Many people have a question after the start of the repair: “How to sheathe pipes?”. Professionals unanimously answer that the best option is to lining pipes with such material as drywall. Before the start of repair work, they strongly recommend that the pipes carefully prepare.
You must understand that subsequently there will be no access to pipes, due to the skin. For this reason, pipes must be cleaned of old paint, wash and paint. These are necessary measures so that the pipe does not rust over time. Particular attention should be paid to those pipe sewn areas where there are compounds that can flow.
After the painted pipes dry out, it’s time to start building a box. It is important to know that the drywall sheets are attached only to the frame, and at the same time does not play much value, they are used for partition, leveling walls, suspended ceiling or pipe sheathing.
When buying drywall in the construction market, do not forget to purchase metal profiles for the frame. They are produced by two types – guides and racks, and the profiles are connected under the metal.
Before you purchase drywall, metal profiles for the frame, self -tapping screws, etc. D., you need to make all the measurements and calculate how much material you will need. Experts advise always taking everything necessary in the repair, with a small margin.
If possible it is best to purchase a galvanized profile, since it does not rust. A little information about the frame for drywall box.
There are different types of fasteners for fastening the profile to the wall. In the choice of fasteners, the material from which the wall is made, to which you need to attach the profile, is played, and of course your own preference. Fasteners include various kinds of screws, dowels, wooden traffic jams and self -tapping screws.
Before starting work on fixing the frame, draw its future contours with a simple pencil on the wall. Remember, the circuit should be even, use the construction level for the goal. After applying the intended lines, it is necessary to fix the guide profiles, and only then the racks.
After that, you can assume that you fixed the frame, now you need to work with drywall. The main thing is to measure the size correctly here.
The parts are cut out with a wallpaper or sharp knife, then the stripes are screwed with self -tapping screws to the profile.
Having fixed the box, you can add a special angular profile to the corners, this will give the entire structure the strength and accuracy.
Having completed the work, it is necessary to wipe with putty, all the cracks, the places where the screws and joints are twisted, and after the putty dries up, roll it all with sandpaper.
After the work done, we proceed to decorative decoration. Here you have a huge selection, a lot of options with simple staining to the wallpaper sticker.
Thus, you can hide a pipe that spoils a thoughtful design into a beautiful gypsum plaster box.