Since the beginning of repairs in the house in front of you acutely raises a lot of questions, and one of them - a ceiling to choose. Because of the variety of contemporary ceiling finishes eyes just run away, and I want to do in my house that something non-standard. Choice of finishes ceilings today is so vast that you can just get lost, some of them still better than in their general superiority of one over the other.
We save on repairs of ceilings
Let's start with the economy version. He suggests, in fact, put in order the existing ceiling without any design refinements. No modern technology and expensive finishing materials. From the ceiling, first remove the old paint or whitewash. Then it is necessary to close up all cracks and joints, and align their zashpatlevat. Thereafter, primed, and then finishing paint is usually water-based paint. All this, though troublesome, but not cost you a fortune. All anything, but there are some disadvantages: if the ceiling is very uneven, then make it not that perfect, but just even be difficult and expensive.
Use a repair ceilings can be in any room. In the houses of modern construction, where the ceilings for the use of concrete floors polished slabs, this would be easy. But in Soviet-built homes for these purposes have to hire professional artists. This ceiling without major repairs, except, of course, force majeure, will serve you for at least ten years. Just sometimes need to refresh the ceiling and paint it with latex paint.
On-aligned instead of painting the ceiling ceiling wallpaper can pokleit. From domestic wallpaper suitable for these purposes consist of two layers of embossed wallpaper. They can be a good idea to hide minor defects and irregularities. Suit and paintable wallpaper. Ceiling after pasting wallpaper so you need to be painted with latex paint.
With ceiling wallpaper can hide a good variety of small defects and irregularities of the ceiling. These ceilings can be done everywhere except kitchen, bathroom and toilet. In rooms with high humidity such ceilings can get damp, come off and even covered with mold. Ceiling wallpaper have to be replaced after five years.
You can cover the ceiling with ceiling tiles, which are made from extruded polystyrene. They can be glued to any surface which requires only a small alignment. Ceiling tiles are conventional and laminated. The ceiling, covered with conventional plates can be painted with latex paint. Then, in the course of their operation will be enough to wipe with a dry cloth or a vacuum cleaner. In rooms with high humidity is better to use laminated ceiling tiles. These plates are covered with a thin film to protect it from moisture. They are good because they can be washed.
Typically, these plates are used to decorate the ceilings in the kitchen and bathrooms. If you fill the neighbors, these plates can go to spots. Mutilated fragments removed - they can easily come unstuck - and replaced with new ones. Ceiling papered ceiling tiles, you can forget about the repairs over the next five to ten years.
Modern ceiling - what to choose?
This category may include suspended tile ceilings, hanging rack, plaster and tension. All of the above ceiling coverings are good that there is no need for them to align the surface - they simply close all the irregularities. Furthermore, using these layered structures can be "sewn" wiring, ventilation pipes, and other communications. They can be successfully "beat" highlighting areas - they can be installed and hidden built-in lights.
It is very convenient easy to install suspended ceiling tile. The only drawback - the inability to achieve a flat surface across the ceiling on large surfaces, so the apartments are not usually set ceilings. They are often used to finish ceilings in offices. To install a suspended ceiling tile around the perimeter of the special bolted metal corners, which establish the guide rail along the length and width of the room. The resulting cell is inserted so that the plate, and they crashed built-in lights.
Ceiling tiles are of several types: acoustic, moisture-proof and film. All of these different materials and are used in the manufacture of various types of facilities, depending on their properties. All plates can be cleaned with a dry cloth or a vacuum cleaner, and moisture - and even cleaned with a soft sponge. When installing ceiling tiles ceiling height is reduced by 10 cm.
Simple ceiling tiles in contact with water they swell and absorb it, so if the ceiling flood, they will have to change. Moisture-proof plate withstand such a test, but they can stay spots that have to wash. Steel plates in this case simply wiped dry, and the film with nothing happens if no water will flow along the perimeter. In this case, they should be washed with soapy water. Ceilings, finished ceiling slabs are from five to twenty years, depending on which of the plate made.
Popular and hanging suspended ceilings, which can be used both for internal and for external finishing. These ceilings are generally placed in offices, shops, bars, swimming pools and sports facilities, and in residential areas - in kitchens and bathrooms. In such ceilings covering member slats are made of lacquered aluminum strip. Suspended ceilings are very practical. They are durable, eco-friendly, water-resistant and absolutely non-flammable. But it is not only their dignity. It is equally important that this is one of the most inexpensive options for finishing the ceiling surface. Appreciate them for visual appeal. A wide range of textures and colors can create a very effective compositions. So still do not know what to choose: the tension or rack ceiling!
Even if you fill, suspended ceilings and stained, they can be easily removed simply with a cloth. When installing suspended ceilings ceiling height is reduced by only 3-5 cm, and the ceiling will serve you these twenty years.
Boring white ceiling thing of the past, and glued wallpaper, it has always been tasteless and primitive. Progress in the production of modern construction materials has significantly expanded opportunities to design your own home. One of the most popular ceiling systems today is plasterboard ceilings, which experts consider the best option for the home. Plasterboard has several advantages. With it you can make a perfectly smooth ceiling. Differences of the ceiling, which sometimes reaches 8-10 cm, and ceiling cracks easily aligned and masked plasterboard ceiling. Plasterboard ceilings quick and easy to install and provide unlimited scope for design ideas. If the height of the room allows, it can be shaped layered ceiling and raster fixtures can help break the space into different lighting zones.
Installing drywall ceilings can be in any room. For rooms with high humidity producing moisture-resistant drywall. Depending on the configuration of drywall ceiling height of the room can be reduced to 5-10 cm. Serve such ceilings at least ten years, if you do not flood the neighbors above. In this case, there will be spots on the ceiling, which is necessary, as in the normal ceilings, clean, putty and paint.
And finally, such popular today, ceilings! When repairing them now opt more often. And no wonder! PVC film, which is used for ceilings, makes it possible to implement any design ceiling. Select material for ceilings, very simple, because a wide range of today. Matte satin texture of the film and create a simulation perfectly smooth classic ceiling painted matt or slightly glossy paint. Lacquer film will allow visually increase the height of the ceiling and create a sense of space and light. Metallic create the illusion of highlights and shades, and using printing on the ceiling, you can make any image - from the earth to the sky in the clouds of cosmic starry space.
Stretch ceilings have a number of advantages, which provided them with such popularity. They can be used to align any surface, and they quickly set free from dust and dirt. Stretch ceilings are easy to hide any defects ceiling, as well as design features, electrical wiring, ventilation ducts and so on. However, they "eat" no more than three centimeters height of the room. They are durable, as no fear of moisture, they are not formed fungus. Protect you and such ceilings from flooding from the top. The margin of safety they have a large - hundred liters of water per square meter. After the flood, the water can simply be emptied and ceilings themselves easily restored. In the case of contamination simply wipe detergent. And such ceilings serve you for thirty years, because only they have the guarantee period of twelve years.
Summing up, we can only say that we have tried to give an overview of finishing ceiling surfaces in your home with all their advantages and disadvantages, and you just have to decide what ceiling to choose how to draw and how to reconcile all this with the rest of the design of your home .
