tedious preparatory work with the ceiling. The surface of the stretch ceiling will simply hide all defects and irregularities. The canvas is attached at a short distance from the ceiling and there is no need to do anything directly with the ceiling itself. Stretch ceiling long time remains in its original form (about seven years) and is not afraid of streaks that can form on the ceiling itself for various reasons. The design itself is very versatile and has a lot of possibilities while remaining easy to understand for a non-professional. That is, without having experience in such work, everything can be done literally on an intuitive level, and by reading a little additional information. The basis of a stretch ceiling is a frame made of either plastic or aluminum. Plastic is naturally cheaper, but aluminum is more durable. If the ceiling is being built for a long period of time, then the choice is obvious.

The profile serves as a frame for the future ceiling, or rather a stretched canvas. One can also talk about the canvas for a long time and today there is big choice both in composition and texture, and in color. Essentially there are two types of canvases, everything else is a variation on the theme. This is PVC canvas and polyester fabric. These types have their pros and cons, but they are not significant. Rather, the choice is made according to the intended purpose of the future ceiling; there will also be differences during installation. In any case, a stretch ceiling gives you the opportunity to experiment, to make something bold and unusual, even from design ideas. Or simply make a classic, neat ceiling and achieve the result that this technology gives in any other way is very difficult.

Typically, a suspended ceiling is not done separately, but is combined with other repair work. Although we must pay tribute to this technology, everything can be done separately in the finished room without unnecessary dust and dirt. If, nevertheless, the ceiling will be done in conjunction with other work, then the first thing that needs to be done is to plan communications. That is, various wiring, pipes, etc. are installed up to the ceilings. You also need to think about the location of the lighting elements. One more a common question People who are planning a full-fledged renovation, including a suspended ceiling, ask themselves: What to do first? Walls, floor, ceiling and in what order. There is no definite answer here, but usually the rule is followed from top to bottom, that is, we make the ceiling further than the walls and floor. Finishing work on the walls, for example, it will be a little more difficult to apply wallpaper after installing the ceiling, but you can not focus on the joints, but hide everything with a decorative baseboard.

We proceed directly to the installation of the stretch ceiling. First, this is of course a tool and in this case we will need: a hammer drill - high quality professional model can serve as both a drill and a screwdriver (if not, then all this separately), a building level, self-tapping screws. This set will be needed for aluminum profile. If used as the main canvas PVC material, then you will also need a special spatula, a hair dryer and a heat gun for pumping indoors desired temperature. Polyester fabric requires special plastic fastenings. For each fabric, the tool is almost identical with a slight difference. All the nuances can be studied in more detail on specialized resources.

You should start with installing the profile - this is the frame or shape of the future ceiling. Everything can be familiar in the form of a rectangle, or if desired, the ceiling can be given an unusual shape. Using PVC fabric, you need to heat the room using a heat gun and only then begin installing the fabric on the frame. If the room is cold, the fabric will not have the properties necessary for installation. Including elasticity, which will significantly complicate the work. The edges of the film are driven into the profile using a spatula and fixed. The fabric should be fastened diagonally, gradually moving around the perimeter. Polyester fabric is mounted almost the same way, but a heat gun is not used. A significant difference is the absence of a harpoon for fixation on the fabric, like PVC, and fixation occurs due to a wedge-shaped fastening. The small gap is closed with a plug, it is matched to the color of the canvas.

Before installation, read all instructions and necessary information so that the money you save by installing it yourself will not be needed to eliminate defects or even redo the entire ceiling. You will also need an assistant. It will be extremely difficult to do everything alone, but otherwise there should not be any special difficulties or problems.