There is no person who at least once in his life does not face the need for repair. Some people prefer to accumulate a certain amount of funds and entrust the work to specialists. Others, on the contrary, want to do all the work on their own. In this case, it will be useful to get acquainted with the technology for performing some work, then to apply knowledge in practice.
Today we will talk about an important component of any repair - the installation of a ceiling plinth.
The most difficult to complete this type of work is the design of the corner. Here you need to neatly and accurately join the trims, because the appearance of the decor can suffer. Not sure how to fit the skirting board in the corners? Not sure of your abilities? Then you can use ready-made blanks that are installed in the corners.
But the ceiling elements connected together look more harmonious. And on special corner elements you can save additional money. So, how to fit the ceiling plinth in the corners correctly, how to properly process the seam?
Features of the ceiling skirting board
Ceiling plinth - one of the important decorative elements. It allows you to hide various repair errors. Fix it after the wallpaper is glued in the room. Ceiling skirting boards are located at the junction of the ceiling and walls.
The choice of skirting should be taken seriously. A correctly selected model and the size of the ceiling plinth can visually increase the space. Now consider how to connect the ceiling plinth in the corners correctly.
How to trim a baguette?
Modern manufacturers offer a wide range of ceiling skirting boards. They are made of plastic, foam, wood, polyurethane foam, gypsum.
Wooden skirting boards look more aristocratic, but working with them is quite difficult. The same applies to gypsum.
By the way, ceiling skirting boards are also called baguettes and friezes.
To trim, you may need various tools that can be found in every home. Using a knife or scissors, polystyrene strips can be easily cut. A wood hacksaw is used to trim a wooden baseboard. A hacksaw for metal is useful for trimming a plastic baguette.
Why use a miter box?
The miter box is a special tool that is used to cut baguettes as accurately as possible. This is a special tray, which consists of 3 boards interconnected. They have special slots. Each of them is located at a certain angle with respect to the axis (45, 60 and 90 degrees). They are designed to correctly guide the hacksaw blade during trimming.
The miter box is available at a hardware store. It can be useful not only for trimming the ceiling, but also for other types of work.
Pruning in the miter box
A miter box is needed in order to correctly and beautifully dock the ceiling plinth in the corners. Consider how to properly complete this procedure.
The right strip of the ceiling skirting should be laid in the tray on the left side with the wrong side to the bottom. In the future, it is this part that will contact the ceiling.
The bar must be pressed firmly to the tool and carefully cut it through the slot.
After the second ceiling strip is inserted into the tray from right to left. Gently cut it off.
Finished planks are attached to each other and the joints are adjusted with a knife. You doubt how to connect the ceiling plinth in the corners correctly? There is a sure way. When designing an internal corner, the edge adjacent to the wall should be longer than the edge adjacent to the ceiling. When finishing the outer corner - vice versa.
How to dock a ceiling plinth in the corners? This procedure can be performed independently, rising to the ceiling of the room on a stepladder. But it is inconvenient. Therefore, many experts recommend immediately gluing polyurethane and foam elements on the floor using special glue. It is quite simple and effective.
If there is no mucus
What to do if there is no miter box at hand? It is very easy to fit the trims without using a special tool. There are 2 ways to solve this problem quickly:
- independently build an imitation of the miter box;
- mark the required angle on the wall.
If there is no special tool at hand, then how to cut a corner on the ceiling baseboard? It's simple, because this device can be built independently.
Making a miter box with your own hands:
- We draw 2 parallel lines on a smooth plywood sheet.
- We put an end to one of them. Using a protractor, connect it to the opposite line at an angle of 45 0 . Draw a line to the left.
- From the first point at a distance of 10 cm put the second point.
- We connect it at an angle of 45 0 with the second line drawn to the right.
Homemade miter box is ready. It is enough to attach from the wrong side the right ceiling element on the right with the lower edge to the line closest to you and cut along the line. The same should be done with the left bar, applying it on the left side.
In the second case, the procedure is as follows:
- The left lane is pressed firmly against the ceiling.
- Directly along the ceiling, draw a line along the upper edge of the ceiling plinth.
- A second ceiling element is attached to the ceiling and a second line is drawn along the upper edge.
- At the intersection of these lines, put a mark on the left element.
- They attach the right element and also mark it at the intersection.
- On each strip marks are connected with the end of the lower edge of the baseboard. A skirting board is cut at an angle along the received line.
This method allows you to accurately cut the corner on the ceiling skirting.
Now we find out how to connect the trims correctly.
Remember that the skirting board ceiling pvc can be cut with a knife. But before it should be sharpened well. Otherwise, the edge of the baguette will crumble. For such purposes, a special construction knife is often used.
And if the angle is not even?
In Soviet houses, the walls are often not even, respectively, and the corners. We learn what to do in this case, because the miter box will not help here.
Installing a ceiling PVC skirting board is easy. You just need to correctly measure the angle. Often a special tool is used for this - a goniometer. If it is not, you can make a template out of paper, and then use a protractor. According to a self-made template, you can cut the necessary future internal or external corner.
Outside corner of the skirting board
Some rooms have external corners. They are common enough, so you need to know how to make a corner. Styrofoam skirting boards are most often used for decorating apartments. It’s easy to work with.
To correctly cut the baguette, you should correctly draw marks on it. To do this, attach the element to the ceiling and mark the place of cut on the baguette.
After this, the element is laid in the wort and cut at an angle of 45 0 . How to make a corner? A foam baseboard for an external corner is made in the same way as for an internal one. If a large part of the element is located on the left side, it must be cut off according to the left symbol. The second element is made in the same way.
Having cut off the elements, you should make sure that there are no errors. How to adjust the angle of the ceiling plinth? You just need to attach both parts and determine whether they fit perfectly together?
How to finish the corner?
How to make a corner on the ceiling baseboard, we already know. Now consider how to finish the joints and what to use to putty them.
Often there are gaps between the two elements. They are sealed with putty or silicone sealant. Putty in the future is often stained to the color of the plinth.
Outside corners should be adjusted more carefully. Then even a small gap will be almost impossible to remove. Especially if you used a wide baseboard.
Special corner elements
If you do not know how to make a corner on the ceiling, you can use ready-made corner elements. They come in different sizes. Often, designers use ready-made corner elements of a larger size than the entire baguette around the perimeter. In this case, the corners of the room are especially distinguished. Trimming of ceiling strips for connection with these elements should also occur with the help of a miter box. If this device is missing, then the baguette can be cut yourself. Cutting should take place at right angles.
Sticking on prepared parts
Finished parts are mounted on liquid nails or glue. Apply adhesive to the back of the material. Make sure that the glue is in places that are in contact with the ceiling and wall.
How to connect the ceiling plinth in the corners? Yes, just like the rest. An adhesive-coated bar must be applied to a specific place between the wall and the ceiling. Then, not too much, gently press the element to the surface of the wall. Experts recommend performing this procedure with the edge of the palm of the hand. This method is definitely recommended for skirting boards made of foam. Indeed, dents quickly form on the surface of this material.
Remember that when connecting the ceiling plinth in the corners, glue may protrude at the edges. It should be removed immediately with a cloth or a clean rag. All parts can be fixed with masking tape for a while, until the glue dries.
After the glue has dried, the paper tape must be carefully removed. Fill the gaps at the joints between the strips with sealant or putty. If necessary, the baseboard can be painted in any color.
Output
In fact, for many who did not know how to glue the ceiling plinth in the corner, it seems that in this article everything is described too simply. But it really is.
The process of installing the ceiling plinth at the inner and outer corners is quite simple. A person who does not have certain skills in performing construction work can handle this. But at the cutting stage, some difficulties may arise, because the process requires great accuracy. If the cutting is performed poorly, the entire structure will be incorrectly sorted. In this case, the strips will not fit snugly, and gaps will form at the joints.
Many experts recommend starting with the purchase of an additional meter of material in order to practice properly cutting corners before starting work.