Curtain on a stretch ceiling: types, which to choose and install

Stretch ceilings are increasingly decorated private houses, apartments, offices. This is quite understandable. They do not require maintenance, do not lose their properties over time, serve for a long time, have an attractive appearance. To emphasize the original design of the ceiling structure, you need to choose the right curtain. The ideal option would be a hidden curtain, which is installed before installing the tensioning ceiling structure itself. On the features of such eaves, their installation is described in more detail in this article.

Short description

For suspended structures there are no special types of eaves, curtains. They are an ordinary thin barbell. You can mount it on the wall, on the base ceiling. Not only functionality, but also aesthetic effect depends on the method of attachment. Having installed a curtain for curtains under the stretch ceiling, you will visually increase the height of the room, hide the unsightly details of the structure. It is also a great opportunity to mount the backlight in a niche. This will give a special chic to the interior.

Kinds

Selection features

So, what curtains are better with a stretch ceiling? When choosing a bar for placement on the ceiling, use the following guidelines:

• plastic models will be the best option for light curtains, tyuly;
• heavy curtains are better attached to the eaves of the string, steel products;
• The simplest option for mounting are models made of aluminum. With their help, you can repeat any unusual form of the ceiling.

How to hang curtain?

Fastened ceiling curtain on the stretch ceiling is quite simple. First of all, you need to buy a cornice with all components: hooks, caps, decorative tape. Next you need to select the desired installation method. There are only two of them:

• traditional;

  The scheme of open mounting with wooden beams

• hidden.

  Mounting in a niche - the hidden way

The first method involves mounting curtains on a stretch ceiling. More precisely - in the area where the mortgage was previously installed. Mortgage is a special platform made of timber, plywood, plastic.

With a secret installation design is mounted on a small draft of the ceiling. He specifically left builders.

Required Tools

To attach the eaves, the following tools are required:

• pencil, tape measure (meter),
• construction thread level
• sandpaper,
• self-tapping screws
• perforator,
• dowel,
• screwdriver.

Installation Instructions

The traditional way.

1. First you need to buy a cornice, prepare a mortgage. Having made it in advance, it is not necessary then to disassemble the ceiling structure. As a mortgage is usually used wooden beams (less often - metal profiles). He expose the level. The corners, the edges of the timber must be carefully processed with emery paper.

   Fastening the ceiling eaves directly to the canvas stretch ceiling

2. Mortgage fastening. For fixing use a perforator, dowels.

   Support bar for the subsequent installation of the eaves

3. Markup. At this stage, the cornice should be tried on to the canvas, to mark the location of the fastener. The places where the curtain will be mounted, must coincide with the location of the mortgages.

   Layout surface for installation - the calculation of the width of the niche

4. Installation. Installation is carried out using self-tapping screws. Attachment points are better protected additionally with reinforcing tape.

   Installation of mortgage under the ceiling curtain

Attaching a hidden eaves.

1. Purchase eaves. In modern kitchens, in bedrooms, living rooms more often hide the cornices from prying eyes in special niches. In the niche, you can install a curtain from any material you like. Focus only on the weight of the curtains.

   Three-row plastic cornice is well suited for installation in a niche

   Optimal indentation of the inner edge of the niche from the wall with a window of 100-200 mm, depth of 100 mm

2. Installation of stretch ceiling. At this stage, the niche itself is formed. Around the window when installing the ceiling to leave a small rough area. There in the future it will be possible to set the backlight. It will make the interior of the room more attractive.

   Fastening the ceiling eaves in a niche under the eaves without bending the canvas

   Layout of the hidden eaves behind the stretch ceiling in the niche under the eaves with the bend of the canvas

3. Installing the eaves. To do this, use conventional screws. Having camouflaged the curtain, you will be able to create an interesting design effect - falling curtains. Such a hidden curtain, even in the photo looks amazing.

   Niche-eaves for stretch ceiling looks very impressive

Actual installation tips, photo examples

To hang the product correctly, reliably, it is worth knowing a few useful tricks. When marking it is imperative to check how the eaves will be positioned in relation to the window. From an aesthetic point of view, it should be placed strictly in parallel. For reliable fixation, the spacing of the self-tapping screws should not exceed 50 centimeters. If in the future it is planned to install the backlight, wires should be laid in advance.

Common mistakes

The most common mistake is the wrong choice of the cornice.Many, trying to save money, buy plastic rod. However, heavy curtains cannot be hung on them. It is necessary to choose not only by aesthetic, price parameters. First of all, you should consider the weight of the curtains. Another popular mistake is to start the installation without pre-marked markup. Nothing can be done "by eye", even with a good experience.

Wall or ceiling curtains: which is better?

When choosing a mounting method, pay attention to the following important points.

• Wall curtains are better to choose if you want to hang multi-layered, heavy curtains. This is true for classic interiors.
• If there is a desire to emphasize the curtains in a special way, it is better to choose a ceiling cornice, install it in a niche. This will give the opportunity to embed the backlight.
• Ceiling models can be installed at almost any distance from the window opening.
• The problem of modern apartments is the small height of the rooms. Placing curtains on the ceiling, with this defect will be able to cope. Blinds visually make the room taller, more comfortable. Wall constructions, on the contrary, will help to cope with the problem of too high rooms.

Video: How to attach the eaves to the stretch ceiling

Photo examples of ceiling eaves, fixed in different ways on the suspended ceiling: