Repair is something that many people are not unreasonably afraid of. And the point is not even in the large amounts of expenses for construction materials, but in the direct execution of work, especially if you do it yourself. The ceiling in the apartment also deserves special attention during repair work. Plasterboard designs are very popular today. What is now in trend and how to make a ceiling yourself?
Advantages and disadvantages of designs
Depending on the chosen style for the interior of the room, both traditional smooth ceilings and multi-level drywall constructions are used. The material has the following advantages:
- The ability to create a unique design that is limited only by the imagination of the owner of the home. Any figure can be cut out of drywall, and when wetted with water, it becomes pliable to give shape.
- The surface of the ceiling is perfectly smooth and even, which is difficult to create using other building materials.
- Drywall is not toxic.
- Under the ceilings in a drywall apartment it’s easy to hide communications - pipes, wiring.
- The material has good soundproofing properties, which is important in apartment buildings.
- With it, you can zone the space of the room.
Despite the abundance of positive features, drywall also has disadvantages:
- instability to moisture, so if the neighbors flooded or in the event of a roof leak, the drywall construction will quickly become worthless;
- tiered structures occupy a significant space in the room, so it is not recommended to install them in small rooms or rooms with low ceilings.
In general, drywall is considered an ideal material for creating ceilings, in addition, it is very easy to install, even beginners will cope with this task.
Ceiling design
As mentioned above, absolutely any design can be created from drywall. Most popular options:
- A flat ceiling will never lose its relevance, in addition, it is easy to install, and an interesting chandelier can serve as a decoration.
- Various irregular shapes can visually zonate the space and change the geometry of the room.
- Layered ceiling with a round accent in the middle. Moreover, the circle can be either convex or hollow.
- Multi-level ceiling with a square accent. Often these are built in the sleeping area.
In general, you should adhere to your own expectations from creating a ceiling. Round figures are able to make the interior softer and more comfortable, graphic squares are stricter and more restrained, and figured ones are appropriate in children's rooms.
Different ceilings for different rooms
Creating an individual ceiling in different rooms is able to give the home an unusual and additional comfort.
- The entrance hall or corridor is usually inscribed in a small space and devoid of natural sources of lighting, so when choosing a ceiling from drywall, it is recommended to stay on a wave-like design that will visually expand the room. In this case, it is important to use a large number of spotlights, which will gently illuminate the structure.
- The ceiling in the gypsum board room allows you to create a unique multi-level design that can be made to highlight the interior. When creating a design, it is important not to go too far with the decor elements of the room, otherwise instead of a modern home you can get old-fashioned and not interesting.
- A bedroom is a room that should have all its inhabitants to sleep and relax, so plasterboard constructions are designed to unobtrusively emphasize the general stylistic direction of the room. For the bedroom, ceilings with soft bends of lines and without an abundance of additional details are ideal. As the saying goes, the ideal is simplicity.
- A children's room should maintain the general atmosphere of a carefree childhood, therefore, you can use the motifs of your favorite cartoons and various figures for the ceiling, it is important that the design matches the age category of the child.
- Kitchen. Often this room does not have a large space that would make it possible to make a beautiful drywall ceiling, so many are limited to smooth surfaces. An interesting solution would be to make a ledge above the working area, which is emphasized by spotlights, in this case it also carries a functional load - additional illumination of the desktop and stove.
There is no bathroom in this list, this happened because the drywall does not tolerate the increased humidity, which is invariably present in this room.
Lighting creation
Multilevel ceilings in the hall and other rooms must have a backlight. Moreover, the number of lighting devices is not limited by anything. Bright, contrasting or, conversely, dim lighting, you can create a certain atmosphere in the room or zoning the space.
The most commonly used design solutions are:
- Spotlighting around the perimeter of the room gives saturated uniform lighting and increases the size of the room.
- LED strips are used if necessary to create additional volume in the room, in addition, they come in all kinds of colors, which emphasizes the individuality of the interior.
- Separate switches for each zone in the room will not only save energy, but will also control the lighting, directing its flow to the right place.
It is especially important to pay attention to high-quality lighting if the room is devoid of natural light sources.
Necessary tools
In order to make a beautiful ceiling with your own hands, you will need the following set of construction tools:
- drill or perforator;
- water construction level;
- screwdriver;
- scissors for cutting metal;
- roulette;
- assembly knife for cutting drywall.
With this set of tools, you can build the original drywall construction without any help.
Mounting Materials
What and how to make a ceiling from drywall with a backlight? To do this, you need the following materials:
- Guide metal galvanized profile 3 m long, metal thickness up to 0.6 mm.
- Ceiling bearing profile 6 cm wide, 3 or 4 m long, steel thickness - 0.4-0.6 mm.
- Self-tapping screws, dowels for connecting parts of the frame.
- Drywall sheets.
Experienced builders recommend purchasing building materials of the same brand, in which case the details are ideal in size.
Markup setting
A beautiful drywall ceiling can never work out without proper layout. It is performed as follows:
- It should determine the shape of the ceiling, the whole structure will depend on this.
- In one of the corners of the room, the first point from the profile is set, which is lowered to the height of the future ceiling.
- Using the construction level, you need to measure and mark a point in the opposite direction.
- The remaining points are screwed in the same way. It is important that the intended pattern on the ceiling exactly matches the design.
If the ceiling is planned to be multi-level, you need to install points of different heights where necessary.
Frame assembly
A beautiful ceiling made of drywall cannot be made without a base from a metal profile. A ceiling with straight lines is much easier to build, because the profile is simply attached to the marking with screws.
Fancy geometric shapes require cutting a metal profile to give the desired shape.
The metal profile is fixed to the ceiling using direct suspensions. To do this, profiles are mounted on the perforated part, the rest of the plates are bent to the sides. After fastening all the profiles and jumpers with self-tapping screws, sheets of drywall are screwed, which are previously cut into parts that have parameters for the future ceiling. When cutting building material, it is necessary to highlight the places where the lighting fixtures will be located and cut holes for them.
Putty before finishing
Despite the fact that the drywall sheets have a perfectly flat surface, it is important to take time to putty. It is made to remove joints between sheets, which can adversely affect the results of subsequent finishing.
Puttying is carried out using gypsum plaster, which is diluted with water according to the instructions on the package, and then evenly applied to the ceiling surface. For drying, it usually takes about 2-3 days. Then, with fine-grained emery paper, the ceiling is rubbed until a smooth surface is formed.
Ceiling decoration
After assembling the structure with your own hands, the question will always arise: do drywall paint. Painting is possible as a kind of decoration, with its help you can give the desired shade to the ceiling. In addition, other varieties of finishes are also used:
- textured plaster;
- wallpaper.
Drywall painting is most often carried out with water-based paints. They have several advantages:
- large color palette;
- quick drying;
- convenience in work;
- lack of an unpleasant smell;
- inexpensive cost.
In addition to drywall, baguettes or stucco moldings with which the room is trimmed around the perimeter are also to be painted in tone. Unusual chandeliers, interesting spotlights that emphasize the space of the room are often used as decor.
To paint a beautiful drywall ceiling, large short-haired rollers are often used, which allow you to evenly and quickly apply paint to the surface.
Experienced builders recommend using models that are equipped with a long handle. Thanks to this trick, you will not need to use the stairs in order to reach the ceiling.