Today, ceiling tiles are considered the most classic and famous material for finishing work for decorating housing premises. This is done specifically due to the fact that this material owns a lot of positive qualities, when compared with others. With his help, you can make a fairly beautiful, convenient and unusual indoor interior, spending a plus to this the minimum number of efforts and cash.
Types of tiles for ceiling
A square or rectangular panel that is made of polystyrene foam remains a fairly popular type of tile for the ceiling. Similar ceilings have several names: “glue”, “glued”, “glued”
The outer surface of the mother itself is both laminated and simple. In addition, the surface usually has a pattern, different coloring, which copies natural materials, as well as imitation under stone, wood or stucco
In general, you can highlight 3 types of tiles for the ceiling:
Pressed, or stamped. The thickness of the mother will not be more than 7 mm .
Injection casts and sins in specialized press forms from polystyrene foams. Thanks to this method of production, you can achieve a deep image on the panels. Matter’s thickness of about 9–14 mm .
Extruded is made of extruded strip. Sometimes it is covered with a filler or painted. Actually, this tile can copy marble, cut of wood trunk and other real mother.
The usual dimensions of tiles with straight angles are considered 50×50 cm, rectangular – 100×16.5 cm
Matteral disadvantages and superiority
Matteril polystyrene is completely not dangerous mother, who owns soundproofing and thermal insulation properties. Ignoring the fortress, the mother is perfectly subordinate to the decoration, and is also very easily and instantly installed on absolutely any surface. Can be applied in the kitchen area, because it will withstand high temperatures. But you need to be careful when installing light sources, do not gently do this close to tiles. The distance between the material and the light bulb must be at least 20 cm
Not paying attention to all the pluses, the mother has a limited duration of operation. Many types of such ceiling coating are afraid of dampness and sun. This must be taken into account when selecting swearing
Tile selection rules for ceiling and glue
For an excellent final result of ceiling design, this material should be quite carefully selected by the material, paying attention to the form. You should carefully look at the corners, which should be strictly 90 °. Even a slight deviation from the norm will cause the formation of an uneven suture. It is impossible to chop the corners in any case and thereby round. Again, carefully look at the quality of the execution of the edges, which must be ideal and rosary, and in no case should be broken
Another thing is a very important argument. Polystyrene panels should have the same grains, while their size is smaller, the better. The pattern must be specific. No small flaws or inaccuracies are allowed, because this will be the cause of poorly done work
Selection of glue
For high -quality installation of polystyrene panels, it is recommended to use liquid nails again, transparent glue is suitable if you have a desire to save your own finances a little. It is better to use transparent glue in the option when the tile is installed on a dark ceiling (a clean concrete panel or gypsum cardboard of green (moisture resistant)), because the liquid nails have a quality of spots through mother
After the glue is applied specifically to the tiles, it is necessary to wait a couple of minutes, and only then glue the tile to the ceiling. This procedure must be carried out so that during installation, not to keep tile mothers for a strong coupling with the base for a very long time
Before purchasing mother, you should carefully calculate its required number. The usual size of the panel is 50×50 cm, in other words, 1 m2 will need 4 tiles. To calculate the required amount of mother, multiply the ceiling area by 4 and add about 10-15% to a possible pruning. If the tiles that you have chosen have a pattern or relief, Matteri must be taken more
Ceiling tiles: how to glue?
All work on the design of a room using tiles for the ceiling will fold from a few steps
Preparation work.
Ceiling marking.
Laying the first row of tiles.
Masonry of another mother.
Grout of the seams.
Ending of work.
Tiles, as soon as you deliver it to the necessary room, open the package and allow the material to get used to the microclimate of the room. This can help avoid deformation of tiles. While the ceiling is used to the ceiling, you should carefully prepare the ceiling. The whitewash must be washed off. To do this, soak the ceiling and clean the whole ancient whitewash with a spatula
Before starting work, you should worry about protecting furniture and floor from dirt. If your ceiling was covered with trellows, they can be left, but only if they fit well to the ceiling surface. In another way they must be removed. To do this, you need to wet them, after which they are very easy to remove. A primer mixture should be applied to the painted or plucked ceiling. The soil layer also ask for ceilings that were cleaned in advance from whitewashing or wallpaper
Before starting work, you should establish in which the actual order you will go to lay the tile. There are a couple of masonry options:
parallel placement;
diagonal placement;
Combined placement (chessboard, alternating panels in color or texture, snake).
You can start work from the center, the main tile, lamp or a specific angle. In order to correctly install the practical center of the ceiling surface, it is necessary to carry out 2 twitches diagonally, at the point of their intersection and will become the center of the ceiling
Apply glue specifically to the tile surface, on specialized protrusions, possibly touched in the middle and in the corners. Then you should let the glue dry a little and only then glue the mother on the ceiling. The initial tile must be glued so that one of its corner is definitely placed in the very center of the ceiling (under the conditions for selecting specifically such a placement of mother). If it is at this point that the chandelier is in the end, the angles of the tiles should be cut. In the future, they will close the plate of a chandelier. The tile for the reliability of the hitch must be pressed closely, however, the pliers of the plus should not be
All further tiles are put so that the gaps do not form between them. When it is to reach the laying of the remaining panels, what trimmings are asked, it is necessary to do this before applying glue. The gap between the wall and the extreme stove must be closed with the baseboard. The rest of the glue must be removed with a soft sponge
All gaps between the panels should be filled with a specialized sealant. This is made so that humidity does not fall under the coating. After filling the seams, the sealant is equal, and the remaining remains are removed using a wet rag
After registration of the seams, light sources should be installed. doors and windows must be carefully closed so that there are no drafts
After installation work of the tiles, you can paint it by using water -based farb. Better to select bright shades
Working with polypolate tiles is simple and takes up little time for you. Not paying attention to this, the result will be a cute appearance of the ceiling
