How to fix a cornice

Installation depends on several factors:

  • what surface of the building will be mounted;
  • the place is defined and prepared during the construction of walls or ceilings;
  • surface material;
  • surface condition at the attachment point;
  • thickness;
  • the ability to choose a mounting unit.

In modern buildings, surfaces for fastening products are multifaceted, from ordinary vertical walls and horizontal surfaces to complex geometric spatial openings in studios.

During the construction of a house, a summer residence, an office, a studio, the project may include places for curtains and the specifics of their fastening.

The material of the walls determines the design of the mount. Materials not strong enough require reinforcement of the cornice mounting structure. As an example, stones from natural shell rock, a popular building material in the south of Russia, do not have the strength of aerated concrete and the fastener nodes are different.

The locations for the curtains must be identical for even distribution of the load, otherwise distortions may occur over time.

The thickness of the mounting surface determines the support for the installation site, a thin surface will not be able to withstand the product if the site is not designed for the arising load.

Mounting units can be of various types, the choice is determined by multiple factors from economic to aesthetic.

Installation Features

For the device to the place designated for fastening, it is necessary to choose a product with a suitable length and design. They are always sold equipped with a mount, you need to make sure its functional reliability. Otherwise, the issue of finalizing the fastener assembly should be addressed.

Attaching a string product with clamps or grommets requires the installation of handpieces on both ends that can withstand considerable string tension.

For fixing to the ceiling, traditionally use brackets, but it is possible to mount through holes in the console. In this case, the use of brackets is technologically similar to installing a cornice to the wall.

There are some features of fasteners on plasterboard ceilings. In such cases, use special fasteners, glue or special mortgages.

How to mount to the wall

Mounting to the wall is preferable in its simplicity, ease of implementation and subsequent changes and modifications, if such actions are carried out.

  • The cornice should be below the ceiling at least 10 cm and protrude 15 cm beyond the side dimensions of the window.
  • Long exceeding 2 meters involves the installation of an extra bracket.
  • Plasterboard panels on the wall involve the use of long mounting bolts, with a long expansion zone.
  • It is important that the product does not become an obstacle to opening the window.

Tools required:

  • stairs;
  • roulette;
  • level;
  • hammer drill or drill;
  • screwdriver or screwdriver, hammer;
  • screws or dowels;
  • drill.

Sequencing:

  1. Mark the drilling of the mounting location of the brackets. To do this, use a tape measure and level to put on the wall points for drilling in accordance with the design of the bracket and the requirements of the location of the cornice.
  2. Insert a drill with a dowel diameter into a punch or drill, drill holes in the wall of the required depth.
  3. At the drilling site, attention must be paid to the density of the wall material. If the wall crumbles from insignificant loads, then installation must be carried out to the maximum depth by selecting the appropriate dowel and self-tapping screw. Insert dowels with a hammer into the holes obtained.
  4. Fasten the brackets with a screwdriver, and hang the console by fixing it with a screwdriver and screws.

How to fix the cornice to the ceiling

The fastening process begins with the marking of the places for drilling holes for fixing dowels. It is important to control the coincidence of the axes of symmetry of the window and the device, protrusions beyond the window dimensions, the ability to open the window after installation.

The product must be fastened with reliability, allowing the use of curtains with the maximum severity of the material, this determines the number of points of attachment of the product to the ceiling. It is necessary to take into account the density of the material and the length of the dowels and, consequently, the depth of drilling holes. It is difficult to calculate, it will be empirically faster.

The tools necessary for fastening are similar to those used when installing to the wall, only a ladder may be needed instead of a ladder.

Installation steps:

  1. Mark the place of installation with tape measure.
  2. Select a drill whose diameter corresponds to a fixing screw.
  3. Drill holes for fastening in the product; wide cornices are drilled in two rows.
  4. Having attached to the surface, mark the place of drilling of the central fastening.
  5. Drill a hole with a drill with a diameter equal to the diameter of the dowel, and drive in the dowel.
  6. Attach the console and attach it with a screwdriver and a screwdriver to the mounting location.
  7. Mark the holes for drilling the ceiling through the holes and drill them.
  8. Drive in the dowels, and fasten the product with either fixing nails or self-tapping screws.
  9. If the fixture is with brackets, it is necessary to first assemble the product, and then proceed as described in the previous paragraphs.

How to mount on a plasterboard ceiling

If the ceilings in the room are made of drywall and the installation site during construction was not reinforced with durable linings for drywall, then you can use only light cornices with light curtains. This is a prerequisite due to the fragility of drywall.

Otherwise, the processes are identical to those described in paragraph 4, with the exception of the choice of cornice fasteners. It is necessary to use special drywall bolts.

Strengthening the mounting points for plasterboard and suspended ceilings.

For stretch ceilings, improper installation can lead to surface damage. For plasterboard ceilings, heavy cornices are not applicable. Therefore, for the device of such devices, it is necessary to refine the surface at the stage of installing drywall or preparing a canopy of a stretch ceiling.

All improvements are reduced to the manufacture of a mounting gasket, eliminating the gap between the drywall and the ceiling panel or stretch film and hard panel. The dimensions of this product must be so precise as not to spoil the appearance of the surface with bulges or concavities at the installation site.

After installing such a product, the process is carried out as described in paragraph above.

Conclusion

The fasteners of the product are not difficult work, which, with a maximum of accuracy and diligence, is accessible to any person and the result will be a joy not only for the performer.