How to install PVC panels by yourself?

To install PVC panels do not need to have special skills in construction work. Even a beginner can handle this. The PVC material is now very often used due to its performance characteristics. For example, ceilings made of polyvinyl chloride are not afraid of sunlight, and high humidity is not terrible for them. Thanks to this material you can achieve excellent sound and heat insulation. So, what is the installation of PVC panels with your own hands?

The covering of premises with plastic panels does not include preliminary preparation of surfaces. No need for leveling, sanding of old paint or plaster. The installation of PVC is the most "clean" and not very laborious way of finishing. Before you begin to install the design, you need to take care of the necessary tools. You will find useful: corners and guides, plastic panels, levels, drill, screws, clips, which will attach panels, a hacksaw, a tape measure, pencils and a square.

To install PVC panels with your own hands passed qualitatively, you need to determine the direction of installation of the panels. Also need to calculate the total number of PVC elements and profiles for finishing. To do this, you need to measure the surface of the walls and ceiling, directly to which the panels will be fastened. You should buy the material with some margin, because it will be cut off in the construction process.

If the surface on which we mount the panels is flat, and the premise is dry, then the installation of PVC panels by oneself can be made immediately on the walls. To the metal sheathing, they must be fastened with self-tapping screws. And we apply glue to the PVC sheathing. First, the guide is made of metal or plastic on the prepared ceiling. This you must do in advance, "beat off" the level to avoid unevenness. The distance between the profiles should be 60 centimeters. Then you need to put metal hangers, because it is to them will be fastened PVC plates. In rooms where the humidity is elevated, it is better to use a metal frame.

The most difficult stage of fastening, which involves the installation of PVC panels with your own hands, is the creation of a crate. After all, it must prepare a perfectly flat surface. The casing should be fixed perpendicularly to the panels. To do this, you need to use roulettes, chalk and slats to apply contours for installing the skin. Then we use a drill, a plumb line and a level, we fix the slats with screws and dowels to the surfaces. If the walls and ceilings are not very even, the crate is leveled with pads made of wood and plywood. After this stage of work, you should proceed to plating the carcass with plastic, which is easy to do with self-tapping screws. You can also use a fastening system such as "liquid nails". Although they are mainly used only when the weight of the panels is small. Start mounting PVC panels better from the center of the room. By this you will achieve that the symmetry of the ceiling will be observed.

The panels are fastened together by means of special grooves. Therefore, in the assembly there is nothing complicated. When you finish the roofing of the ceiling with PVC slabs, all the joints of the structure can be sealed with small plastic skirting boards. At this, the installation of wall panels with their own hands can be considered complete. Similarly, they are covered with PVC panels and walls. It is not recommended to install the panels when the temperature is less than 0 ° C. Unpack PVC panels at temperatures above 10 ° C, otherwise the material may be deformed.