Competently organized lighting will allow you to divide the room into separate zones, visually expanding the space, making it comfortable and cozy to use. Despite the apparent complexity, installation of luminaires in stretch ceilings can be done by hand, you just need to choose the right lighting equipment used, and do all the work in full accordance with the technology.
Content
- Varieties of lamps
- Lighting requirements
- Fastening spot lighting
- How to hang a chandelier
- Recommendations for the selection of luminaires
Varieties of lamps
In many respects, it will be from the correct choice of lamps that will be used with a stretch PVC cloth that depend on the convenience of using the premises, as well as the absence of the need for any additional maintenance and repair lighting.
The most widespread today are the following varieties of ceiling lights:
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Spot. - Incandescent lamps.
- Halogen.
- LED.
- Luminescent.
Spot, halogen and LED lamps are most often used with stretch ceilings. Modern LED lighting technology provides the necessary economy, and relieves the homeowner of the need for frequent replacement of lighting elements.
Lighting requirements
One of the features of the lighting elements used with stretch ceilings is their low power, which excludes damage and melting of the stretch PVC fabric. The minimum permissible distance from the surface of the luminaire to the ceiling ceiling should not be less than 10 centimeters for incandescent lamps and about 5-6 centimeters for halogen and diode lighting engineering.
Fastening spot lighting
Despite the seeming complexity, it is still possible to do such work on your own, you just need to be careful and careful when installing lamps, as the PVC film can be damaged by sharp objects or melted when using strong light sources.
To complete this work, you will need:
- Acrylic box, the dimensions of which are the same as the dimensions of the lamp.
- Ring for fixing lighting.
- Sharp knife and cyanoacrylate glue.
- Correctly selected lamp.
The installation of lighting elements is started even before the installation of the tensioning web begins. It is necessary to carry out all communications in the interceiling space and firmly mount them in a metal frame.
Installation technology for spotlights in the stretch ceiling will be as follows:
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Install the fastening profile. - The installation of boxes with lamps is being carried out, while it should be borne in mind that their lower edge should be located below the calculated level of the ceiling.
- It is necessary to check the geometry of the mounted lamps, for which a building or laser level is used.
- Stretch the PVC plastic sheet.
- The next stage is the most difficult. It is necessary to make a hole for lighting fixtures. To do this, a fixing ring is glued to the cyanoacrylate glue at the place of the future location of the luminaire.
- As soon as the glue hardens, it is necessary to carefully make a hole in the middle of the ring with a sharp knife, positioning the lamp in it.
- The box with the luminaire must be firmly fixed in the mounting ring, for which the existing lock nut is tightened.
- All that remains to be done is to connect the box with the lamp to electricity and check that the lighting is working correctly.
How to hang a chandelier
When choosing a ceiling chandelier for a stretch ceiling, you need to pay attention to its design, the base of which should not be made in the form of a plate. Metallic dish ceiling chandeliers become very hot, which can lead to melting of the plastic sheet. Preference should be given to simple models that are lightweight, which greatly simplifies their installation.
To date, two methods of installing a ceiling chandelier to a stretch canvas have become widespread:
- Metal ceiling hook.
- With the help of the installation strip.
The ceiling hook is mounted even before the tensioning web is installed. It will be necessary to make a small hole in the overlap with a puncher, fix the hook, which should be located at a height of several centimeters above the future level of the canvas. All that needs to be done in the future is to stretch the plastic film, glue it at the location of the chandelier fixing ring, then cut the plastic and hang the lamp through the hook, fixing it with high quality and connecting it to electricity.
When using the mounting strip technology, it is necessary to correctly position the luminaire and, if necessary, remove the old ceiling hook. With the help of the strip, the future location of the fasteners is measured, holes are made in the ceiling into which the dowels are driven. All that remains to be done is to fix the bar, which is installed above the stretch ceiling or at the same level with it.
Recommendations for the selection of luminaires
The simplest recommendations for choosing luminaires, which will allow not only to select high-quality lighting equipment, but also subsequently to ensure the trouble-free operation of it:
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Bulbs should not heat more than 60 degrees. - It is forbidden to install cast lamps in the stretch fabric.
- Preference should be given to small opaque lamps.
- By grouping the lighting elements in any of the ceiling zones, it will be possible to ensure high-quality zoning of the room.
- You can visually enlarge the completed multi-level stretch ceiling by equipping spot lighting at each of the levels.
- By completing transverse lighting, you can visually expand a narrow room.
Installation of lamps and chandeliers in a stretch ceiling is not particularly difficult. It is only necessary to observe the utmost care when carrying out such work, which will allow make holes in PVC film, fix point halogens or hang a full ceiling chandelier.
