Often we are not satisfied with the layout of the apartment. And expand the room or rebuild something in-depth - there is neither time nor money. A situation familiar to many people. But do not get upset - in order to solve this problem, it is worth considering the use of drywall and the installation of partition walls or zonal divisions. And we'll tell you how you can make interior partitions with your own hands, which can be sliding, or have a sliding door.
Interior partitions from plasterboard - a master class
So, you analyzed your possibilities and decided to make a drywall partition with your own hands. And to begin with, remember that drywall does not "like" rooms where the temperature falls below ten degrees. And yet - if you take the case for the first time, it is better to learn how to install a simple partition. And for more complex designs it is better to turn to professionals.
- Installation of the partition in the house with their own hands begins with a frame. And, first of all, the layout of the structure is made on the floor.
- In order to transfer the markup to the wall and ceiling, you can use a measuring cord with a plumb line.
- Then, the profile is fastened around the perimeter of the marking. He is put on self-tapping screws and dowels.
- To strengthen the strength of the frame in the side profile, you need to insert a well-dried wooden bar.
- If one of the departments turns out to be deaf, you need to make windows in the partition. To do this, from the ceiling you can retreat centimeters by forty and fix the additional guide.
- Now you can insert the guides with a step of forty centimeters, which will make the construction durable.
- We pass to the skin. First, the carcass is skinned on one side.
- Now you can close the structure with plasterboard on the other side. If you do everything right, such a partition will last you to a hundred years.
Nuance: it is better to glue a rubberized tape on a metal rail so that when walking, your room does not rattled, like an empty tin.
And with each other, the slats are connected with self-tapping screws.
Nuance: The thickness of the metal with which you will work should not be less than 0.4 millimeters.
Then the bar is fixed with screws.
A frame is also made for windows, which will be each one ninety centimeters wide.
And in the fixed sheets holes for windows are cut.
Nuance: between the slats you can insulate the partition. For this purpose, mineral wool, which does not support burning, is suitable.
We make a sliding partition
The installation of a sliding partition with its own hands has a number of nuances. If it is attached to plasterboard, first you need to install a metal frame, the basis of which will be a metal profile or a wooden beam. And it must be fixed to the bearing walls.
It is necessary to take into account one more thing - in case of installation of rail partitions the guides are mounted both from above and from below. It is important to correctly calculate the thickness of the existing screed. And the rails themselves can be installed both inside the walls and into the adjacent box.
It is necessary to remember and accessories. It includes handles for sliding doors and some other devices. The handle itself usually looks like a recess in the door.
Of course, after you have installed a gypsum board, you can start making a sliding partition. At least install a sliding door. But it's better to contact specialists.
