Drywall allows you to make structures of flexible shape. Today we will tell you how to make an interior arch from drywall. By dismantling the door frame and leaf, there will be more space, the opening will become a little wider.
To obtain curved forms, GCR is used, the width of which does not exceed 600 mm. With a standard drywall thickness of 12.5 mm, the smallest radius of its bending will be 1000 mm. As the sheet thickness decreases, the minimum radius will also decrease.
Curved sheet mounted on metal carcass, while the frame profile is also pre-bent in the radius required for the formed surface.
First, mark and cut out the details of the sidewalls of the interior arch.
cut off right size rectangular drywall.
To make the perfect arch shape, screw a self-tapping screw into the very bottom of the sheet, stepping back a little from the edge. Tie a thread to the self-tapping screw, at the end of which there will be a pencil. Thus, by pulling the thread with a pencil, you can mark an even semicircle, which can then be cut with a hacksaw, knife or jigsaw. If you want to make an oblique arch shape, move the self-tapping screw to the left or right of the middle of the corner of the sheet.
Since you will need two pieces of the same shape, the second can be cut using the first as a template.
Marking a perfectly round arch Mounting rails
Attach the guide profiles to the wall, stepping back from the edge of 12-13 mm, as in the photo. This is done so that after sheathing the profiles drywall construction fully aligned with the wall and did not bulge.
To fasten profiles, we recommend using dowels of at least 40 mm in increments of 30-40 cm.
Sidewall fastening
On the rails from the end, with self-tapping screws for drywall for metal 3.2 × 25 mm, the previously cut sidewalls are attached. Screw them in such a way as to drown the hat a little.
Fastening drywall to rails Curved profile
Having measured the circumference of the arch, cut out the corresponding profile with metal scissors. It is on it that the internal frame will be assembled. To bend it, cuts are made on the edges of the profile in increments of 7 cm. This will allow you to bend the guide profile along the bend of the arch.
Make cuts on the profile to give it the desired shape The resulting metal frame is screwed on the back side along the edge of the GKL using self-tapping screws, after which the distance between the received guides inside and the total thickness of the structure between the edges of the arch are measured. Jumpers are cut out according to the existing profile dimensions of the rack bases. They are placed in increments of 7-14 cm, thereby reinforcing the assembled structure.
Cut out jumpers 
Jumpers from profiles will add rigidity to the structure Drywall fold
Once again, having measured the end side of the arch, cut out the corresponding strip from the plasterboard. It is very easy to bend it: drywall needs to be soaked with water. Moisture will penetrate into all the pores of the material - both the core and the cardboard. This method allows you to bend drywall without effort and cracks.
Wet gypsum perfectly takes any shape To better soak the drywall, poke holes in the layer of cardboard with a spiked roller, then wet it with a damp cloth. When the gypsum absorbs moisture, it will be possible to give it a rounded shape.
Starting a large-scale cosmetic or even overhaul with a complete change in the interior, the owners often want to bring to life many interior design ideas. One of them may be the transformation of an ordinary rectangular doorway into an arched one. If you figure out how to make a drywall arch, then it is quite possible to install it yourself.
The arch can affect the structure of everything design solution interior, and an additional decorative overlay of a certain style will set the design of the entire room.
Having studied detailed instructions for the installation of the arch, having prepared in the necessary materials and tools, it is quite possible to make an arch from a rectangular doorway in just one day.
It should be noted that an arch made using the same technology can transform not only a doorway, but also wider passages that divide large rooms into zones.
Materials and tools for the manufacture and installation of arches
In order to bring a bored doorway to a new state and get a neat aesthetic arch, you need to prepare the following materials:
- Gypsum board GKL with a thickness of 9 ÷ 12 mm.
- Metal galvanized profile or wooden beam for making a frame.
- Perforated metal corner for strengthening the joints of drywall planes. A fiberglass mesh is also quite suitable for this process.
- Self-tapping screws for fastening drywall and perforated corners to metal profiles.
- Gypsum-based putty - rough (starting) and finishing.
For installation, the following tools must be available:
- Electric jigsaw and drill.
- Ruler, construction square, tape measure and pencil.
- Grinder or metal shears .
- Screwdriver.
- Construction knife.
- Roller with metal spikes.
- A flexible bar that will help create a smooth arch shape.
- Spatula and grater for working with putty.
- Sponge, water container, thick soft cloth (you can use an old terry towel).
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Drywall and sheet materials
Taking measurements and preparing structural elements
- Before starting the manufacture of arched elements, it is necessary to measure the opening, where the arch will be mounted. Its width and the desired vertical distance are measured, from top to bottom, on the side walls of the opening. These parameters will determine how rounded the arch will be.
In addition, it is necessary, starting from the thickness of the drywall, to determine the depth of its installation, since it must be fixed at the same level with the plane of the wall - it must be drowned deep into the doorway.
- From the corners of the doorway, you need to retreat deep into a distance that will be equal to the thickness of the drywall and make the appropriate markings by drawing the lines for installing frame profiles.
- According to the obtained parameters of the size of the opening, with the help of a grinder or scissors for metal, segments of a metal profile are cut - two for fixing horizontally and four for fixing on the side walls of the doorway. They are installed along the previously marked lines, leaving room for drywall.
- If the walls of the opening are made of brick or built of concrete, holes are drilled in them with a drill (perforator) directly through the metal profile in the wall, where plastic dowels are hammered into which the fixing screws will be screwed.
On this structural element - the frame, drywall parts will be attached.
- The next step is to mark and cut two drywall panels according to the previously obtained dimensions. They must fit exactly into the doorway between the walls.
- Further, on these panels it is necessary to draw and then cut out two arched details from them. In this case, you need to act very precisely, since by making the wrong markup of the arc, you can easily get an ugly arch skewed to the side.
- Curvilinear "trajectory" cutting, that is, the arcuate part of the arch itself can be marked different ways, and they are all equally accessible.
First way
The markup is done as follows:
- First, the panel is laid on a flat horizontal surface.
- Then, on the upper horizontal and on both vertical sides, the thickness of the metal profile, already fixed in the opening on the walls, is marked. Usually it is 50 mm. These points are used to draw straight lines parallel to the edges of the panel;
- To draw a semicircle, a pencil is taken and a piece of inelastic cord, which is tied to the pencil so that it rotates freely in this loop.
Homemade "compass" applies the necessary arc of the arch A self-tapping screw is screwed in the center of the circle. Then a cord is attached to it, so that the sharpened pencil lead falls on the intersection point of the lines drawn earlier, parallel to the left and right edges with the bottom edge of the panel. It turns out a kind of compass, capable of drawing circles of the diameter required in this case.
The markup can be transferred to the second panel simply by copying from the first.
Second way
For the second method of marking the line of the arched arc, you will need a flexible plastic bar, a pencil and two pairs of hands.
- First you need to determine what height the curvilinear part of the arc will have at the highest point. To do this, the bar is applied to the door opening between the profiles fixed on it. One end of the bar must be attached to bottom edge of the profile, fixed on the left side wall of the opening, its highest point on the bend should touch the midpoint of the horizontally fixed profile, and the third touch point of the bar will be bottom edge of the profile on the right wall.
- At the last point of contact with the profile, a mark is made on the bar - it will determine the length of the very arc that will determine the curvilinear cut section.
- Further, the same is done on the drywall panel, where, just as in the first version, 50 mm are already marked along the edges. One of the masters holds the bar so as to align its beginning and the mark made with the lines, and the second one draws the border of the arched semicircle along it.
- Then, the marked area is cut with a jigsaw.
Third option
The third option is a template of an arched section made on hard cardboard according to the dimensions taken from the door. It can also be marked with a homemade "compass" made of cord and pencil.
— Ready template put on a drywall panel, outline its outline with a pencil, and then cut out the part to be removed with a jigsaw.
- The template will not allow you to make a mistake and the semicircle will be perfectly even.
The next step is preparing a metal profile for the curved parts of the frame, on which the lower part of the cut plasterboard panels will be fixed. To cut off the profile segment of the desired length, you can use the very flexible bar on which the mark of the length of the arc forming the arched vault is made.
You need to prepare two such segments of the profile. Then, cuts are made on them with metal scissors or a grinder, thanks to which it will be easy to bend the profile into an arc with the desired bending radius.
It should be especially noted that if the arch will have a small thickness, then sometimes one wide metal profile with made on German notches to secure German two panels on both sides. The profile must be recessed inside the arch to the thickness of the drywall used, since later the lower arch bar will be attached to this particular curvilinear part of the frame.
The rest of the elements will be in the course of the event. installation work- usually there are no special difficulties with them.
Installation of the frame base of the arch
Metal frame made of galvanized profile
- Installation of the arch begins with the installation of drywall elements with cut out semicircles, which are fixed in the doorway on metal profiles screwed into it.
To fix drywall use special screws and a screwdriver.
These elements are fixed on both sides of the doorway.
- Next, with inside of the cut arched opening, a notched and bent metal profile is screwed. When carrying out work, it is necessary to hold the profile with one hand, pressing it exactly in the shape of an arch.
This part is screwed first to one side, and then to the second.
- The frame will not have the proper rigidity and completeness of the structure if it is not installed between the metal arched elements of perpendicular sections of the profile. They will connect the plasterboard walls of the arch to each other. These jumpers are installed in several places of the arched structure.
To fix the jumpers on the profile, self-tapping screws with wide caps and a sharper nose are used.
Installation of a wooden frame arch
If the manufacture of a frame from a metal profile seemed too complicated, then you can mount it from wood.
- To do this, you need to prepare bars measuring 20 × 20 mm - to fix on drywall, and 30 × 30 mm - to fix on opening walls.
- Further, an arch is marked on the drywall, sawn out, and then wooden bars with ends arranged in a semicircle are screwed onto the inner surface of the element.
- A free space of 30 mm is left along the edges of the part, which will be occupied by bars installed in the doorway.
- The walls of the doorway are marked in the same way as when attaching a metal profile, only instead of it bars 30 × 30 mm are fixed along the markings
- Then, the prepared arched panel is applied to its “regular place” and screwed into the opening, to the wooden bars installed in it.
You can do it differently - fix the bars on the edges of the drywall, and then screw the finished stasis panel to the wall. But in this case, it will not be very convenient to work, especially when the second panel with the arch is fixed, since it will be difficult to climb between the two arched elements with a hand with a screwdriver.
Cable routing
Before proceeding to the manufacture and installation of the lower part of the arch, an electric cable is laid if the opening is provided with lighting.
The contact ends of the cable are fixed to the metal profile approximately in the place where spotlights should be installed. It is best if the cable is enclosed in a plastic corrugated pipe– to avoid accidental damage to the insulation on the sharp edges of galvanized profiles.
When the prepared bottom strip of drywall is installed, it will perfectly cover all the ugliness of the wires.
Fabrication and installation of the lower plasterboard arch panel
When the frame and the front parts of the arch are installed, you can proceed to the manufacture of the lower strip, which will cover the entire unsightly appearance of the frame.
First, the full length of the arcuate bend of the arch and the width of the distance between the installed arched frame parts are measured with a tape measure.
The dimensions are transferred to drywall, and a rectangular strip of the required dimensions is cut out of it.
Next, the drywall strip needs to be bent into an arch, however, the material is hard and brittle, so it can easily be broken, ruining the part. In order for the process etc went smoothly, you can use two methods to bend this material:
1. The prepared part is marked along its entire length into transverse strips 50 mm wide.
- Further, cuts are made along the marked lines, about half the depth of the drywall.
- Then the part is carefully bent and immediately, without delay, is screwed to the metal profile, which is located inside the arched structure.
Video: simple drywall arch
2. The second method of bending drywall, in principle, is even simpler than the first, but it will take a little longer, since you have to wait for the material to take the desired shape.
First, a spiked roller is forcefully passed along the drywall strip, which pierces the top layer of cardboard with its sharp spikes.
If there is no such roller in the master’s arsenal, you can use a sharp construction knife - with it, cuts of 20 ÷ 30 mm in size are made on the drywall surface, at a distance of 15 ÷ 20 mm from each other, both in length and in width.
In the next step, the panel, on the side of the punctures, must be moistened with a sponge with water and leaned against the wall, setting the long side vertically.
After about 15 ÷ 20 minutes, the first results can be seen - the panel will begin to bend under its own weight. Then the part is wetted again and left for another 40 minutes.
It is possible, especially for the ideal bend of the arch, to knock down a structure from three boards with the letter P (a kind of conductor) with the dimensions of the place of the doorway where the arch will be installed. Then turn it over, setting it on the horizontal part.
Further, in the same way, having moistened the drywall part with water, it is laid on the legs of an inverted letter P, moistened side up. After 20 minutes, its middle will begin to sag inside the structure. Then, it is moistened again and left for 40 ÷ 60 minutes for complete subsidence to the horizontal bridge of the structure.
By the way, a similar method of bending a drywall strip sometimes allows you to make an arch without a frame at all, as shown in the attached video clip:
Video : giving bending drywall arch
Still wet drywall on a metal profile with self-tapping screws, which are screwed in at a distance of no more than 100 mm from each other.
The next step is to cut holes in the designated places on this part of the arch, into which, after finishing, it will be possible to install spotlights (if their installation is provided).
Having made holes, you need to pull the cables inside the structure to them, but they should not be completely pulled out of the holes, as the protruding ends of the wires will interfere with the finishing.
arch decoration
Having completed the installation of the frame and sheathing, you can proceed to finishing the arch with putty. Only by closing all the seams and recesses from the heads of the screws with a putty mixture and leveling it, you can get a neat arch.
The puttying process is carried out in three stages:
- the first layer evens out deep flaws;
- the second - displays even forms of the arch;
- the third layer is the finishing one, and with its help the ideal smoothness of the surface is achieved.
- However, before taking on the putty, it is recommended to strengthen the corners of the arched openingspecial perforated corner, which the will easily take any curvilinear shape.
Fiberglass mesh can be used in place of corners, but it will not give the sharp, even, and reinforced edge that corners can. The installation of the corner is carried out using self-tapping screws, which are screwed in at a distance of 150 ÷ 200 mm from each other.
- Next, you can proceed to work with.
For work with drywall, an acrylic or gypsum-based putty is used, designed for interior work.
The acrylic composition can be purchased in ready-made pasty form, while the gypsum mixture is sold as a dry mortar. Mix it immediately before use. The best way to do this is with a mixer attachment, which is attached to a drill.
You need to know that you can not immediately knead a large amount of putty, as it seizes very quickly, so it must be prepared in small portions. There is always an instruction on the packaging of the building material, which must be carefully studied in order to find out the exact “life” time of the prepared composition and the complete drying of the plastered surface.
- The first step is to finish the drywall joints and the main walls of the doorway.
The work is carried out with the help of wide and medium-width spatulas. One of them putty putty on the joint, and, as far as possible, smooth it out, comparing the surfaces of drywall and doorway.
- Having closed the joints between the drywall and the wall in the doorway, you can immediately close the self-tapping caps on this part of the structure with putty. Carrying out this process, you need to remember that the surface must be perfectly flat, so it is necessary to achieve this particular effect. For this stage of work, you can use a metal trowel, which will immediately cover a large area.
- The first layer closes the deep joints of drywall with the wall. Here it is very important to distribute the putty into all the recesses and chips, since it is necessary to bring the seams on the same level with the wall and the arched structure.
Do not apply too thick layers of material, as raw putty can quickly separate from the wall surface. It's okay, if necessary, instead of three, you can put four layers of putty - they will hold on much more reliably than two or three very thick ones.
- Applying putty to all wide joints, before it dries, a reinforcing fiberglass mesh should be applied on top. This easy-to-use material can be purchased in any desired width, so strengthening wide gaps will not be a problem.
From the coil, the required length of the mesh is measured, and with the help of a spatula, this tape is then pressed into the putty, stretched and leveled.
- The arched bend, trimmed on both sides with a perforated corner, must also be treated with a layer of putty, comparing the surfaces.
If the junction of two drywall planes on the arched opening is reinforced with a fiberglass mesh, then if necessary, it can be cut in some places, since it should lie on the surface perfectly evenly, without waves and folds.
- When all seams are sealed and reinforced with reinforcing materials, the first layer is left to dry.
- After it dries, it is necessary to go over the surfaces with medium grit sandpaper to level the dried putty. By doing this, you need to try to “knock down” all the sharp protrusions so that they do not interfere with further work. But, at the same time, the structure must be handled very carefully so as not to expose the reinforcing elements.
Aligned joints should be well cleaned of dust with a damp sponge.
- Next, you can move on to the second thin layer of finishing putty, which should cover and level all surfaces.
- After it dries, the entire structure is cleaned with fine sandpaper (with a grain of about 220).
Before applying the third layer, it is necessary to again carry out measures to clean all joints and smooth surfaces from putty dust.
The final layer should make the arch "clean" - The final coat should make the finish smooth. The putty is applied in a very thin layer, and in this case, a ready-made paste-like material made on an acrylic basis is best suited.
In the process of work, it is necessary to smooth out all the traces left by the spatula.
- When finished, the structure is left to dry for at least 8 ÷ 12 hours. The level of dryness of the material can be determined by its color - it should brighten to pure white.
- Next, there is a grinding process, and it is better to carry it out with a special grinder, on which fine-grained sandpaper (grain 280 ÷ 400) is fixed, and then a soft polishing cloth.
Grinding is carried out until the surface is perfectly smooth.
- After the arch has been sanded, you can paint it if it was planned. After painting in the doorway, special built-in
Making and installing an arch is not such a complicated process. The main thing is to figure out the little things, how each of the stages of work goes, and having understood all the nuances, you can purchase materials and get down to business.
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Video: monumental arch with columns
When you have an apartment, you certainly want to make it cozier, more comfortable and bigger. Currently, one of the ways to visually enlarge your home is to create arches instead of doors.
Various photos of arches show how diverse they are and how much they change appearance housing. It is about how to make an arch with your own hands that will be briefly described below.
arch types
The arch is an opening in the wall that does not have an overlap in the form of a door. Their views differ only in the upper part, or rather in how the corners are built (straight, rounded or curly).
IN modern world There are 7 types of arches:
- classic;
- "modern";
- "romance";
- ellipse;
- trapezoid;
- "portal";
- semi-arc.
The first four types have rounded corners and differ only in the form of rounding.
So the classic arch is a semicircle with a radius of half the width of the opening; "modern" has a small corner radius; "romance" and ellipse are similar to each other and represent the usual rounded corners.
Another thing is the trapezoid and the portal. These two types use sharp corners. In the trapezoid, the top, respectively, represents this figure, and the “portal” is an ordinary opening without a door.
However, even an unremarkable "portal" can be made to sparkle with new colors, giving the pillars the appearance of columns in the ancient style (Greek or Roman).
The trapezoid, although it is a rather unusual solution, is not suitable for any style, therefore it is used much less often than other arch options.
The last type is a semi-arch, as the name implies, it consists of 1 rounded and 1 right angle. This type of arch began to be used recently, but it has already gained popularity.
It is up to you to decide which arch to install in the apartment, but we will dwell in more detail on drywall arches, as the most convenient material for building.
Step by step instructions for creating an arch
We choose the future shape of the arch. It is important that it fits the general style of the premises that will connect.
We clean the opening from the plaster and level it. It's simple here - the cleaner the surface of the work, the more reliable the mount.
We fix the arch frame. We build the frame itself from a profile (it can be made from wood bars).
We attach a cut-out drywall arch to the frame (one side). To get the arch of the desired type, in the middle of the drywall base we make a hole for the nail. We tie a rope to it and get a homemade compass. Now, by changing the length of the rope, you can change the radius of rounding corners and their appearance.
We apply drywall on the other side and mark on it, as if on a stencil, an arch, after which we cut it out and attach it to the frame.
In no case should this be done on the floor, since the opening is usually asymmetrical, which has the most detrimental effect on the accuracy of one-to-one markings.
Note!
We measure the resulting arc and make a tape for fastening from the profile. After that, we attach the resulting tape to the arch of the arch with self-tapping screws.
Install jumpers. Their size is calculated simply: the depth of the arch is minus 1.5 centimeters, the material of manufacture is a metal profile, less often wood. We attach a sheet of drywall to the end of the opening with self-tapping screws.
We spend Finishing work(we level with putty, overwrite possible holes, paint, or glue wallpaper).
Other ways to make an arch
You can also make an arch in the opening in two other ways. The difference between these methods of creating an arch in fixing drywall.
In the second version, it is attached to the jumpers not with a whole sheet, but with specially cut pieces (set) using a special solution (water, putty plus PVA glue) and this must be done without delay, since the solution hardens very quickly.
Note!
The third option provides for wooden lintels planted on glue. Drywall in the opening to the lintels is also glued.
How to bend drywall?
In addition, the question may arise: how to bend drywall? Thin cardboard (6 mm) is best suited for this.
And there are at least 2 ways to bend it:
Method 1 - roll a roller on cardboard to break the gypsum in it, soak it in water and gradually screw it to the tape with screws.
Method 2 - make cuts on drywall every 4-5 centimeters. When you attach to the end of the opening, the material at the place of the cuts will burst and better adhere to the wall surface.
We wish you good luck with your work!
Do-it-yourself arch photo
Note!
Arches for the doorway have been used since ancient times. The arch is very aesthetic, today it is not only beautiful, but also allows you to save space, complement the interior and do the work yourself, with your own hands.
As a rule, drywall is used, it is not expensive, it is easy to work with it and you can make any arched opening. The framing of the arches can be anything, you can put a platband and a variety of finishing materials.
Shape selection
The type of arch can be any, even from several levels, with different rows and functionality, the correct measurement of the doorway is initially made. The main types of arches are presented in the table:
| arch type: | Description: |
|---|---|
| Parabolic arch: | Beautiful and easy to make arch. It is made of flexible plastic, for example, a threshold. A mark is made in the middle, which will be the top point of the arch. Further, the material bends in the form of an arc. The arc is applied to a plaster or other sheet and a template is made, on which the arch blank will be ready. |
| Circular arch: | IN wooden material(bar) it is necessary to fasten the self-tapping screw and tie the twine to make a compass. They can make an arch pattern. Next, with a compass, you need to draw a circle of the arch on the sheet. |
When the contours of the arch are drawn, the shape should be cut out using a jigsaw or a regular knife. All cuts are made exactly along the lines, the quality of the arched opening depends on this. The classic version of the arches is made according to the following principle:
- It is necessary to measure the doorway and calculate the material.
- The instrument is being prepared.
- A template of arches is cut out, a semicircular view, round, oval and others.
- The frame is mounted in the opening using a metal profile or wood.
- Polyurethane, drywall, plywood, fiberboard, chipboard, foam plastic or other selected material is installed.
- The bottom of the arch is cut out and screwed to the side parts.
- Puttying and finishing, decoration of the arch is carried out.
Important! When deciding on the type of arches, it is necessary to pay attention to the height of the ceiling and the width of the doorway. Some types are suitable for a wide but low opening, the other vice versa.
The main forms are as follows:
- Portal - U-shaped arch, according to the device it can be in the form of waves or with many angles, one of the most popular types of opening.
- Classic arch - recommended for ceilings from 3 m, with a passage width of 90 cm.
- Romance - it is recommended to set if the width of the opening is large, but the height to the ceiling is small.
- Modern - an alternative to any type of arches, can be used in Khrushchev, where every centimeter of space is important. The corners of the arch are made sharp or rounded.
- A semi-arch is an ideal arch for zoning rooms.
- Straight arch - suitable for loft, hi-tech, modern style.
The photo shows ready-made false arches from Leroy Merlin, which do not need to be framed:
Knowing what types of ready-made arches for doorways exist, you need to decide on the materials and start working with your own hands.
Do-it-yourself drywall arch (video)
Work materials
You can’t just build an arch, you need to choose the material and prepare all the inventory. More commonly used drywall sheet, it is easy to use, if desired, you can redo the arch, its cost is low. Therefore, an example of working with GCR will be described step by step below. Arched interior opening requires:
- GKL 9.5 mm.
- Profiles 27x28 mm and 60x27 mm.
- Self-tapping screws to fix drywall 3.5x25 mm.
- Dowels to fix the frame in the opening 6x60 mm. Used for brick or concrete.
- Self-tapping screws with a press washer 4.2x12 mm.
- If the doorway is made of timber, then wood screws are needed.
- Putties for GKL.
- Needle roller.
- Perforated corners.
- spatula.
- Pencil and tape measure to measure and make a drawing.
- Screwdriver.
Having prepared the material, you need to mark and measure everything.
measurements
Before , how to make a drywall arch in doorways measurements are taken. The size of the opening itself is taken in height and width. When there is a width, it is divided in two to create a perfect semi-circle arch. The shape of the arch is determined, for classic version you will need to additionally level the walls using putty and beacons. Naturally, the opening must be completely disassembled, prepared, removing dirt and dust from it, and, if necessary, seal cracks and voids with mortar. When the opening is ready, you can proceed to the next steps.
Installation of an interior arch
On the GKL, an arch design is made for a private house or apartment, the necessary picture is drawn, and then cut out with a knife, strictly along the lines. When one piece is cut correctly, a new side is drawn along its contours and another piece is cut out. Having prepared both pieces, you can mount them on the frame, but before that, the correct frame is built. Step by step, the work will look like this:
- At the top of the opening, profiles are fastened using dowels if the opening is brick. After that, the profile must be installed on the walls of the opening. The frame is mounted at two points in the doorway.
- Next, a profile is made in the form of an arc. Scissors need to cut through the metal every 5-10 cm, after which the metal is bent in the desired shape. For the template, previously cut pieces of drywall are used. Installation is carried out with dowels, and the frame is sheathed with drywall using self-tapping screws. For arches you need 2 arcs.
- In order for the frame to turn out to be strong, bars or profile pieces are installed between the arcs.
- The frame is ready, but the arch itself has not yet been made. You will need to bend drywall for installation at the bottom of the arch or make a typesetting element, the prefabricated bottom is made from pieces of drywall, and when bending, you need to cut off a piece, adding 10 cm in size from the sides. So that the material does not crack, it is moistened with a little water, passed with a needle roller and left for a couple of hours so that it is flexible. After that, you can bend the material and attach it to the frame, using initially adhesive tape, and then self-tapping screws.
- After 12 hours, a beautiful arched opening will be ready and it remains to decorate and decorate the arch.
Here's how easy it is to install an arch in a doorway with your own hands. Using these tips, the production of arches will be fast. All voids in the arch can be left unchanged, or you can use mounting foam, pouring it inside, according to the instructions. Next, you need to veneer your creation.
Decoration of the doorway
It is known from what to make arches in the doorway, but how to finish the arch in the doorways? Decorate finished structure possible with different materials. Often the design is done using MDF, you can finish modern material, for example, artificial stone, wood, wallpaper, paint and apply the array. When the arch enters the kitchen, it is recommended to fix the curtain by installing fasteners in the arch immediately. Before sheathing and decorating the arch, you need to do a number of works, step by step instruction below:
- The surface of the arch is sanded with sandpaper, removing irregularities, creating a rounded edging.
- Seams, joints and places of self-tapping screws must be sealed with putties, but before that, a perforated plastic corner is placed on the corner, it must be fixed directly into the putty.
- When the putty dries, everything is sanded again with sandpaper to remove irregularities.
- The arch is smeared with a primer and when it dries, a finishing putty is applied and sanded for the last time.
The arrangement of the arch is completed, you need to pick up the finish and put it on the finished opening. As you can see, it’s easy to make a home-made arched opening, anyone can assemble the frame and fix drywall, not necessarily a master, even if the work experience is small. It is recommended to make an arch, the same as the window in shape, so that the interior is uniform, although the opening itself can be modernized so that the house or cottage is transformed and functional. Finally, a video showing the process of work, how much material is needed and how a rectangular arched opening with a rounded top is made:
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For interesting interior apartments, you can choose the oriental style, which is distinguished by its unusualness and beauty. And quite often, as an element of this style, they use hand-made interior arches, which home craftsmen can also do.
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The arched doorway gives the room some freedom, as well as an increase in space. Therefore, many people use this type of finish, performing these works after the completion of the main repair. At the same time, you can use different materials, which allows you to make the interior arch more accessible to any person.
What is needed for work?
It will not be possible to build an arch with bare hands, so it is worth preparing necessary tools, without which it would be impossible to do. In any case, you will need:
- hacksaw
- hammer and scarpel
- tape measure and pencil
- ladder
- liquid nail gun
Regardless of the material used, the listed tools will make all the work much easier. In addition, the speed of work, as well as their quality, will be much higher than when working without using a power tool.
Materials for interior arches
For such an interesting design, which, of course, is the arch, you can use various materials. In addition to wooden arched structures, plastic interior arches, which are produced in factories, are quite popular today and are sold ready-made. But this is not the only material that is used during the renovation of apartments. are also quite popular with the population, especially since they are able to repeat any form. The use of other materials is allowed as a finish of the arched structure, which allows you to get unusual and interesting options internal interior.
Opening preparation
Before starting the manufacture and installation of the arched structure, it is necessary to prepare the doorway. For this you need to remove door leaf and dismantle the old door frame that was part of door block standing in the opening.
To get a semicircular upper part of the doorway, you need to round the edges of the opening itself. This can be done using a frame, especially in cases where drywall will serve as the finishing material.
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For wooden structure a frame is also needed, which must be made of wood.
These works need to be done at the next stage of creating an arched structure.
Arch frame
Before you make an arch with your own hands, you need to do work on the device of its base. For drywall arches, metal profiles are used for the frame. To make the base even, and both sides the same, you can prepare a template that will completely copy the final shape of the future design.
The profile itself must be prepared for bending. This can be done by cutting the side elements of the profile, after which it can be bent in any radius. The more cuts you make, the rounder the opening will be. It remains only to fix all the elements on the wall.
What can be used for fastening?
In order to make a metal frame for an arched structure, it is necessary to have nails that fasten the guide profiles. But to connect the profiles into a single structure, you need to use self-tapping screws with a press washer, which have a flat and wide cap, due to which they allow you to fix all the profiles with each other much more firmly.
To tighten the screws, a screwdriver is used, on which a bit with a cross slot is installed. The type of slot is selected depending on the configuration of the self-tapping screw, so when buying the necessary nozzle for a screwdriver, you should also take a self-tapping screw with you, which will need to be tightened.
Wireframe creation
Finished items
Interior arches made of wood also require the installation of a frame, on which everything will need to be fixed. wooden details arched structure. To work with wood, you need to prepare a jigsaw or a sharp hacksaw. This is necessary in order to qualitatively and accurately cut, varnished or laminated, finished parts of the future arch.
Quite often in stores you can find cashing for arched structures, which has a groove on the inner surface into which you can insert any part ready for use. For example, an extension for a door frame, which has sufficient rigidity, and at the same time has an attractive appearance.
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When the frame is fully prepared, you can begin to sheath it with plasterboard sheets. To do this, you need to arm yourself with a hacksaw or a jigsaw to cut out two identical elements of the opening. If a template was previously made to facilitate the assembly and installation of the arch frame, now it can serve as a model for the side details of the future arched opening.
Use a pencil to mark the cut line. In order for the door arch to be as even and symmetrical as possible with your own hands, you must use a template that can serve door frame if an arched door should be installed in the opening. If there is no such template, then you need to cut out one side part of the arch, and cut the second part along it.
Frame sheathing
Drywall installation
The side parts of the arch are ready, which means it's time to install them on the frame of the opening. To do this, use self-tapping screws with fine threads, the length of which is 35 mm. During the tightening of the self-tapping screws, you need to carefully monitor the force of attraction of the self-tapping screw to the drywall sheet.
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If it is exceeded, then the self-tapping screw will pass through the drywall sheet and the fastening will not be achieved.
After completing the installation of the side parts, it is necessary to close the space that was formed after their installation. To do this, you need to take the size of the width of the opening and measure its length. You can cut the insert for the arched opening with a simple knife. But the edges of the insert must be processed with a planer so that they are even and neat.
How to bend drywall?
After the drywall part is cut out, it must be installed in the interior arch. But installing even drywall on the bend of the arch can damage the part being installed. Therefore, before installation, it must be bent. Only in this case do-it-yourself interior arches will look stylish and beautiful.
In order to bend the drywall element, it is necessary to slightly moisten it with water. After it dries, there will be a slight bend in a natural way. Once this happens, you can begin to install this element in place. Curved drywall will freely accept new form, which has an arch frame. It remains only to finish the new section of the interior of the room.
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Puttying, painting, gluing
The finished arch must be given an attractive appearance. To do this, it must be puttied and painted with paint to match other interior items or covered with wallpaper. The corners of the arched structure need to be reinforced. This can be done using a special paint corner, which, due to its design, takes the form of any corner.
The corner is installed on the applied putty, which is used to putty the entire surface of the interior arch. After installing the corners, the arch is puttied again, and after it dries, they start grinding. The final stage will be painting the entire structure or full or partial wallpapering. This is how the installation is done interior arches with their own hands and their subsequent finishing.
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