Surely, many who did home repairs , faced with a problem of unevenness on the ceiling or the top of the walls. And in order to disguise this phenomenon, more often it was necessary to use special baguettes.
Modern foam plastic skirting boards perfectly cope with a similar task and at the same time perform a decorative function. About the characteristics and features of the installation of this material, you will find in our article.
Ceiling plinth made of expanded polystyrene
One of the main advantages of baguettes is their cheapness. Any potential buyer can afford to buy it and create an attractive and finished interior in his house.
Foam ceiling skirting boards are made of extruded polystyrene foam. The surface of the skirting board has a different width, it can be wavy, smooth and at the same time look pretty solid at the same time, or decorated with different patterns. Ceiling plinth made of expanded polystyrene is a strong and durable decorative element capable of improving the interior in any style. It is very convenient that the baguettes can be fastened to any surface, whether it's wallpaper, putty walls or plasterboard. Beginners usually first glue wallpaper, and then baguettes. However, more experienced craftsmen "sink" the ceiling plinths from the foam onto the putty, covering all the irregularities of the ceiling or walls carefully. Then proceed to gluing the wallpaper, cutting them under the skirting board. Of course, this is a rather scrupulous work that requires good experience, but as a result, a very neat and beautiful ceiling is obtained.
The most negative quality of ceiling skirting boards made of expanded polystyrene is the fragility of the material. Even from the lightest blow, the baguette can break. Also negatively affects the skirting and the impact of the aggressive environment, which is best avoided.
Due to the lack of elasticity of the foam plastic joints, in case the skirting is not glued by a professional, it can look somewhat rude and it catches your eye. Also, designers do not recommend using foam plastic skirting boards for wall finishing along with expensive materials. In comparison with analogues of plastic or gypsum, such baguettes will look rather poor.
How to glue a ceiling plinth made of polystyrene foam?
The process of mounting the baguette on the walls is extremely simple. It is easy to glue, it is easy to color, and it is cut quite easily. If you decide to do it yourself on the plinth, you should have:
- hacksaw for metal;
- A chair to cut the baguette at an angle;
- plinth;
- adhesive (or putty);
- brush for applying glue.
The glue can be prepared by yourself. To do this, the usual finishing gypsum putty is mixed with water and PVA glue is added. It is more convenient, of course, to buy special ready-made glue, which is sold in every construction shop.
As a rule, the installation of the baguette begins with a corner. To seal it, you can buy a ready-made corner from the foam to the ceiling skirting board or cut the corner yourself. If the baguette is narrow, it should be cut at an angle of 90 ° with conventional scissors and a chair. Wide skirting should be cut off with a hacksaw.
When everything is ready, on both sides of the baguette, the glue mixture is applied with smears, with an interval of 15 cm. Then the skirting board is put into the angle between the ceiling and the wall. Not much, but very, very gently on it should be pressed to get out of the foam plastic glue, which and then and zamazyvayut all the cracks between the baguette and the walls.
After installing the skirting board, you need to wait a little while the glue dries and you can start painting it.
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