Imitation timber - a kind of facing panels, giving the feeling of a real wooden frame. It has a beautiful appearance and a pleasant price. Designers like it for its characteristics and it is used in various interior concepts.
Imitation timber interior design fits many spaces.
In order to understand where and how to apply imitation timber trim, you need to develop a design project for a living space. The presence of skills in the installation of such panels and familiarization with the master classes will help in the design. If there is a fear of not coping with the calculations, it is better to entrust this stage to a professional.
Photos of the interior decoration with imitation timber will be given in the article below.
Designing premises for wood finishing
Before drafting you will need:
- measure the planes on which the cladding is supposed;
- think about places for wiring, if nearbyappliances will be installed;
- mark sockets;
- choose the type and wood of imitation timber;
- deal with the dimensions of the bars, if necessary, make adjustments to the project;
- calculate the amount of material required;
- choose the material for the frame, navigate the positions of the fittings.
Planning is an important step in the renovation process. Failures at this stage will lead to errors, additional costs and delays. Before starting work, everything should be checked and recalculated again.
Calculations and costing of materials
With a ready-made finishing plan, you can determine the amount of materials.
The calculation of the number of boards is done from a given coverage area. The formula is familiar from school - the height is multiplied by the width. It is convenient to use a detailed plan of the walls of the room, on which corners and junctions are visible. The width of the beam is indicated without taking into account the locks. Since the size of the board has already been selected, for example, we took 100 mm by 3000 mm, it is easy to count further. On a wall with a height of 2500 mm and a length of 2000 mm, you will need 20 false beams of this size when mounted vertically.
Now you need to understand how many cubes (cubic meters) of the board will be needed to carry out the given work. The project has already included data on the quality of the timber and its dimensions. The most popular size for imitation timber interior decoration is 20 × 120 × 6000.
In addition to this size, there are:
- A - thickness: 18, 20, 22, 28, 34mm;
- B - width,universal parameters 110-190 mm;
- С - length, usually 3000 and 6000 mm.
The volume of the board is calculated by the formula A x B x C. The resulting value is the value needed for the calculations. Now you need to find out how many false beams will go into one cubic meter. For this, the formula 1m³ / A / B / C \u003d D is used, where D is the quantity of interest to us.
As a result, it is known how many boards are needed and how many boards will be included in 1 cube. The total number is divided by the number of bars in the cube, the resulting number of cubes of material is multiplied by its cost. The budget is ready. You need to pay extra for the calculation from the specialist of the outlet. Sellers use the same formulas, and you can save money by doing simple manipulations with the formulas.
To calculate the cost of work, it is enough to find an online calculator on the Web, where the user is prompted to enter data on the dimensions of the room (windows and doorways can be taken into account), as well as the price per square meter of lining. After that, just click the "Calculate" button, and the site will give the result itself.
Let the dimensions of the room have the following indicators (in meters): 3, 35 x 2, 47 x 2, 5 - and the price per square meter of lining is 340 rubles. Then you will need 29.1 square meters of material, the total cost of which will be 9894 rubles.
Choice of quality finishes
When choosing the parameters of a false beam, not only the cost and size are considered, but also the external characteristics and features of the view. Wood is hardwood and softwood, differing in structure and color of the surface. If you do not take boards for painting,natural parameters must be taken into account.
The example in the photo of the interior decoration with imitation timber clearly demonstrates how it looks.
Conifers
Pine is most often used for sheathing living rooms, dining rooms, walk-through rooms, bathrooms, bedrooms. The color of the surface is yellowish-pink, light tone. Finished panels are smooth as the wood structure is soft and easy to sand.
Spruce finish is more porous and resistant to rot, lasts longer on dry and clean surfaces. In order for spruce beams to retain their properties longer, they need to be processed more often.
Cedar wood is also valued in cladding, as it has antibacterial properties, a beautiful dark shade, and an interesting texture, which gives such a finish a noble and expensive appearance. In addition, cedar products exude a pleasant delicate aroma. But for the same reason, they are not recommended for use in bedrooms due to the headaches they cause. Cedar perfectly retains heat and prevents the penetration of noise into the home. All this makes it one of the elite woods.
In humid rooms with temperature fluctuations, false beams from Karelian or Angora larch are traditionally used for sheathing terraces. This type of wood is most resistant to high humidity and temperature extremes, has a strong structure that is difficult to process. The durability of the breed is due to the polymerization of resins inside the wood, which leads to an increase in the periodservices. Piles for houses in St. Petersburg, Irkutsk, Venice are made of this tree and do not rot until now. Larch retains heat well, thirty percent more than pine. The slats are usually light in color, with a rich choice of textures, which gives it good decorative properties. Larch is durable, strong, but also expensive.
Hardwood trim
As a rule, hardwood is rarely used in interior decoration with imitation timber, unless it is a direct request of the customer, for example, for the interior lining of a bathhouse.
Traditionally used wood.
Alder. The content of resins and essential oils in it is small. Does not emit harmful fumes and resins, which characterizes alder as a good option for a nursery. It has a beautiful color, soft silky structure, is easy to process and, in the finished version, is resistant to abrasion. It also lends itself to staining, and with the use of painting it can imitate valuable wood species. It conducts air well, does not accumulate moisture and does not form condensate on the surface. Shown to be an anti-allergic and antibacterial coating.
Linden is traditionally used for baths and saunas because of the heat resistance of this wood. The structure of the fibers is homogeneous, has a low density. As a result, the wood inside the hot bath practically does not heat up and does not burn the skin. Also, there are no resins in the linden that can heat up, burn and stain a person. But a high concentration of essential oils atAs the temperature rises, it begins to evaporate and release a pleasant aroma. Linden is a moisture-resistant breed, cracks appear on it extremely rarely. The color of the lamellae is light yellow or pinkish. All these properties make lime false beams an excellent option for cladding in damp areas with large temperature differences.
Oak, ash. Expensive wood, used more often for decorative cladding panels, as it has a beautiful pattern and variegated texture. In addition, it has little to no damage from insects due to the chemical composition of the fibers, which are poisonous to pests. Valued for strength and abrasion resistance. Often used for offices and living rooms.
General advice - for interior decoration with imitation of timber, you should not use too wide bars, as this will visually narrow the space.
Pros of using imitation timber for finishing
False beams belong to one of the subspecies of eurolining. It is popular because of the ease of laying electrical wiring under the panels. Key Benefits:
- not prone to shrinkage and cracking due to the complex profile, which has grooves to relieve stress from the lamella;
- easy to install;
- externally indistinguishable from more expensive options like glued panels;
- resistance to temperature extremes;
- Fade resistance;
- sustainable;
- high heat and sound insulation properties.
You can even make the interior decoration of a wooden house with imitation of timber.
All cons are found only when buying low-quality material. This means that unpleasant surprises can be eliminated by choosing a trusted supplier.
Features of installation of timber imitation
How to fix imitation timber for interior decoration?
A pleasant property of working with imitation timber is the ease of installation, which does not require special skills. The panels are connected through a tenon-groove. And the weight of the boards is small, which makes it easy to install even on the ceiling.
For installation you will need:
- bars or profile 25 x 25 mm;
- self-tapping fittings;
- vapor barrier material;
- Hand mobile sander with fine grit;
- devices and impregnation fluid.
Performing lining of horizontal surfaces
The wall is prepared, cleaned of debris and dust, treated with an antiseptic against the formation of fungus and mold and the appearance of pests. The impregnation dries for a day, after which you can start work.
A vapor barrier film is attached to the wall with a smooth surface against the wall. This will ensure air circulation and heat preservation inside the room. To a concrete or brick surface, the vapor barrier is mounted using a crate, and to a wooden one they simply shoot with a construction stapler.
If the panels are parallel to the floor, then the crate is mounted vertically, starting from the bottom using a step of sixty to seventy centimeters. If the wood is lightrocks, the distance between the profiles can be expanded, and if the rock is heavy, it is better to narrow it to half a meter. Self-tapping screws are driven into the wooden base. In concrete - dowels. During installation, a level is used to maintain a flat plane.
Additional profiles must be laid in places where furniture and appliances are hung to enable installation.
On the resulting frame, starting from the floor, imitation timber is laid. To fasten the first lamella, so-called kleimers are used.
The photo of the interior decoration of the house with imitation of timber will highlight some aspects of the cladding.
Features of mounting false beams on the ceiling
The preparatory stage is the same as for walls. A frame for attaching boards to the ceiling is made in increments of forty to fifty centimeters. The bars of the frame are located from the window. The installation of imitation starts from the outer walls - so the seam between the lamellas is less noticeable. The use of light narrow panels will help to visually increase the height of the ceiling.
Ideas for using imitation timber in the interior
This material is universal and suitable for finishing interior walls with imitation timber. A variety of wood species from which false beams are made will allow you to fulfill any author's idea. The interior decoration of the house with imitation timber will look very attractive.
Accent wall in the interior
The reception is used in the Scandinavian style, loft style and fusion. One of the walls is sewn up with textured panels, the processing of the bars emphasizes the structure of the wood. To enhance the effect, the wall is highlighted with an accentlighting. The rest of the walls are best painted in neutral colors so that they do not argue with the wooden surface.
A photo of painting the interior finish with an imitation of timber is given below.
Apron in the kitchen from imitation timber
In the classic interior of the kitchen, paneling is often used. With the help of lamellas, kitchen aprons are often made. Here you should think about a good hood, since fat deposits from wooden surfaces are more difficult to remove than from tiles.
Sheathing the corridor and toilet at half the height of the walls
Traditional technique for small rooms, visually increasing the height of the ceilings. Part of the wall is sewn up with a board, decorated on top with a painting of the interior decoration of an imitation of a bar or pasted over with wallpaper. As a rule, choose the vertical orientation of the slats.
Nursery Wall Decor
In a nursery, a raised beam looks especially relevant if the task is to create a themed room, for example, in a marine style. In addition, the wall near the crib, lined with a board, will always be warm and pleasant to the touch.
Which decision to apply is everyone's business. As a result, even in a city apartment, thanks to the imitation of timber, there will be a feeling of a cozy suburban housing. And your own house, with interior decoration with imitation of timber, will delight its inhabitants with warmth and environmental friendliness, beauty and nobility of this type of decoration for a long time.
