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How to cut the outer corner of a baseboard on a wall. Ceiling plinth: how to make the corner beautiful and even. Ready-made factory corners

The ceiling plinth performs mainly decorative functions; it allows you to hide all repair errors. It is attached after wallpapering at the junction of the walls and ceiling. A properly selected baseboard can visually expand a room. It all depends on the chosen model and size. Now on construction market you can find a huge variety of . Currently, they are made from polystyrene foam, polystyrene, polyurethane, gypsum, polyvinyl chloride, which is the most economical option, also made from various types tree. Wooden skirting boards look much more aristocratic than others, but they are also harder to work with. In any case, the choice will mainly depend on the style in which the room is decorated. Ceiling plinths are also called frieze, baguette or dumbbell.

When performing work, we prepare the following tools for cutting and joining:

• a stationery knife or a metal knife (depending on the material from which the plinth is made);
• goniometer;
• ruler;
• pencil;
• miter box.

A miter box is a carpenter's tool. It looks like a small tray that is made of plastic, wood or metal and has several slots for cutting at 45 and 90 degree angles. There are other types, they are intended for more complex and professional work, but for normal repairs they are of no use. Such a device can be purchased at any hardware store.

It is designed for cutting dumbbells at perfectly even angles, and if they are not such or the tool is not available for some reason, the element will need to be trimmed manually. To determine whether we need it or not, it is recommended to use a protractor. If they turn out to be crooked, then before installing the baguette they must be leveled with plaster or drywall.

The most difficult part of joining is cutting. The slightest mistake leads to waste of materials. Dumbbells are attached to the ceiling not like regular ones, but a little differently. It should be remembered that they are cut not only from the front side, but also along the outer edge. The simplest material to work with is polystyrene foam. It is easy to cut and not so fragile compared to other materials, so it is much easier to work with.

How to cut a baguette with a miter box

To cut a baguette, using a miter box, we fix it in the tray in the same way as it will be attached to the ceiling. Cut it along the guide groove. If it is wooden, then we cut it with a regular hacksaw. There is also a hacksaw for metal, and to cut polystyrene foam or polystyrene foam, we will use a simple stationery knife, but it must be very sharp so as not to damage anything.

How to cut a baguette without a miter box

If there is no miter box in the house, then an analogue of it is made with your own hands. Alternatively, draw on a simple landscape sheet. To do this, draw two lines on paper with marks of a certain degree. You can put them aside using a regular school protractor. Use a miter box own production the same as purchased. You just need to place the product correctly and cut off the excess part.

It’s also really possible to make it with my own hands from three boards, making slits there that can be marked with a student’s square or the same protractor.

Simple secrets to successfully installing a baguette

When cutting, you should not use much effort, as the foam will crumble and the wood will split.

The dumbbell elements are usually tried on the wall, and if there are no gaps and everything fits tightly, then the job is done correctly.

After the plinth is fixed in the corners, it is recommended to fix all subsequent parts, but before that, treat them at the joint with sandpaper. You need to remember that the joining of each must be without cracks or irregularities.

For those who do not want to do difficult work, but are also not ready to give up decorative element apartments, it is possible to use a special component that covers the joint. It looks very original and saves time and effort.

For a complete overview of the docking process ceiling molding, watch the video from detailed description actions.

How to make an internal corner of a ceiling plinth

An internal angle is one that is no more than 180 degrees. These are the ones that most often have to be cut. Trimming the edges of a baguette is usually done with a miter box, but you can do without it.

If this happens with its help, then before joining it is necessary to take into account that the element touching the side of the tool when cutting is glued to the wall of the room, and the element touching the bottom part is attached to its ceiling.

It is recommended to measure the angle between the walls of the room, and if it turns out to be straight, then cut the dumbbell at an angle of 45 degrees. To make a cut, first required element placed in a miter box. Then the edges are cut off.

If the walls turned out to be crooked, then the best option To cut the baseboard yourself, you will need a ruler and a utility knife. To do this, attach two different parts to the wall and mark the cut location with a pencil, after which they carefully cut it.

To check the accuracy of the work done, the product is first tried on the wall, and only if it is cut without any errors is it attached, and if unevenness is noticed, they are very easy to correct using a utility knife and only then mounted.

Usually, if the corners of the room are even, then no problems should arise with them, but if not, then minor defects can always be eliminated, the main thing is to try hard.

How to make an outer corner of a ceiling plinth

Internal corners are much more common than external ones. Usually they are at least 180 degrees. Despite this, connecting them is not at all difficult.

To cut a baguette correctly, the first thing you need to do is draw a mark on it; to do this, we fit it to the ceiling and use a pencil to mark the place where the cut is planned to be.

Then we place the product in the miter box at an angle of 45 degrees. When it is already placed there, it is carefully trimmed. It should be remembered that if that part of the dumbbell is located more on the left side, then we cut it off according to the left designation, exactly the same as internal corner. Next, we cut the right one according to the same plan.

When ceiling frieze already trimmed, make sure it is done without any errors. To do this, place the two parts together and only if they fit perfectly can they be attached to the wall.

When cutting, the frieze should be kept straight, since when cutting curves, gaps appear when joining and for the same reason it must be cut only with a sharp blade.

How to make corners on ceiling plinths yourself without using a miter box

The most current method of cutting the corners of dumbbells is the use of slurry, but it is used only if the room is perfectly level. If the premises are more than 20 years old, then it is not like that. Therefore, if you use it in such a situation and cut the dumbbell at an angle of 45 degrees, a gap will form, and it will be almost impossible to hide it in the future. It is possible to cut a product without using it using available means. So, for work you will need:

• pencil;
• ruler;
• sharpened knife or jigsaw.

To cut a baguette strip without using special tools, you will need to follow several steps.

Step 1. You need to take one part of the plank and attach it to the wall exactly the same way it will look finished.

Step 2. Using a pencil, draw a line along the dumbbell itself and remove it.

Step 3. We attach the second part of the frieze to the drawn line in the place where it adjoins the first.

Step 4. Now you need to draw a line with a pencil in exactly the same way as in the first case.

There should be a marking where the baguette element will be attached.

Step 5. You need to lean one of the two plinths against the marking again, and transfer the point of contact of the two straight lines to it. This line on the bar will be the place for the cut. The exact same thing should be done with the second one.

Step 6. Once the cut lines are outlined, they need to be cut. It is recommended to cut with a jigsaw; it is easy to operate and has high precision in operation.

Step 7. Ready cut baguettes can be attached to the wall.

In order for the attached plank to look perfect, it is recommended to practice, first, on small pieces, and only after that do the final installation.

Now that the work on installing the ceiling plinths has been completed, you can begin further processing, namely painting them.

- this is the design of the corner. You need to join the planks in such places very carefully, otherwise appearance the decor will be hopelessly damaged. Of course, you can use quite aesthetic special corner elements.

However, naturally joined planks usually look more harmonious. And in this case you won’t have to spend money on additional parts. Therefore, later in the article we will look at how to cut the corner of the ceiling plinth correctly and how to process the seam.

Cutting ceiling plinth

Ceiling plinths are made from the most different materials– polystyrene foam, polyurethane foam, plastic, wood. To trim them, tools available in every home can be used. Expanded polystyrene strips are cut with scissors or a knife. The wooden plinth is cut with a hacksaw. What to cut plastic skirting board- also not a question. You can cut it with a regular hacksaw.

Trimming wooden plinth done with a regular hacksaw

What is a miter box?

For accurate and most precise cutting of ceiling plinths, it is usually used special tool- miter box. It is a tray made of three boards. There are slots in its walls located at a certain angle to the axis (45, 60 and 90 degrees, etc.). They are designed to guide the hacksaw blade when cutting. You can purchase a miter box for the ceiling plinth at a hardware store.

Trimming the planks at an angle of 45 degrees is done in a miter box

Trimming ceiling plinth in a miter box

Trimming in a miter box is performed as follows:

1. The right strip is placed in the tray from left to right with the wrong side on the bottom (the part that will subsequently adjoin the ceiling). The part of the connection to the wall should be leaning against the side board of the tray (closest to you);
2. The bar is pressed tightly against the tool and cut through the slot.

How to make a corner of a ceiling plinth

Important: When trimming, you should remember that when creating an internal corner, the edge of the plinth adjacent to the wall should be longer than that adjacent to the ceiling. When finishing the exterior, it’s the other way around.

1. A second ceiling strip is inserted into the tray from right to left and cut;
2. The finished planks are placed at the corner and the joint is adjusted using a knife;

The planks are placed on the corner and adjustments are made

1. How to join the corners of a ceiling plinth? You can do this from a stepladder directly on the wall. But this is not very convenient, so experts advise combining polyurethane and foam elements and gluing them together on the floor with a special glue for joints.

It is best to glue the corner before installing the plinth on the walls

How to cut baseboard:

What to do if there is no miter box?

Thus, we found out how to cut down a ceiling plinth (the video above may help someone figure this out better) using a miter box. But what to do if this tool is not at hand? In fact, it is possible to adjust the slats evenly without using it. There are two main ways to solve this problem: marking directly on the wall and making an imitation miter box.

In the first case, the procedure is as follows:

1. The left strip is pressed tightly against the ceiling;
2. With a pencil, line 1 is drawn directly on the ceiling along its upper edge;

How to properly cut a ceiling plinth without a miter box. Drawing the first line

1. Next, the right ceiling element is placed on the ceiling and line 2 is drawn;
2. A mark is placed at the intersection of the edge of the right bar with line 1;

A second line is drawn and a mark is placed on the plinth

1. Next, the left element is again attached to the ceiling;
2. A mark is also placed at the intersection of its upper edge with line 2;
3. Now on each strip you need to connect the marks with the end of the lower edge of the plinth;

Then, along the resulting line, the actual cutting of the plinth is carried out at an angle.

Without using a tray, the planks can be mounted in the corner quite neatly

In order to cut out flat angle You can also use an imitation of a miter box:

1. On smooth plywood sheet draw two strictly parallel lines;
2. We put a point on one of them and, using a protractor, connect it to the second line at an angle of exactly 45 degrees (draw to the left);
3. At a distance of 10 centimeters to the left of the first point we place the second;
4. We connect it with the second line at an angle of 45 degrees (draw to the right).

How to cut a corner of a ceiling plinth using an imitation miter box

The improvised miter box is ready. Now all that remains is to attach the right ceiling element (wrong side) on the right with the lower edge to the line closest to you and cut it off. The same with the left bar (only you need to apply it to the left).

Advice: You can cut polystyrene foam strips with a knife. However, sharpen it properly. Otherwise, the material at the ends will simply crumble.

How to cut ceiling plinth (video) without a miter box:

How to connect planks if the corner is uneven

In city apartments, and especially in old ones, the walls are rarely even. Therefore, the angles between them are often not right at all. How to properly cut down the ceiling plinth in this case?

In fact, it is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. You just need to measure the angle. To do this, you can use a special malka tool or simply make a template out of paper and use a protractor.

An uneven angle can be measured using a small protractor

We divide the resulting angle by two, draw the corresponding miter box on the plywood and cut the strips. Next, you just need to connect them with glue.

How to clean up corners

We found out how to cut the corner of the ceiling plinth. Now let's see how to do finishing joints How to cover the joint in the corner? In the event that there remains no big gap, sealing can be done with regular putty to match the color of the baseboard. The joints can also be sealed with silicone sealant.

The gap between the slats in the inner corner can be filled with putty

Important: Only the inner corner can be sealed with putty or sealant. The outer one should be adjusted as carefully as possible. It will be simply impossible to remove even a small gap in the future unnoticed. Especially when the baseboard is wide.

Corner elements for ceiling plinths

Trimming ceiling strips when using corner elements (special connectors) is also usually done in a miter box. How to file the planks in this case? Everything is very simple - the cutting is done at a right angle. If you don't have a tray, you can use a regular protractor or square. Corner elements (photo):

When using corner elements, strips are cut at right angles

How to properly trim floor plinths

Floor skirting boards can be made of PVC, polyurethane, wood or MDF. Just as in the case of ceiling plinths, they need to be cut, depending on the material, with a regular hacksaw (wooden) or a metal hacksaw (plastic).

You now know how to cut down a ceiling plinth. Next, let's see how to fit and trim the floor. How to use a miter box in this case? When trimming floor plinth The procedure is approximately the same as when making a ceiling image. For inside corner:

1. We take the first strip and place it in the tray from right to left so that it lies in it the same way as on the floor. We lean it against the far wall of the instrument as if against a wall;

The strip is inserted into the tray and pressed tightly

1. We trim the unnecessary piece from the left end at an angle through hole 1 (picture below);
2. We insert the second strip from left to right in exactly the same position and cut it from the right end through hole 2.

How to cut a plinth in a corner if it is external:

1. We insert the first strip into the tray in the same way as for the inner corner (from right to left);
2. We cut it from the left end through hole 2;
3. We insert the second strip from left to right and cut its right end through slot 1.

How to cut ceiling plinth for external and internal corners

Advice: The end at an angle of 45 degrees should be done not only to cut elements in the corners, but also to make joints on the wall itself. In this case, the connections will not be so noticeable.

Thus, we have looked in detail at how to cut plinths in corners. The procedure is not as complicated as it might seem at first glance. Once you start pruning in a miter box or using its imitation, you will see this for yourself.

Installing the plinth is the final touch of the renovation. And if the installation of the product on straight sections of the joints of walls and ceilings is quite easy, then facing the corners often causes problems. Many people, not knowing the technology for cutting skirting boards, damage more than a dozen planks in the hope of joining them in difficult places. We will tell you how to properly decorate external and internal corners so that they look neat and give the interior a finished look.

Types of ceiling plinths and scope of application

Before moving on to the question of cutting a product, let's consider its varieties. After all, the choice of this finishing element determines whether the room will receive the desired visual volume and whether it will become more comfortable and pleasing to the eye.

Pick up perfect option finishing ceiling joint, which will harmoniously combine with the design of the room, is not so difficult, because the range of products today is very wide. Ceiling plinths (fillets) made from different materials are available for sale: plastic, polystyrene foam, polyurethane, polystyrene foam, wood and gypsum.

Moreover, all planks can have different colors, textures, profile configurations, and dimensions. Let's consider the features of using fillets depending on what material they are made of. Knowing what type of plinth is best to use in a place that needs finishing, it will be easier for you to navigate when choosing a product and pay maximum attention to creating your unique design

1. interior Plastic products, in addition to their decorative function, can be used as a groove for fastening PVC wall panels
2. . Such fillets are not glued to the surface, but are attached to a pre-assembled frame using staples or self-tapping screws. It is advisable to use foam strips for finishing suspended ceilings from plasterboard. They can also be installed on your own concrete base , pre-plastered. This is the most a budget option
3. ceiling plinth, since the product has a rough surface that is susceptible to contamination. Therefore, it is advisable to apply a layer of paint to such fillets after installation. Polyurethane decorative elements are used for final finishing
4. Ceiling plinth made of polystyrene foam is a universal finishing element, since it can be used to finish primed surfaces, as well as ceilings lined with plastic panels.
5. The baseboard can be fixed using special glue or gypsum putty.
6. Products made from plaster are often used to give the interior a certain pomp, characteristic, for example, of royal houses. Installation of such skirting boards is carried out on gypsum materials, that is, putty or alabaster.

A fillet made of wood is a classic option for decorating ceiling-wall joints. This is the most expensive version of the plinth, but also the most durable.

Gallery of types of ceiling plinths

Tools for work

The first question asked by people who are planning to install the plinth themselves is how to cut it? The tool is selected depending on the material from which the fillet is made. For example, products made from polyvinyl chloride have a hollow structure. Therefore, to ensure that the cut edges are as smooth as possible when cutting them, you need to use a hacksaw with fine teeth. Otherwise, cracks and chips may form on the finish.

The best option is to use a metal saw - its teeth are small, and their opening width is suitable. However, the use of a hacksaw is limited to products with a rigid structure, that is, it is not suitable for thin-walled fillets. The fact is that the teeth can severely damage the surface of the baseboard. Can also be used for cutting fillets

manual jigsaw

What is a miter box?

. When cutting products with this tool, the corners are as smooth as possible. But this device has several disadvantages. Due to the short length of the cutting blade, using a miter box (a special tool for cutting skirting boards) becomes very problematic. In addition, the cutting process is slow.

The highest quality cut can be made using a special carpentry tool called a miter box. Its design may be different, but the principle of operation always remains the same. There are devices with manual adjustment cutting angle, however, builders often use a standard variation of the tool, which is a wooden or plastic tray with vertical grooves in the walls for inserting a saw. Thanks to the miter box, you can easily perform vertical trimming of skirting boards at an angle of 45 and 90 degrees.

Besides cutting tool and carpentry tools, when installing the fillet you may need: a pencil, a protractor, a self-tapping screw, assembly adhesive and sealant.

Corner cutting technology

Cutting fillets for external corners performed in the opposite direction

You can cut the baseboard with or without a miter box. Let's consider each of the methods. Cut corners efficiently using special tool very simple. First measured required length fillet. Then the first plinth is placed in the miter box, and vertical holes cutting tool is inserted. The location of the hacksaw is selected based on the angle at which the product needs to be cut. Next, the cut is made. At the second stage, the second strip is trimmed, which will dock with the first. In this case, the hacksaw should be inserted into opposite grooves at a similar angle.

Important: When combining two planks, a right angle should be formed between them. Only in this case can you proceed to the next stage - fixing the product.

Cutting corners without using carpentry tools is done using markings at the installation site.

The greatest inconvenience in this case is holding the decorative element under the ceiling. First, measurements are taken here: the planks cut at right angles are applied one by one to the place of their installation and outlined with a pencil. The result is a connection point between the elements. Then a cut line is drawn on the planks from the joint point to the corner and the products are cut, followed by checking the accuracy of the connection.

Cutting instructions

To join the finishing element at the inner corner, you need to cut the left and right strips. Let's consider a cutting method using a miter box. The procedure here is as follows:

1. For ease of cutting, insert the right plinth into the tray on the left side, turning it over
2. First, we mark the corner in order to eliminate the situation with a lack of length of the prepared product. We take the left bar in and place it in a miter box at the side of the device farthest from you. In this case, we place the fillet at the angle at which it will be installed to the ceiling.
3. Next, insert the saw into the near right and far left vertical holes of the miter box (at an angle of 45 degrees to the bar). We make cuts.
4. We install the right bar in the same way as the left one. In this case, the product must be turned over so that its ceiling edge rests on the base of the miter box.
5. This time we insert the hacksaw into the near left and far right grooves. We make the cut.
6. We take both planks, join them on the floor and check the accuracy of their fit to each other.

As for external corners, they are rarely found indoors, but, unlike internal ones, their flaws are more noticeable. In this case, extremely precise docking is required. If the internal angle is 90 degrees, then the external angle is 270 degrees. Therefore, the fillets here are cut in the opposite direction.

To finish the outer corner, the left plinth strip is cut similarly to the right one for the inner corner, and the right one is cut similarly to the left one.

Stages of work:

1. We measure the sides of the angle.
2. We take the left bar in our left hand and place it in the miter box.
3. We insert the hacksaw into the near left and far right grooves at an angle of 45 degrees to the baseboard and cut the product.
4. We start the striker by turning it over. We place the saw in the near right and far left holes. We make cuts.
5. We check on the floor the accuracy of the junction of the two planks. If everything is in order, then you can proceed to fixing the decorative element.

Video: How to cut the baseboard correctly

How to trim fillets correctly

If your home has rounded corners, finishing them will take more time and labor. Installation of skirting boards in this case requires certain skills. Such corners can be refined in two ways:

1. We cut the fillet into pieces 5 cm wide. Depending on the length of the arc, it may be necessary different quantities parts, but it is advisable to use at least four. Straight ends should only be at the outer parts that will be connected to the baseboard itself.
2. Now we glue the outer pieces to the straight fillets installed earlier.
3. We adjust the remaining pieces, trimming them as necessary. Glue all the parts end to end.
4. We seal the gaps with sealant or putty. We tint and mask the joints, giving the finish a finished look.

Helpful Hint: Number all the pieces so you don't mix up the order in which they are installed.

The installation of plinths on columns and pillars located in the room is carried out in a similar way.

The use of a flexible fillet allows you to minimize the number of corner parts, because in some situations one strip is enough to finish a corner. Often, such a plinth is made of polyurethane, so it can be bent at any angle. By the way, the product is often used for cladding complex ceiling structures

with rounded elements.

Video: Sawing down the corners of the fillets

The presence of connecting parts in the interior is not always appropriate. A more aesthetic approach to joining ceiling plinths is the formation of connecting seams. Accurate cutting of the product is the key to a beautiful appearance of the entire finish. How to make an angle ceiling plinth

so that it looks neat and beautiful on any profile? This is not an easy task for novice craftsmen, since not every plinth can be joined as desired. Are there any rules and secrets of mastery among experienced specialists? In this article you will find answers to the most FAQ

• questions asked by newbies:
• how to join ceiling plinth;
• how to make an internal corner of a ceiling plinth;
• how to join ceiling skirting boards in outer corners;

how to fit a plinth if the walls are joined in a non-standard way.

So, first things first. Methods for joining moldings depend on the material, as well as on its decorative features . For example, it is advisable to attach the array to hardware. The large weight of the profile with the impressive width of the product will require the use of appropriate self-tapping screws. Adhesive solutions

in this case will be unreliable. It's a completely different matter when it comes to foam or gypsum profiles. These are quite light and easy to process planks that adhere well to glue and putty.

When combining two or more planks, it is necessary to take into account the mating angle. On flat areas, joints at 90 and 45 degrees are used. In the first case, the molding is simply trimmed, and in the second, it is trimmed according to a template or using a miter box.

Trimming taking into account the internal and external corners using a miter box

How to properly join a ceiling plinth if it has a complex relief or printed pattern? When making a cut, be sure to take into account the features of the relief and print. Using a mirror, find the area that gives the most beautiful combination of the design. To do this, place the mirror on the bar at the desired angle and move it along the baseboard to the right and left until you are satisfied with the result.

Remember that on straight sections the joints are usually not particularly difficult, so start working from the corner. In this case, the installation will look neat and professional.

How to connect the ceiling plinth in the corners so that it looks beautiful? This can be done in two ways:

• using a template or miter box, file the fillet;
• use factory cast parts.

Corners for ceiling skirting boards are usually sold together with fillets. You can choose any number of straight and corner elements for your project. However, keep in mind that when you are dealing with angles greater or less than 90 degrees, the factory elements will have to be slightly modified and adjusted to fit.

Important to have with you!

1. Sample. On a sheet of cardboard, draw a straight line along which the workpiece will be laid. Use a pencil or marker to mark it with a dot. Then, using a regular school protractor, mark the angles 90 and 45 degrees. Draw straight lines through the marks so that when using a saw you can clearly see them and it is easy for you to navigate;
2. miter box. It can be purchased at the store or built from a plank and a couple of bars. A hand-made tool is no less convenient than a factory-made one. However, there are also universal miter boxes, which provide the ability to measure any angle and make an even cut on the workpiece.

Video instructions for using a miter box

Video instructions for pruning without a miter box

Internal corners

How to join the ceiling plinth in the inner corners with a simple relief? To do this, prepare a suitable tool.

To cut the foam profile, you can use a hacksaw or a hot saw nichrome wire. Fitting using the hot method is good because the wire thread quickly, almost instantly, makes the cut without leaving burrs or roughness.

A metal blade is suitable for laminate, plastic, and gypsum. Fine teeth will avoid unnecessary chips on the baseboards.

Internal corner cut

How to properly cut a profile at an internal angle? Such angles have one peculiarity. They are formed by elements whose lower edge is longer than the upper. That is, when you attach them to the ceiling, the lower one will press against the walls, and the upper one will retreat inward. It turns out that the upper perimeter of the plinth will be smaller than the lower one.

Based on this, when cutting, it is necessary to shorten exactly ceiling part fillets.

Corners for the ceiling plinth make the task much easier. They already have the required shape, so it is enough to join them in a straight section with fillets. For plastic models of corners, an overlapping connection is used, while for other materials the technology allows making a joint with snaps.

External sections

How to join ceiling skirting boards at external corners? The outer corner is formed by shortening the bottom edge of the profile, since the upper perimeter will be larger than the bottom.

The corner for the ceiling plinth is selected in accordance with the size and shape of the fillet. Use items from the same collection and batch.

Non-standard situations

Often, bay windows cause difficulty during installation. In them, the walls are joined at obtuse or acute angles, for which suitable ready-made elements may not be found. From the point of view of European-quality repairmen, such an incorrect area can cause a lot of trouble and ruin the whole job. So, how to make external corners on the ceiling plinth in this case?

Blunt

In this case, joining the ceiling plinth in the corners is complicated by the fact that ready-made internal elements will protrude from the wall by several millimeters. It's ugly and ruins the whole look. What can be done?

There are several simple solutions:

• Heat foam and plastic baseboards with a hairdryer until softened, then give them the required shape by turning their “shoulders”;
• plaster models cannot be corrected, so the side elements are adjusted through a cut at a given angle, and the material on the back side is slightly cramped so that the adjusted joint looks good.

Spicy

How to make the angle of the ceiling plinth less than 90 degrees? You can adjust the corners in plastic models in the same way as described above. That is, using cuts and heating. It must be borne in mind that the stiffening ribs prevent the part from bending during heating. Therefore, they need to be trimmed as necessary. For external mating, it is enough to simply make a cut, but for the internal one, you will need to remove some of the partitions so that they do not interfere with the correct displacement of the “shoulders” of the corner.

Docking acute angle using the example of a floor plinth

Rounded

How to join the corners of the ceiling plinth when forming curved shapes? For registration rounded corners it is necessary to split the arc into several sections. Their number depends on the bending radius and arc length. Slice required amount short fragments from the fillet and combine them into one structure using the connecting elements included in the kit. Or simply cut them at the required angle if you have a foam or plaster profile rather than plastic.

It is quite possible that the plastic simply does not want to connect with each other. You'll have to trim the stiffening ribs a little at the back.

How can you make your work easier?

Use cardboard mockups. If this is your first experience, then a life-size cardboard mockup will not hurt. It's quite simple to make. But he will clearly show how to make corners for ceiling plinths of any size.

To the ceiling using masking tape attach a piece of paper. Draw the outlines of the corner as they actually look. Remove the sheet, and based on the measurements taken, make a template from thick, thin (not corrugated) cardboard, plywood or fiberboard. It will help you adjust the angles as accurately as possible.

The joint of the ceiling plinth itself may not fit perfectly due to the existing unevenness of the wall. Minor defects can be perfectly masked either with a putty mixture or with a suitable sealant. At the same time, the joint of the ceiling plinth will look impeccable if you use a special tool.

In the event that you need to make repairs yourself large area, it makes sense to rent or borrow from friends for a while miter saw with a rotating platform that allows you to set any thread angle in vertical and horizontal plane.With its help, cutting can be done in a matter of minutes. The main thing is to correctly measure the angle at which the walls and ceiling meet. The saw is leveled to the desired position and the cut is made. Fast and convenient. At the same time, there are no rigid boundaries, like a miter box. And you can set any angle value.

How else can you get necessary preparation made of foam? You will need a tool called a string. It consists of a power supply as well as nichrome thread, stretched over the table at a suitable height. In this case, the workpiece is placed on top of the nichrome according to the markings on the plinth itself or on a flat template under the string. The ceiling plinth cuts like butter, but the question is how to make the corners custom size or form, loses its sharpness.

As you can see, you can create a beautiful transition from walls to ceiling in any situation, using various tools, as well as the knowledge you have acquired.

The first ceiling plinths were made from gypsum. But they didn't last long on the market building materials (main reason– high cost of gypsum skirting boards), giving way to products made of foam plastic, wood and polystyrene foam.

Before you begin a detailed analysis of the question of how to correctly cut a corner on a ceiling plinth, you need to find out what the features of each category of products presented are.

Polystyrene foam is the most economically advantageous material for the manufacture of ceiling plinths. The main advantages of this category of products are:

• low cost;
• looks great on the ceiling;
• it is not difficult to choose skirting boards that harmoniously fit into the interior of almost any room;
• cuts well;
• These skirting boards are easy to work with.

There is also " back side medals"- foam plastic products break easily, but many experienced specialists They claim that this fact is not a serious problem (the plinth on the ceiling is not subject to physical impact).

Even if you don’t know how to properly cut the corners of a ceiling plinth, you can practice on products from the presented category (cut pieces, etc.).

Expanded polystyrene, which is used as a material for the production of ceiling plinths, is stronger than polystyrene foam, but this criterion negatively affects the cost of products.

The main advantages of this category of skirting boards are their high strength, long service life and the ability to cut off the corners you need without much physical effort.

Wood products are more expensive and look more solid than the above products. But this category of ceiling plinths is difficult to machine.

In order to cut a corner, you will not only have to work with a hacksaw (experienced experts recommend using a metal blade), but also eliminate unevenness using sandpaper.

The issue of cutting the corners of ceiling plinths must be decided taking into account the materials that are used for their production. For example, to prepare foam plastic products, you can use a regular stationery knife, which will be a bad help if you are installing wooden baseboards.

Preparing corners using a miter box

Builders, carpenters and specialists involved in renovation of premises know this device well.

Miter box – special wooden instrument with slots in the form of an inverted letter “P”, which allows you to cut a board or baseboard to create an angle of 45 or 90 degrees.

In addition to this device, you will need a stationery knife, a hacksaw for metal and sanding paper if you are working with wooden baseboards.

Preparation of corners should be carried out without excessive physical effort so as not to damage the baseboard.

• At the bottom of the miter box you need to place the side that will be in contact with the ceiling, and the lower part is pressed against the right wall.
• The adjacent corner is prepared in the same way, but the plinth is applied to the left wall/slot.
• The resulting cuts are applied to the corner; if you have a large gap, smooth out the unevenness using a utility knife.
• If there is a small gap between the prepared skirting boards, eliminate it after attaching all the elements using putty.

An analysis of the question of how to cut a ceiling plinth will be incomplete without focusing readers’ attention on one thing: important point. In specialized stores you can find special corner elements that will ensure a perfect connection of the skirting boards for the ceiling.

To do this, just cut the strips at right angles and then insert them into the connecting element. But this solution to the problem cannot always be applied in practice.

Very often, the connecting detail looks ridiculous, stands out strongly against the general background and spoils the appearance of the room.

The main disadvantage of preparing baseboards using a miter box is the fact that this method Suitable only for rooms where the angle between the walls is 90 degrees.

Any deviations or irregularities may prevent you from completing this work efficiently. And one more piece of advice from experts.

If you do not have experience preparing the corners of baseboards, practice on scraps or unusable material before attempting this task.

How to make a miter box without the help of specialists

If you don't have a miter box, but you know that it will help you prepare perfect corners, then make this device yourself.

For this you will need:

• three small boards;
• nails;
• hammer;
• hacksaw for metal.

Make a small U-shaped tray with cuts that form the angles necessary for your task. The main thing is to take your time, check your cuts carefully (preferably with a protractor) and make sure that your design is stable.

If you know how to cut a corner of a ceiling plinth, but to do this you need a device that allows you to cut non-standard corners on fillets (another name for plinths), make the right tool with your own hands.

To do this you need to connect two rectangular boards letter “G”, and make cuts on one of them. On paper, using a protractor, you need to draw lines so that they form the necessary angles with one of the boards. The device is ready, all that remains is to test its functionality in practice.

As a last resort, you can always find some thing that will help you cut off part of the baseboard at the desired angle (a book, a table pushed against the wall, etc.).

Important point!

When taking measurements, keep in mind that for the outer corner of the ceiling plinth you need to take a margin equal to its width (the fillets, in this case, protrude outward).

How to cut ceiling plinth without special tools If you don't have a miter box

and desire to do it, using the above recommendations, try cutting the baseboard without using a special tool.

To do this, you need to place the fillet against the ceiling (only in the way it will be fixed) and draw a line.

A similar operation is carried out with another wall forming a corner. The intersection point of the two lines will show you where to cut off the part of the ceiling plinth. To do this, you need to once again attach the bar to the ceiling and draw a line from the indicated point to the end of the plinth, to the bottom corner.

• If you need to prepare material for an external corner, use the following algorithm: WITH right side
• The plinth is applied to the ceiling and a line is drawn along it.
• A similar operation is carried out on the left side of the corner.
• You need to make two marks on the baseboard: the place where the corner of the room passes and the point where your lines intersect.

After connecting these points you will get the required cutting line.

Among the main disadvantages of the presented method, it is necessary to highlight the fact that sometimes significant errors occur, the cause of which can be: human factor, a bad pencil or an uneven ceiling/walls.

Joining the plinth Having studied the information presented in detail, you will be able to answer the question of how to cut the ceiling plinth using solutions to this problem. But besides this, you need to know effective ways plank connections.

One of the methods (which has already been mentioned) is based on the use of connecting elements.

They are available for external corners, for internal ones, and also for connecting skirting boards on straight sections. Very convenient way, allowing you to save time, and in some cases, financial resources.

Even experienced specialists will not be able to install skirting boards for ceilings so that everything is perfectly smooth and beautiful.

To ensure that the quality of the work performed is at top level, you must use the following recommendations:

• on straight sections of the plinth, you need to connect it so that one part slightly covers the other;
• after applying glue at the joints, the residues must be wiped off;
• all gaps between different parts or between skirting boards and the ceiling/walls must be sealed using sealant ( Alternative option– putty with water-based paint).

If you are interested in the question of how to cut corners on a ceiling plinth, from a theoretical point of view, or you are planning to make repairs in the indefinite future, then you should remember some tips:

• When making renovations in a room, make sure that all the elements not only create an overall beautiful picture, but also “join” with each other;
• You should not buy ceiling plinths made of wood if you do not know how to work with it;
• Fix the planks only after they are completely prepared (it is unlikely that you will be able to smooth out irregularities on a glued ceiling plinth);
• installation of ceiling planks should be carried out starting from the corners, according to the principle: “from complex to simple”;
• When buying ceiling plinths, take the material with a reserve (not only taking into account possible errors, but also to compensate for losses on uneven walls).

Practice shows that cutting ceiling plinths, despite the complexity of this process from the position of beginners, after “going through” several corners, is perceived much easier. But doing similar work in a room with rounded corners can be a serious challenge even for specialists.

Typically, such problems are solved using a method that is based on creating “sections” where the lower part is wider than the upper. this work requires perseverance, a good eye and accuracy.

After a detailed study of the question of how to cut ceiling plinths in the corners, even a person without experience in this field of activity will be able to independently complete this task at home.

As a result, you will not only save money, but also receive moral satisfaction after the repair work.