When finishing walls and ceilings, the main attention is paid to the issue of their cladding. But don’t forget about the additional details that give the finished surfaces full aesthetic appearance.

One of auxiliary elements decoration - ceiling foam plinth (fillet).

Why do you need a ceiling plinth?

This product, along with other features, represents a worthy replacement of traditional paper edging, which in the past was often used for wallpapering.

Use of these products allows you to solve two main problems:

1. Practical. The fillet hides flaws in the geometry of the room (if any), as well as finishing imperfections at the joints between suspended ceilings and walls.
2. Decorative. The plinth gives the interior a complete look, and the use of elements suitable for general style premises, allows you to effectively complement its design. Thus, for an interior in a classic style, skirting boards with various relief patterns are used, and for decorating a room in a high-tech or minimalist style, narrow, straight products without a pattern are suitable.

Kinds

Ceiling fillets are produced in a wide range and differ from each other both in size and material of manufacture.

Wooden

Suitable for classic interiors, as distinguished by an aesthetic and solemn appearance. Made from various types wood, ranging from budget coniferous varieties to expensive species (oak, cherry, etc.).

Among the advantages of these products are: environmental friendliness and presentability.

Disadvantages include:

• exposure to fungus and mold;
• lack of plasticity;
• difficulty in processing.

Polyurethane

Polyurethane flexible plinth approaches different styles interior, manufacture products in various forms and flowers. Consoles, columns and rosettes can be purchased as additional decorative elements for such skirting boards, which allows you to add splendor to the design of the room.

The products are not afraid of moisture, which allows them to be installed in the kitchen or bathroom. Of the minuses - high cost and soft structure, which requires special care during installation, since the product can be deformed as a result of strong finger pressure.

Read also about insulating the facade with polystyrene foam with your own hands.

Made from polystyrene foam

This type of fillet is conditional in terms of quality characteristics. takes a middle position between products made of foam and polyurethane, since it contains the advantages and disadvantages of both materials.

The advantages of the product include:

• clear contours of the drawing;
• wide choice of reliefs, shapes and colors;
• reasonable cost;
• light weight;
• aesthetic appearance.

There are also certain disadvantages:

• products are hard and break easily;
• weak strength and low flexibility preclude their use for installation in shaped areas;
• need for painting;
• are easily exposed to chemical and mechanical influences.

PVC

Suitable for cases where the ceiling cladding consists of plastic or MDF panels. Skirting equipped with a special groove, into which panels are inserted during installation.

In order to join PVC skirting boards in the corners special fittings are used(corners), which greatly facilitates the work with these products.

Advantages:

• large selection of colors, shapes and textures;
• There are options on sale that imitate natural materials(wood, marble);
• The hygroscopic properties of PVC skirting boards allow it to be used when decorating bathrooms and kitchens.

Flaws:

• poor resistance to temperature changes;
• can only be mounted on smooth surfaces due to lack of plasticity;
• cannot be painted.

From foam plastic

The most budget products. They more susceptible to mechanical and chemical influences . This type of plinth is easy to install, lightweight, and resistant to rot and insect damage.

The disadvantages include:

• flammability and the release of acrid smoke when burning.
• After installation, it is advisable to paint the products to give them strength;
• inconvenient to care for, as it is made of soft material.

Dimensions

Width of ceiling fillets can be divided into three types:

1. Narrow. The width of the products is 1–5 cm. Suitable for rooms with low ceilings, as well as for use as decorative finishing of walls and niches.
2. Average. They will look appropriate in the design of rooms where the ceiling height is 2.5–2.7 m.
3. Wide. Products are 16–20 cm wide. They are used to decorate large rooms with ceilings from 3 m high.

The length of the ceiling plinth can be from 1.2 to 2 meters.

Which ones to choose?

To solve this problem the best way, when choosing several criteria should be taken into account, namely the width, color and shape of the products.

Wide band visually smoothes room corners, therefore it will take on a more rounded shape.

A large-width plinth will allow you to hide the maximum number of flaws that may be located at the junctions between the ceiling and walls.

A wide fillet is not suitable for a small room, as it will make it visually even smaller.

You should also consider combination of the width of the plinth with the height of the ceilings, as mentioned above.

For the right choice colors You should follow simple rules:

1. White color visually increases space and makes the ceiling higher.
2. The decoration of the room should have a maximum three primary colors, otherwise it will be excessively variegated.
3. Fillets of contrasting colors in a room with high ceilings will give it additional efficiency and originality. In this case, it is necessary that the color of the baseboard is in harmony with any other interior detail.

Form - this criterion is perhaps a matter of taste, since It's hard to say for sure which is better: simple, smooth products or fillets with a complex pattern.

Advantages of a simple form - versatility and practicality, which allows it to be used for any decoration. Patterned embossed skirting boards look good in classic interior or baroque.

It is also important to consider that with more complex forms and patterns ceiling fillets the fitting procedure becomes more complicated their corners.

To determine required quantity products, the perimeter of the room must be divided by the length of one baseboard. That is, if the length of the fillet is 2 meters, the perimeter is divided into two. To the received quantity it is desirable add 1–3 spare planks for cutting corners, scrap, etc.

Mounting methods

Installation of skirting boards can be done in two ways:

Let's look at this question: what is the best way to glue ceiling plinth?

Selection of adhesive composition:

1. For foam and polystyrene foam products, acrylic putty or homemade glue, which is made by mixing PVA and finishing putty in a ratio of 1:4 with the addition of water.
2. Plastic skirting board can also be glued using acrylic putty or silicone sealant. When installing skirting boards on unfinished walls, it is better to use putty, and if there is cladding on the wall and ceiling surfaces, preference should be given to sealant.
3. For products polyurethane There are special adhesives that are designed specifically for this material.
4. Concerning wooden skirting boards, they are rarely used due to their high cost and often heavy weight. If the products are made of light wood, they can be secured using liquid nails, and heavier options require auxiliary fixation in the form of self-tapping screws.

How to glue fillets to wallpaper and suspended ceilings?

Installation of a stretch ceiling most often executed last after the wall decoration is completely finished. Therefore, when used as wall cladding wallpaper and baseboards are glued directly to them.

First of all, you should figure out how to properly cut corners on baseboards. The easiest way to cut an outer or inner corner on a ceiling plinth is to use a miter box. The cutting angle is will be 45°.

As cutting tool for products made of expanded polystyrene and polystyrene can be used construction knife or a hacksaw for metal.

Angle cutting:

• one piece is inserted into the miter box on the right and cut off;
• the second is inserted from the left and cut off.

Skirting installation begins from one of the corners of the room. The part is applied to the surface of the ceiling and a line is drawn on the wall along the bottom edge of the plinth.

Glue is applied to inner part planks, which will be adjacent to the wall. After this, the plinth must be attached to the wall, guided strictly by the markings, and pressed well.

On uneven wall During installation, gaps form between the baseboard and the wall surface. In this case, the bar can be secure with masking tape, having previously pressed the product against the wall.

All other parts are glued in the same way. To improve the quality of installation with glue joints should also be treated plinths for better joining of products with each other.

To protect the suspended ceiling from contamination, you can close it plastic film, which adheres well to the surface and is easily removed from under the baseboard after finishing.

With quality work done, glued skirting boards blend harmoniously into the overall interior, allowing homeowners to put an end to the process of finishing walls and ceilings.

Watch the following video on how to glue ceiling plinths:

The plinth for the ceiling performs in the interior not only decorative function. It is also necessary for camouflage minor defects remaining after the final stage cosmetic repairs. We are talking about the gap between the wall and the ceiling slab.

Choosing a ceiling plinth can sometimes be difficult, but installing it causes much more difficulty for owners of houses and apartments. Next we will talk about how to properly glue ceiling plinths.

What should you pay attention to when choosing a gluing method?

Before gluing the ceiling plinth, you should find out how to install it correctly and what influences the choice of one method or another.

The first and most important thing you need to pay attention to when choosing a method for gluing ceiling plinths is the material from which it is made. Because polyurethane, polystyrene and plastic, for example, are different in structure. This means that the means and methods of gluing them will be different.

The type of surface on which you will glue the baseboard should also be taken into account when choosing an installation method, since both walls and ceilings can be finished in different materials.

There are two main methods of gluing ceiling fillets. The first is that the plinth is fastened after finishing walls. For example, after it is covered decorative plaster or after wallpaper has been glued to it. It is worth noting that this installation method is the simplest. However, those who choose it should know that if necessary, paste the wall with other wallpaper or do some other Finishing work, the fillet will have to be dismantled along with the old one finishing coat and replace it.

Method of installing a plinth on top of wallpaper

In the second method, the ceiling plinth is installed before the wall is finished. Of course, in this case, wallpaper, paint or plaster will have to be adjusted to fit the fillet so that the joint between it and the wall is not noticeable. But this method of fastening is good in that there is no need to dismantle the plinth in case of re-finishing the wall. Therefore, it is ideal for installing more expensive fillets.

Gluing is done before finishing

Technology of gluing products from different materials

Most often for modern finishes plastic, polyurethane and foam skirting boards are used. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the process of their fastening.

How to install foam skirting boards

It would seem that how to glue a foam plastic ceiling plinth should not raise any questions. On the one hand, this is true, since they are the easiest to install. But on the other hand, achieving a perfectly smooth joint when installing even a foam baseboard with a ceiling is sometimes not easy. And the point here is most likely not the lack of certain construction skills of the person doing the repairs, but the fact that the walls in most typical houses are uneven, which means that it will not be possible to perfectly glue the fillet, which is made of fragile and brittle material, to the ceiling. What to do in this situation, and what method of fastening the plinth to use? Here are step-by-step instructions for installing foam or polystyrene fillets:

1. You should start fastening by preparing the surface. If the wall contains residues of wallpaper glue or other stains, they must be removed with a spatula, sandpaper or mesh for grouting putty. If the joint between the wall and the ceiling has been puttied, before you are going to carry out the process of attaching the baseboard to it, it should be primed.
2. Installation of ceiling plinth made of foam plastic or polystyrene should begin with fastening the corners. And only then adjust the remaining parts to fit them. A special device called a miter box will help you cut corners correctly. In order to attach the foam ceiling plinth, you will need a similar shape that forms angles of 45 and 90 degrees.

1. Once the corners are cut, you can begin gluing them. To do this, you can use the moment of installation for ceiling plinths. Before installation, this or other glue should be applied pointwise and in small quantities, because excess glue that can seep onto the stucco can be quite difficult to remove, since you need to use cleaning products to clean it. household chemicals Not recommended. Therefore, it is better to apply glue only to the middle of the product, and after gluing, seal the technological gap between the ceiling and the baseboard with sealant of the same color as the baseboard.

Joining the corners of the foam fillet while gluing it

1. The next step is attaching the fillets to the wall. Before attaching the ceiling plinth, it must be tried on and cut in the right places. Gluing is carried out in the same way as with fastening the corners. Do not apply too much glue so as not to stain the stucco during installation. Skirting board with adhesive composition should be carefully applied to the surface and pressed lightly. It is worth noting that the installation of foam plinth requires a careful approach, since this material is fragile and not resistant to damage. One careless movement and a dent or crack will form on the surface of your fillet, which after fastening will look unpresentable. This will require replacement, which incurs additional installation costs.

If you want to learn more about how to install skirting boards, the video below will clearly demonstrate this. It shows in detail the process of fastening foam products.

How to attach a plastic skirting board

When we talk about plastic, we mean two types of fillets - PVC and polyurethane. Since these materials differ in composition and characteristics, their fastening methods also differ from each other.

PVC ceiling plinth is good because the wires are laid in it during fastening, since there is a special box on the back of it.

Plastic plinth with a cable duct box and a wood texture, which is attached to a ceiling made of a similar material

The plastic plinth should also be attached from the corners. They can be cut using a miter box or bought ready-made, which are sold today in construction stores and greatly facilitate the installation process. This must be done before mounting to the ceiling. plastic panels or aluminum slats. Installation plastic skirting board It is made on a mounting strip located on the ceiling using self-tapping screws.

Installation of plastic fillets, they are glued in such a way that a finished corner can be placed between them

Less reliable, but more simple method is to fasten the fillet using sealant or liquid nails instead of self-tapping screws. It is worth noting that even if you choose the first fastening method, the seams remaining between the baseboard and the ceiling can be sealed with sealant. Remember that acrylic sealant should be applied quickly and preferably with wet hands.

If you want to clear example see how to glue a ceiling plinth, the video below will clearly demonstrate this to you.

Gluing a polyurethane plinth with your own hands is somewhat more difficult, since the weight of the material from which it is made is much greater. It is glued by analogy with foam plastic, with only one exception, which is the difficulty of choosing the adhesive composition.

Wide polyurethane fillet with stucco

It is worth noting here that most apartment owners are increasingly choosing liquid nails of the Moment brand, with which they can firmly attach the fillet to any surface.

Ceiling design process polyurethane baseboard should begin with surface preparation. After the remaining glue and putty have been removed from it, you can glue the fillets. Before making the corners from which the fastening process will begin, a layer of primer should be applied to the surface, the complete drying time of which is usually no more than fifteen minutes. Corners can be cut using a hacksaw and a miter box.

You can glue the corners yourself. This doesn't require much effort. It is enough to place a stepladder against the wall and attach the part coated with glue to to the right place. But attaching the baseboard itself to the wall is much more difficult. It is better to do this with two or three people in order to fasten the fillet faster and with better quality. Keep the baseboard coated with adhesive for as long as indicated in the instructions for use. Do not neglect to read it, because the quality of the repair depends precisely on whether you follow the rules for using the materials used.

After the installation of the polyurethane skirting board is completed, the joint between it and the ceiling should be treated with acrylic or silicone sealant.

If you need to become more familiar with the process of gluing ceiling plinths, you should definitely watch the video below.

Ceiling plinths for wallpaper can be soft or hard, depending on the material from which they are made. The material can be wood, plaster, plastic and even stone, it all depends on the flight of designer’s imagination and financial capabilities.

Only light elements can be glued on top of the wallpaper, since they will not create unnecessary load. When using heavy ones, you should first attach them to the wall, and then glue the wallpaper.

Due to the different curvature of the wall and baseboard, a gap may arise between them. If the ceiling plinth is soft, it can be pressed against the wallpaper. When using hard, putty is carried out first. It is impossible to perform this operation well on top of the wallpaper, since the putty will ruin appearance, will not adhere securely to the wall and will create additional stress on the wallpaper.

Types of ceiling plinths

Usually finishing ends with wallpapering and installation of ceiling plinths. After this, the premises are considered fully suitable for habitation.

Ceiling plinths are divided according to the materials used for their manufacture, and are:

Before installation, you need to carefully mark the corner elements and make cuts. It is better to cut corner elements using a miter box, which will ensure perfect joining. In this case, it is worth leaving a small margin of length of 2-3 cm, which will allow you to make the most accurate adjustment of the joints during installation. After installation in place, you can carefully trim off the excess. Depending on the material, you can cut the parts with a stationery knife, a hacksaw with fine teeth, or a hacksaw for metal. In this way, the heavy elements are attached first, and then the wallpaper will be glued.

The method of fastening the baseboard also depends on the material.

• fastening wooden plinth carried out with glue and nails, in some cases they are glued without the use of nails;
• gypsum is glued to a gypsum solution containing from 1 to 3% PVC glue. For the most durable fastening, dowels and nails are additionally used. The holes for them are pre-drilled in the parts, and upon completion of the work, the mounting holes are hidden using gypsum putty.
• plastic and foam skirting boards are installed with glue. This method of fastening is sufficient for reliable fixation, since the weight of the elements is relatively small.

In some cases, ceiling skirting boards are sold with corner elements, which greatly simplify the fastening and fitting of elements and hide the edges.

You can glue the wallpaper first or after installing the baguette. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages. With any method, installation should begin from the most clearly visible corner.

Installation before wallpapering

When installing a ceiling plinth on a wall before wallpapering, you must first level the surface. If it was not possible to perfectly level the wall, but the plinth is already being installed, you just need to carefully fill all the gaps between the wall and the plinth.

This method is most often used when installing heavy fillets with low ductility, made of gypsum, stone or wood.

Gluing wallpaper after installing the plinth is more difficult, since it requires careful marking of the sheets, but at the same time, the plinth fits tightly to the wall, which eliminates gaps that spoil the appearance.

It is advisable to prepare sheets of wallpaper in advance and leave a length margin of 2-3 cm in order to better fit the pattern. Excess length that ends up on the baguette can be carefully trimmed using a spatula and a utility knife. To do this, you need to press the sheet with a spatula close to the ceiling plinth and cut along it. This method allows you to trim the edges of the wallpaper very evenly close to the baseboard.

Another advantage of this method is that if it is necessary to replace the wallpaper, the baguette can be left in its place.

Installation over wallpaper

The use of light and flexible ceiling plinths, after gluing, allows you to hide uneven cuts of wallpaper sheets. The main disadvantage of this method is the need to remove the baguette when replacing wallpaper, which most often leads to their damage and replacement. In addition, you should be extremely careful to apply glue to two planes at once, adhesive to the ceiling and wall. When installing, you need to hold each element pressed until the glue sets.

If glue is squeezed onto the wall or ceiling, it must be removed immediately with a dry cloth.

When painting, first apply mounting tape next to the ceiling plinth, and only after that painting is done. Masking tape allows you to avoid loss of the decorative qualities of the wallpaper.

Installation with suspended ceilings

If there are suspended ceilings in the room, the technology for gluing wallpaper and baseboards changes slightly. The latter should only be used specially designed for such ceilings. They have a wider shelf so that they can be securely glued to the wall. Under no circumstances should they be glued to the ceiling, as this may cause damage to the canvas.

Below is a video that will tell you how to install the ceiling plinth - first or after wallpapering:

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What to glue first: wallpaper or ceiling plinth - expert opinion and tips on arrangement

Questions like: is it possible to glue ceiling plinth to wallpaper, or what is glued first and what then, are asked regularly on forums and other similar resources. So, there is no definite answer here. It all depends on the type of wallpaper, the material from which the baseboard is made and the condition of the walls. And then we will look at the most common situations, plus I will tell you how to install it all yourself.

Types of ceiling plinths

In fact, floor plinth It differs from the ceiling only in the material from which it is made. Durable, resistant to mechanical damage slats, and you can install any kind under the ceiling, because there they are practically inaccessible.

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	Paper skirting boards. This edging is also called a frieze or border. At a stretch, decorative paper strips can be classified as skirting boards, but formally they are considered such. In terms of order, the paper border is always glued on top of the wallpaper.
	PVC skirting board. Plastic baguettes are mounted on the ceiling only if the ceiling is sheathed with the same plastic. As you can see in the photo, they even have a groove for such panels. These baguettes are attached either to the sheathing or to the ceiling. As for wallpaper on the walls, before filling the wallpaper, the plastic is simply folded back and the wallpaper is glued. Formally, here the plinth is mounted on the wallpaper, although the fillet is attached to the ceiling.
	Polyurethane moldings. Flexible polyurethane baguettes are now considered the most popular. The material is light, durable and at the same time elastic. Such baguettes cannot be distinguished from the same plaster, and they can be mounted both on and under wallpaper. We'll talk about the intricacies of installation a little later.
	Plaster stucco. Before the advent of polyurethane and foam, gypsum was extremely popular. The baguettes are beautiful, but quite fragile and heavy, which makes them more difficult to install. In no case should gypsum products be mounted on top of wallpaper.
	Foam edging. If installed correctly, foam moldings cannot be distinguished from plaster or polyurethane, but their price is more than affordable, plus anyone can glue them to the ceiling. People often glue foam fillets to wallpaper so that when they change the wallpaper, they can also replace the fillets, because foam plastic is cheaper than wallpaper.
	Wooden fillet. Wooden edging is now considered elite. Such skirting boards are often attached to the base with dowel nails, the problem is that they need ideal smooth walls and ceilings. If, for example, the distortions under a plaster border can be covered with putty, then this trick will not work here.
	Stone border. Marble, granite and other stone products cost incredible amounts of money, plus they are very problematic to install. As for wallpaper, firstly, not every canvas will fit under a stone frieze, and secondly, heavy stone is never mounted on top of wallpaper.

Subtleties of arranging different options

1. Flexible and lightweight - this includes polyurethane, foam and polyvinyl chloride. This direction can be mounted both on top of the wallpaper and end-to-end with the canvas;
2. Hard and heavy - here we have plaster, wood and stone. All of them are mounted end-to-end only. The fact is that not a single wallpaper, even the densest one, can withstand such weight, plus it is often necessary to level the walls under hard baguettes.

When and how the fillet is attached to the wallpaper

Experienced craftsmen are strongly against this approach, because this is, in fact, a one-time option. If you start changing the wallpaper, you will have to remove the frieze as well, so it turns out double work. But people are afraid that without experience they will not be able to beautifully arrange the joint between the baguette and the canvas and glue the baguette on top.

But let's return to practice: let's start with the fact that the baguette can only be glued to non-woven wallpaper or to vinyl wallpapers, the paper can only withstand a thin foam frieze, nothing more. I'm glad that the instructions are the same in all cases:

• The frieze is glued on top of the wallpaper after the walls are completely dry, which is about 2-3 days from the end of gluing;
• 1-2 strips of thick universal glue, such as “Moment-montage”, are applied to the back side of the baguette, after which the baguette is applied to the junction of the ceiling and the walls and held for about 30 seconds;
• If glue oozes out from under the baguette, it is immediately wiped off with a soft rag.

Another common question is how to remove the ceiling plinth without damaging the wallpaper? I will say right away - this is unrealistic. If the baguette is glued, then when you try to remove it, it will tear the top layer of the canvas. And if the strip is screwed on with self-tapping screws, which is also possible, then the screws have already gone through the canvas and it is damaged.

Installation of fillets end-to-end with the canvas

First, we need to secure the fillet itself, and only then join the fabric to it. Foam, polyurethane and gypsum fillets are glued. Polystyrene foam and polyurethane are glued with universal glue, gypsum is attached with gypsum mortar with the addition of PVA.

• Before installation, the wall is treated with a strengthening primer, otherwise the glue will not adhere well;
• When the soil has dried, apply glue to the fillet and fix it on the wall;
• If the wall is curved and there are noticeable gaps under the plank, you need to cover them with putty, after which you can start painting the baseboard.

A separate topic is going around corners. “Sofa” craftsmen advise cutting the slats using a miter box, I categorically do not recommend doing this, the corners are almost always crooked and there will be a gap between the slats.

A proven technology for trimming skirting boards in corners looks something like this:

• First, apply the strip to one side of the corner and draw an edge on the wall and ceiling;
• Then do the same on the other side of the corner;
• The intersection of these lines will be the cutting line. This technique works for both interior and exterior corners.

In most cases, the ceiling plinth is perceived as simple decorative element, intended only to decorate the room, while the purely functional side is often neglected. But as practice shows, fillets protect against cracking of the joints of walls and ceilings and the upper part of the wallpaper coming off. That is why, when renovating a house or apartment, it is so important to know how to glue a ceiling plinth to wallpaper or a painted wall.

The most popular fillets are made of polystyrene foam and polystyrene foam (read also: ""). The former are more attractive because they have a more pronounced texture.

After you have chosen the ceiling plinth, you need to decide on how to glue it. It is also important to understand the question of how to glue the ceiling plinth - to wallpaper or to bare walls (more details: " ").

Let's consider existing approaches to fastening skirting boards.

Gluing the baseboard directly to the wallpaper

Experts often advise against gluing ceiling plinths to wallpaper, but this does not mean that this cannot be done. It all depends on the interior, the evenness of the walls and other factors (read: ""). This method of installing fillets involves attaching the baseboard directly to the wallpaper using glue. At the same time, installation is very simple and quick. It is for this reason that many non-professionals prefer this method of gluing the baseboard.

Installing the baseboard before gluing the wallpaper

In this case, the fillet is installed before the walls are finished with wallpaper. This method is used by professionals, as it allows you to seal all the cracks and joints during the process of applying putty (more details: " "). The wallpaper is aligned with the already installed baseboard. But in terms of its complexity, this method is not much different from the previous one. Just a little practice and even an amateur will do it no worse than a professional.

Ceiling skirting boards allow you to smooth out the transition from walls to ceiling, and they also hide unevenness. But to do this, you need to install these elements correctly. By taking into account the information about how to install the baseboard - before and after wallpapering, you can decide which option is more suitable for you.

Tools and materials

In order to install the ceiling plinth, you can use the following materials:

• polymer-based glue;
• putty mixed with PVA;
• liquid Nails.

For installation you will need:

• mounting knife;
• putty knife;
• miter box;
• pencil;
• ruler;
• brush;
• sandpaper;
• dye;
• glue;
• transparent sealant;
• putty.

So, now you know how to glue the ceiling plinth onto the wallpaper and what tools to install it with. Before starting installation, it is necessary to correctly calculate the number of pieces of ceiling plinth. To do this, you need to measure the perimeter of the room, after which the resulting value is divided by 2 (the standard length of one element of the ceiling plinth in meters). When receiving a fractional value, it is rounded up. It is also necessary to purchase 1-3 more skirting boards than the calculated quantity, since during the installation process something may go wrong and the element will have to be replaced. In addition, during the installation process you can show your imagination and install the baseboard in a figurative manner, so its quantity can be even greater.

Preparatory work - we decide on the installation diagram

First you need to make a simple drawing. To do this, take a sheet of paper and a pencil. The scale can be taken as 1 m = 1 cm. Thus, one strip of the ceiling plinth in the drawing will occupy 2 cm. Draw the perimeter of the room on a sheet of paper. After this, place the plinths on the diagram so that it turns out minimal amount waste, that is, so that elements have to be trimmed to a minimum.

Since the profile is asymmetrical, it is necessary to decide which side to glue it on. It is often recommended to fasten the wide side of the fillet so as to cover surface imperfections as much as possible. That is, if you are gluing skirting boards on top of wallpaper, then it is better to glue the wide side to the wall. If the ceiling surface is uneven and has some imperfections in the corners, then the wide side is mounted to the ceiling.

Instructions for gluing skirting boards

Let's start installation. The ceiling plinth for wallpaper must be cut at the ends at the required angles (more details: " "). A miter box is used for these purposes. A plinth is inserted into it and, using a mounting knife or metal saw, a cut is made at an angle of 45 degrees. At the same time for internal corner the cut should be directed from right to left (for the plinth in the left corner), that is, its lower edge will be larger, for external corner The plinth of the left corner is cut from left to right.

On the back side of the baseboard, glue is applied in a thin, even layer. In this case, you need to make sure that it does not go beyond the edges. If excess glue comes out and gets on the surface of the wall or wallpaper, it must be wiped off immediately with a dry cloth. Now press the plinth against the wall and hold it in this position for as long as indicated in the instructions. But don't overdo it. If you squeeze the baseboard, it may crack or you will leave noticeable fingerprints on it (more details: " "). In addition, there is no need to try to repeat the uneven contour of the wall or ceiling. The baseboard should not bend.

How to glue ceiling plinths, see details in the video:

conclusions

For beginners in this business, we advise you to choose the second option, since it is much easier to implement. But if you want to get a better and more professional result, then the first option is optimal solution for you. We wish you success in your renovation.