Today, gypsum plasterboard is often used to decorate ceilings. This material allows you to create both simple and complex designs, becoming a real highlight of the interior. It is possible to do the finishing work with your own hands without involving professionals in this process. To do this, you need to consider detailed instructions and all the details of installing drywall on the ceiling. This will be discussed later.
Material characteristics
Before considering the rules for installing drywall on the ceiling, you need to pay attention to the properties and main advantages of this material. It is worth noting that the cost of finishing the ceiling with drywall is from 400 rubles / m². If you need to build a complex, multi-layer structure, it grows. Therefore, installing the ceiling with your own hands from gypsum board is the right decision if the owners of the apartment have enough free time and they want to reduce the repair budget. In this case, it will be possible to save an average of 8-9 thousand rubles or even more.
It is worth noting that such work is even within the power of an inexperienced master. The only thing to consider is the need to involve an assistant in the installation. It is also worth keeping in mind that the ceiling height in a room can be noticeably reduced. Therefore, the presented type of decoration is not suitable for rooms with a ceiling height of less than 270 cm.
Installing drywall on the ceiling with your own hands is relatively simple. This is facilitated by the special qualities of the material. Among the advantages, the following should be noted:
- This coating is environmentally friendly. There are no harmful impurities, toxic components. Therefore, drywall can be mounted even in the premises of a children's room or in a bedroom. The material does not cause allergies, other adverse reactions of the body. At the same time, it is able to maintain a healthy microclimate in the room by regulating the humidity level.
- Installing drywall on the ceiling allows you to create a smooth surface, which greatly facilitates and reduces the cost of the finishing process. Putties need a minimum amount, which cannot be said when creating the start and finish layer on the concrete ceiling. A smooth surface can be painted or wallpapered.
- Decorative plasterboard decoration is characterized by high sound insulation. The room becomes more comfortable, as the sounds from the upper floors or the roof will be less audible.
- With the help of the presented finish, additional insulation is also created. Drywall does not allow heat from the room. If necessary, a heater (mineral wool) can be mounted under a layer of decorative finish.
- Plasticity of gypsum-fiber sheets allows you to create different decorative elements from them. They are bent, cut out various shapes, shapes. This creates a spectacular multi-level finish, which is very original.
- You can create additional lighting. Most often, LED fixtures are installed on the plasterboard ceiling. Communications will take place under the surface of the decorative finish. Here you can hide pipes, ventilation ducts, and other unaesthetic interior elements.
Material types
Do-it-yourself installation of drywall on the ceiling is performed according to a special technique. It is important to choose the right materials for installation. On sale are several varieties of drywall:
- The standard sheet, which is most often used for decorating walls and ceilings in dry rooms. It is covered on both sides with soft cardboard glued with a special composition. This type of material is color-coded. The standard cardboard layer has a gray or white tint. The sizes of the sheets have certain sizes, which facilitates the procedure for calculating the material during the planning of repairs. The length varies from 2 to 3 m. The width is 1.2 m and the thickness can be 9.5 or 12.5 mm.
- Fire-resistant material is marked in red or pink. Most often, this variety is used by enterprises for the arrangement of various objects. In apartments and houses, such drywall is used in the arrangement of stoves and fireplaces. The material withstands high heat, as well as its differences.
- Waterproof gypsum plasterboard is most often used in damp rooms, for example, in a bathroom, shower, bathroom or kitchen. If you plan to use this kind of materials, the room must be equipped with high-quality ventilation. Otherwise, a fungus unsafe for human health will form here. Water-resistant drywall needs additional waterproofing. You can mount tiles on the surface of this material, apply paint, etc. The marking of this drywall is green or turquoise.
- Gypsum fiber material is the most durable, since there is a reinforcing substance in its structure. This is fluff pulp that strengthens the sheets. They can be used for finishing floors, partitions. This material will not break from impact.
You can install drywall on a wooden ceiling or concrete structure, adhering to standard technology. But when choosing materials, it is important to consider the microclimate in the room. So, be sure to pay attention to the indicator of humidity, heating and features of the ventilation system. It depends on which drywall on the ceiling will be acceptable in a particular case.
Types of ceilings
There are several popular techniques for making drywall on the ceiling. The design may be complex or simple. In the first case, a single-level ceiling is equipped. This option is suitable for rooms with a relatively small height. There may also be two- or even three-level structures.
With your own hands, it is best to install single-level ceilings. In this case, the profile is installed under the drywall on the ceiling. And already sheets for decoration are mounted on it. The frame can be either metal or wooden. Such a ceiling does not take up much space in the room. Therefore, this option is universal, as it is suitable for most modern apartments and houses. The height of the ceilings in this case will decrease by 5-8 cm.
A single-level ceiling can be the basis for complex structures. For example, if you plan to make a two-level ceiling, first make the first layer of drywall. Next, decorative elements of the second layer are mounted on it. This design is more complex, but interesting. You can use a properly prepared floor surface as the basis of a two-level ceiling. So the height in the room will decrease minimally.
As the first level, you can use both drywall and stretch fabrics. Such a symbiosis looks impressive. Matte drywall accentuates the gloss of the PVC stretch fabric.
Many finishes involve the use of suspended ceilings. Installing spotlights or LED strips on drywall will be more than appropriate. With the help of multi-level constructions, zoning can be performed. Moreover, in the process of creating a decor design, you can choose both geometric straight lines and curved, smooth contours.
To create complex or two-level ceilings, you need to develop a design project. On its basis, installation under a drywall on the ceiling of a structure from a profile is carried out. It corresponds to the selected configuration of decorative elements. To highlight the beauty of such a finish helps proper lighting.
Features of multi-level ceilings
Installation of drywall rails on the ceiling is possible only after the design of the entire structure has been developed. It is almost impossible to create a multi-level design without a preliminary design plan. Complex designs can have several levels. Each of them is gradually decreasing. Intricate ideas can be developed independently or use the standard scheme:
- Framework designs require installation around the perimeter of the room. The lines can be even, in this case a rectangular rim is obtained. To make the design look more original, create a frame of wavy lines. However, in the execution of straight lines to create easier.
- Diagonal configurations require the installation of a second, third level only on one side of the room. Here in one of the levels you can mount spotlights. You can apply LED strip.
- Zonal multi-level ceilings have an original design. Using decorative elements, separate zones are distinguished. The room will not need partitions. It is possible to highlight functional areas by harmonizing the interior using similar designs.
You can combine levels with different textures. The installation of different types of profiles on the ceiling under drywall allows you to combine the material with other finishes. For example, you can make the first level glossy. To do this, use a special paint or PVC stretch ceiling. Some curly elements can go one on another. These are the most complex options for ceilings. If you plan to create a finish yourself, it is better to choose simpler designs.
Complex ceiling design may contain floral, abstract, geometric elements. In the center of the ceiling, you can make an island that will protrude or, conversely, be located one level lower. A lamp is placed here or it is isolated in other ways. Lighting on the ceiling of drywall in this case is simply necessary. It allows you to make the design voluminous and expressive.
It is extremely important to correlate all the elements of the interior with a single concept. To do this, when creating a multi-level ceiling, you can not make the wall decoration bright. The ceiling will attract all attention. If the walls are flashy, the design will quickly tire, and it will be difficult to stay in the room for a long time.
Disadvantages of drywall constructions
Plasterboard installation on the ceiling is often, but not always. This is due to some disadvantages of this technique. It is important to know about them when planning to create suspended structures from drywall.
First of all, it is worth considering that even the simplest design reduces the height of the ceilings by at least eight centimeters. But in most cases, this figure will be even greater. The more curved, uneven the ceiling, the more you will need to reduce the height.
Often, various communications are laid under a layer of drywall. It can be electrical wiring that runs in corrugated pipes. To connect point or other luminaires, wires are let into all sections of the ceiling. In this case, sufficient space should be provided between the ceiling and the finish.
In the process of installing profiles for drywall on the ceiling, you need to take into account a few more nuances. Often in the room it is necessary to perform good ventilation. Ducts are quite large in size. Therefore, the ceiling is lowered even more. In some cases, the height in the room will decrease by 20-25 cm.
This fact does not allow even a single-level ceiling to be installed in a room with a wall height of less than 270 cm. For a multi-level design, this indicator should be even greater. Otherwise, complex elements are not only real, but also visually reduce the height. In addition, intricate structures need to be installed in spacious rooms. This will be completely inappropriate in the standard Khrushchev.
If the room is small, but the height of the walls allows you to make a multi-level ceiling, decorative elements need to be made thin. They should not stand out too much.
In addition, assembling complex structural elements to the master without special skills will be almost impossible. Practice on unnecessary material. Correctly bend the profile and drywall must be able to. Therefore, it is recommended first to try to bend on the remains of the material.
However, all of the above disadvantages cannot cross out the advantages of single-level and multi-level structures of ceilings. Therefore, it is worth considering the installation procedure in more detail.
Materials and Tools
First you need to purchase the necessary materials and devices for installing drywall on the ceiling. You should buy sheets for finishing the appropriate size. To do this, take into account the dimensions of the room. You will also need to choose the right frame elements.
Installing a profile under a drywall on the ceiling is one of the most critical steps. The strength and durability of the structure depend on this. Need a ceiling profile of 60 x 27 (PP), as well as a guide profile of 28 x 27 (PN). In the course of work, anchor wedges, sealing tape will be required. Size is chosen according to the type of construction. It is also necessary to prepare a dowel-nails, but ordinary dowels and self-tapping screws will not work, since their hats are smaller than the holes in the profile.
With the help of a cord-breaking device, marking is carried out on the walls. The work comes in handy laser or normal level. Another level should be bubbly, but have a bar 200 cm long.
After installing drywall, the joints between the sheets are coated with putty (gypsum). Many varieties of such compositions are on sale, but you need to choose white options. Plaster mixes with a pinkish or gray tint will not work. Serpianka is used to finish the seams.
For marking you will need a tape measure, a pencil. It should prepare a knife for cutting drywall, a hammer, hardware with a press washer. Be sure to use a hammer, screwdriver in the work. Need metal screws with a size of 25-35 mm. Acrylic primer will prepare the surface for finishing.
We need straight suspensions, crab connectors, a set of spatulas and scissors for metal. You can also mount a layer of heat and sound insulation.
It is recommended to purchase a special profile for the installation of suspended ceilings. Installing drywall on the ceiling often involves the use of spotlights. Therefore, wires, lighting devices will be needed. To qualitatively stretch the PVC sheet, a heating gun is used. You should also purchase a set of spatulas (straight and angled).
Preparation for installation
To mount the drywall on the ceiling with your own hands, you need to prepare the base. If there is old paint on the ceiling, cracked plaster, they are removed. Further marking is carried out. Find the lowest angle in the room. For this, measurements are taken with a tape measure or the construction level is used.
From the selected angle you need to retreat down eight centimeters. At this level, a line is drawn that must be exactly horizontal. With the help of a laser level, a projection onto the walls is done. The installation of the ceiling from drywall in this case is carried out correctly and evenly. Otherwise, a skewed design may result.
Using a jack cord, a perfectly straight line is created. To do this, it is pulled between two points of angles, pulled and sharply released. An even line will appear on the wall. In the same way, lines are drawn on all the walls in the room.
It is necessary to make markings on the ceiling. Here you need to indicate where the profiles and crossbars will be held. So subsequently it will be easier to control the correct fixation of structural elements.
When the markup is created, you need to double-check everything again, and you can begin to install the wall profile. The lower edge of the structural elements should pass along the line.
First, the strips must be applied to the wall. Marks are made in the provided factory holes. On the wall in these places should be made indentations with a perforator. 10 cm deviate from each edge. If the manufacturer has not provided holes, they are made independently.
A sealant is glued on the back of the profiles, and then each bar is applied to the wall. Dowels are installed in the created holes.
When the wall profile is fixed, you need to start preparing the installation of the main crossbars, which should be placed, leaving 40 cm between them. The distance between the jumpers is made in accordance with the length of the sheet. For example, if it is 250 cm, then jumpers are installed with a frequency of 50 cm.
Each plank should be shorter than the length of the room by 1 cm. They are installed in the guide profile and fixed with self-tapping screws to the suspensions. Jumpers will need to be fixed by crabs.
Layered Designs
Installation of profiles for drywall on the ceiling can be carried out according to a more complex scheme. Layered designs require a special approach to development. First you need to install the ceiling of the first level. Decorative elements of the second level will be attached to it. This method of fixation will be less reliable.
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According to the scheme created in advance, sheets of drywall should be cut. They cut holes for the fixtures. To do this, you can use the usual clerical knife. Its blade should be very sharp. The cardboard layer does not need to be removed from the surface of the sheets.
Then proceed to fastening the sheets of drywall, starting from the corner of the room. The step between the installation of fasteners should be 20 cm. At the joints of two sheets of fasteners should be staggered. There is no need to firmly press the drywall sheets together. Between them leave a small distance - a few millimeters.
Hats of self-tapping screws should be slightly pressed into the material. This is necessary to create a beautiful, even finish layer. Sheets also need to be fixed in reverse. They are shifted by at least one cell.
Finish finish
When all drywall sheets are installed, small gaps will remain between them. They need to be repaired with gypsum putty. The surface of the sheets is primed, and when the material dries, a gypsum mixture is prepared.
First you need to process the composition of the seams near the walls. When all joints are sealed, you can proceed to the next steps. Caps of self-tapping screws recessed into drywall are also putty. Apply a small amount of the solution to the recess, and then evenly distribute it with a spatula.
When the solution has dried, a sickle is applied on it and another layer of putty is applied. After it dries, the surface is treated with sandpaper. After that, finish the finish. The surface of the drywall can be painted in any color. Acrylic is best suited for this. It is impossible to apply compositions indoors which can emit harmful components. The hue should be combined with the general color scheme in the interior of the room.