Nowadays, many houses have an attic, which is often used as a living space. Doing this residential attic it is necessary to decorate it from the inside with some material. Before finishing the attic ceiling begins, you need to remove all leaks on the roof, insulate the end walls and roof slopes, and install hydro and vapor barriers. All wooden parts will need to be treated with antiseptics to prevent rot and mold. The comfortable stay in this room will depend on these works in the future. When it becomes warm in the attic and the wind does not blow, you can make the room even more comfortable by sheathing it and finishing the walls of the attic. There are different options for finishing an attic, but the most popular finishing materials are lining and plasterboard.
Drywall
This material is relatively inexpensive compared to other materials.
Plasterboard finishing of the attic inside photo
If you are finishing the attic with plasterboard yourself, it is recommended to use moisture resistant drywall because there is high humidity in the room under the roof. You can sheathe an attic with plasterboard using a frame or non-frame method. Before sheathing the inside of the attic with plasterboard, you will need to make a sheathing, but if the distance between the rafters is less than 75 cm, then you can not do the sheathing. Plasterboard sheets must be purchased with a thickness of at least 12.5 mm, since thinner sheets will sag.
Without wireframe method
If the distance between the rafters and the racks is less than 75 cm, then sheathing for plasterboard will not be done. Drywall is cut so that it fits half the thickness of the post or rafter.
Plasterboard without frame finishing attics with sloping roof photo Drywall is glued to the studs and rafters using a special glue, spreading it in an even layer. The interior decoration of the attic with plasterboard starts from the walls and ends on the ceiling. On the ceiling, the plasterboard covering of the attic is attached not only with glue but also with stainless steel screws, screwing them through the plasterboard into the rafters. Joints between plasterboard sheets they are sealed with serpyanka, and in the corners they are reinforced with perforated corners.
Frame method
At frame method use a metal profile. This method is considered more reliable than without frame method. Before purchasing material, you need to take measurements of the attic and make calculations to find out how much profile and drywall you need to buy.
Making lathing before finishing the attic from the inside photo You need to start making the sheathing from the walls. The profile is secured around the entire perimeter, and each profile must be secured in at least three places. The profile around the perimeter is fixed at a distance from each other of no more than 1 meter. Then the racks are attached to the profile fixed along the perimeter with self-tapping screws. The distance between the profile posts should not be more than 50 cm. The posts must be installed level. Having finished making the sheathing, you will need to lay all the necessary communications. An additional layer of insulation can be placed in the cells of the frame; mineral wool is usually used for this. Then the entire structure is covered with a hydro-vapor barrier layer.
Finishing the attic with plasterboard photo The plasterboard is cut and attached to the profile with a pitch between fasteners of about 20-25 cm. First, you need to try to secure solid sheets of plasterboard. It is not recommended that the joints between sheets of drywall coincide with the corners of the openings, since increased stress is generated in these places, which can cause the seam to crack. When all the sheets are secured, begin to seal the joints and heads of the hardware with putty. If the attic is then finished with wallpaper, the drywall will be primed.
Lining
If the attic will be finished with wood, for example wooden clapboard the room turns out to be cozy and comfortable to be in. Before sheathing the attic from the inside with clapboard, you need to make a frame, which is made from wooden blocks or metal profile. Wooden blocks must be treated with special compounds to prevent rotting, fungus, and mold formation, and to prevent bark beetles from infesting the wood. The frame is secured with self-tapping screws.
DIY attic interior decoration photo Cladding the attic with clapboard can be done vertically or horizontally. With vertical fastening, you need to start fastening from the window to the opposite wall, and with horizontal fastening, start fastening from top to bottom. It is necessary to take into account that if you line the attic with clapboard horizontally, the room will visually expand, and if vertically, the room will become visually higher. The lining can be attached to the frame in several ways.
- Nail the clapboard to wooden blocks small cloves.
- Nailing the groove of the lining with small nails to the wooden blocks.
- Fasten the clapboard to the wooden blocks by the groove with special staples using a construction stapler.
- Secure the lining to the groove with clamps.
- Fasten the paneling with metal screws to the metal profile.
The lining has a tongue and groove with which you can hide the fasteners with some fastening methods. The last lining may not fit in size, so it is planed and the joint is covered with a plinth.
Finishing the attic with clapboard photo The lining can be coated with varnish, to which you can add color to give it a certain shade or color.
Sometimes, instead of lining, the attic is finished with OSB slabs or block house panels that imitate timber.
Finishing the attic with a block house photo An attic finished in this way will look as if the walls are made of natural logs. The block house has a number of advantages: it is not afraid of moisture, cracks do not appear on it and they fit tightly to each other.
The attic is a kind of room. It amazes with its unusual architecture, wooden beams, non-standard skylights, through which stars look into the room at night. A residential attic should be beautiful and functional. Sharp bevels limit space and make finishing and arrangement difficult. Interior designers have found ways to turn attic weaknesses into strengths.
When finishing, you can use different materials and colors, for example, improve the color of the floor, making it close to the color of the walls. Interesting do-it-yourself finishing options in wooden house, where the wooden floor and walls can be covered with oil, varnish, paint containing white pigments, bringing the arrangement closer to Scandinavian style, Provence style. How to cover the attic from the inside, what materials to use, what the interior of the attic looks like, photos of the interiors are presented in this article.
Painting - interesting solutions
Unusually shaped walls in the attic inspire the use of different colors and materials. The attic is a space where there are many different surfaces:
- racks,
- roof slopes,
- beams,
- chimneys.
These elements should definitely be played up when painting. For example:
- attic racks are often painted to match the color of the ceiling;
- a stone chimney is finished with natural or artificial stone;
- sometimes the chimney is left in a beautiful natural form raw red brick, emphasizing its presence;
- the brickwork can be painted with white paint, giving the atmosphere a Scandinavian, Provencal touch.
Finishing brick wall attics, photo
Covering with clapboard, wood, and other materials
Often, at the junction of walls and roof, a cornice or wooden slats, thanks to which the decor presents a harmonious space. Depending on the purpose of the rooms and preferences, you can combine wall colors and materials in different ways. Looking for wall design inspiration various materials, look at our gallery, where photos of interesting finishing options are presented attic floor.
Finishing the walls of the attic floor with plasterboard, photo
Decorating the attic wall with clapboard, photo
Spacious interior with white walls
Sheathing MDF attics panels, photo
Cladding the walls of the attic floor with a block house, photo
Lining the walls inside the attic with plywood
Interior trim OSB slabs attic in the country, photo
Wall painting: choosing colors
When painting walls you need to remember - there are many various elements roof structures different colors They look beautiful only in large spaces. IN small rooms It is not recommended to use multiple colors for attic walls, this will overload the interior. For small attics, the principle of painting walls is simple - you need to avoid too many colors and materials. An interesting effect is achieved by painting in light colors all interior elements:
- ceiling,
- racks,
- columns,
- wooden beams.
Photo. Bright interior visually it seems more spacious.
In this case, the structural elements of the attic (columns, beams) cease to be so noticeable, do not dominate, fitting harmoniously into environment. This option for finishing the attic ceiling will make the room lighter, larger, and the quiet background allows you to use any color accents in furniture, decorative elements:
- colored carpet,
- blinds,
- lamps.
Interior decoration of the attic floor in white with a dark floor, photo
Painting the wall and ceiling different colors, even pastel, harmonious, will visually make the room smaller.
The attic is an unusual space, so it is advisable to choose 1-2 elements that play the first fiddle in interior design. The rest of the space should be decorated as a background - with neutral colors.
Photo. Design in 3 strong colors - blue, light and dark purple.
If you decide to cover part of the wall with a bright, expressive color, you should coordinate it with its dominant role in the interior and adapt other design elements to it. In the children's room shown in the photo below, a background color was selected to highlight the TV. Orange color, corresponding to the elements of the interior, furniture.
Photo. Bright additives will enliven the interior of a children's room.
In painting the walls in the attic the most suitable option There will be subtle color differences - colors and undertones. The subtle difference in colors is ideal for decorating walls and attic ceilings.
Wallpaper decoration
The option of decorating walls with wallpaper looks beautiful. For example, wallpaper with vertical stripes visually increase the small height of the attic walls. In combination with white or other pastel color You can use darker, brighter colors in small quantities. Fashionable solution– arrangement attic space V black and white colors. Effective black and white contrast can be used quite boldly. 
In the photo below, black and white contrast reigns with a predominance white. The interior has an artistic, crazy character. French style mixed with Scandinavian and modern. This is a great offer for lovers of original style.
Black and white decoration of the walls of the attic room, photo
Remember! When painting attic walls, you should avoid choosing a bright or too dark color for low stud walls. A distinctive color will emphasize the low height of the walls, optically lower the roof, and make the interior optically lower.
Windows and roller blinds
Dormer windows let in a lot of light. This is the least insulated place - even through the best double-glazed window, 3 times more heat penetrates than through a well-insulated roof (in one direction or the other). In winter, heat goes outside, in summer it penetrates inside through the heating glass, creating a greenhouse effect.
If it is not possible to install three-chamber windows with much better thermal properties, do not forget about - it is preferable to choose metal ones that reflect heat. Window manufacturers offer external and internal blinds tailored to the size of the attic window. Internal roller shutters can be installed on windows at any time, but certain technological restrictions apply to external ones. Therefore, the installation of roller shutters must be planned during the roof construction stage.
Arrangement options
The attic may have different types. The easiest to arrange - mansard roof, it is sometimes quite difficult to do, but the compensation will be the space under the roof.
Gable roof
A gable roof is a completely different project. Here, pillars play a huge role - fragments of the “supporting” structure of the roof. If there are no posts, the roof slope reaches the floor, effective area is significantly reduced. When the racks are included in the project, their height reaches 2 meters, the attic significantly gains functionality.
Photo. Interior decoration of a wood-lined attic with gable roof and 80 cm high stands
The most difficult thing is to design a hipped attic. The more kinks in the roof, the more difficult it is to arrange the interior ergonomically.
Attic without racks
If the attic is devoid of studs, only 65% of its area is available for arrangement. This is a high area where a person can walk.
Photo. The bed is located under the roof slope, saving space
Under the bevels you can place:
- rack;
- long shelves;
- bookshelf;
- sofas, beds - but you need to step back a little so as not to hit your head on the ceiling.
Attic with rack 80-120 cm
A height of 80-120 cm means that there is a small wall under the roof. An inconspicuous low wall significantly improves the functionality of the attic space. Slope can be used in different ways:
- put a bed, sofa;
- put desk, dressing table;
- equip a bathroom with a bathtub and toilet;
- set up a small kitchen.
In the case of a bathroom, you need to check whether the toilet can be used freely. They rarely make a kitchen in the attic, but if you like this idea, this space can be successfully used. A wall jamb measuring 120 cm is suitable for installation. In the attic kitchen you will have to abandon hanging cabinets; you can add kitchen set open shelves, such kitchen trends are popular in 2018.
Design with 140-150 cm stand
A height of 140-150 cm is most optimal. At a distance of 50 cm from the bevel, a person can move freely without tilting his head. Here you can place:
- comfortable seating area,
- dining table with chairs,
- bed with a high frame.
If a child's room is located here, you can create an excellent place for play in a low area. This attic is a real treasure, it combines interesting architecture with a solid dose of ergonomics.
Apartments on the top floor are the dream of many. The attic helps to create a unique atmosphere with an elegant design. Skillful finishing will allow you to maximize the potential of the attic!
Attic country house If desired, it is not difficult to convert it into a living space - a bedroom, office or nursery. Appearance from the inside, it will largely depend on what kind of finish is chosen for the walls, floor and ceiling.
Today there is a large variety of materials that are perfect for this purpose. Which one should you choose in this or that case, and how to do the attic cladding with your own hands? We'll talk about this later in the article.
Types of finishing materials
Do-it-yourself attic finishing can be done using only two main types of materials - traditional and modern. Traditional ones include lining, imitation timber, blockhouse. Modern ones - plasterboard, plywood, cork panels, decorative plaster, etc. The choice of finishing depends largely on what style of attic design is provided for by the design project. If it is country, Provence, Scandinavian or classic, you should use traditional materials. For cladding the inside of attics in a high-tech or minimalist style, you should use modern views finishing.
On a note: In some cases, the finishing of the attic floor can be carried out with a deviation from this rule. For example, in a room whose interior is decorated in Provence style, decorative plaster may look good light shade with a discreet “pattern”.Thus there are the most different variants attic finishing. The photos below clearly demonstrate exactly how this room, lined with one or another type of material, can look like:
Pros and cons of using drywall
So, how to cover the inside of the attic? Often internal surfaces When decorating this room, it is finished with plasterboard. The main advantage of this material is that it can be used to perform very original finish attic floor, arranging curved surfaces.
Attic cladding made using plasterboard can be very original and unusual
The only difficulty may arise when marking for sheets, since the attic walls are beveled at a certain angle. However, using a level, sufficient high quality finish attics with plasterboard. The video demonstrates the marking technique in detail:
Plasterboard sheets are mounted on the sheathing.
Important: Of course, before you start finishing with plasterboard, you should insulate and waterproof the roof.As you can see, the question of how to cover an attic with plasterboard is not particularly difficult.
There are also some disadvantages to using this material for cladding the attic floor from the inside. The fact is that roof structures sometimes move a little as a result of shrinkage of the house or for other reasons. As a result, cracks may appear in the casing. However, the likelihood of such an outcome is not very high. The result can exceed all expectations.
Finishing the attic with plasterboard. Photo of the finished result
Advantages and disadvantages of lining
The main advantage of lining is its environmental friendliness. Moreover, wood helps create a healthy microclimate in the room. In addition, covering the attic with clapboard will help create a special “village” atmosphere in this room. Walls decorated with wood look incredibly aesthetically pleasing. You can use the lining for finishing the attic floor wooden house, and brick or concrete. The only drawback of this material is considered to be some difficulty in installation. Covering walls with clapboard is a somewhat more labor-intensive process than decorating with plasterboard.
Sheathing with imitation timber
How else to decorate the attic from the inside? Today, for covering rooms, you can use not only ordinary lining in the form of a board. Very interesting option Attic design can be achieved by finishing surfaces with imitation timber - one of the varieties of this material. When using it, the walls and ceiling look like they are made of ordinary or laminated veneer lumber.
Cladding the attic with imitation timber gives the attic a stylish appearance
Blockhouse cladding
Often, attics are also finished with a blockhouse - another type of lining. Using it, you can get cladding that imitates chopped walls. This allows you to decorate even concrete and brick structures in a “rustic” style. At the dacha, this decoration looks simply great.
Finishing the attic with a blockhouse. "Chopped" walls
Important: Various options finishing the attic floor with wood allows you to get very harmonious design. However, blockhouse, lining and imitation timber must be treated with special compounds that reduce the risk of fire and prevent rotting.The attic can be finished with either light or dark wood clapboards. In small rooms it is best to use the first option.
Interior decoration of the attic. Photos of rooms with dark and light lining
Other finishing options
To the question of how to cover the attic from the inside, there is another answer - plywood. The advantages of this finishing method include not only the maximum ease of installation, but also the low cost of the source material. The disadvantage of using plywood for sheathing is that when the roof moves, the sheets can move apart and gaps form between them.
Sheathing with plywood allows you to create a fairly aesthetically pleasing attic design
Plywood looks quite aesthetically pleasing on the walls of the attic. However, when decorating it, it is often covered with wallpaper. Drywall can also be finished on top in the same way. In the latter case, sometimes finishing is also decorative plaster.
You can decorate your attic beautifully using any of the commercially available materials. The choice of a specific type of finishing depends mainly on the tastes of the home owners themselves. With a little imagination, it won't be difficult to get something like this:
Technology of finishing the attic with clapboard
Next, we will consider in detail how to decorate the attic inside with clapboard. The use of this material for cladding requires mandatory roof waterproofing. To do this with outside A special membrane is fixed to the rafters. A counter-lattice is mounted on it under the roofing material.
Before you begin finishing the attic floor, the ceiling, walls and floor should also be insulated. On the roof slopes from the inside thermal insulation material(usually mineral wool) is inserted between the rafter legs. On the gables, a sheathing is preliminarily installed under the wool and lining. Next, a vapor barrier layer is installed using staples.
Before covering the attic should be insulated
On a note: In order to prevent the heat insulator from falling out, a wire should be stretched between the rafters and sheathing beams.After installing the vapor barrier, you can begin the actual installation of the lining. So, the plating is done as follows:
- Before sheathing begins, each lamella must be treated with a special compound that prevents rotting;
Before installation, the lining should be treated with special compounds
- On the gable sheathing and rafter legs on top vapor barrier material you need to fill the counter-lattice. This is required for the device ventilation gap. The counter-lattice will serve as the basis for the lining. In the event that the sheathing boards are located horizontally, the slats under them are stuffed vertically and, accordingly, vice versa. As a last resort, you can skip this step and perform the sheathing directly on top of the film. However, you should make sure that the heat insulator together with the film is between the rafters and does not stick out;
- The finishing of the attic walls begins from the top if the lining is located horizontally (in this case, the elements are mounted with grooves down to prevent moisture from entering them) and from the window to the opposite wall in a vertical orientation;
Finishing the attic with clapboard. Photo of the process of covering a wall with lamellas. In a vertical orientation, work begins from the window
- To fasten the sheathing elements, special clamps can be used, which must be installed in the groove and then closed with the ridge of the next board. You can also use nails for this purpose, which should be recessed into the wood. When performing open fastening, use finishing nails. In the event that the counter-lattice is assembled not from timber, but from a metal profile, self-tapping screws are used;
When covering the lamellas, they are attached using special clamps
- Finishing the attic with wood also involves lining the window openings. At the final stage, they are finished with platbands made of the same wood as the lining. Next, all joints are closed with a layout.
To make it clearer for you how to decorate an attic with your own hands, we present to your attention a video in which this process is discussed step by step.
So, we looked at the most different examples finishing the walls, floors and ceilings of the attic. For cladding, you can use either plywood, plasterboard or lining. Of course, finishing the attic floor of a wooden house is best done using the latest material. This way you can maintain the overall stylistic idea country building.
Thanks to its non-standard geometry, there are many more design possibilities in the attic room than in any other room. The roof slopes can serve as both the ceiling of the attic floor and at the same time serve as its walls.
An exclusive interior can be created thanks to windows on the ceiling, or well located load-bearing beams. Great importance The attic also has a functional purpose - interior decoration must correspond to him.
As a rule, the attic is located in a house that has pitched roof. It could be one steep and the other a gentle slope, or both gentle.
If two slopes are steep and their overhangs reach the ceiling, then it’s just an attic:
- To be able to turn it into an attic, the attic must be raised in height, due to a small wall around the perimeter of the house. A person should be able to walk around the attic without bending their head.
- There was a time when attics were unheated and were intended to house servants, poor students and poor intellectuals. Today, the view of this room has changed - it has become a full-fledged living space, subject to its high-quality insulation.
- Many of the materials used to produce interiors make it possible to install thermal insulation during their installation. Special attention at the same time, attention is paid to the roof slopes, because they are the ones who take on precipitation, wind loads and exposure to low or high temperatures, depending on the season.
- In progress roofing works, thermal insulation of the roof is mandatory. In any case, if you plan to make a residential attic.
Regardless of this, the same list of work on insulating the roof slopes must be performed inside. A double layer of thermal insulation guarantees the room protection from freezing and drafts.
As for the walls and gables (see), if they were insulated during the exterior finishing of the house, then there is no need to do this work inside. We will not go into details of the thermal insulation device; there are similar articles on our website.
In addition to them, watch the video. Let's just say that many materials used in the interior decoration of the attic themselves have thermal insulation properties- for example: plasterboard, fiberboard, cement-bonded and magnesite boards.
Attic floor installation
When installing a kitchen or bathroom under the roof of the house, the interior decoration of the attic floor must be appropriate. Since the attic room is quite spacious and has windows that allow it to be regularly ventilated, high level there will be no moisture in it.
So:
- The main attention when preparing for finishing should be directed to the floor, so that when emergency situation With water pipes, the ceiling of the room located on the floor below was not damaged.
- Therefore, you need to try to create a sealed structure on the floor, and doing it yourself is not at all difficult. Consider the option of a brick or stone house, with reinforced concrete slab ceilings
In this case, the implementation of waterproofing can be the same as in apartments.
- First, the concrete surface is treated with penetrating waterproofing mixture, with the capture of the wall to a height of fifteen centimeters. First of all, the joints of the floor and walls are coated, gluing a special insulating tape on top.
- When all corners and joints are sealed, the primer is applied to the rest of the floor surface. After the mastic has dried, you can make a self-leveling floor using a dry self-leveling mixture diluted with water.
The result is a perfectly flat and airtight base for laying porcelain stoneware, tile or mosaic tiles. - In principle, the floor can be made in exactly the same way in cases where it is planned to make a regular one in the attic. living room, only you can do without tape and replace the waterproofing mastic with a regular primer.
- But there are other options for flooring. It all depends on which decorative coating preference and whether the floor level needs to be raised higher.
If necessary, wooden logs are installed on top of the waterproofing layer, which can also be served as a regular roofing material covered with an overlap. - If the space between them is left empty and, for example, a plank floor is made over them, each step on the floor will produce a booming sound. Therefore, the resulting cells are filled with any loose insulation: granulated penoizol, expanded clay or polystyrene chips.
- Thus, you can kill two birds with one stone: you will get not only insulation, but also good sound insulation floor. So: liquid is poured into the cells with insulation cement mortar- you will get an absolutely airtight base made of foam concrete, and its price will be minimal.
In order to lay tiles or laminate on such a base, you will need to embed the reinforcing mesh in the uncured mortar, and then apply a leveling screed. If a plank floor is installed, then the mesh will not be needed.
Work on installing the subfloor must be carried out after plastering the walls, if any.
Decorative finishing of the attic
If exterior decoration walls were carried out without insulation or not at all, the walls and gables need to be insulated from the inside. In this state of affairs, the most convenient option there will be interior finishing of the attic with clapboard, MDF panels, plasterboard (see) or other material that requires installation of sheathing.
In her inner space very convenient to install insulation.
So:
- Most often, owners give preference to natural materials, and lining boards are number one on this list. And it is not at all necessary to sheathe absolutely the entire room - you can get by with just a plank ceiling or just wall sheathing.
- As for interior design, you need to use your imagination so that the room does not look dull and monotonous. And there are many decoration options.
These are doors, baseboards and cornices in contrasting colors; beautiful carved railings on the stairs leading to the attic. - This includes painting the board surface in original colors that hide the texture of the wood. Moreover, the painting is not monochromatic, but alternating light colors with darker ones, as in the photo below.
- It would seem: lining boards are the most available material, known to everyone. How can you use it to create an exclusive interior in the attic?
It turns out it is possible! To prove this we give an example designer finishing such a room with a board.
- Let's see what techniques the designer used. First: the room is divided into zones by using boards with different sections - “block house” and “standard”.
The boundaries of the zones are also determined by the roof rafters, which provide a contrast in color to the walls. To paint the board, a stain of a very pleasant shade was selected. - Wall decorations are frames with canvas stretched over them. Or perhaps it is silk wallpaper glued to a plywood base, or directly to the wall, and framed with decorative molding.
- The window sill space is also decorated. The interior is completed with antique lamps and furniture - just look at one chest standing in the corner.
And there seems to be nothing supernatural in the decoration, but the picture just attracts the eye. - In order to “dilute” wood in the interior of a room, you can use a variety of finishing materials. In our next example, two of them serve this purpose: decorative rock, with which part of the wall is lined, and glass in suspended ceiling.
The contrasting decoration here is provided by beautiful twisted pillars and railing balusters.
- Sheathing the walls of the attic, with the same success, can be done with MDF panels. As in the case of lining, to achieve harmony in such an interior, it is important to avoid monotony.
IN in this case, the lower part of the walls is decorated with panels with cork covering, used wooden skirting boards and slats of a darker color.
- Drywall is also successfully used in finishing the attic space. It is used to insulate and level walls, create suspended ceiling structures and wall partitions.
And in this case, design attic space not inferior to any other. Fortunately, the surface of gypsum board can be painted, covered with wallpaper, decorated with tiles or three-dimensional panels.
- If there is no need to insulate the attic walls, they can be leveled with regular or decorative plaster. Brick and cinder concrete walls are treated with a universal primer, then, after it dries, a starting layer of plaster is applied.
After letting it set, the surface is primed again. - The final layer of plaster can also be structural. The relief in this case is created by adding stone chips or other fillers to the solution.
To achieve this goal, masters use and various instruments, with the help of which a relief is applied to the wall.
- Plastered walls can be simply painted, covered with floral wallpaper, or used in decoration for more expensive types wall coverings with veneer made of cork, bamboo, or stone.
- In the example above, the walls of the room are finished with one of these coatings. The highlight of the interior is a small wall lined with 3D panels with three-dimensional relief.
The attic is also very decorated with beams mounted along the perimeter of the ceiling and roof slopes, which contrast with the decorative coating.
As you can see, there are many ways to perfectly decorate an attic floor, and we really hope that our little instructions helped you with this. Use your imagination, dare and delight beautiful interior yourself and your loved ones!
With modern finishing works Nowadays, materials such as MDF panels are often found. They are compressed (using a press) wood shavings, mixed with special solution. Despite the fact that the production technology is similar to chipboard, MDF panels do not contain additional resins or any other chemical compounds, which makes them much safer than chipboard.
This is what a room covered with MDF panels looks like
In “home” use, however, this material is not yet so common. Most likely, because MDF panels give the room a more formal look and a cold look. And despite this how finishing material, it is quite popular, and all because:
- Such panels are easy to install with your own hands.
- With the help of MDF panels it is easy to remove all surface defects without preparing them before installation.
- This material itself does not have a lot of waste when working with it (dust, dirt, small chips, etc.)
- If any area is damaged, replacing it is quite easy and does not require removing the entire layer.
- They have a good level of heat and sound insulation.
- Not required special care, and are also tolerant of household chemicals.
- These panels are absolutely environmentally friendly, which means they are great for homes with small children.
- In addition, depending on the price, it is easy to choose the texture of the material (from wood to stone), not to mention the color scheme.
MDF panels various colors and shades
Installation of MDF panels for the attic
When working with such material, you need the following tool:
- perforator;
- wiring box;
- screwdriver;
- edge profiles;
- Claimers;
- self-tapping screws;
- hammer;
- inner corners;
- baseboard;
- panel holders.
There are a number of recommendations that you should listen to so that installing the panels is not difficult. Firstly, you should carry out the most simple preparation surface, that is, if there is wallpaper on it, then it should be removed. Accordingly, you need to remove all corners and baseboards with baguettes (if any). Next, you should use a primer to avoid unwanted mold growth and various fungi.
Installation diagram of MDF panels to the wall surface
Since the attic is a room under a roof, experts recommend using insulation for more thorough thermal insulation. Basically, the insulation is attached using ordinary adhesive solution(recommended thickness 0.5cm). You should know that for better insulation it is necessary to glue the insulation joint to joint and place the shiny side inward.
After the panel is cut to the required size, installation begins from any corner of the room. The tenon of the panel should point into the corner, after which holders (5-6 pieces for the entire length of the panel) are placed in the grooves, which are attached to the surface with nails. Subsequent panels secured by inserting tenons into the grooves of the previous sheets, then the holders are attached, and so on according to this scheme.
The process of attaching the MDF panel holder with a screwdriver
The final stage installation work is the installation of internal corners to hide panel joints. At the top, the junction of the panels with the ceiling is “hidden” with the help of special corners, and at the bottom with the help of a plinth. You should also remember that it is necessary, that is, to mark and cut the necessary holes in the panels in advance.
The next important point is fire resistance. Unfortunately MDF panels not very fireproof, therefore, when laying electrical wiring, you should use special fire-resistant protective boxes for it. It is important to know that the wiring is laid before the installation of MDF panels.
Almost finally, a small but informative film about the technology of installing MDF panels:
It must be remembered that if a house with an attic is located in the zone high humidity, then in this case it is necessary to use more moisture-resistant brands of panels.
