When repairing the floor covering, the installation of the plinth, which closes the slot between the wall and the floor is occupied. If the perimeter of the room has strict outlines and straight lines, the choice of decorative plank will not be difficult.
And in cases where erkers, semicircular niches or columns were used in the layout, flexible plinth is useful. A variety of styles and design solutions in modern construction forced manufacturers of building materials to think about the implementation of the idea of an easily flexible profile.
Types and installation methods
Materials that are used to produce direct plinth, as a rule, change the form very badly. Therefore, flexible plinths made from plastic materials, prone deformation under the action of mechanical pressure or heat treatment are designed and are on sale.
- polyvinyl chloride;
- polyurethane;
- on a cork basis;
- "Liquid Tree".
With the exception of the latter, all kinds of soft ornamental borders are mounted 3 in possible ways:
| type of instalation | Process technology | Specificity |
|---|---|---|
| On glue | The easiest way to install. The glue brand is used offered by the profile manufacturer or any liquid nails. The glue is recommended to use for fixing connecting and angular elements with any type of installation types of the main profile. | Significant minus: when cleaning such a plinth is easy to knock. If you can, it is better to further fix the profile by self-draws. |
| On clipses | At a distance of 0.3-0.5 m from each other, mounting clips are screwed to the wall on the tapping screw. Then the flexible floor plinth is dressed on the clip and is fixed with slightly pressing the sound of clicking. | Clips It is important to fasten strictly vertically, at one level from the floor. If the vertical surface has a break in several directions by one length of the profile stick, then this method of installation is not recommended |
| On a dowel-nails | The installation is placed from the angle, with a step of 0.4 m drilled holes in the wall and in the main part of the profile. Then the dowel is clogged into the wall, which the base is fixed under the lining. | Follow the horizon line when screwing the base with the cable channel. |
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PVC Plinth
PVC is well to be expected
PVCs are made of direct, and bending profiles. At the same time, it is worth noting that a linear variety of curvature will be suitable for minor curvatures, he is quite well awarded to beragged.
Some types of direct floor PVC profiles can be bent into a certain radius, but in order to avoid unnecessary expenses, it is better not to experiment and buy a model of flexible plinth.
PVC Plinth is in the form of a tape (self-adhesive and without adhesive base) and a profile for installing clips. Ribbon is sold in rolls by route meters. For its properties to a change in direction, it is sometimes called a plinth ribbon.
There are simple and self-adhesive types of tape on sale. For the reliability of the latter installation, it is better to use additional fixation. This type of material is produced in different heights: from 40 mm to 150 mm.
Ribbons of small dimensions are sometimes used for decorative interface of the work surface of the table with a wall of the kitchen.
Rechant profile heated in hot water
Instructions on how to bend plastic plinth and install it:
- Clips are screwed to the curved area;
- The profile is heated in water at a temperature of about 800s, reaching the desired state, the profile can be beatened at any angle;
- Pinnotes of the required length is cut;
- The profile snaps on the attachments and cools, taking the necessary roundness.
Polyurethane profile
Polyurethane can be painted
Depending on the composition, polyurethane semicircular plinth features low weight, excellent flexibility and ease of installation. An additional bonus is that the profile can be painted in any color.
Installation lead from the angle, pre-encompassing the profile at an angle of 450c. Before installing, make sure that the profile dock in the corner is accuracy. Next, the glue is applied to the back side of the plinth of 2 bands. The profile is pressed against the wall, give time to dry and apply a small amount of glue with a gun with a gun. After which the plinth is pressed finally.
Excess glue immediately remove. The profile has zero water absorption, so it can be installed in places with a high level of humidity.
Cork plinth
Flexible floor plinth can be made based on natural materials, for example, from traffic jam.
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The main advantage of such a profile is its environmental friendliness. Such a plinth can be an excellent finishing border to traffic voyage.
At the moment, construction stores offer cork plinth and a veneered profile. At the same time, the upper layer is veneer of natural valuable wood. Thanks to modern technologies, this profile is not afraid of high humidity and resistant to mechanical effects.
Cork profile is easy to process and install. For installation, you can use any adhesive compositions, the material has excellent adhesion.
The installation of cork plinth is fundamentally different from the installation of plastic species. Before installing, it is worth opening the profile of varnish. Mounting the plinth can be on any kind of suitable glue. The composition is applied on the back side of the plinth continuous strip and tightly pressed against the wall. To avoid the upper slot between the profile and the wall, when installing can be temporarily fixed with a skot tape. For details on the installation of various types of plinths, see this video:
Liquid tree
Modern technological means - a wood-polymer composite based on wood chips, modifiers and polymers. This product is very environmentally friendly, since woods in its composition of at least 90%. At the same time, it has a large mobility of forms.
A significant disadvantage that the moving mass quite quickly solidifies in air. Therefore, by mounting the floor plinth of the liquid tree, should be especially attentive. Installation requires skills. Sell material packed in briquettes. Do not unpack everything at once. Start the installation is better from the corner, opening 1 package at a time. Details of how to install a flexible plinth around complex forms, see this video:
Note that the liquid tree will not completely repeat the relief of the wall, so with a large number of bends in a small area, it is not rational to use such a plinth.
Selection and calculation of the plinth
At first glance, the choice of size and color of the plinth cannot have a strong effect on the view of the room as a whole. But buying and installing the plinth, you define for many years:
- the ability to remove the wires of engineering communications to cable channels;
- Strength of protection against collecting household dust in the creams between the floor and the wall;
- How serious will the barrier between wallpaper and water during wet cleaning.
The height of the baseboard floor is determined based on the height of the ceilings and the area of the room. The higher the more room, the wider you need to pick up the border.
The length of the material necessary to purchase is determined on the basis of the perimeter value. Take the width of door openings from this value and add 1.5 meters on the cut. The profile color is usually selected in the tone of the flooring or in the color of the door platbands.
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