PVC wall decoration: doing the job right

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

PVC wall panels

PVC wall panels for interior decoration began to be increasingly used for arranging a room. True, it should be said that they may not be suitable for any design.
Our article will tell you where they will be indispensable, and where they should not be installed. Step-by-step instructions will be given to complete this work.
You will be able to see photos on this topic, decorating pvc panels with video will show how to do it correctly.

Positive and negative in PVC panels

The decoration of pvc wall panels has its positive and negative sides. And you should carefully study them before making a purchase of material.
First, consider the environment of the elements. They are hardly suitable for a sauna.
Advantages:

• The price of the material is quite low. This is perhaps the cheapest finish;
• Environmental performance is also up to par. There are no pores on the surface of the parts that will allow dirt and dust to accumulate and this will prevent the development of various painful bacteria;
• The interior decoration with pvc lining is quite durable and will last for more than a dozen years. This material practically does not respond to temperature changes, which allows it to be installed in a room without constant heating;
• A relatively simple installation, which can be done completely with your own hands, also attracts the consumer. PVC paneling instructions are provided below;
• The ability to install additional heat and sound insulation, this is not an undoubted advantage;
• Ease of care, processing can be done with almost any detergent of non-productive origin.
• Not afraid of moisture, you can even spend paneled bathroom.

But along with a lot of advantages, this material has its drawbacks, and it’s worth considering:

• This material, although it tolerates natural heat, emits quite toxic gases when ignited, which are very harmful to human health. Therefore, if there are strongly heated objects nearby, then they should not be installed in this place;
• Such material should not be subjected to mechanical stress, it is very sensitive to this. Finishing the slopes with pvc panels yourself, for example, will not always be a good option.
  Before you do, it’s worth considering a few times;
• Also, do not mount the panels in places where they are exposed to direct sunlight. At this point, the material burns out and loses its color;
• And another drawback that can push away. When installing such a cladding, the appearance of a residential and comfortable room disappears, but it's true for someone like.

Making the wall cladding with PVC panels

If this material suits you, now we will tell you how to decorate the walls with pvc panels. This is not such a difficult job as just meticulous.
It should be correctly marked and then fasten the panel. At first glance, everything is simple, but if the work is performed incorrectly, you run the risk of not getting what you thought.
All work can be divided into several stages.

Base plane preparation

Without a properly prepared installation plane, nothing good will come of it. Now we will directly tell you how to decorate pvc walls.
So:

• First, remove all the old coating from the wall. To do this, use a brush for metal.
  We remove everything from paint to wallpaper;
• We do an inspection of the plane to identify exfoliated material. It should be removed with a hammer and chisel.
  Small cracks and irregularities can be ignored;
• Now we need to process the plane with an antiseptic. Do this even if there is no manifestation of the fungus.
  This will not be a bad prevention. Moreover, this material is on sale and its price is not high;
• After that, let the surface dry completely and apply the primer to the surface. This is done using a roller or spray gun.

Installation of the crate

Pvc panels for interior decoration should be fixed correctly and firmly. The configuration and the correct placement are determined by the crate, which can be done using a metal profile or a wooden beam.

Attention: If you have chosen the second option, then you need to do preliminary processing of wood. To do this, use antiseptics that are available on the market. Apply a couple of times and prefer deep penetration fluids.
After that, let the material dry completely.

Check the correct installation of the crate

So:

• Now we need to determine the installation level of the coating plane. To do this, it is best to use a plumb line.
  Or you can take a long level. We draw straight lines on the side walls.
  On them the installation plane will pass;
• When marking the installation level, be sure to take into account the thickness of the insulation if you fasten it. It should not be pressed by plastic panels.
  Otherwise, it will lose its properties. It is also necessary to provide a gap of about one cm;
• Now cut off the frame elements and fasten them around the perimeter of the plane. To do this, you can simply apply scum if the wall is made of wood.
  If concrete or brick is used as the wall material, then holes should be made using a perforator and after that make a connection to the dowels;

Caution: Do not use dowels in sets. They will not give the desired rigidity of the connection.
Obtain separately plastic dummies and cuttings with a diameter larger from the hole by a couple of mm to them. Such a connection will ensure reliable mounting.

• After that, we need to place the rails perpendicular to the fastening of the plastic panels. It is necessary to maintain a distance of at least 50 cm between the elements and mount in the same plane, otherwise the surface will not look right and will repeat the contour of the wall.
  To do this, pull the fishing line between the extreme elements and already make installation on it and with this poet make height adjustment with the help of gaskets;
• After installing the frame, you can make the insulation fastening.

PVC cladding

Do-it-yourself pvc interior decoration is not as difficult a job as it might seem at first glance. If the crate is installed correctly, then the work will go on, as in a regular constructor.
So:

• Wall decoration with pvc plates begins with the correct installation of the first element. If this is not done correctly, then all the details will go in the future in the wrong configuration.
  To do this, draw a perpendicular line relative to the floor on the wall. It doesn’t matter if you get a small gap along the edge. She will hide with the help of facing elements;

Make markup to set the first element

• We take the panel and cut it to the desired size. See that the end does not adjoin completely to the ceiling, otherwise it will warp when expanding the material.
  We insert the metal holder into the edge of the strip and makes it fastened to the frame strip using self-tapping screws;
• After that, insert the next panel into the groove of the previous one and mount using the holder, as in the first case.
• When fastening elements in the corners of the plane, one should not forget about moldings, which can be internal and external. They will significantly facilitate the lining of the plane;

Attention: If docking of elements is required, then remember, it is not carried out on weight. This can only be done on frame rails.

Fastening PVC panels

• So do the full facing of the plane;
• At the last stage, it is worthwhile to mount the ceiling plinth and thereby complete the installation process.

There are wide panels and pvc lining for interior decoration here it all depends on the taste of each person. Pvc slopes can also be finished with do-it-yourself panels, plastic panels can also be used to finish the kitchen (seeDecorating the kitchen with plastic panels or a new boom).
If you do not rush and do the markup correctly, then the work will not take much time.