To date, stretch ceilings are used in many dwellings, and often occurs in such a way that their ideal surface for some reason is damaged. In such a situation, it becomes obvious that you need to operatively act to fix the cloth.

Many experts argue that any mechanical damage to stretch ceilings is a colossal problem at which you have to go to the store for new canvases. But there are options and methods of repairing the tensioning coating, when using which the very problems will go into the past.

In this article we will look at the main features of the repair of stretch ceilings. First of all, it will be discussed about holes and cuts that are most often appearing on such coatings.

Repair of stretch ceilings. Variations of damage

Before buying and installing stretch ceilings, you need to get acquainted with the most common damage appearing on the ceilings, as well as with the reasons why these most troubles appear.

Depending on the causes of damage, it is possible to draw conclusions related to whether it is possible to carry out the repair personally, or with the web can be achieved at all.

• Cuts, ruptures, punctures. Most often this happens by negligence of the hosts of the house or workers who conduct work. In a regular house where there are low ceilings, it is enough to raise some kind of sharp object to get damage.
• Water. Flooding of premises is a common phenomenon. If the neighbors forgot to turn off the water on top, then its entire volume will accumulate in the stretch ceiling, which will actively deform under large weight.
• Melting. Such a problem occurs in various places where there are lamps and other sources that can heat the cloth strongly. There are requirements related to the distance between the light source and the stretch ceiling.
• Marriage from the manufacturer. Those or other problem areas on a gloss or matte canvase can be the result of a production error. This happens not so often, but it is extremely difficult to protect the mistakes, given the large volumes of production.

Varieties of the repair of stretch ceilings

Cutting the canvas on the stretch ceiling

• Experts note that the cutting of the canvas often occurs at the first time after installing the material. In the first days, the coating is still strongly stretched, and at the same time someone from the family members may be in negligence to get on the ceiling by some subject.
• Small cuts that appear on the canvas can be easily close. For this you need a special glue for plastic materials, and process a specific place. Most often, if the puncture or cut is not more than 1 mm, then the traces of damage will not be visible at all.
• If the size of the cut is up to 10 mm, it is necessary to pay attention to the use of painting tape, which will be fastened both ends of the cut. Already after there is confidence in fixing damage, you can apply glue for plastic materials.
• Often, stretch ceilings are created on the basis of a polyvinyl chloride film, and with such a situation, it is necessary to take advantage of painting scotch again, and the process is similar to which we spoke about in the last paragraph. However, eliminate damage to the personally too risky, experts recommend entrusting this business to professionals. Fixation allows you to "freeze" a damaged area, and to make everything to return to the problem, but already prepared.
• It also happens that the area of \u200b\u200bdamage turns out to be too large - more than 10 cm. In this case, it is necessary to cut the damaged part, after which it is glued to the harpoon film, which the material is tensioned when warming up.
• Also in situations where damage is too large, and the standard ways cannot be hidden, it makes sense to pay attention to the method associated with the arrangement in these places of the ventilation lattice, the lamp or something else. With this situation, the damaged area is cut at all, and the surface is worthy of quality.

Station and melting on the stretch ceiling

It is also necessary to note in advance that together with the burning and melting of the stretch ceiling it is necessary to pay attention to the issues related to fire safety. Some (often old) Types of stretch ceilings can create trouble if the same ceiling material causes the spread of fire during a fire. If the material begins, for example, melting, then it first deforms, and later it can also burst.

• You need to pay attention to the requirements in which the use of more than 40 watts lamp is not allowed. Also, lighting tools should be from the ceiling at a distance of 10 cm or more. If the lamps are point, then it is advisable to use rings from heat-resistant materials.
• Experts argue that if the stretch ceiling has become a victim of high temperatures, then the surface will not be able to restore the surface. Most often deformation are too large, so the only option is to replace the material.
• If a small region of the stretch ceiling turned out to be melted, it makes sense to draw on the recommendations that we talked about in the past paragraph: to install lattices or lamps on damaged places.

Flooding and stretch ceilings

As we said, stretch ceilings are often victims of floodings from the neighbors above. Manufacturers indicate that stretch flies hold up to about 100 liters of water. If it becomes more, then not to avoid major problems.

• If the tension ceiling is released on the basis of fabric, then after deformations associated with flooding, the material will have to get rid of the material. Material based on polyvinyl chloride resistant to such things, but only if the water is cold. If the room is flooded with hot water, then the canvas can be significantly stretched, and no actions will no longer help it back to its original state.
• In order not to create too many problems, when the water accumulation is detected, it is necessary to drain all the fluid immediately, and for this, special holes are used over the perimeter of the room (lamps, etc.).
• If they react on time, the stretch canvas will quickly return to its original position. On the tissue material, the dark spots are most likely formed, remove which will not work.

Repair of stretch ceilings during wire saving

Unfortunately, the secking the ceiling is common. Often, the whole thing is as follows:

• Low-quality cloth. The manufacturer use too cheap or poor-quality resources, which even without external factors made their own "black" case.
• Material service life. Many believe that the tension canvas is capable of dozens of years to serve faith and truth, but it is only in ideal conditions when there are no temperature drops and other factors. Often after 10 years of operation, the canvas begins noticeably deformed, savings occur.
• Poor-quality installation. If the installation work was carried out with violations of technology, then it is possible that the savings will appear quickly. Most often, the problem is in the unevenness of the material tension.

All the above points say that attempts to carry out repairs will most likely lead to a positive result.

Marriage of installation material

It often happens that tension material is torn along the seams. Often this is due to the following reasons:

• Too strong tension of the material.
• The use of a cheap low-quality material.
• Welding material was performed with errors.

Problems with seams are not so rare, therefore it always makes sense to pay attention to seamless materials.

When breaking the material on the seams, it is necessary to immediately use the possibility of warranty service, as it is definitely errors of workers who conducted installation, or a manufacturer who used low-quality components for their products.

Safe operation of the stretch ceiling

At the end, I would like to analyze the issues related to the safe use of ceilings. From the day when it was decided to establish a tensioned cloth, the owners took responsibility for the very details and difficulties associated with operation. If you adhere to all the above recommendations, and the material is high-quality, the ceiling will last for a long time.

• The temperature indoors. It should be borne in mind that the room temperature where stretch ceilings are installed, should not be too high and not too low. As we said, sharp temperature differences can also cause the deformation of the canvas. It can be assumed that with too high temperatures, the canvas can stretch, but practice shows that more problems occur at temperatures below 0 degrees. In this case, the material may simply burst. The optimal temperature regime is about 20 degrees Celsius.
• Lamps. We talked about the requirements for the distance between the lamp and the tension material earlier. It is most important to use special heat-resistant rings that will prevent the negative effects of high temperatures. It is also recommended to use chandeliers that would provide the optimal distance between the tension material and the chandelier.
• Cleaning. For optimal cleaning of the material it makes sense to use the vacuum cleaner. The stretch canvas is not a source of dust and dirt propagation, so such actions are carried out only once a month. It also happens that for some reason, spots appear on the material (from food), and they need to get rid of them with the help of a soft sponge. The rigid fabric can spoil the surface of the material, especially if it is a glossy ceiling.
• Security. It is practically impossible to damage the stretch ceiling (for example, shots of cork from a bottle of champagne), and punctures and other damage here are extremely undesirable. Therefore, for example, in the framework of the kitchen, it should not be installed a tension ceiling, as there are many acute items, as well as temperature drops during cooking.