One of the most intricate and rather difficult forms of stretch ceiling structures to manufacture is the wave. Consider the types of coatings, their advantages and features, areas of application and assembly principles. Wave stretch ceilings are curvilinear structures with smooth protrusions of various amplitudes. The appearance of such a surface refutes all the traditional ideas about the design of the ceiling. This design is rarely used, but its capabilities are impressive.
The main types of wavy stretch ceilings
Wave-like stretch ceiling structures can have few and smooth rifts, steep and frequent, symmetrical and chaotic. You can change the wavelength, their depth and height, and also vary the color. Waves can be arranged in one row or in several, giving the ceiling covering the appearance of a damped wave.
When used with a glossy finish, lighting it at a specific angle can create a realistic effect of real waves rolling overhead. With properly mounted backlighting, a lot of glare from them will scatter throughout the room and give it originality.
By the type of installation, a stretch ceiling with a wave can be:
- Unilateral … In this case, the winding baguette is fixed only on one wall, and the even ceiling will end in a wave only in one place.
- Double-sided … The curved profile is installed on opposite walls.
- Multilateral … The entire frame on all walls has a wavy shape.
Most often, ceilings are made of matte or glossy vinyl film. The water theme of the ceiling rarely uses the multi-color of the canvases, and there are more than 200 shades of them. Usually buy ceilings with waves of blue, blue and purple hues. The gloss of the canvas is very similar to water. It visually increases the volume of the room and therefore is the most demanded.
Features of the design of a wavy stretch ceiling
The wavy shape of the ceiling is considered one of the most difficult, which is the reason for changing the usual procedure for selecting and installing a structure. Its cost will be much higher, and the wait for the ordered product will take longer.
The measurement process also has its own characteristics. Here, many nuances are taken into account that are important in the planned manufacture of the ceiling and its installation. After taking measurements of the room, you need to create a model of the future structure of the wavy ceiling using a special computer program. This is done over a period of several days.
Then the customer must study and approve the project, after which the ceiling will begin to be manufactured. The peculiarities of this process significantly increase the time required to complete the work according to the project. Installation of a stretch wavy ceiling structure is very difficult and painstaking, so creating such a masterpiece with your own hands is very problematic.
The principle of assembling a curved stretch ceiling, in fact, does not change - the fastening of the canvas in the profiles and its tension. But there is a slight difference from the standard installation regarding the use of a baguette for fastening the canvas. The profile is bent in accordance with the future shape of the ceiling wave and fixed to the walls. It takes a lot of time to properly install the baguettes.
After the installation of all fasteners and a scrupulous check of the compliance of the selected model with the project, the web is stretched. This is a rather complicated operation, a small mistake in installation can cause the appearance of folds or wrinkles on the finished coating, which, in principle, should not be.
An important point in assembling a corrugated ceiling is a high-quality measurement, which must be carried out by a qualified technician. Therefore, you cannot measure the room yourself and provide ready-made data to the organization that will install your ceiling.
Advantages of stretch ceilings with a wave
The impressive appearance of the stretch corrugated ceiling is already a sufficient advantage over other types of its finishes. However, this design has other useful properties:
- Infinity of design possibilities when using a variety of textures, colors and shapes of the stretch ceiling.
- Resistance of the material to ultraviolet rays.
- The ability to mask significant flaws in floors or differences in heights of opposite walls.
- Behind the stretch wavy coating, you can place volumetric engineering communications: ventilation systems boxes, pipes, fire-fighting equipment, and so on.
- No deformation of the ceiling when the house shrinks, which is especially important for the private sector.
- It is as easy to care for a wavy ceiling as for its standard type: periodically wipe the canvas with a damp sponge.
- The ceiling foil is strong enough to retain water in case of flooding from the upper floors.
- The lifespan of the stretch ceiling is more than ten years.
- Anti-static property: the canvas does not accumulate electricity.
One, but a significant drawback of stretch ceilings in the form of a wave is still there, despite the above advantages: a lot of space is required for the location of such volumetric structures. However, in rooms with low wall heights, it is possible to perform a composition with a one-sided wave or several, but with a smaller amplitude.
Scopes of wavy stretch ceilings
A wavy stretch ceiling requires a lot of space for installation; it is not always wise to install something like this in an ordinary apartment. But this solution can be applied to a narrow corridor. When the wave is placed laterally, the corridor will visually appear wider than it actually is. As for the room, for the location of the wavy part of the ceiling, you can use only a part of its area, combining the canvas with a plasterboard structure.
This design looks quite interesting. However, the most effective compositions cannot be created within the framework of a standard apartment. They require more spacious rooms with high ceilings. In this case, the external effect of the beauty of the wave and the decoration of the ceiling will be most noticeable. Stretch ceilings with waves are more suitable for installation in cottages and country houses, in which usually the height of the premises allows the construction of volumetric structures.
Very often, wave-like compositions are used in halls with pools. Here they are very appropriate: the surface of the water surface, reflecting on the waves of the glossy coating, will spread light glare throughout the room. In addition, in rooms with swimming pools, all the advantages of PVC stretch canvases are manifested: they are water-resistant, help to retain heat and serve as good sound insulation. The last effect of the undulating ceiling is very important: the shape of the film helps to damp the vibrations of sound, which is repeatedly reflected from the walls in the echoing rooms of the pools.
Another use for such finishes is restaurants, offices, hotel lobbies and other places that are not residential. Here you can choose the most effective model of the ceiling with waves, which have a much larger volume than in conventional buildings, due to the spaciousness of such rooms.
Wave stretch ceiling installation technology
Such ceilings are made using a film that practically does not differ from the material of standard designs. Film weight - 320 g / m2, and the thickness of the blade is only 0.18 mm.
Wavy single-tiered stretch ceiling
Welding of fabrics of stretch wavy single-level ceilings is carried out on special machines with high-frequency current. At the same time, wavy seams are distinguished by their durability and special strength. When tensioning the canvases, it is important to do the work so that the seams do not lead, and the ceiling is made in the intended design. This process is complex and sometimes unpredictable, requiring high professionalism of the master.
Single-level stretch ceilings with a wave are installed in rooms where their low height does not allow the creation of two or more tiers. For the production of clear and aesthetic forms of ceilings, materials of different colors and textures are used, as well as special dividing profiles, which can be perfectly bent, giving the structure a wave, spiral or petal shape.
Wavy stretch ceilings with radial shapes
Corrugated ceilings can be arched, vaulted and domed, which are breathtaking and awe-inspiring. These tensioning systems are made of aluminum profiles that are bent into shapes with repetitive and varying radii. The flowing lines of vaults and arches provide inconspicuous transitions from ceilings to walls.
A complete range of profiles with the same bending radii makes it possible to produce domes that completely smooth out the separation of the ceiling from the walls. Such delights of design can mentally transfer any person to the Renaissance or Eastern European majestic luxury.
The symmetry of the patterns of such ceilings may be emphasized or absent altogether. Especially beautiful are glossy shapes that can combine several shades that are in harmony with each other. Too many colors are not the best solution if the ceiling is not installed in a child care facility.
Three-dimensional wavy stretch ceiling
The designs of wavy stretch ceilings with 3D effect are the most amazing. Their fantastically complex shapes barely resemble ceilings. Any stalactite or drop can hang from the wave of the canvas, ending in a miniature lamp, like an eye.
Alternatively, a curved ceiling can be decorated with concave cones. Floral 3D compositions, balls and smooth transitions of the ceiling surface into columns look original. Internal lighting of such ceilings turns them into real masterpieces of design.
Watch a video about installing a stretch ceiling with a wave:
Thinking about how to make a stretch ceiling with waves, it is necessary to go beyond the usual stylistic solutions and have a clear idea of the influence of such a structure on the perception of the space of a particular room. Good luck!
