Decorative Finishing Of Corners In The Apartment Ways To Protect The Corners Of The Walls

2023 Author: Philip Bishop | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-24 22:24

When do you need to trim corners?
Which material is best for corner protection
Decorative corners
Wood corners
Various options for decorative corners
Transparent silicone corners
Stone as a means of decoration
Drywall when finishing corners
How to properly attach the corners to the walls?

Finishing corners in an apartment should be used in cases when small children or animals are kept in the family. Since plaster finishing mixtures do not have great strength, they are destroyed by light exposure to them.

Outside corners are especially prone to destruction. Papered corners are often dented, and painted corners are chipped.

To protect the corners, the use of special devices and techniques is required to protect the corners from destruction.

Immediately, we note that the process of finishing the corners in an apartment is a difficult and crucial stage. It is much easier to get a smooth surface than to level the corners. Next, we will consider ways to protect the corners of the walls in the apartment and house from damage

When do you need to trim corners?

Finishing corners in an apartment is advisable in cases of installation in the corners of rectangular furniture. The alignment of the corners eliminates distortions, allows you to harmoniously place rectangular furniture.

In case of large distortions, you should not resort to leveling the corners, since when leveling, the useful area of the room decreases, but it is possible to beat it with a stone.

Which material is best for corner protection

In any room, the corners are divided into internal and external.

And if it is difficult to get to the inner corners, then the outer corners suffer more often, and not only from the careless movement of heavy household appliances or furniture.

Animals scratch the corners, and they often block the way for children.

Plastic, metal, wooden corners, special galvanized metal profiles, decorative stone are most often used for finishing corners.

Plastic corners have a wide range of colors. They have increased softness, varying degrees of roughness.

To the question: "How to decorate the corners of the walls in the apartment?", The article below will best answer.

Consider all the materials and fixtures used to protect the corners of the walls.

Materials are understood as the use of drywall, and the use of metal, wood, expanded polystyrene corners, PVC corners as devices.

Aligning corners is one of the most difficult stages of finishing a room, requiring theoretical knowledge and a lot of practical experience.

The corners of the walls are protected by installing special devices. As a protection for the corners of the walls, corners of different materials are most often used.

Most often, PVC corners are installed as corner protection. Plastic corners should be installed after all finishing work has been completed.

Plastic corners are installed on the walls using assembly glue for plastic products. Plastic corners are produced in lengths of 2.5 m. The width of corners is different, from narrow to wide.

To correctly select the corners in width, you should measure the curvature of the corner. With a large curvature, it is preferable to choose corners of a larger width.

Narrow corners are applied at almost even corners. For beginners, we recommend opting for medium-width corners.

The most popular are plastic corners to protect the corners of the walls. Do not think that such protection looks pathetic. In any case, no worse than frayed corners. It's just that the plastic is different in appearance - polished, with a metallized effect, with a satin (matte) surface, with a different relief. It is clear that in order to find something specific or special, you will have to run around hardware stores and markets. But there are many types of design. If the corners to protect the corners of the walls are selected correctly, they organically fit into the design, absolutely not attracting attention. At the same time, the joints are protected and decorated very reliably.

The most common and inexpensive way is to use plastic corners of various sizes and colors. When choosing, pay attention to the correctness of the angle, the correct formation of the angle to the wall depends on it.

1. Plastic corners are installed on a previously prepared surface. If necessary, glue or remove old wallpaper with a knife.

2. Apply glue to the inner surface of the corner in 10-20 mm increments. The glue is applied in dotted lines.

3. When the glue reaches the desired viscosity (indicated in the instructions for the glue), attach a plastic corner to the corner to be protected and fix it on top with masking tape.

4. In place of liquid nails, it is possible to use colorless silicone.

These options for protecting wall corners are also suitable when using metal profile corners.

There is another option for how you can glue the corners on the wall with wallpaper, painting. You can use double-sided tape. Glue it first to the corner, then, after removing the protective coating, press it to the corner. There are corners to which the tape is already glued. Certain types of foam rubber or plastic (usually flexible or versatile).

Decorative corners

If you can't find an acceptable color in any way, but you need to protect the corners in the apartment, pay attention to the transparent plastic corners. They are of different types - rigid, flexible, with different wall thicknesses.

If you want not only to protect the corners, but also to decorate the corners in the apartment, use wooden or expanded polystyrene, polyurethane corners.

The corners made of polystyrene foam do not absorb moisture, dirt does not stick to them. Polystyrene corners can be used in rooms with any temperature conditions.

The surface of the polystyrene corners is paintable. Corner profiles are created by pressing and produced in various shapes.

Finishing the outer corners in the apartment with the help of expanded polystyrene corners is justified in those rooms where there is little traffic of residents.

Decorative corners made of expanded polystyrene allow not only to protect corners, but also to decorate corners.

Mounting is possible both with special glue and with ordinary acrylic sealant.

Wood corners

The main advantages of wooden corners are:

attractive appearance;
environmental friendliness;
the ability to create carving or decoration.

Wooden corners are an indispensable material for decorating corners in an apartment.

It is not the best option to use wooden corners in rooms with high humidity.

Various options for decorative corners

Rubber. Usually used in hospitals or kindergartens.
Foamed rubber. Same as rubber, but softer. Suitable for protecting too active children from injury.
from MDF. Allows you to set the desired angle.
Duropolymer corner.

Transparent silicone corners

An attractive and flexible material that has found its way into bathroom corners. High resistance to water allows the product to be used in the humid environment of this room. At the same time, the corners themselves are flexible, which allows them to be fixed even on uneven surfaces.

Stone as a means of decoration

Recently, it has become fashionable to use stone for interior decoration. The decorative design with a stone looks especially organic when protecting the outer corners.

The use of stone is especially appropriate when the outer corners have large deviations from the geometric shape. No need to align walls and corners.

Let's note right away! It is better to use a decorative stone. It is lighter than natural. And the presence of a smooth surface greatly facilitates maintenance

The stone is fixed with a special solution or tile glue.

Step 1

Before laying decorative stone, the surface should be prepared, cleaned of dirt, dust, old coating and primed.

If the surface is very dry, or you work at a temperature of + 30C and above, it must be moistened.

This is necessary for better adhesion of the adhesive.

Step 2

Glue is prepared according to the attached instructions in quantities that you can use during the work. The properties of the glue are maintained for 2 hours.

Step 3 It is

best to prepare glue in a plastic container using a drill with a mixer attachment. After mixing, the glue is kept for several minutes and mixed thoroughly.

Glue consumption. For 1 m² of area, at least 6 kg of mortar will be required. How much tile glue you need will help you find out the online calculator.

Step 4

The mortar is applied to the back of the stone with a spatula, the edges of the tile are coated with mortar. Several mortar cakes are applied to the wall surface and a stone is applied.

Step 5 The

stone is pressed against the surface with force, it is checked with a plumb line and the level of its correct installation.

Step 6

After laying the stone in three rows, stop the work. The glue hardens completely after two hours. This will allow the next 3 rows to continue.

Failure to comply with the requirements of step 6 will lead to the collapse of the structure under its own weight.

Drywall when finishing corners

The use of gypsum plasterboard sheets allows you to align any, most curved corners.

There are two ways to install drywall sheets: frameless, frame.

Method 1

Frameless installation of gypsum plasterboard sheets is used on both internal and external corners:

surface preparation is in progress;
a drywall sheet is applied to the surface and marked;
on the other side of the corner, a sheet is also applied and marked;
blanks are cut with a knife and cuts of the mating corners of drywall are made with a plane;
prepared blanks of gypsum plasterboards are again applied to the corner and adjusted;
polyurethane foam is applied to the sheets;
both blanks are applied to the wall and pressed;
sheets are removed, leaving traces of polyurethane foam on the wall;
polyurethane foam is reapplied to the sheets;
the foam should be allowed to dry a little and the sheets should be put in place;
it will remain to correct the angle using a wooden batten or a building level.

Learn more about window slopes.

How to properly attach the corners to the walls?

Ideally, of course, to form a corner even at the stage of repair when puttingty or plastering. The formation of the corner at the stage of rough work is carried out in the following order:

1. With the help of the building angle, you need to measure the deviations of the angle.

2. Knead the solution from the dry putty mixture to the required consistency.

3. Apply the mortar with an ordinary spatula, level it with a corner, giving the corner a rectangular appearance.

4. After the corner is completely dry, attach the plastic perforated corner and cover it with a finishing putty.

5. When the layer is completely dry, sand the surface with an abrasive mesh.

Method 2 The

frame method is recommended for use in cases of significant surface curvature.

This method is more laborious, but it can significantly improve sound and heat insulation:

- it is necessary to measure the value of the angle deviation;
- install the frame using galvanized metal profiles, securing them with dowels, self-tapping screws;
- a plasterboard sheet is installed on the frame and fastened with self-tapping screws;
- the resulting surface is putty, polished;
- the corner is protected by a perforated mesh.
  
  plasterboard corner

If you plan to mount a wooden frame, be sure to treat the wooden blocks with an antiseptic that protects the wood from mold and parasites.

More details about the types and installation of PVC panels.

Conclusion:

the proposed methods of finishing external corners can be combined not only in one apartment, but also in one room;
the simplicity of finishing the corners with plasterboard requires additional costs;
the most expensive material for the protection and design of corners is an artificial stone;
finishing the corners in the apartment with corners allows you to give the room not only a complete look, but also protect the corners from damage.

pros	Minuses
Plastic	It is not afraid of moisture, easily fixed, if desired, you can paint (or immediately buy the color you like).	Cheap plastic is easily deformed and discolored when exposed to direct sunlight, and there is a risk of cracking under severe mechanical stress.
Silicone corners	Durable, not afraid of mechanical stress, can bend, making it suitable for the design of arched openings.	transparent corners hundreds of time may fade.
MDF	Panels with imitation wood, low cost.	Does not tolerate moisture. low strength.
Wood	A wide assortment of choices adds elegance to the interior.	The naturalness of the material affects the cost, in addition, such material is easily flammable and does not tolerate contact with moisture.
A rock	Highest strength of all options.	Installation has a complex technology, the material is heavy and difficult to process.
Galvanized metal profile	Used when you need to align the outer corners of a room, window or doorways. It is not afraid of contact with moisture or direct sunlight, and is lightweight.	Difficult to handle.