Adhesive for suspended ceilings – popular brands, types, characteristics

What happens if you pierce a suspended ceiling?

Holes and cuts appear due to blows or other impacts from sharp objects. Often the cause is careless movements of tools during repairs, for example, when installing a cornice or cabinet, or unsuccessful attempts to remove furniture, ski poles, billiard cues and other things with sharp edges. It is almost impossible to scratch or make a hole in the ceiling with a blunt object, even with an impact.

On film, cuts occur more easily. The fabric fabric is denser and more durable, but it can also be damaged. A hole is formed at the puncture site. It looks messy, but nothing bad will happen. A cut is a more unpleasant injury, as it spreads over time under the influence of tension forces. As a result, instead of minor damage that can be easily repaired, a large hole is formed.

In case of a cut, you must immediately seal the stretch ceiling with masking tape so that the canvas does not spread further. Ordinary tape will also work; traces can be removed with ammonia after the repair is completed.

Sometimes other damage occurs:

• divergence of the seam between the individual canvases (the actions are the same as for a cut);
• insufficient fixation, due to which the baguette moves away from the wall (additional reinforcement of the frame in this place will be required).

In these cases, it is more difficult to repair the ceiling, but restoration work will cost less than completely replacing the ceiling.

When the canvas is prohibited from being sealed

In some situations, trying to fix the ceiling yourself only makes the situation worse. Do-it-yourself repairs should be avoided if:

• the fabric tore at the seam;
• the material has become detached from the wall surface.

In both situations, you must first remove the material, then install it again. Possible causes of such defects include incompetence of the installer and low-quality material. If problems arise, you must contact the company that installed the tension structure.

What glue is suitable for stretch ceilings

To repair a stretch ceiling, you need a composition that reliably fixes the canvas and does not damage the PVC film or fabric. Professionals choose the cyanoacrylate product “Cosmofen CA 12”. This is a one-component adhesive that is used for any plastics, rubber, leather and even metals. In the case of suspended ceilings, Cosmofen is used for the following work:

• connection of harpoons;
• repair of vinyl films and polyester fabrics;
• gluing the harpoon to the PVC sheet;
• installation of thermal rings, pipe loops and ventilation grilles.

Advantages of Cosmofen glue:

• sets quickly, as it has high adhesion;
• dries completely in 6 hours (at air humidity of about 60% and temperature +20ºC, in other conditions the time may differ);
• reliably fixes glued surfaces;
• does not harm health, as it is non-toxic;
• resistant to frost, heat and sunlight (used both indoors and outdoors);
• not susceptible to mold or corrosion.

Attention! It is not recommended to use regular super glue and other similar products. An unsuitable composition may not provide a reliable connection of materials and may even damage the fabric.

Non-woven textile wallpaper

Such wallpaper looks chic in the living room interior, but is difficult to work with and is expensive. They are quite easy to spoil if the technology is not followed carefully, so it is better to turn to professionals.

You can choose textile wallpaper that imitates fabrics such as:

• satin;
• chintz;
• linen;
• jute;
• silk;
• velours;
• velvet;
• brocade;
• felt;
• synthetic fabrics.

Important! Ceiling wallpaper of all types can be glued to a prepared ceiling or to the primed surface of elements of a suspended plasterboard structure.

Methods for repairing a puncture or cut

First of all, seal the hole with masking tape. Further actions depend on the location and size of the damage. Let's take a closer look at what to do in different situations.

Gluing the patch

The method is suitable for minor cuts or scrapes. For this, a piece of fabric or film left after installation will be useful. There are two variations of this repair method. The easiest way is to glue the patch directly over the puncture. To repair a cut on a torn stretch ceiling, proceed as follows:

1. Cut out a piece of the desired size and shape from the canvas (so that the hole is covered with a margin).
2. Spread with Cosmofen glue.
3. Apply to the ceiling and smooth out.

In this case, the patch will be noticeable. If the type of fastening allows it, it is better to partially remove the canvas and glue the patch on the inside, and then tuck the harpoon back into the baguette.

Decorating with a sticker

If you can’t hide the patch, a good solution would be to turn it into a decorative element. The room will look unusual and interesting.

The method is suitable for:

• panels that cannot be re-installed (with glazing bead or cam fastening);
• medium sized holes (5-10 cm).

Suitable reusable stickers for interiors, which are sold in large home improvement or construction stores. The topics are very diverse: flowers, insects, animals, travel, landscapes, etc.

To repair a hole in a suspended ceiling, you need:

1. Carefully remove the self-adhesive application from the white backing.
2. Place it on one edge of the ceiling near the cut.
3. Using careful movements, straighten the image, slowly gluing it to the surface.

It is necessary to ensure that there are no air bubbles. If this happens, the patch is partially peeled off and smoothed out again. You can pierce the tubercle with a needle, but very carefully so as not to touch the canvas.

Advice! To make the interior look more harmonious and complete, place several images in different places.

If the cut is located near the chandelier, there is another option. You can install a decorative rosette. For a stretch ceiling, choose a lightweight foam product.

Ventilation grill installation

As a rule, a diffuser is installed if a puncture or cut occurs in a corner. The size of the element is selected so that it is larger than the defect.

Repair of a stretch ceiling occurs as follows:

1. A plastic ring is glued to the canvas (the damage should be inside).
2. If necessary, the PVC film is additionally trimmed.
3. Insert the grate.

This method is suitable for all materials and types of fastening. The diffuser will provide additional air circulation. In addition to cuts, problems such as film sticking or sagging are eliminated.

Installation of spotlight

The option is similar to the previous one, but more complex in execution. Suitable only for ceilings with a harpoon fastening system, since you will have to partially remove the canvas. Additionally, electrical skills will be required.

Installation is carried out as follows:

1. From the side of the cut, part of the canvas is dismantled.
2. A mortgage is screwed to the rough ceiling in the place where the lamp will be located.
3. Lay electrical wiring and connect to the network.
4. Reinstall the canvas.
5. Glue the thermal ring, cut out the film and take out the cable.
6. Connect the lamp and insert it into the hole.

Peculiarities! You don’t have to limit yourself to one light bulb; you can arrange them in a group: a straight or curved line, in the form of a geometric figure, etc. Such lighting helps to highlight a certain area.

Complete removal of a cut near a wall

This method is also used only for film ceilings with a harpoon connection. There is one more limitation - the distance from the hole to the wall should be no more than 15 cm.

The ceiling is repaired as follows:

1. Partially pull the harpoon out of the baguette at the cut site.
2. Cut off the damaged area.
3. Re-glue the edge to the canvas in small steps of 2-3 cm.
4. This section of the film is heated and secured in the profile.

It's okay that the canvas will have to be shortened a little. Vinyl film stretches well; with careful work, after restoration the surface will look like new.

Common causes of cuts

The causes of cuts on a suspended ceiling can be many factors. Even children's pranks can lead to a hole in the ceiling. Therefore, in order to avoid such an unpleasant embarrassment, it is worth knowing the most common reasons:

• cornices - very often contribute to the formation of breaks in the surface of the stretch ceiling. As a rule, this happens due to careless installation. To avoid this, install a soft fabric pad between the sharp ends of the cornice and the ceiling to reliably protect the material from damage;
• Please note that children's toys with sharp ends can also damage the ceiling surface;
• champagne cork - do not forget that the stretch ceiling is very fragile and if a wooden cork gets in it, it will definitely break;
• when carrying out installation work, do not pull the film very tightly, as it may come apart along the seam;
• Again, when installing a stretch ceiling, you need to be sure that all profiles are securely fixed to the structure, otherwise in the future they may move away from the wall and form a hole;
• A high power lamp can easily melt the film. We are talking not only about those models that are built into the ceiling, but also about pendant lamps that were installed incorrectly. Ideally, the distance between the ceiling and the chandelier should be at least 10 cm.

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Selecting and pasting ceiling wallpaper

So, what can you use to cover the ceiling? Of course, with wallpaper! Wallpaper is no less suitable for covering ceilings than for walls. Moreover, with the right choice of material, wallpaper will hide minor irregularities on the ceiling surface.

Special ceiling wallpaper is distinguished by the presence of embossing. It is through this that minor defects in the ceiling can be hidden. Unlike wall wallpaper, the ceiling material is a more durable two-layer fabric. When using them, you don’t have to worry about tears in a piece of wallpaper coated and moistened with glue.

Embossing makes ceiling wallpaper patterned, and there are a lot of pattern options. Patterns can be made with imitation stucco, in variations of oriental themes, etc.

What to glue on the ceiling: the textured surface of the ceiling wallpaper will perfectly hide minor flaws in the base

Wallpaper for the ceiling, as well as for the walls, is based on non-woven fabric or paper. Depending on the type of wallpaper used, the ceiling is covered in one way or another. In one case, the glue is applied to one of the surfaces (on the wallpaper or on the ceiling), in the other - on both surfaces .

Let's consider what exactly to stick on the ceiling in rooms with high humidity - a kitchen or a bathroom. The best finishing method here is washable and moisture-resistant wallpaper for ceilings.

Their front side is covered with a protective layer that prevents steam from the air from being absorbed into the material. In addition, this type of wallpaper is easy to care for - it can be wiped with a damp sponge or cloth.

How to wallpaper the ceiling

Before you are going to wallpaper the ceiling, you should subject it to some preparation.

It is as follows:

1. Using starting putty, the difference between the floor slabs is equalized. If the difference is more than 2 cm, a paint mesh is used during the puttying process.
2. The first step is to remove the old finish and treat the surface with a primer solution.

To prevent cracks at the junction of the slabs, puttying should be done using a painting mesh

1. The putty solution is applied to a painting mesh placed along the drop line. Then the solution is distributed over this area of ​​the ceiling until a flat surface is achieved, using a spatula.

Directly wallpapering the ceiling is done as follows:

1. Prepare the necessary set of tools - a brush and roller for applying glue, a wallpaper brush, a dry cloth, an adhesive solution, a stationery knife and scissors. The work is carried out by two people.
2. Under the ruler, use a pencil to mark the location of the first wallpaper strip on the ceiling, since the degree of evenness of the sticker of all subsequent strips depends on its correct positioning.
3. Paper-based wallpaper, like the ceiling itself, is coated with glue, after which a section is glued along the markings. When using non-woven wallpaper for the ceiling, the adhesive solution is applied only to the ceiling surface.

Advice! It is recommended to smooth the wallpaper strip from the center towards the edges of the canvas.

Scheme for gluing wallpaper to the ceiling

1. Similarly, adhesive ceilings require careful control of the joining of the edges of adjacent strips of wallpaper. There should be no overlap of strips one on top of the other, but the joint should not diverge.
2. After the ceiling has been glued completely, the windows and doors in the room are tightly closed to avoid drafts.

How to fix a complex fabric tear

How to seal a suspended structure with large holes with your own hands? If there are cuts in the area of ​​baguettes or cornices, simply gluing the base together is not an option. It is better to take a cable in a plastic frame (cross-section from 2.5 mm), and seal it along the resulting cuts along the wall. What is needed:

• Construction hair dryer for drying surfaces.
• Maximum accuracy in determining the size of defects.
• Repeat the procedure exactly according to the instructions.

In a situation where you accidentally caught the product with a sharp object, use tape. The cables are secured with metal clamps along the entire length of the structure.

Damaged canvas

Non-woven wallpaper

There are several types of non-woven wallpaper:

• for painting;
• smooth;
• embossed.

There is an abundance of canvases with colored designs, patterns, and embossing that are suitable for a living room interior in Provence, Oriental, classical, and folklore styles. The ceiling, decorated with smooth wallpaper with inserts of floral print coverings, looks picturesque.

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Non-woven wallpaper for ceilings has the following qualities:

• environmental friendliness;
• vapor permeability;
• ease of installation;
• resistance to UV radiation;
• durability;
• ease of care;
• fire resistance;
• the ability to withstand large mechanical loads that occur during building shrinkage.

For a spacious hall with a high ceiling, relief canvases in soothing colors are suitable. Dark shades are acceptable in a room on the sunny side in combination with light wall coverings and a large number of artificial lighting sources.

Advice. In a living room of less than 20 m² with a low ceiling in a Khrushchev-era building, it is better to hang light, smooth wallpaper or paintable material. Thus, you can change the interior from time to time by repainting the ceiling in a different color.

Recommendations for cleaning

The tension surface must be monitored regularly so as not to accumulate dust or other contaminants, which are then much more difficult to deal with. Timely cleaning is a guarantee of long service life of the material.

Wet cleaning is not always necessary; you can use dry cleaning with a vacuum cleaner. When vacuuming, it is important not to touch the surface with the nozzle so as not to touch or damage it.

When using detergents when cleaning (soap, powder), use warm water with a temperature of no more than 40 °C. If the ceiling is glossy, use alcohol solutions for cleaning; even the products used to clean windows will do. But heavily contaminated surfaces are cleaned using products specially designed for this purpose.

When purchasing stretch ceiling care products, take into account the type of stains formed, the material (film or fabric) and the texture of the coating (glossy or matte).

The soap solution is suitable for any type of fabric. With this product, prepared at home, cleaning is carried out once a year so as not to accumulate a lot of dust or other contaminants.

Mirror tiles

Mirrored ceiling tiles, which are glued or secured to a suspended plasterboard structure with screws and rubber gaskets, look extremely impressive in the living room interior. You can choose elements of various shades - golden, silver, blue, smoky, green, pink, gray, lilac. It is not necessary to fill the entire surface; the central part of the ceiling lined with mirror tiles or shaped inserts around the perimeter in combination with matte tiles or wallpaper looks elegant.

Selection of stickers for ceiling decoration

There is a large assortment of different decorative stickers on sale - there are several simple rules on how to choose them:

1. First of all, you need to decide what kind of drawing you need. For example, in a room that is designed in a simple style, floral images will look ridiculous. Geometric patterns are better suited for such a room. Glowing figurines of heroes from fairy tales and films, as well as balloons, look good in a child’s room. If the bedroom is decorated in a gentle style, floral arrangements and clouds floating as if across the sky look great on its ceiling. The room where a teenager lives can be decorated with stickers with creative images.
2. We should not forget about the color scheme of the interior of the entire room, with which the stickers should be combined. For example, large red patterns will look ridiculous on a green surface.
3. It is advisable not to purchase too cheap products, since high-quality products cannot cost a penny. In this case, there is a high probability that low quality materials were used in their manufacture. Such an element is unlikely to adhere well to the surface or will quickly lose its original color.
4. If you plan to create a night sky on the ceiling, stickers with images of stars should be luminous. It is also better to purchase stickers with space-themed drawings. On a white surface, such decorative elements will become almost invisible during the day, but at night they will glow beautifully.
5. You can decorate the ceiling surface with products of various shapes, for example, luminescent flowers, animals, musical notes, etc.
6. Before purchasing stickers, you need to consider their size and quantity. Perhaps one large-sized decorative element will be enough, or vice versa, many small drawings will be required. If you plan to decorate walls and furniture with stickers, this should also be taken into account.

How to properly glue ceiling tiles: we describe the workflow step by step

Gluing ceiling tiles with your own hands is not a difficult task, and therefore many people do this work themselves. Beginners will definitely find our advice useful.

1. First of all, you need to mark the center of the area to be finished. Pull two threads from the corners located diagonally. The intersection of the threads will be the very center.
2. You can start working from the chandelier, taking its location as the center. You will need to cut off the corners of the plates at the junction of the wire. When finished, you will close this gap with a shaped glass attached to the chandelier rod.
3. The fastest and easiest way is to stick tiles from the wall row by row. If you choose this option, then keep one nuance in mind: you need to lay the first row against the wall opposite the front door or window. Thus, the gaps closed by partial fragments will not be noticeable. Carefully cut off the flashings along the edges of the tiles before gluing them. This way you will get a ceiling tile without seams with a perfectly flat surface.
4. Do not forget to maintain the symmetry of the pattern at the junctions of the elements. Any deviation can ruin the entire finish.

There are several options for placing tiles on the ceiling relative to the walls in the room. The most commonly used are parallel and diagonal arrangements. The tiles can be plain, colored or combined. For the combined option, there are the following arrangement methods:

1. Snake;
2. Alternating diagonals;
3. Intersecting diagonals;
4. In the center of the ceiling;
5. Along the perimeter of the ceiling;
6. In a checkerboard pattern.

After all the work is completed, install skirting boards around the perimeter of the ceiling. If you choose plastic skirting boards, use the same glue as for tiles; if wooden, it would be better to secure them with nails or self-tapping screws.

How to choose?

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In all the variety of ceiling stickers presented by manufacturers today, it is quite possible to get confused. We recommend taking your time and not buying the first stickers you come across. The choice of these decorative elements must be approached competently, otherwise the interior risks becoming awkward and its design will have to be redesigned.

If you are choosing stickers for the living room, office or bedroom, then bright stars and frivolous flowers are definitely not suitable. In a room with a strict and laconic design, various types of geometric patterns look great. Funny little animals and stars are the best option for a children's room. More airy motifs, such as clouds or delicate large flowers, will look original in a romantic bedroom. When choosing stickers, don't forget about color. Remember what colors your room is designed in, whether the stickers will look harmonious and combine with other colors

This is quite important. Another important point is the price. We strongly do not recommend choosing stickers that are too cheap, as there is a high probability that they were made from low-quality materials and this can cause serious harm to health.

Luminous ceiling stickers

Glowing or neon stickers are becoming trendy. They glow due to phosphorus applied to the surface. This glow is interesting for children. That’s why you can often see stickers in children’s bedrooms. Although they are also found in other rooms. Stickers in the shape of stars are popular. This imitation of the “starry sky” brings romantic and fairy-tale feelings to the atmosphere. In addition to stars, you can stick:

• fancy patterns,
• unusual ornaments,
• flowers,
• and etc.

Photo stickers on the ceiling

A novelty in decorating a stretch ceiling is a photo sticker. It is made from very thin polyvinyl chloride film. It must be said that such high-quality stickers are practically no different from small photo printing on canvas and look just as great. In this case, you can take absolutely any photo you like for such a sticker. So in the children's room, stickers of cartoon characters become decorations, in the kitchen there are flowers, butterflies, and still lifes. The advantages of photo stickers are that:

Kinds

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First of all, stickers differ in appearance. Today there are a large number of stickers in the form of a variety of figures and patterns. In addition, a separate type of product is produced that has the ability to glow in the dark.

Vinyl

Vinyl stickers consist of a base with an adhesive composition and an outer thin layer of PVC film coating. A certain pattern or design is applied to the film, in turn.

PVC film can be easily applied to any flat and smooth surface. Stickers made from this material are universal for application to any ceiling covering. Vinyl products can be produced in the form of large canvases that can be used to cover the entire ceiling or in the form of small designs and patterns.

Phosphorus

Phosphorus stickers have one very interesting quality - they glow in the dark. Neon stickers contain phosphorus particles that are able to accumulate light from sunlight or lighting fixtures, and then release it for some time in the dark. Most often, luminescent stickers are used to create a composition of the night sky with glowing stars.

Some believe that phosphorus is a substance that is dangerous to human health. Some varieties of the substance are indeed dangerous, but only when used in their pure form. However, the stickers are made using a special technology using an absolutely safe phosphorus composition. Therefore, luminous stickers can be used without fear for your health.

What types of stickers are there?

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The most common types of such decorative elements are made in the shape of stars of different sizes. They are mainly sold in whole sets, containing up to a dozen stars. You can purchase more interesting options.

Such sets contain not only stars, but also several images of various planets - as a rule, these are Saturn or the Moon. There are also more stars here, there are sets consisting of fifty parts, and as an addition, there is often an image of a flying saucer.

You can also choose less trivial sets, in which there are no stars, but there are images of ghosts or various animals. They also glow in the dark and will be a great addition to your interior.