When landscaping the attic, the ceiling is not the last role, which can be performed by sheets of moisture -resistant drywall. This material has an affordable cost, environmentally safe, easily cut, takes any form, its installation can be carried out independently, without involving a specialist.
Hypsum cardboard lining is carried out on a metal frame from ceiling and guide profiles. Two types of screws are used as fasteners: 60 mm on wood and 9.5 mm on metal. The first profiles are attached to the wooden beams of the roof, the second – sheets of drywall to profiles. Given the specifics of the room, the material is chosen moisture resistant, and fasteners and profiles with anti -corrosion coating are selected. Otherwise dark spots may appear on the ceiling.
The installation of the ceiling is proceeded after all the surfaces of the attic are hydraulic – and heat -insulated. This applies not only to the surface of the floor, but also the roof. The latter should have good vapor barrier. Thus, at first they perform the insulation of the roof from the inside, and only then the ceiling trim. Start it by applying the markup under the frame. First, a control point under the horizontal guide is determined on the wall. A horizontal line is applied around the entire perimeter. Then they start assembling the frame.
The guides are attached along the intended line. Horizontal and vertical lines are applied to the ceiling, which are inserted into the guides. Between the ceiling profiles, transverse profiles are fixed through the bracket “Crab”. The result should be a crate with cells 60×50 cm. As soon as the frame is completed, they begin to lay drywall sheets. It starts with one of the corners.
The sheets are attached with screws in all four corners and every 25-30 cm to the crate, lining the fasteners of 1 mm deep. If necessary, the sheets are cut off with a grinder or a hacksaw. After laying, all the sheets are soil, the joints and places of fastening are putty. A reinforcing mesh is applied to the joints. The surface of the ceiling is putting on the starting, and then finish putty and in conclusion again primed.
