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To fully concentrate attention on the curtains and create a smooth transition from the ceiling, a popular element in the interior is used - a ceiling cornice. Its shape, material, configuration and mounting methods may differ from each other. Today we will talk about installing a ceiling cornice made of a plastic profile on different surfaces.

Profile ceiling cornice - basic equipment and assembly options

The ceiling cornice is made from different materials, however, especially popular in modern interior uses a plastic profile. It is a hollow tire with one or more lines for attaching hooks. The upper part of the ceiling cornice is flat. Depending on the configuration, mounting holes are already provided in the profile or you will have to drill them yourself. Additionally the kit includes:

  • stoppers, plugs to limit the movement of curtains, tulle;
  • rotating corners 45° and 90°;
  • blends, slats and other decorative elements for cladding the front part of the profile.

The length of the ceiling cornice varies from 1.2 to 6 m. If necessary, it can always be cut with a grinder or a hacksaw. This curtain rod is available in three basic colors: white, beige, brown. The massiveness of the curtains determines the number of rows for fastening - from 1 to 4. To hang two transparent curtains and one heavy curtain, purchase a three-row ceiling cornice that can withstand significant loads. Single-row designs are considered decorative, suitable for hanging curtains and tulle. For heavy, massive curtains, it is better to purchase four-row curtain rods, the most durable of the options presented. And if you need a standard one functional option, install a double-row profile.

Advantages of plastic options over other materials

To attach the cornice to the ceiling, structures made of plastic, aluminum and wood are used. Let us analyze in detail the advantages of plastic profile cornices and compare them with other options.

Plastic is not susceptible to low and high temperatures, withstands high humidity. This means that you can hang a ceiling cornice in living rooms and bedrooms with relatively stable temperature conditions, and in the loggia, on the balcony and other rooms with humid air.

Plastic structures do not burn, but melt, and do not emit harmful substances. Safe for installation in children's rooms. The material does not absorb odors. In order to clean the surface of dirt, simply wipe the cornice with a damp cloth. Plastic is easy to cut hand hacksaw, mounted in a horizontal or vertical plane, easily accepts curved shapes and bends of the ceiling. And of course, one of the main advantages of plastic ceiling cornices is the lightness of the material, unlike metal and wooden structures, which, in addition to being heavy, have increased requirements for fastening. In addition, the price for wooden cornices starts from 3500 rubles. This is 5–6 times higher than the cost of plastic profiles.

Step-by-step fastening of a cornice to a concrete ceiling

To hang a ceiling cornice we will need the following tools and fasteners for installation: electric drill, screwdriver (screwdriver), hacksaw, dowel screws, marking pencil.

The first step is to assemble the cornice according to the instructions. Then we measure the length of the profile and the width of the ceiling, and if necessary, adjust the cornice to size using a hacksaw and a sharp utility knife. In a separate package of the kit you will find hooks and plastic plugs. First, we thread the hooks into the grooves on the side of the structure. We cover the side edges of the cornice with plugs that prevent the hooks from slipping.

The second step is marking the fasteners. We place the cornice in the place where it will be fixed, and make marks with a pencil through the holes. Sometimes the factory holes in the cornice are missing. We do them ourselves in increments of 30–40 cm and a diameter corresponding to the size of the plastic plugs. To make the markings even, we recommend hiring an assistant to support the edge of the profile. As alternative option Secure the flat side of the cornice with double-sided tape in several places and attach it to the ceiling. Now you don’t have to worry that the profile will move, and you can calmly make marks and holes for the dowel screws.

The third step is punching the holes. After marking, you can attach ceiling profile. We perforate the holes with a drill and insert plastic dowels, finally fix the cornice with screws, and close the holes with plastic plugs. At the end we frame the plastic profile decorative elements, if they are provided. The installation of the ceiling cornice is complete. This fastening algorithm is also suitable for mounting to a wooden surface.

Craftsmen often use another fastening option - liquid nails. This material can withstand loads of up to 80 kg.

Therefore, if you do not have self-tapping screws, but have liquid nails, we install the ceiling cornice to the concrete surface in the following sequence. We clean the base from whitewash, traces of paint, prime and level. We wait until the surface is completely dry and degrease it. Using a ruler and pencil, we make marks for attaching the plastic profile to the ceiling. Apply liquid nails in a zigzag line to the flat part of the cornice and press it firmly against the marked surface. After about 20 minutes, the material is completely set to the base.

Features of installation to a suspended ceiling and plasterboard surface

If you need to attach a ceiling cornice to a suspended ceiling, take into account the installation nuances. Choose a mounting option - visible or hidden. To properly hang a visible ceiling cornice, before stretching the ceiling, we make a mortgage from wooden beam, fixing it on metal hangers. The embedded beam must be tightly adjacent to the suspended ceiling. After tensioning, the ceiling cornice is secured with self-tapping screws. Holes for fastenings in the canvas are not drilled, but burned and reinforced with polymer rings.

Attaching a profile in a niche will help hide the ceiling cornice and visually raise the ceiling. To create it, a baguette is fixed around the entire perimeter of the room. We attach a wooden beam at a distance of 10–20 cm from the window. The gap between the wall and the molding will be a niche. We fix the platforms in it on metal hangers using self-tapping screws. After tensioning, we attach the ceiling cornice into the niche on the laid platforms.

Another fragile material that also has subtleties when installing a ceiling cornice is plasterboard. Since such a surface is not able to withstand high loads, the profile is installed using butterfly or umbrella dowel screws. They distribute the load evenly, and the drywall does not sag under the weight of the canopy. Alternatively use anchor bolts, deepening them into the concrete base by 5 cm. This will be enough to create a stable foundation. You can also make a mortgage from a wooden beam, as is the case with suspended ceiling.

Fastening

When carrying out repairs, every little detail must be taken into account, including window design. The question of how to attach ceiling curtains must be resolved before the renovation begins.

Decorative framing gives the room its own personality and increases the level of comfort. The article will tell you how to attach it.

Features of cornices

How to assemble and screw (nail) a cornice

Installation should begin with measuring the size of the required curtain rods and determining the type of curtains that are preferred.

In this case you should:

  • Completely eliminate the contact of curtains and curtains with walls, window sills, radiators and accessories on the windows.
  • Choose a cornice that is longer than the width of the window opening so that the curtains can be opened completely.

It is advisable to provide protrusions on both sides of the opening of 15 - 40 centimeters, which depends on the width of the window.

  • Take into account the weight of curtains and curtains on the cornice, which affects its design and strength.
  • For thick curtains with a sufficiently large mass it is better to choose metal structures, or profiled from high-strength plastic.

Methods of fastening the cornice

There are several ways to install a baguette.

Their features are presented in the table:

Advantages Flaws

  • Light weight.
  • Easy installation.
  • Wide range of choice and sizes, number of rows for attaching curtains.
  • Can be used to zone a room anywhere.
  • Cannot be used for heavy curtains.
  • Very simple design.
  • The metal string may sag, which requires periodic tightening.
  • The string may rust.
  • Curtain panels can only move in a straight line.

  • There is no gap between the surface and the suspension. In this case, the length of the curtains will be longer, which visually increases the height of the room.
  • A two-row rail cornice (see) allows you to hang thick curtains and curtains at the same time in the same plane with an ideal distance between them.
  • There are tire curtain rods with three rows on which lamberquins can be hung.
  • Possible with outside attach a decorative overlay of any color.
  • The modular design allows you to make any configuration of the cornice.
  • Low cost.
Low structural strength, which limits their use with significant weight of curtains.

  • Decorative look.
  • There is no need to hide it in a niche.
  • Tulle and curtains are hung on one cornice.
Special rings are required to attach curtains and curtains.

  • Ease of transportation.
  • Quick and easy installation of the system.
  • Easy to hang and remove curtains.
  • Possibility of shortening and increasing the cornice.
  • The strength and elasticity of the strip, which will not break even when bent at 95° (see).
  • Affordable price.
  • Possibility of connecting an electric drive.
  • Usually such a cornice is hidden in a niche, covered with a lambrequin or curtain.
  • A large number of bends requires an increase in the places where the structure is fixed, which creates difficulties during fastening.
  • Profiles can only be single-row to give the product greater flexibility. For hanging curtains and curtains, two profiles are installed.

Criteria for choosing a cornice

Tip: Curtains should be chosen so that they fit into the overall concept of the room. Simple would be inappropriate plastic construction in an antique-style room with a massive chandelier and imitation wooden beams: in this case it is better to choose wooden structure dark color.

Before fastening, you should choose the right product in accordance with the design, material and dimensions of the structure.

Original look

To do this:

  1. curtains in white and black;

  1. ceiling color;

Color combination

  1. wall color.
  • The construction material is selected depending on the type of ceiling. In this case:
  1. for a surface made of reinforced concrete, there are no restrictions on the material;
  2. There are restrictions on the weight of the structure.

Fastening the baguette

Preference should be given lightweight plastic designs.

  • IN large room with one or more windows long wall, it is better to choose curtains wider than the window opening by about 40 centimeters, which will prevent slanting sunlight from penetrating into the room.

  • For narrow room The optimal width is slightly smaller.

This will make the room visually wider.

Installation

Installation depends on the type of coating.

They are:

  • Reinforced concrete.
  • Wooden.
  • Plasterboard.
  • Tensioned.
  • Hanging.

Special preparation is not required when installing curtains on a reinforced concrete or wooden ceiling.

To work you need to purchase:

  • Curtain.
  • Electric drill or hammer drill.
  • Locksmith's hammer.
  • Roulette.
  • Screws with dowels.

Work instructions:

  • Use a tape measure to find the middle of the window opening. If the curtain is placed across the entire width of the wall, its middle is marked and transferred to the ceiling.
  • The fixation points of the structure are marked.

Tip: Usually plastic and wooden curtain rods have ready-made holes for their fastening. Marking the installation of the structure with your own hands should be done along these holes.

  • When using plastic tire curtain rods, the mounting points of the structure are marked in increments of up to 60 centimeters.
  • Holes are drilled at these points on the curtain itself with a drill, and on the ceiling with a hammer drill.
  • Plastic dowels become clogged.
  • The cornice is secured with screws.

Attaching a cornice to a plasterboard ceiling

How to attach a curtain in a room with suspended ceiling from plasterboard or wall panels made of polyvinyl chloride?

This can be done in three ways:

  • Plan to install the curtains on the ceiling at the stage of assembling the frame on it. The CD profile strip is attached to the wall with hangers to the ceiling and horizontal sections at the places where the curtains are fixed.

Attaching the cornices is done with self-tapping screws to the existing frame through plasterboard or a plastic panel.

  • If there is a small distance between the decorative and main ceilings, the curtain can be secured with long anchors. Holes are drilled directly through the suspended ceiling.

Tip: Anchors for fastening should be chosen with a screwdriver, and not with nuts.

  • When attaching curtains to a previously installed ceiling, special elements must be used. In this case, the strength suspended structure compensated by installing a large number of fasteners with a pitch of no more than 250 millimeters.

Installation of curtains on a suspended ceiling

How to hang a curtain on a suspended ceiling?

Advice: When installing a fabric stretch ceiling or PVC film with a harpoon-less fastening, this cannot be done in any way. In this case, you need to choose a regular curtain against the wall.

When planning the installation of such a ceiling, there are no problems with attaching the cornice. But, preparation is required.

To do this:

  • A ceiling niche is being installed. The stretch ceiling canvas is fixed to a rigidly fixed profile located at a certain distance from the wall. The curtain rod is mounted to the base of the ceiling and is completely hidden from view from the room.

Tip: The cornice should be fastened before the canvas is tensioned. This will reduce the risk of damage to the thin film.

  • The mortgage is being mounted. This can be a beam fixed along the entire length of the curtain, or several plywood platforms mounted on drywall hangers, as in the photo.

  • The timber provides greater strength. But over time it may be affected by fluctuations in humidity, which will affect appearance designs.

  • Plywood platforms on galvanized hangers are not affected by temperature fluctuations And high humidity, but in this case a lower weight of the structure is selected.

  • After installing the canvas at the points of its fixation, the film is reinforced with special rings or strong tape, then the curtain is attached directly to the mortgages.

The video shows in detail how to attach ceiling cornices.

Fastening cornices with glue

Modern technologies make it possible to mount cornices on the ceiling liquid nails, which can withstand loads of up to 80 kg/cm². To begin with, it is carried out preliminary preparation- the base is cleaned.

To do this:

  • Old paint, whitewash or other finishing coating is removed.
  • The surface is carefully leveled and primed.
  • The base is checked, which must be fat-free, dry and durable.
  • Liquid nails are applied in a snake onto the cornice, which is pressed tightly against the ceiling.
  • If it is necessary to adjust the cornice, it must be moved in a certain direction without lifting it from the ceiling.
  • The glue will begin to set in about 20 minutes, and the composition will dry completely after 3 days.

Correctly selected fastening of the curtain to the ceiling allows you to emphasize and complement the interior of the room. At the same time not too good option will be very noticeable and spoil the overall impression. To correct a mistake in choosing a cornice, you can use lambrequins or decorative strips that hide an unsuccessfully chosen curtain mount.

Good day everyone. I have a small problem that I find it difficult to solve myself. My parents bought plastic ceiling curtain rods and asked me to help install them. But their ceiling is made of plasterboard. The workers who did the repairs warned that for the curtains it was necessary to buy wall curtains.

The parents are elderly, don’t understand this, forgot and bought it without consulting. What should we do - take them back to the store or are there any ways to securely attach them to such an unreliable base?

Thank you for your answer. Pauline

Hello, Polina. There are such ways, so don’t rush to return the purchase if your parents like it.

Installation methods

There are two solutions to your problem, and the choice depends on the weight of plastic ceiling curtain rods. Moreover, we are not talking about the maximum load that they can withstand, but about the actual weight of the curtains.

Another question is whether you can handle this work with your own hands, and whether you have the necessary tools.

Ceiling mount

Plastic ceiling curtain rods can be mounted in this way, provided that the curtains are light. For example, tulle and thin night curtains. It is not suitable for heavy curtains.

At first brief instructions for installation:

  • See if your curtain rod has through-hole mounting holes. They should be located in increments of about 50-60 cm. If they are not there or the distance is greater, then holes in the profile need to be drilled.
  • If the ceiling plastic curtain rod is too long, saw off the excess with a hacksaw.

  • Attach it to the ceiling exactly along the fastening line, and through the mounting holes place it on the base of the mark with a pencil or marker.

Please note. If the cornice is supplied with rotating elements, then when marking the fastening line, take into account their dimensions.

  • Drill holes in the ceiling for the plastic dowels exactly according to the marks.
  • Insert the dowels into them until they stop.
  • Place the cornice against the ceiling again, aligning the holes, and screw a screw into each.

Now the most important thing. For installation you will need not ordinary dowels, but so-called “butterflies”.

This is what they look like:

You shouldn't take too big ones; size 10x50 is enough. 10 mm is the diameter, 50 mm is the length. The price is low - about one ruble per piece. Accordingly, for holes in the ceiling you will need a screwdriver with a 10 mm drill bit.

Please note. Self-tapping screws are purchased separately, they optimal size 3.5x55 mm.

To insert a butterfly into a hole in drywall, its “wings” need to be squeezed with your fingers and pushed into it until the thrust washer touches the surface. When you screw a self-tapping screw into such a dowel, it will pull its shank to the inner plane, due to which the “wings” will straighten and press against the drywall, providing reliable fastening.

For reference. Permissible load for each such element 16-24 kg. But you shouldn’t take risks by hanging curtains that are too heavy on plastic ceiling curtain rods.

Wall mount

If you plan to place a large load on the plastic ceiling cornice, install it on plasterboard construction It is not recommended without specially made mortgages. In this case, wall mounting is performed.

To do this you need to buy these metal brackets:

Please note. They happen different lengths. Choose taking into account the width of the profile and its distance from the wall.

This installation method is also better to choose when there are active children or large pets in the house, which, through carelessness, can get tangled in the curtains or pull them.

  • The brackets are attached to the walls with regular dowels; you can use the ones included in the kit. To drill holes in concrete or brick, you will need a hammer drill.
  • The number of brackets depends on the length of your plastic ceiling curtain rod, as well as on the weight of the curtains. If they are not very heavy, you can take a step of 1-1.5 meters. If massive and multi-layered - 50 cm.
  • TO plastic profile The brackets are secured using special plates and the screws included in the kit.

How to attach

The procedure is the same, but with markings on the walls.

Conclusion

Such a simple task at first glance may turn out to be overwhelming for female hands, especially in the absence suitable tool. If you decide to take it on, watch the video for this post first.

But the information presented here will not be superfluous. By inviting a specialist who will install plastic ceiling curtain rods for you, you can prepare all the necessary materials for him in advance.

Create home comfort Curtains, tulles, curtains help. To fasten these products, cornices are designed that can be fixed to the wall and ceiling of the room. You just need to know how to attach the ceiling cornice.

Scheme for attaching the cornice to the ceiling.

Modern products are made of high quality PVC (polyvinyl chloride). Their design consists of a hollow tire with several cast grooves. Before making the final choice of a curtain rod, you need to read the instructions for its use, which should indicate the maximum weight of curtains that it can hold. The same instructions should describe in detail how to attach the ceiling cornice.

Advantages of ceiling-type cornices

Ceiling cornices differ from other structures in the following qualities:

  1. With their help, you can attach curtains at ceiling level, which is ideal for rooms with low ceilings.
  2. Ceiling cornices are characterized by relatively low cost and high quality.
  3. The ability to place up to 4 types of fabrics on them simultaneously opens up opportunities for those who like to experiment with tulle and lambrequins.
  4. Ceiling models may be equipped with rotating parts and baguette overlays.
  5. This product can be installed at any distance from the wall, which will make it possible to open windows freely.

Choosing cornices for a room

Stages of cornice installation.

When choosing a model, you should be guided not only by the aesthetic side of the issue. You need to choose and suitable design products. By design, ceiling cornices can be single-row or multi-row. It is attached through holes in the tire itself, using special hangers and brackets. When choosing a product, you need to take into account the method of its fastening and know well the dimensions of the window opening.

The device should be positioned so that the curtains hanging on it do not touch the window handles, and when they are pulled apart, the window opening is completely opened. The length of the cornice is usually selected so that from its ends to window slope the distance was about 30-40 cm.

To hang heavy panels, it is recommended to purchase metal and plastic products. It is better to attach them to the ceiling through holes drilled in the tire. If the curtains are planned to be three-layer: thick, light tulle fabrics and a lambrequin, then they need a three-row ceiling cornice.

Installation of ceiling cornice

The cornice is attached to the plasterboard ceiling using a butterfly dowel.

This is most often done in this order:

  1. If the workpiece exceeds the design length, then using a regular hacksaw for metal you need to shorten it to the required size.
  2. It is necessary to assemble the structure and put decorative plugs on the ends, if provided by the manufacturer.
  3. A hole is drilled in the middle of the tire for mounting to the ceiling. First, a deepening is made with a drill large diameter for the screw head so that it is hidden flush with the surface of the cornice. Then a through hole of a smaller diameter is drilled for the self-tapping screw. Using a self-tapping screw, the accuracy of drilling is checked.
  4. In the same way, holes are made along the entire length of the tire. The distances between them depend on total weight curtains The heavier they are, the greater the number of holes. In wide tires it is recommended to place the holes in a double row.
  5. The cornice is applied to the ceiling at the intended attachment point and through drilled holes make marks on its surface.
  6. In the marked places, holes are drilled with a hammer drill for mounting dowels.
  7. The dowels are inserted into the holes in the ceiling.
  8. Hooks for hanging curtains and plugs for the ends of the tires are inserted into the working grooves. All these parts are included in the kit of the curtain rod.
  9. The structure is fixed with self-tapping screws. The installation is complete.

For some reasons, attaching a ceiling cornice directly to the ceiling surface is not always possible. In this case, use the option of attaching it to the wall using brackets. This is made somewhat easier, because the brackets already have ready-made mounting holes.

Ceiling cornice design.

The ceiling cornice is attached to the wall like this:

  1. The entire structure is carefully assembled according to the attached instructions.
  2. The brackets are applied to the wall surface, and markings are made on the wall through the mounting holes. If it interferes ceiling plinth, it needs to be trimmed.
  3. Holes are drilled in the marked places and dowels are inserted into them.
  4. The cornices are screwed to the wall using self-tapping screws. If the product is located close to the ceiling, then from the outside it will be completely invisible that it is attached not to the ceiling, but to the wall.

Attaching a cornice to a plasterboard or suspended ceiling has some peculiarities. If you plan to use the product to hang light tulle curtains on it, then installing it on a plasterboard ceiling will not create any problems. Only instead of ordinary dowels, special ones designed for drywall are used. They are often called butterflies. Their number must be calculated so that each fastener carries no more than 5 kg of load.

To hang heavy curtains under a layer of drywall during its installation, wooden mortgages are installed, to which the cornice will be attached. Mortgages are usually made from wooden block, slightly larger than the tire size. You can fasten parts without pre-drilling ordinary wood screws.

Stretch ceiling design with hidden cornice.

The ceiling cornice is attached to the suspended ceiling in the same way. Only mortgages need to be installed before calling a specialist who will carry out everything necessary measurements. Then the ceiling canvas can be made with special rings, through which it will be possible to attach the cornice to wooden mortgages installed on the ceiling surface. If the suspended ceiling was installed before installing the ceiling cornice, then in this case it can only be secured to the wall using ready-made brackets.

Modern technologies and materials sometimes make it possible to avoid drilling any holes on the ceiling surface to attach the cornice. Its installation can be done using glue called liquid nails. Adhesive manufacturers claim that their products can withstand a load of 80 kg per square meter. see To do this you need:

  1. Clean the base from old decorative covering: delete old paint, whitewash, wallpaper.
  2. Carefully level the surface, prime and dry.
  3. Apply a thin layer of liquid nails to the snake-shaped cornice and press it firmly against the ceiling surface.
  4. Within 15-20 minutes, you can slightly adjust the position of the cornice, but do not tear it off the ceiling. After 20 minutes the glue begins to set, and after 2-3 days it dries completely.

Attaching a ceiling cornice is not the most difficult job.

Any owner who knows how to hold a hammer drill and a screwdriver can handle this task. Sometimes you may need a hacksaw.

Installation depends on several factors:

  • on what surface of the building the fastening will be carried out;
  • the place is determined and prepared during the construction of walls or ceilings;
  • surface material;
  • the condition of the surface at the attachment point;
  • thickness;
  • Possibility to select a fastening unit.

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

When building a house, cottage, office, studio, the project may include places for curtains and the specifics of their fastening.

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

Places for curtains should be identical for uniform distribution load, otherwise distortions may occur over time.

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

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

For the device to the place intended for fastening, it is necessary to select a product with a suitable length and design. They are always sold equipped with a fastening unit; you must ensure its functional reliability. Otherwise, the issue of modifying the fastener unit should be considered.

Attaching a string product with clamps or grommets requires the installation of tips at both ends that can withstand significant string tension.

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

There are some features of fastening to plasterboard ceilings. In such cases, special fasteners, glue or special mortgages are used.

How to attach to the wall

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

  • The cornice must be at least 10 cm below the ceiling and protrude 15 cm beyond the side dimensions of the window.
  • A length exceeding 2 meters requires the installation of an extra bracket.
  • Plasterboards on the wall require the use of long fastening bolts with a long expansion zone.
  • It is important that the product does not interfere with opening the window.

Required tools:

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

Sequence of actions:

  1. Mark the drilling location for the brackets. To do this, using a tape measure and a level, mark drilling points on the wall in accordance with the design of the bracket and the requirements for the location of the cornice.
  2. Insert a drill with the diameter of a dowel into a hammer drill or drill, drill holes in the wall to the required depth.
  3. At the drilling site, you need to pay attention to the density of the wall material. If the wall crumbles from minor loads, then the installation must be carried out to the maximum depth by selecting the appropriate dowel and self-tapping screw. Insert the dowels into the resulting holes with a hammer.
  4. Use a screwdriver to secure the brackets, and hang the console, securing it with a screwdriver and screws.

How to attach a cornice to the ceiling

The fastening process begins with marking the locations for drilling holes for mounting dowels. It is important to control the coincidence of the symmetry axes of the window and the device, protrusions beyond the window dimensions, and the possibility of opening the window after installation.

The product must be attached securely, allowing the use of curtains of maximum weight of material; this determines the number of points for attaching the product to the ceiling. It is necessary to take into account the density of the material and the length of the dowels and, therefore, the drilling depth of the holes. It is difficult to calculate, but empirically it will be faster.

The tools required for fastening are similar to those used when installing to a wall, only instead of a ladder you may need a stepladder.

Installation sequence:

  1. Mark the installation locations with a tape measure.
  2. Select a drill whose diameter matches the fastening screw.
  3. Drill holes in the product for fastening; wide cornices are drilled in two rows.
  4. Applying it to the surface, mark the place for drilling the central fastening.
  5. Drill a hole with a drill with a diameter equal to the diameter of the dowel, and drive the dowel.
  6. Attach the console and attach it to the mounting location with a self-tapping screw and a screwdriver.
  7. Using the holes, mark the locations for drilling the ceiling and drill them.
  8. Drive in the dowels and secure the product with either fastening nails or self-tapping screws.
  9. If the device has brackets, then you must 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 plasterboard and the installation site was not reinforced with durable plasterboard overlays during construction, then only light curtain rods with light curtains can be used. This is a must 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 bolts for drywall.

Strengthening fastening points for plasterboard and suspended ceilings.

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

All modifications come down to the manufacture of an installation gasket that eliminates the gap between the plasterboard and the ceiling panel or the stretched film and the solid panel. The dimensions of this product must be so accurate as not to spoil the appearance of the surface with convexes or concavities at the installation sites.

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

Conclusion

Fastening a product is not a difficult job, which, with maximum care and diligence, is accessible to anyone and the result will be a joy not only for the performer.

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