How to glue ceiling plinth of foam

Ceiling plinth is a decorative element that serves to connect the walls and the ceiling and disking. Popular materials for the manufacture of baguettes are polyurethane, plastic, plaster, wood, laminated wood plates, as well as polystyrene foam. Let us dwell on the last version and learn how to glue the ceiling plinth of foam.

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Features of foam plinth

To visually eliminate irregularities at the junctions between the wall and the ceiling and give the room the finished type, the foam plinth is used, which is characterized by many advantages:

Since the foam is a cellular mass with a large amount of gas, it is inherent in high noise and thermal insulation.
Foam baguette appearance looks like expensive stucco.
The ceiling plinth, made of foam, has a small weight, which makes it easier for its fastening.
Such a peller is suitable for mounting on any surface - wallpaper, plaster, ceiling tiles, it can be mounted both before watching wallpaper and after.
Polyfoam baguette is coloring in any color.
Fontoam plinths are able to be well stuffed and it is easy to cut out that it does not complicate the cutting of the corners of the baguette.

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Tools and materials

Before purchasing the ceiling plinth for the decor of the room, it is necessary to correctly calculate its quantity. To do this, you need to know the perimeter of the room and add a small supply to this indicator. As a rule, they take additionally one or two rails in case of cutting or sticker, the product will deteriorate. All rails must be from one party!
To work, you will need such tools and materials: brush, putty for walls, scissors or hacksaw, stub, adhesive composition, stewing, water tank. Before sticking the plinths from the foam definitely, align the walls with a putty and scribble them.

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Features of cutting baguette

Cutting the ceiling plinth is an important procedure, since the quality of further work depends on it, namely how exactly it turns out to dock the baguette in the corners. For cutting, a tool is used under the name of the stub, with slots located on the side walls and the corresponding different angles of cutting, as well as the mounting knife. If it is planned to install wide plinths, it is better to use the metal hacksaw. The process of cutting the corners of the baguette is described in the articles: " How to cut ceiling plinth stupid" and " How to cut the ceiling plinth».

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Installing the plinth to the wallpaper paste

This technique is the most convenient, as you can eliminate all the flaws obtained as a result of bugeth pasting, as well as paint it without blurring wallpapers:

Before the direct mount, the foam carter must wash the hands, because the product is usually gentle and it can easily get dirty.
Plinth is glued using a putty used to align the walls indoors, but remember that it should not be too liquid. In addition, it is possible to use glue designed for drywall, with the addition of PVA, withstanding the proportion of 1: 100. In any case, the presence in the mixture of lumps is not allowed.
Apply the glue point, withstanding a distance of 15-20 cm among themselves so that the glue is caught.
When gluing it is impossible to push the plinth into the wall or press it badly, because prints and dents can remain, attaching carefully, the baguette must lie smoothly.
The next day, after the cartel was installed, all the lumens and cracks that arose between the ceiling and the wall as a result of the installation of the product, as well as the seams between separate slats, close the special composition, removing it later with a vein. To prepare a mixture, mix the gypsum putty and the water-emulsion paint.
Sprouted the surface of the ceiling plinth after the sublifted places are finally dried.
After a day you can paint the plinth. As a rule, the baguette is painted in one tone with the ceiling to give the surface completed.
Wait until the plinth dries, and you can do wallpaper sticker. They glue with a small butt per carter, and then carefully cut the sharp knife.

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Installation cartlers on wallpaper

Often, the foam plinth is attached directly to the wallpaper:

For attachment, it is customary to use a polymer adhesive composition, this includes titanium, moment. Liquid nails are also suitable.
It will be necessary to work carefully to avoid damage to the wallpaper.
Apply glue to baguette, or rather on its both surfaces, thin stripe, so as not to perform its surplus.
When excess glue appears, immediately remove them using a dry sponge!
For sealing joints and cracks of various character, a white silicone sealant is used, which rubbed with his finger.
After installation, the plinth is painted, but this is a very scrupulous work, which is not for everyone, therefore it is better to paint the baguette panels to their installation.