Modern technology for fixing them suggests using a wall cornice. It is easily attached to the ceiling of any material, allows you to hang curtains and curtains in several rows and is a decorative interior detail.
The cornice on the ceiling visually increases the height of the room and allows you to hide small defects on the walls behind a layer of curtains. Products can be divided into several types.
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When choosing a curtain rod for curtains, you need to find out how much weight it is designed for. Under a significant weight of the fabric, the plastic cornice can bend; for heavy curtains, it is better to use metal fasteners.
The distance of the removal of the eaves from the wall should be sufficient so that the hanging curtains do not touch the window sill, window handles and radiators. When fully opened, the curtains should completely free the window opening.
After choosing a product, you need to decide how to fix the ceiling cornice? Installation of the product to the concrete ceiling begins with the markup. Then the cornice plank is cut to the desired length with a hacksaw. The ends of the bus are fitted with plastic plugs that come with the kit.
In the middle of the cornice, a hole is drilled for a self-tapping screw, and drills of two diameters are used - first according to the size of the screw head, and then a thinner drill. Further, such holes are made along the entire length of the bar. Their step is 60 cm, if you need to hang heavy curtains, the distance between the fasteners is reduced.
The cornice is applied to the ceiling parallel to the window opening. A mark is made on the ceiling through a hole in the middle and a dowel hole is punched with a puncher, a self-tapping screw is twisted. Having leveled the bar, mark and drill the remaining holes. The cornice along the entire length is fixed with dowel-nails.
If mounting the cornice on the ceiling is not possible, then it is attached to the wall using brackets. This is even easier to do as there are far fewer holes to drill.
There are two ways to fix the ceiling cornice on drywall:
A plank for light curtains can simply be attached to drywall using dowels "butterflies" and "umbrellas". This fastener, after screwing in the screw, opens and increases the supporting area. He will not hold a multi-tiered structure. For a multi-row tire, it will be necessary to mark points on the ceiling through the holes in the eaves and drill deep passages for the anchor.
As a bookmark under the eaves, a wooden beam is used, screwed to the ceiling. It should not protrude beyond the plane of the drywall, and its dimensions should exceed the dimensions of the ceiling cornice. Installation to the beam is carried out according to the technology of fastening to the concrete ceiling, only holes in it do not need to be drilled.
Installation of a ceiling cornice to a stretch ceiling is quite difficult to perform, because the canvas is not designed for the load. It is necessary to plan the installation of fasteners for curtains in advance and fill a wooden beam in the chosen place. Its bottom edge should be flush with the stretched canvas. Marks are made on the film at the place of laying, and the cornice strip is mounted on them.
There is a second installation method, it is more difficult, but provides the original appearance of the structure. The stretch ceiling is not installed close to the wall, but indented, resulting in a niche. Its size must correspond to the size of the installed eaves. The bar is fixed directly on the ceiling. Nearby, a wooden beam impregnated with an antiseptic is stuffed in 3-5 mm. A fixing profile for a vinyl film is attached to it from the side of the eaves. After stretching the canvas, the wooden block will be completely hidden.
How to assemble and install a plastic ceiling cornice, see below:
In a stretch ceiling, the cornice is mounted as follows:
