How to join a corner on pvc plastic panels. DIY wall panel installation

Panels made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which is also called a plastic "lining", are used to decorate walls and ceilings in rooms with high levels of humidity. This material is used for interior design on terraces, balconies, in bathrooms, in the kitchen. In order to carry out such work, it is not necessary to attract specialists. If you have the necessary tool and skills to work with it, you can do it yourself.

  PVC Benefits

This material allows you to quickly get a flat surface at minimum cost. Installation is very easy: if necessary, fit the strip to size, the lining can be sawed with a hand hacksaw with small teeth or with a jigsaw. PVC panels are a relatively cheap finishing material.

At the same time, their decorative qualities are very high due to a wide variety of colors and shades, in addition, their surface can imitate natural material, such as marble. Mirror-golden and mirror-silver lining is made.

The sanitary qualities of the plastic lining are especially important: its surface is not the habitat of microorganisms and viruses. PVC panels are not damaged by insect grinders and rodents. This material is easy to care for: in order to put it in order, it is enough to wipe the surface with a damp cloth. Chemical detergents can also be used other than those containing acetone. This building material does not accumulate static electricity, dust does not settle on its surface. Polyvinyl chloride does not emit unpleasant odors, does not emit substances harmful to the human body. He is not afraid of water and temperature extremes, inert to most household chemicals.

Under the plastic lining you can hide the wiring, water pipes   and other communications. If necessary, insulation can be placed between the wall and the facing material.

Before installation, it is not necessary to level the base (wall or ceiling), to dismantle the old finish, which greatly simplifies repair work.

  How to choose a quality lining

Lining should be chosen in accordance with the general concept of interior decoration. In this case, the color of the material and its type should be taken into account (PVC panels come in different widths, seamless joints and with a seam).

High-quality material should not be damaged on the front surface (dents, scratches, sagging). Decorative panels should not have defects in the pattern on the front side. All panels should be even: to make sure of this, you need to connect several strips into the lock. If docking occurs without problems and no curvature is visible, the material is suitable.

You should pay attention to the internal structure of the material: the more transverse jumpers are in it, the stronger it will be.

  Tools and fixtures required for installation

To clad a wall or ceiling with a plastic lining, you will need an electric drill or punch (for fixing the crate), a hacksaw with small teeth (or a jigsaw), a building level, a plumb line, a tape measure, a hammer (or a construction stapler with brackets), and a construction pencil. A screwdriver, a miter box and a shoe knife may come in handy. If you plan to mount the panels at high altitude, you need a stepladder.

  Installation Basics

Most often, PVC panels are attached to a pre-arranged crate made of wooden battens or bars. The crate is installed in level and attached to the wall using dowels, nails or screws. It is very convenient to fix with brackets using a construction stapler: this greatly simplifies the work and shortens the time for its completion.

When choosing a material for the crate, dry materials should be preferred. If the slats are supposed to be attached to an external, cold wall, the wood must be treated with an antiseptic composition.

The bars are oriented perpendicular to the position of the panels: if the facing material is installed vertically, then the lathing is horizontal and vice versa. The distance between the slats is selected about 0.5 m. In addition to materials from wood, metal profiles can be used (if necessary) for the crate.

When facing the walls, it is important to monitor the observance of the vertical when installing the lathing: this is necessary for the correct joining of panels in the corners. Installation begins from any of the corners, where the finish bar or corner is first installed. If the panel should cover the wall to the ceiling, then in the upper part a special ceiling plinth is attached. The panel is installed in such a way that its upper edge fits into the groove of the baseboard.

The material is attached to the crate with nails using special brackets, but lining can be fixed without the use of brackets. If the crate is made of metal profiles - self-tapping screws for metal are used. After fixing the first strip, the next one is pressed against it, while its locking part should fit tightly into the mating part of the adjacent PVC panel. This continues until the entire surface is lined. In the lower part of the wall, near the floor, a plinth is attached.

If the wall surface is perfectly flat, all the corners are of the correct shape, then the plastic lining can be glued directly to the wall. For this, “liquid nails” are used: such glue is applied to the back of the panel, which is then pressed firmly against the wall.

Correct installation of PVC panels with a careful attitude and proper care will allow the material to serve for several decades.

Video on the installation of PVC panels.

In this article we describe the process of installing panels with your own hands (PVC or MDF). The instruction itself is not considered complex and can be performed by a person who does not have knowledge in construction. The main thing is to do everything according to the level so that the walls do not turn out to be crooked.

Instruction manual

As a rule, the installation of pvc panels is performed on a slat lath made of beads with a volume of 50 mm x 25 mm. With the appropriate preparation of the plane, the panel can be personally attached to the wall or ceiling with nails, staples or glue. Lathing bars are fastened at a distance of approximately 0.5 m between themselves by means of screws or nails. If the panels begin to be mounted horizontally, then the bars must be located vertically, and vice versa.

For a specific combination of panels, the bars must be installed at the level. The installation of the panels comes from one of the corners, in which the corner or finish strip is first attached. If the panels begin to cover the wall to the ceiling, it is necessary to install a ceiling plinth. Then we install the panel so that a small strip of the panel goes into the corner.

After this panel is fastened with nails to the crate for the mounting strip. We mount the upcoming panel, tightly pressing it to the previous one, and in addition we fasten it to the crate. Installation lasts until a close opening or corner, in these places you need to install the corner or finish components that come with the pvc panels. The final panel with little effort is inserted into the finish component and latches. The places where the panels are joined to the floor are covered with a skirting board.

Facing the building with plastic panels is a less complex and more “spotless” method of finishing the building. One of the main positive aspects of this finishing material is the highest technological effectiveness of installation. The assembly is carried out similarly to the childish designer and to cope with this task in strength, including the amateur. Another advantage of this finishing technique is the actual inaccessibility of any dirt, dust, waste and other "secondary phenomena" when repairs are done with your own hands.

Plastic panels are simply cut both along and across, as a result of these difficulties with the adjustment of volumes during installation should not be. A friend from the other wall paneling is connected as a groove-groove. With this type of connection, the layout may not be similar in bloom with panels, or even be mirrored.

Methods of fastening PVC panels

For fastening the pvc lining and finishing moldings, use a technique that is more suitable for you. Below are the most famous mounting methods. wall panels:

• self-tapping screws - for fixing wall panels, a drill is needed for drilling holes, although it can be done without it.
• nails - accept nails with wide caps and anti-corrosion coating. It is inconvenient that the fastening of the fastening strip is small and broken fingers are guaranteed to you.
• brackets - the most successful method of fixing wall panels, then you need a gun for staples.
• adhesives and mixtures - the controversial method, the reliability of fastening PVC panels can not be exactly promised.

When installing on vertical planes, fasten the crate for attaching the panels in steps of less than 60 cm, when installing on the ceiling to avoid sagging, fasten the panel in steps of less than 50 cm. The material is attached to a clean and smooth plane.

The installation process itself is not complicated and can be easily done by yourself. Most often, the panels are mounted on a wood crate installed perpendicular to the direction of the panels, with nails, screws or staples using a stapler. If the walls are insulated, then between the surface and the panels are installed one after another: vapor barrier, thermal insulation, windproof membrane.

1. First you need to find the direction of installation of the panels, then strengthen the wood slats on the trimmed plane at a distance of 30-40 centimeters. between themselves perpendicular to the direction of the plastic panels
2. Installation of the panels begins with the installation of framing accessories, profiles, external and internal corners. Insert the first panel into the groove, then leave a gap of 5 mm in the groove. Now you need to make sure that the first panel is placed exactly exactly to the corner of the trimmed plane (use a level or plumb) and attach the mounting edge of the panel to the rails (after 30 cm) using at least some of the selected methods.
3. Insert the second panel all the way into the groove of the 1 panel and attach its mounting edge in the same way as with the 1 panel. Subsequent panels are mounted in the same way. The final panel needs to be shortened by 1 centime. on the side of the mounting edge and insert it first into the final plane, then slide it into the groove of the previous panel. The final panel is not fixed.
4. For fastening to the plane of the hanging things, you need to install an auxiliary crate in the places of their fastening, because the panel has the ability to support a weight of up to 1 kg
5. To cut the panel, adopt a hacksaw for metal or a saw with hard, small teeth.
6. It is not recommended to install panels at low temperatures (below 0s).
7. Unpacking of panels and profiles should be done at a temperature of at least 10 degrees Celsius.
8. When caring for the panels, use a soft cloth or sponge. Never use abrasive or caustic cleaners. At the end of the installation, it is recommended that the panel plane be treated with an antistatic agent to remove static stress.
9. During operation, it will be necessary to protect the panels from shock.

Also consider the following rules when installing PVC panels:

1. In case the plane is uneven, it will be necessary to assemble a lath from wood battens. Reiki need to be placed perpendicular to the panels. It is advisable to make the distance between the rails less than 0.5 m. When installing the lining in damp buildings, the wood crate had to be treated with a special composition. If the walls have a curvature, the lining yc eliminates this flaw.
2. At the corners, the profile is set to the angle the internal or external. To mask the trimmed panels down and cutouts of doors, windows, etc., use the start profile. When connecting the panels along the length, a connecting profile is used. Ceiling skirting board is used to design the junction of the wall block with the ceiling.
3. Do-it-yourself pvc panel installation (panel installation) is recommended to start from the corner. In showers, bathrooms, in humid rooms, we recommend that you seal the connection of the start profile and the lining. For sealing, use waterproof silicone or other similar sealant.
4. The insertion into the lining of switches, power sockets, etc., is carried out using a construction knife, a hacksaw or a jigsaw. First you need to mark the cutout with a marker.

To carry out installation cases, you will need to have the following devices:

• hand saw with volcanic disk;
• electric drill and drill with carbide tip under the diameter of the dowel;
• hacksaw for wood or metal;
• electric screwdriver or screwdriver;
• the construction level for leveling the battens of the battens in both vertical and horizontal planes;
• direct rail;
• miter box;
• boot knife;
• alloy shears;
• a hammer and a hammer;
• furniture stapler (in the case of connecting brackets with a depth of 10 mm);
• answer;
• pliers;
• a ladder or stepladder.
• chalk, pencil;
• tape measure;
• a screwdriver or an electric screwdriver;
• cord;
• gon.
• good mood)

Judging by these instructions, we can safely say that the installation process does not require much knowledge in the field of repair. If you decide to do it yourself, then go ahead. The main rule, just do not forget: measure once - cut seven times.