Today, the construction market offers a wide range of materials for wall decoration. Each room in the apartment has its own characteristics. For example, in the kitchen and bathroom - high humidity, so the finish should prevent moisture and dirt from affecting the walls. An excellent alternative to ceramic tiles are plastic panels, which are easy to install.
High levels of humidity, temperature fluctuations and various pollution significantly limit the list of materials that can be used to finish the bathroom and kitchen. The advantages of plastic panels include low cost, durability, practicality, good sound insulation, a wide range of colors and ease of maintenance of the coating. Do-it-yourself installation of plastic panels does not require special skills, so the work will be quick and easy. Because of this, they are very popular.
So, let's start the actual installation. Panels can be installedon a special crate of wooden bars or on metal profiles, in this case, no preliminary preparation of the walls is required. But if it is planned to mount directly on the surface, then it should be perfectly flat. Installation of plastic panels in the bathroom should not be carried out on wooden blocks, as they will quickly deteriorate under the influence of moisture.
The lathing is carried out with metal or plastic profiles, which are attached to the wall at a distance of no more than half a meter from each other perpendicular to the direction of the panels. This type of arrangement is the most popular, it visually narrows and stretches the space of the room. The horizontal arrangement of plastic panels has the opposite effect, but the diagonal, although very original, is not recommended for small bathrooms. If you are doing the installation of plastic panels with your own hands, then you need a screwdriver. Self-tapping screws are used to fix the profiles. Usually panels begin to fasten from left to right. First, the finishing elements are installed from the place where the installation of plastic panels will begin with their own hands, and on the ceiling. They will help to hide irregularities in the places where the panels are cut.
Each plastic panel has narrow and wide shelves. The first is on the left, it is inserted into the groove of the previous sheet, and the second is on the right, it is designed to be fixed in the crate. The first plastic panel is fastened in the finishing element, then the next one is inserted into the previous one with a narrow shelf and fastened to it with a construction stapler, anda wide shelf with self-tapping screws is fixed on the crate. Thus, the plastic panels are installed on the wall. The screen under the bathroom will give the finished look to the room. Its function is to hide the space underneath, which can be used to store a variety of cleaning products.
Do-it-yourself installation of plastic panels will be successful if you follow the technology. Do not forget about the finishing elements, they will help to neatly decorate not only the corners, but also the places around windows and doors.
