How to perform a plasterboard ceiling in the kitchen with your own hands

Repair of any room, including the kitchen, cannot be considered completed if the finishing works of the ceiling are not completed. The updated ceiling coating is capable of premises a neat and elegant look. Preparation options There are many, but the most common is a suspended ceiling device from drywall, which is easy to perform with your own hands. In this article - a detailed step-by-step instruction of the manufacture of plasterboard plates in the kitchen with a photo of some of the most popular designs.

Features of the kitchen ceiling

Cooking in the kitchen is always accompanied by heat release, steam, smoke, oil splashes and condensate falling on the surface of the ceiling and walls. Especially suffering from adverse kitchen conditions precisely the ceiling. When carrying out repair work in the kitchen room, it is worth considering the ceiling finish with a special care, as well as select the appropriate materials for design, allowing to maintain the original design of the kitchen for many years.

The perfect ceiling in the kitchen must comply with the following requirements:

Moisture resistance - the coating should not be collapped from the constant impact of moisture and steam.
Wear resistance - Materials for finishing the ceiling in the kitchen must meet high strength and wear resistance requirements. This is especially true if the ceiling coating is subjected to frequent washing and cleaning.
Hygienic - should be chosen for the kitchen room ceiling materials that are easily clean and clean, with detergents should not be expensive.
Environmental safety - given that food is preparing in the kitchen for all family members, including young children and sick people, should be planned to use safe materials that do not cause allergies in a kitchen ceiling. Materials for the ceiling finishing should not contain harmful substances that pollute air, especially with constant sharp temperature fluctuations.
Materials for the ceiling device must perform a decorative function - decorate the interior and mask minor disadvantages of the ceiling construction (irregularities, differentials, coarse mounting seams).
Efficiency is the property of building materials for the ceiling design in the kitchen is important. High-quality materials should be purchased at a low price within walking distance. When purchasing finishing materials, it is important to choose a supplier who offers discounts, free shipping and free lifting of goods on the floor.

Pros and Cons Kitchen Plasterboard Ceiling

Very often the ceiling in the kitchen is performed from plasterboard sheets. This design has both certain advantages and disadvantages.

First of advantages. A suspended ceiling made of drywall is capable of performing a very important role - hide the differences and irregularities of the base, small cracks, for which it is not necessary to carry out additional repairs in front of the ceiling construction device.

Under plasterboard, it is easy to hide the wires and cables of electrical wiring, television antennas, communications of the Internet. The advantages of drywall are considerable strength, inviolability of geometric forms, durability.

To design the ceiling coating in different styles of plasterboard suitable as it is impossible, it can be easily made from it that will significantly decorate the design of the room, which will allow you to arrange a point backlight of certain kitchen zones.

Safety of plasterboard ceilings - high refractory qualities, sufficient moisture resistance. The wide possibilities for finishing the finished ceiling using various materials (suspended ceilings made of drywall can be simply painted with different compositions; bold, leather ,; separate; use).

Cons of the suspended ceiling of plasterboard are obvious:

It is difficult to regularly care for the surface.
With significant accidents on the water supply or heat supply networks on the upper floors that caused leakage, the moisture-resistant drywall sheets can be deformed, lose the form, up to complete destruction.

Preparatory work in the Ceiling Device from GWL

Before starting work on the installation of plasterboard, it is necessary to disassemble (dismantle) existing ceiling designs, clean the retained paint, sparkling plaster, process the surface of the primer to prevent further destruction of the base.

For work, special building materials and specific tools will be required:
Perforator, screwdriver, scissors for metal, construction level, sharp knife,
A set of brushes, plans, roller for applying primer, set of spatulas.

The need for basic materials to perform mounting works on a kitchen ceiling device made of moisture proprietary drywall:

Two kinds of galvanized metal profile.
Saves and connectors.
Saws.
Profile connector (crab).
Primer formulations, putty, serpent, painting mesh, emery paper.
Plasterboard sheets that should be purchased with a reserve on cutting (approximately 15%).

There are several types of drywall, characterized by technical characteristics:

GLC (Standard) - Used for interior decoration, does not have increased moisture resistance, so it is not recommended for use in bathrooms and kitchens.
GKVL (moisture resistant) - applied in rooms with high humidity, perfectly suitable for kitchens.
GKLO - refractory material, with its manufacture it is applied special fiberglass.
Glevo - leaf is distinguished by moisture resistance and high refractory qualities, the material has high strength and reliability.
GvLV - moisture-proof leaf of plasterboard, has excellent quality.

Tip! Before starting work, careful industrial industries should be made, given the required material when calculating the required material (multi-level ceilings).

Properly made markup - Pledge of quality finishing

Before starting work, it is necessary to draw a scheme for mounting a suspended ceiling, make the necessary measurements, make markup levels. For this, horizontal lines are planned along the walls using the level and roulette. If the levels are somewhat - all the necessary sizes are applied in accordance with the plan of each level. Marking should be started with the definition of a lower angle in the kitchen room, for which it will be necessary to perform measurements of all angles, extincting the distance from the surface of the ceiling to the floor level.

Metal profile will be needed as a crate

After determining the smallest height indicator, it is possible to start the installation process of the ceiling coating: the distance from the surface of the ceiling down the distance equal to the height of a given interporal space is deposited.

Installation of the ceiling in the kitchen from the sheets of the GKVL do it yourself

After marking places of fastening profiles, you can start assembly.

Attention! It is necessary to retreat the distance from 15 to 20 cm (place to fix the cornice), and only then secure the measured segment of the metal profile by self-pressing.

The distance between the profiles is usually determined based on the width of the plasterboard sheet. Ordinary practice - installation of segments of profiles with a step of 60 cm. Initially, the installation of profiles around the perimeter of the room is initially carried out, thereby determined the main framework. Profiles are attached to the wall with special dowels, which screw through the hole in the profile directly into the wall.

After installing the profile framework, the installation of suspensions is mounted, which are fixed with self-tapping screws on the ceiling.

Tip! The ceiling profiles are pre-shocked by about 5 cm, only then installed in the guides.

Then proceed to the creation of plasterboard on the necessary dimensions, mounting drywall sheets to the guides using a special fastener. When installing plasterboard sheets, TB or TN should be used. From the edge of the sheet, it is necessary to retreat about 2 cm, after which you can screw the screws at a distance of 10 - 15 cm. The fastener caps are combined in a sheet of plasterboard with 0, 5 cm.

Work on the installation of bulky sheets is impossible to perform alone, so the execution of work on the device ceiling from plasterboard should be carried out with a partner.