How to make an arch

Do you dream without special costs to decorate the interior of your dwelling? Then use the popular and at the same time an old method of design of the doorway - the arch. Choosing the material for its manufacture, many stop on the tree. This classic option is able to give any premises of the notcing of grace and nobility. In addition, this arch is completely easy to make with your own hands, having minimal construction skills. Let's talk in more detail about this process.

First of all, decide on the type of wood material for finishing the arch. Experts advise to stop their choice on MDF plates (medium density tree fibreboard). They possess the following advantages:

moisture resistance;
resistance to fungi;
strength;
excellent appearance (imitation of a tree);
unpretentious in the process of work;
low cost.

We are in demand and such types of materials:

dSP plates (wood-chip);
veneer;
laminate.

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Select the shape of the arched opening, given its size and personal wishes. The main options are:

Classic Arches is the most popular option. The reason is that they are combined with any interior and various materials. Well fit into narrow openings of small apartments.
Romantic style design is a more original solution with the ability to keep the width of the doorway.
Modern arches - emphasize the unusual style of the interior. Have unlimited expanses for fantasy, because Performed on openings with a large radius and can be a varied form.

Work on the creation of the Arch begins with measurements of the doorway (width, height, etc.) and arc markup Arches. For recent action, you will need a big circulation. If there is no such, make it using two ridges and nails. Circle Post the arch. Work on a flat surface so that the leaf of the template lay smoothly. The main thing is to leave a small margin (several cm) in width and height. IMPORTANT: The more correct arc arches circumference, the steeper the radius of its bend. Such work will be quite complicated, so the beginners are advised to make the arch more common.

For example, we have such measurements of the doorway:

width - 1 m;
height - 2.1 m;
wall thickness - 0.16 m.

We get the arch, which will be slightly less than the opening:

height - 2.8 m;
width - 0.97 cm;
the depth of the arch is 0.16 m;
radius - 0.75 m, but may be arbitrary.

The arch of the classic semicircular form consists of three main parts - arched arc and two vertical side racks. Therefore, the next and most difficult stage for beginner masters is a billet of bars to create an arc of the future arch.

The process itself is simple:

Prepared template attach to the board. In it, draw two arcs - upper and lower.
Spice the arc into two equal parts. Then, using the template, draw the four elements of each semi-thug. The number of parts depends on the width of the board, so half of the arc may consist of a larger number of items.
Drink the elements marked with an electric jig.
Treat the lectured parts.

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Using the same template, collect the first row of bars.
The elements of the second row are attached to the first with the help of self-tapping screws, the joints are stuffed with glue. The principle of their assembly has a nuance - each of the bars shifts half the items.
Connect the two collected sevendents each other. Use for fastening transverse bars.
Oktrut the inner side of the arch and junctions between the rows.

At the final stage of the work, cut the vertical bars of the box with a height, equal to the height of the opening. Their width in our case is 160 mm.

Collect the arch:

Cover the outer part of the arc silicone and insert in the doorway.
Measure the distance from the floor before the start of the arc. In case the side parts above - cut them.
Attach the side racks to the wall and fix them with silicone or mounting foam.

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If all the work on the construction of the Arch does not hurry, carefully and carefully, then even a novice master can create a masterpiece at home in the form of an arched opening.