Today, installing an arch with your own hands is a fairly popular way of arranging interior space. It looks much better than an ordinary door between rooms. In addition, it is possible to save a small amount of space that goes into opening the door. This is especially true in smaller residences.
Arch parameters
Before you start arranging the arch with your own hands, you need to carry out several preparatory steps. It is necessary to measure the doorway, plan the shape for the arch, and also calculate its dimensions. It is very important to measure the width of the existing doorway, as well as its height. Here it is important to take into account such a moment - the installation of the arch will reduce the total height of the passage by about 10-15 cm. Experts recommend making an arch with your own hands only if the height of the door passage is more than 2 meters. Otherwise, it is better to simply decorate these openings with some decorative details.
Working with opening dimensions
Naturally, the width of the arch is the distance between the walls of the doorway. In order to fulfillthe correct semicircle for the arch, you need to measure this distance, and then divide it exactly in half. Before proceeding with any installation work, you need to decide on the shape of the arch and materials.
The most common option is to do-it-yourself plasterboard arches. It is very important to find out before installation whether the walls of the opening are sufficiently vertical and even. This is very important for semi-circular type passage equipment. If any of the walls are uneven, then this must be corrected with putty. Of the necessary materials and tools that will help in arranging the arch with your own hands, you will need:
- drywall;
- rack profile;
- dowels;
- screws and self-tapping screws;
- roller with needles;
- arch angle with holes;
- latex type putty.
The first step is the arrangement of the front parts of the opening.
First method
For the arrangement of the front part, you need to pick up two suitable pieces of drywall. In order to get an even semicircle during the cutting process, there are two ways.
The first method involves using a rope, but only if it does not stretch. The device is tied to a pencil, after which the radius of the semicircle is marked. The radius will be the value that was obtained as a result of measuring the width of the opening and dividing it in half. For example, if the dimensions of the opening are 1 meter, then the radius will be 50 cm. In this case, from the top edge of the sheet of materialretreat down 60 cm and draw a line. This value is obtained by simply adding to half the width, another 10 cm is the distance that starts from the top of the opening and reaches the top of the arched structure. A photo of the handmade arch will be shown.
Next, you need to cut a sheet of drywall in full width, that is, 100 cm. On the cut piece of material, the middle is marked, to do this, you need to step back from the top edge of 50 cm down. This point will be the start of the semicircle. Next, a pencil is taken with a rope tied 50 cm long and a semicircle is drawn. Thus, an unusual compass will turn out. If everything was done correctly, then the result will be an even semicircle.
Second method
Do-it-yourself door arch or made by specialists should in any case have an even semicircle. The second way to achieve this looks like this.
Preparing a soft plinth. It will later be used to draw a semicircle on a drywall sheet. To do this, you need to cut a rectangle from a large sheet with dimensions of 100x60 cm. 50 cm are measured from each edge, and two lines are drawn. Put a dot at the connection point of both lines. Next, a soft plinth is taken and bent on both sides, thereby forming a semicircle. The most convex part of the resulting structure should be located on the same line with the point. If everything is correct, then the edges of the semicircle should be connected to the edges of the rectangle. Further, it is simply drawnan arc along which the desired part is cut. This option is best done if there is an assistant.
Making an arch with your own hands. Step by step instructions
After the semicircle has been obtained, you can proceed to work with the frame. In order to prepare it, you must use the profile that you had to buy in advance.
The first thing to do is to attach two profiles along the edges of the width of the doorway - 1m in this case. They will also be mounted on both sides. If the walls are made of concrete, then it is best to use dowel-screws for fixing. If they are made of wood, then it is better to use self-tapping screws. In order for the arch to be visually flush with the wall, it must be deepened into the opening by 11-12 mm. After the drywall is mounted and the putty is applied, this distance will be hidden by the thickness of the material.
Product fronts
Do-it-yourself arch installation step by step includes the second stage - work with the front part. After two profile posts of 600 mm each were cut out and installed in the opening, we can assume that the frame is ready. It is important to note here that the bottom needs to be cut at an angle, otherwise it will be conspicuous, as the arches narrow at the bottom.
In order to fix the front elements on the arch structure, metal screws are used. Naturally, if you want to have a more complex product design, then the frame must be prepared in an appropriate way. The next step isclosure of the end parts of the structure. To do this, it is necessary to assemble such a frame on which it will be possible to install a curved element. Most often, a 27x28 mm profile is used to perform this design.
Successful completion of work at this stage will ensure the availability of metal shears with a spring mechanism. In order to give the shape of an arc to the profile, you need to cut in a certain way. Two of its three sides are cut. Since the shape of the device is similar to the letter P, it must be turned sideways in a clockwise direction. Then it will be installed on the right side of the arch structure.
Making an interior arch with your own hands involves closing the second side of the frame. All work is carried out in the same way using a profile. After that, you need to start making cuts from the middle of the profile to the very top about every 40 mm. Thus, a certain snake will be assembled. It will be installed at the very edge of the semicircle. It is important to note that the steeper the bend, the smaller the distance between the notches should be.
Arch Reinforcement
In order to strengthen the design of the door arch with your own hands, you need to cut out the crossbars and mount them in a frame in the form of a snake. Naturally, if the installation of the arch takes place in rather thin partitions, then the dimensions of the sheet should also be small. In order not to spoil the material in vain, the length of the strip for strengthening is initially taken with a margin. If it is superfluous, then cutting it off is not difficult. And if not enough, it will turn out emptyspoilage of raw materials.
In order to achieve the most correct shape of the structure, it is necessary to fix the perforated arched corner around the entire perimeter of the structure.
Arch decor
Naturally, the arch itself will not always be able to satisfy the desire to improve the appearance of the room. To improve the appearance, there are many different ways to decorate. The structure is painted in the same colors as the walls in the house, sheathed with materials such as wood or plastic, finished with decorative stone using a plastic base, decorated with stucco molding or ready-made columns.
For the final decoration of the arch, you can use both natural materials and artificial origin. The choice of raw materials will depend only on the initial design idea. The option will look very original when the edges of the walls and arches are framed with clinker or decorative stone.
