Lathing for PVC panels: types and manufacturing

Plastic lining is used for both internal and external finishing works. Recently, the material began to go out of fashion due to the emergence of new finishes. However, a wide range, availability and low cost leaves it quite popular.

A distinctive feature of the wall paneling is the simplicity and ease of installation, which one person can easily handle, even if he does it for the first time. To create a crate, you need a hammer drill, a level screwdriver, a foam gun, a Bulgarian, a gun for silicone or liquid nails, a construction stapler, a molar knife, a corner, a tape measure and a pencil.

Types of panels

In appearance, the panels are divided into three types.

  • Seamless - products, the standard dimensions of which are 250-350 mm in width and 3000-2700 mm in length. They form a beautiful cast surface. The thickness of the products varies from 8 mm to 10 mm. Options panels differ in the method of applying paint on the work surface and, accordingly, in price. All of them are easy to wash with soap solution. Laminated panels are resistant to mechanical stress, do not fade in the sun.
  • Figured - products, the edges of which are shaped, which gives the assembled surface the look of the wall paneling. The width of such models is most often 100 mm, less often - 153 mm. They have a uniform color, usually white (matte or glossy) or beige. The panels have a lattice structure with air cavities, which can also be different in density and thickness.
  • Ceiling - easier option. Such panels have a thickness of 5 mm. They are easily crumpled and are the cheapest. It is necessary to mount and operate them very carefully. Such material is recommended to make out only the places protected from physical and mechanical impact.

Installation

Installation methods for PVC panels, only two:

  • directly onto the ground plane;
  • using crates.

To install the panels without using the batcher, you need a flat base plane with the smallest differences. Suitable glass, brickwork, concrete, OSB, plywood, drywall, paved surface. For fixture use silicone, liquid nails, polyurethane foam.

If you can not get such fasteners, you can glue the panels on hot bitumen or oil paint mixed with sand or cement. They are applied to the base point or zigzag, gradually collecting plates and pressing them. If necessary, apply spacers. Fasteners on a wooden or wood-containing surface are produced in the classical way - using nails with wide heads, self-tapping screws or a construction stapler.

Installing panels on uneven surfaces is a more time consuming process. To do this, crates.

It can be made from:

  • plastic guides;
  • wooden bars or slats;
  • metal profiles.

The homogeneity of the material used in the construction gives a lot of advantages. Therefore, it is best to use special plastic guides.They are durable, lightweight and do not require additional processing, because they do not rot. They also have a special fastener for panels (clips), which simplifies installation.

Fasteners do directly to the plane of the base, starting from the most convex point. Such a framework needs more careful assembly. Guides should be mounted strictly parallel to each other. Only in this case will the clips fully fulfill the role of fasteners. The first plastic panel is installed strictly at an angle of 90 degrees relative to the batten. Installation is a bit more complicated because the elements are easily bent, so it can be difficult to achieve the ideal plane.

For attachment to the plane is not used simple dowels 6/60, and anchor bolts. Work best together, this applies even to the masters. The cavity inside the guides is used for wiring electrical cable. Sockets and switches make overhead, lighting - external. Other types of installation of electrical accessories require additional preparatory work with the base.

The most commonly used inexpensive and affordable wooden crate. The material for its manufacture can serve as slats or timber. They are pre-treated with an antiseptic preparation against fungus and mold. If necessary, you can make and fire impregnation.

It should be borne in mind that the plane, assembled from PVC panels, does not breathe, and this crate needs airing. For this, cuts are made in the bars, if they are mounted close to the base. Reiki can be fixed with small spaces. Do not interfere with decorative plastic grilles. If there is a hood (as, for example, in the bathroom, toilet, loggia or in the kitchen), then the built-in fan can be a good helper in maintaining the right climate.

The frame for the panels is mounted on the dowels and leveled by level with the help of linings in the place of its fastening. The distance between the frame guides is chosen arbitrarily, a step of 30 cm is enough. With a shortage or saving of material, the distance can be increased up to 50 cm. For a quality installation of the panels, the wooden components of the batten should be flat and smooth. However, they are hidden behind the front cover, so using top-quality blanks for this purpose is verywasteful. In this case, fit half-edged board or BU (for example, old trim or even plinth).

The frame is collected around the perimeter. Bypass door and window openings, technical holes. In the corners where two planes meet, it is necessary to observe perpendicularity.

The next component of the batten and at the same time the front finish is additional plastic fittings. Geometrically, space is three-dimensional. Therefore, in one corner can meet only three planes. For a uniform transition between the planes and to hide the gaps, there are various plastic profiles. The starting level borders the single plane along the perimeter, for the same purpose the ceiling plinth is also used.

The connecting profile is used to distinguish between two panels of different type or color. in one plane or building them up. To meet the two planes are designed strips in the form of an internal and external angle. To end the plane of the panels and hide the technical space between it and the base of the wall, an F-shaped bar is used.

Profiles are fixed in the corners and along the perimeter of the frame in the classical way. After that, cut the panel 3-4 mm less than the measured distance. This must be done, otherwise the plastic hardware will “swell”. Then the panel is inserted into the grooves of the profiles. Secure it to the rest of the guides. The distance on the panel is marked with a corner, and a hacksaw is cut with a blade for metal or a jigsaw with the same blade. The plastic is also easily and quickly cut by the grinder, but it should be noted that in this process a lot of construction dust is formed.

Molding

You can refuse the use of plastic fittings, and to seal the seams to apply molding. Using a molding made of various materials (wood, foam) on PVC panels is irrational, because it will require additional processing (painting, varnishing). It is best to stick curly straps, that is, the molding of the same PVC material.

Attach the element can be a special glue, which you will be offered when you buy a molding in the store, as well as on liquid nails or on super-glue of the “Moment” type. There are PVC corners of different sizes, which are also simply glued to the panel. There is less hassle with this type of decoration, and the process takes less time, but it is impossible to disassemble the panels after not damaging them.

Metallic profile

For very uneven surfaces, to create a multilevel plane or a plane with a different angle of inclination, for the use of various types of built-in lights, as well as to create an exhaust channel, metal profiles are used, mainly used for the installation of drywall. This frame weighs more and requires for its installation more special components. But it is distinguished by reliability, does not require special care, it is perfect for both internal and external works.

The frame is going to be as easy as the Lego, only at assembly it is necessary to make more various manipulations (undercuts, measurements, puffs, bends). However, difficulties do not arise here. A person who has collected such a frame at least once can cope with this task very quickly.

This version of the crate allows the use of insulation, which also acts as a sound insulator. The option of an interroom partition is possible. At the same time, the Sh-shaped aluminum rail (also called the ceiling) is reinforced with a 40/50 mm wooden bar. Such reinforcement is necessary to create a doorway.If desired, you can enhance the entire frame, but this is not necessary.

Such racks are fixed to the ceiling and the floor with the help of reinforced or simple metal corners tightened with self-tapping screws. Crossmembers are attached in the same way and can also be strengthened. Their number depends on how the PVC panel will be mounted - vertically or horizontally.

On the wall or ceiling, the lath is fixed in a standard way. Along the perimeter is mounted U-shaped guide at a planned distance from the base. If the area of ​​the overlapped surface is small (about one meter in width), then the W-shaped profile is inserted into it and tightened with a self-tapping screw (nine with or without auger).

If the width is greater, then suspensions are mounted to the plane. using a punch and dowel nails 6/40, 6/60 or screwdriver, depending on the material of the plane. Suspensions (crocodiles) fix the guide profile in the same plane by the same nine. Instead of the nine, you can use ordinary short screws with or without a press washer. The press washer option will be more expensive, but it is better placed on the plane and does not interfere with the installation of panels.

How to calculate the amount of material

First determine in which direction the panel will be mounted. For ceiling seamless panels, it is better to put perpendicular to the penetration of the light source into the room. The quality of the material is different, and no one is immune from defects in installation, and this method will reduce the external manifestation of these shortcomings.

In order to save material, you can consider both options for mounting panels (along and across) and determine which method will have fewer scraps. After you know the direction of the bearing guides of the batten, divide the distance of the plane by the step of the guides. So you get their number plus one more piece. This is the minimum pogonazh material at which you can carry out installation of panels.

To perform more extensive work, you need to add the perimeter of each plane, technical, window and door openings. When making calculations, it is necessary to take into account the range of purchased products. If possible, you can make component crates to order.

On the types of crates for PVC panels, see the following video.

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