After construction of the house quite often there are problems with ceiling beams: the Alpine style to liking at all not everything, and it is not simple to hide load-carrying structures. Designers offer decor many options, and builders - concealments of overlappings.
Ceiling device
To remove the bearing ceiling beams in actually overlapping after mounting of floor covering of upper floor not perhaps therefore it is necessary or to hide them, or to decorate. The easiest way is to hide beams behind additional covering of type of gypsum cardboard or plywood. In this case beams are upholstered with the chosen material from below. The hinged ceiling which will need only to be put in order by means of paint turns out.
Plywood sheets and sheets chipboards it is possible to fix directly to beams, and here gypsum cardboard will require profiles and guides which are placed across beams.
However, this method has essential minus - it is decrease in volume of the room due to lowering of ceiling. Will help to hide unnecessary elements on house ceiling also stretch ceiling of their PVC of film popular today. It is the fastest and convenient way, under film it is possible to place also part of communications, to hide it wiring and ventilating box. Unlike hinged ceilings, tension can create illusion of height, enough it is only competent place lamps and choose glossy covering. If you do not accept these ways, it is possible to consider methods of dressing of ceiling beams.
Alpine decor
The following tools and materials can be necessary for you for dressing of ceiling beams: - abrasive paper of large and small granularity; - mordant; - varnish for tree; - antiseptic covering; - portable ladder; - brushes; - grinder; - gloves. By means of brush and antiseptic covering surfaces of ceiling beams are processed. Then it is necessary to wait so far solution will be absorbed in wood and will dry, then it is possible to start grinding. It is desirable to perform these works with the help of the grinder. It is necessary to apply mordant on the ground beams – it is called "toning of covering". The mordant differs both in color and in structure therefore on the imperceptible site of wood it is desirable to try previously that will turn out after impregnation. The structure is caused with uniform layers by means of brush. It is necessary to wait for its full drying before starting covering of beams varnish. It is desirable for Lach to use colourless not to kill color of mordant. Such method of decor is called "Alpine".
European style
There is also the second option: after grinding and covering to paint with anti-septic tank beam any given color which corresponds to design of the room. After coloring it is possible to pass to actually dressing. For this purpose it is possible to use various decorative lighting set located over beams or LED tape. If you wish to create the room in style hi-tech, you will need to decorate beams under iron. Just cover wood with silver steel and varnish, and place lamps of the same tone on chains under overlappings. Curiously and volume the beams painted in different tone from different sides look. The Mediterranean style differing in combination blue and white is popular: beams are painted in blue, and ceiling - in white. Dynamics to space will be given by cross strips or registration of ceiling the fence. Quite often designers offer unusual options of registration of beams, for example. It is very fashionable not just to paint them, and to paint. Also Khokhloma painting on ceiling, and the whole panels meets.