Arch with own hands

Arches are one of the indispensable attributes of modern interior and are very popular among the population. Not only does the arch construction give the room an unusual and attractive appearance, it also allows to achieve significant savings, since it is very successful in replacing the door, which, as is known, has considerable value today, and the arch with its own hands is a work that will be easily accomplished Any house craftsman.

Usually, arches are used to decorate doorways or to equip various partitions intended for zoning space. The dimensions of these decorative elements are purely individual and depend on the width of the opening in which the arch is built with their own hands.

In the manufacture of arches, wood, MDF or plasterboard is usually used. Of the first two materials, arches are usually sold already ready, however, it will be possible to find a suitable one only for a standard opening. If you plan to install the opening for individual sizes, the arches from MDF or wood can be made to order. However, the most popular and budgetary option is considered interior arches with their own hands from gypsum board.

Arched structures are very diverse in their configuration, so gypsum board - a material that unconditionally accepts any given shape - is the best suited for their manufacture.

The arch with own hands from a plasterboard is mounted simply enough, the only thing that can cause difficulty is a construction of a skeleton from a metal profile. However, the presence of the right tool and a pair of skilful hands will always help the real master, especially if he is well informed about how to make repairs himself.

Two identical blank pieces are prepared from a sheet of drywall: first cut out a rectangle corresponding to the width of the opening and the height of the future arch, and then draw a semicircle on it. The next stage is the fabrication of the frame. On the metal profile (for it to bend better) make frequent incisions, after which the rail is bent according to the cut out workpieces. Both the arc obtained and the straight side metal bars are fixed with dowels on both sides of the opening.

After installing the frame, it remains only to sew the structure with plasterboard. Already harvested upper parts of the arch are screwed to the frame by self-tapping screws, to cut the side parts of it, it is enough to cut out the stripes from the gypsum board and size them and fix them - approximately the way ordinary slopes do. It remained, it would seem, the most difficult part of the work - to decorate the inner concave side of the arch. In fact, this process is very simple. Drywall is easily cut, so the strip prepared from it on the dimensions of the upper part of the arch is enough to be cut with a knife, after which it will take any desired form. The resulting workpiece is fixed with the same self-tapping screws.

The Arch with its own hands is almost ready. If desired, you can decorate it with point lighting, which will give the design a special charm and charm.

To do this, it is enough to conduct electrical wires connected to the network (not forgetting about safety) in the cavity of the arch, cut out the corresponding cavities and insert lamps.

There was only finishing finishing, which consists in plastering the cuts and joints on the plasterboard, processing it with putty and painting. As for the paint, the color of the arch does not have to be white, it is better to choose it in the tone of the main interior of the room.

If desired, interior arches can be built in all the apertures, except, of course, sleeping rooms. This original decorative element allows you to make an apartment more spacious and cozy, smoothly take the transition from one room to another and release a lot of useful space, which quite often occupy completely useless doors.