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Starting a large-scale cosmetic or even overhaul with a complete change of the interior, the owners often want to bring to life many interior design ideas. One of them may be the transformation of an ordinary rectangular doorway into an arched doorway. If you figure out how to make a drywall arch, then it is quite possible to carry out its installation yourself.

The arch can affect the structure of the entire interior design solution, and an additional decorative overlay of a certain style will set the design of the entire room.

Having studied detailed instructions for the installation of the arch, having prepared in necessary materials and tools, it is quite possible to make an arch from a rectangular doorway in literally one day.

It should be noted that an arch made using the same technology can transform not only a doorway, but also wider passages that divide large rooms into zones.

Materials and tools for the manufacture and installation of the arch

In order to bring a bored doorway to a new state and get a neat aesthetic arch, it is necessary to prepare the following materials:

• Gypsum plasterboard sheet 9 ÷ 12 mm thick.

• Galvanized metal profile or wooden beam for the manufacture of the frame.
• Perforated metal corner for strengthening the joints of drywall planes. Fiberglass mesh is also fine for this process.

• Self-tapping screws for fastening drywall and perforated corners to metal profiles.
• Plaster based putty - coarse (starting) and finishing.

To carry out the installation, the following tools must be available:

• Electric jigsaw and drill.
• Ruler, construction square, tape measure and pencil.
• Grinder or scissors for metal .
• Screwdriver.
• Construction knife.
• Roller with metal spikes.
• Flexible plank that will help create an even arch shape.
• Spatula and trowel for working with putty.
• Sponge, water container, thick soft cloth (you can use an old terry towel).

Prices for drywall and sheet materials

Drywall and sheet materials

Taking measurements and preparing structural elements

• Before starting the manufacture of arched elements, it is necessary to measure the opening where the arch will be mounted. Its width and the required vertical distance are measured, from the top down, on the side walls of the opening. How much the arch will be rounded will depend on these parameters.

In addition, it is necessary, starting from the thickness of the drywall, to determine the depth of its installation, since it must be fixed at the same level with the plane of the wall - it must be drowned deep into the doorway.

• From the corners of the doorway, you need to retreat inward to a distance that will be equal to the thickness of the drywall and make the appropriate markings by drawing the installation lines for the frame profiles.
• According to the obtained parameters of the size of the opening, using a grinder or metal scissors, sections of a metal profile are cut - two for fixing horizontally and four for fixing on the side walls of the doorway. They are installed along the previously marked lines, leaving space for drywall.

• If the walls of the opening are made of brick or erected of concrete, holes are drilled into them with a drill (perforator) right through the metal profile in the wall, into which plastic dowels are hammered, into which the fastening screws will be screwed.

On this structural element - a frame, plasterboard parts will be attached.

• The next step is, according to the previously obtained dimensions, two panels of drywall are marked and cut out. They must fit exactly into the doorway between the walls.
• Further, on these panels it is necessary to draw and then cut out two arched parts from them. In this case, you need to act very accurately, since by making the wrong marking of the arc, you can easily get an ugly arch skewed to the side.
• Curvilinear "trajectory" cut, that is, the arcuate part of the arch itself can be marked different ways and they are all equally available.

The first way

The markup is carried out as follows:

- First, the panel is laid on a flat horizontal surface.

- Then, on the upper horizontal and on both vertical sides, the thickness of the metal profile, already fixed in the opening on the walls, is marked. Usually it is 50 mm. Along these points, straight lines are drawn parallel to the edges of the panel;

- To draw a semicircle, a pencil and a piece of inelastic cord are taken, which is tied to the pencil so that it rotates freely in this loop.

A self-tapping screw is screwed in the center of the circle. Then a cord is attached to it, so that the sharpened pencil lead falls on the intersection of the previously drawn lines parallel to the left and right edges with the bottom edge of the panel. It turns out a kind of compass, capable of drawing circles of the required diameter in this case.

The markup can be transferred to the second panel by simply copying from the first.

Second way

For the second method of marking the line of the arched arc, you will need a flexible plastic strip, a pencil and two pairs of hands.

- First you need to determine what height the curved part of the arc will have at the highest point. To do this, the bar is applied to the door opening between the profiles fixed on it. One end of the bar must be attached to the bottom edge of the profile, fixed on the side left wall of the opening, its highest point on the bend should touch midpoint a horizontally fixed profile, and the third point of contact of the bar will be bottom edge of the profile on the right wall.

- At the last point of contact with the profile, a mark is made on the bar - it will determine the length of the same arc that will determine the curved section to be cut.

- Further, the same is done on the drywall panel, where, as in the first version, 50 mm are already marked along the edges. One of the masters holds the bar so as to match its beginning and the mark made with the lines, and the second draws along it the border of the arched semicircle.

- Then, the marked area is cut with a jigsaw.

The third option

The third option is a template of an arched section made on hard cardboard according to the dimensions taken from the door. It can also be marked using a homemade "compass" from a cord and a pencil.

— Ready template put on a drywall panel, outline its outline with a pencil, and then cut the removed part with a jigsaw.

- The template will not allow you to make a mistake and the semicircle will be perfectly flat.

The next step is to prepare a metal profile for the curved frame parts, onto which the lower part of the cut drywall panels will be fixed. To cut off the desired length of the section of the profile, you can use the same flexible strip on which the mark is made for the length of the arc that forms the arched vault.

You need to prepare two such sections of the profile. Then, cuts are made on them with the help of metal scissors or a grinder, thanks to which it will be easy to bend the profile into an arc with the desired bending radius.

It should be especially noted that if the arch will have a small thickness, then sometimes one wide metal profile with it notches to secure on it two panels on both sides. The profile should be recessed inside the arch to the thickness of the drywall used, since later the lower arch bar will be attached to this curved frame part.

The rest of the elements will be in the course of the installation works- usually there are no special difficulties with them.

Installation of the frame base of the arch

Galvanized profile metal frame

• The installation of the arch begins with the installation of plasterboard elements with cut semicircles that fixed in doorway on the metal profiles screwed into it.

To fix drywall, special screws and a screwdriver are used.

These elements are fixed on both sides of the doorway.

• Further, from the inside of the cut-out arched opening, an incised and bent metal profile is screwed on. When carrying out work, it is necessary to hold the profile with one hand, pressing it exactly in the shape of the arch.

This part is screwed first to one side, and then to the other.

• The frame will not have the proper rigidity and completeness of the structure if it is not installed between the metal arched elements of the perpendicular sections of the profile. They will tie the plasterboard walls of the arch together. These lintels are installed in several places in the arch structure.

To fix the jumpers to the profile, self-tapping screws with wide heads and a sharper nose are used.

Installation of a wooden frame arch

If making a frame from a metal profile seemed too complicated process, then you can mount it from wood.

• To do this, you need to prepare bars measuring 20 × 20 mm - to attach to drywall, and 30 × 30 mm - to attach to opening walls.
• Further, an arch is marked on drywall, cut out, and then wooden bars with ends located along a bow circle are screwed onto the inner surface of the element.

• A free space of 30 mm is left along the edges of the part, which will be occupied by the bars installed in the doorway.
• The walls of the doorway are marked in the same way as when attaching a metal profile, only instead of it, bars of 30 × 30 mm are fixed along the markings
• Then, the prepared arched panel is applied to its "regular place" and screwed into the opening, to the wooden bars installed in it.

You can do it differently - fix the bars to the edges of the drywall, and then screw the finished stasis panel to the wall. But in this case, it will not be very convenient to work, especially when the second panel with an arch is fixed, since it will be difficult to climb between the two arched elements with a hand with a screwdriver.

Cable routing

Before proceeding to the manufacture and installation of the lower part of the arch, an electric cable is drawn if a backlight is provided in the opening.

The contact ends of the cable are fixed to the metal profile at approximately the place where the electric spotlights are to be installed. It is best if the cable is enclosed in a plastic corrugated pipe- to avoid accidental damage to the insulation on the sharp edges of the galvanized profiles.

When the prepared bottom strip of drywall is installed, it will perfectly cover all the unsightly wires.

Manufacturing and installation of the lower plasterboard arch panel

When the frame and frontal parts of the arch are installed, you can proceed to the manufacture of the bottom strip, which will cover the entire unsightly look of the frame.

First, the total length of the arched bend of the arch and the width of the distance between the installed arched frame parts are measured with a tape measure.

The dimensions are transferred to drywall, and a rectangular strip of the required dimensions is cut out of it.

Further, the plasterboard strip needs to be bent into an arch, however, the material is hard and fragile, so it can be easily broken, damaging the part. In order for the process NS went smoothly, you can use two methods to bend this material:

1. The prepared part is marked along its entire length into transverse strips 50 mm wide.

• Further, along the marked lines, cuts are made, approximately half the depth of the drywall.
• The piece is then gently bent and immediately, without delay, screwed to the metal profile that is inside the arched structure.

Video: a simple plasterboard arch

2. The second method of bending drywall, in principle, is even simpler than the first, but it will take a little longer, since you have to wait for the material to take the desired shape.

First, a needle roller is passed with effort over the plasterboard strip, which pierces the top layer of cardboard with its sharp spikes.

If there is no such roller in the master's arsenal, you can use a sharp construction knife - with the help of it, cuts are made on the surface of the drywall with a size of 20 ÷ 30 mm, at a distance of 15 ÷ 20 mm from each other, both in length and in width.

In the next step, the panel, from the side of the punctures, must be moistened with a sponge with water and leaned against the wall, installing the long side vertically.

After about 15 ÷ 20 minutes you can see the first results - the panel will begin to bend under its own weight. Then the part is wetted again and left for another 40 minutes.

It is possible, especially for the perfect bend of the arch, to knock down a structure from three boards with the letter P (a kind of conductor) with the dimensions of the place of the doorway where the arch will be installed. Then turn it over, placing it on the horizontal part.

Further, in the same way, having moistened the drywall part with water, it is laid on the legs of the inverted letter P, moistened side up. After 20 minutes, its middle will begin to sag inside the structure. Then, it is moistened again and left for 40 ÷ 60 minutes for complete subsidence to the horizontal lintel of the structure.

By the way, a similar method of bending a plasterboard strip sometimes allows you to make an arch without a frame at all, as shown in the attached video:

Video : giving bending drywall arch

Still wet drywall on a metal profile with self-tapping screws, which are screwed in at a distance of no more than 100 mm from each other.

The next step is to cut holes in the designated places on this part of the arch, into which, after finishing, it will be possible to install spotlights (if their installation is provided).

Having made the holes, you need to pull the cables inside the structure to them, but they should not be completely pulled out of the holes, since the protruding ends of the wires will interfere with the finishing.

Arch finishing

Having completed the installation of the frame and cladding, you can proceed to finishing the arch with putty. Only by closing the seams and grooves from the heads of the screws with a putty mixture and leveling it, you can get a neat arch.

The filling process is carried out in three stages:

- the first layer evens out deep flaws;

- the second - displays the even shape of the arch;

- the third finishing layer, and with its help the ideal surface smoothness is achieved.

• However, before taking on the putty, it is recommended to strengthen the corners of the arched openingspecial perforated corner, which easily takes any curvilinear shape.

Fiberglass mesh can be used instead of corners, but it will not give as clear, even and reinforced edge as a corner can. Installation of the corner is carried out using self-tapping screws, which are screwed in at a distance of 150 ÷ ​​200 mm from each other.

• Next, you can go to work with.

For work with drywall, an acrylic or gypsum-based putty is used, intended for internal work.

The acrylic composition can be purchased in a ready-made pasty form, while the gypsum mixture is sold as a dry construction mixture. Knead it just before use. This is best done using a mixer attachment that attaches to the drill.

You need to know that you cannot immediately knead a large amount of putty, as it sets very quickly, so it must be prepared in small portions. There is always an instruction on the packaging of the building material, which must be carefully studied in order to find out the exact time of the "life" of the prepared composition and the complete drying of the plastered surface.

• The first step is finishing the drywall joints and the main walls of the doorway.

The work is carried out using wide and medium-sized spatulas. One of them is putting putty on the joint, and, as far as possible, smoothed it out, comparing the surfaces of the drywall and the doorway.

• Having sealed the joints between the drywall and the wall in the door opening, you can immediately close the caps of the screws on this part of the structure with putty. When carrying out this process, you need to remember that the surface must be perfectly flat, therefore it is necessary to achieve exactly this effect. For this stage of work, you can use a metal trowel, which will immediately cover a large area.

• The first layer is the deep joints of the drywall with the wall. It is very important here to distribute the putty into all the grooves and chips, since it is necessary to bring the seams to the same level with the wall and the arched structure.

Do not apply too thick layers of material, as the wet putty can quickly separate from the wall surface. It's okay, if necessary, you can put four layers of putty instead of three - they will hold much more reliably than two or three very thick ones.

• Putting putty on all wide joints until it is dry, apply a fiberglass mesh reinforcement on top. This easy-to-use material can be purchased in any desired width, so there will be no problems with strengthening wide gaps.

The desired length of mesh is measured from the spool, and with the help of a spatula, this tape is then pressed into the putty, stretched and leveled.

• An arched bend, finished on both sides with a perforated corner, must also be treated with a layer of putty, comparing the surfaces.

If the joint of two drywall planes on the arched opening is reinforced with a fiberglass mesh, then if necessary, it can be cut in some places, since it should lie perfectly flat on the surface, without waves and folds.

• When all seams have been sealed and reinforced with reinforcing materials, the first layer is left to dry.
• After it dries on the surfaces, you need to walk sandpaper medium grain for leveling dry putty. By doing this, you need to try to "knock down" all the sharp protrusions so that they do not interfere with further work. But, at the same time, the structure must be processed extremely carefully so as not to expose the reinforcing elements.

Aligned joints must be well cleaned of dust with a damp sponge.

• Next, you can move on to the second thin layer of finishing putty, which should cover and level all surfaces.
• After it dries, the entire structure is cleaned with fine sandpaper (with a grain of about 220).

Before applying the third layer, it is necessary to take again measures to clean all joints and smooth surfaces from putty dust.

• The top coat should give the finish a smooth finish. The putty is applied in a very thin layer, in which case a ready-made paste-like material made on an acrylic base is best suited.

In the process of work, it is necessary to smooth out all traces left by a spatula.

• When finished, the structure is left to dry for at least 8-12 hours. The level of dryness of the material can be determined by its color - it should lighten to pure white.
• Further, there is a grinding process, and it is better to carry out it with a special grinding machine, on which fine-grained sandpaper (grain 280 ÷ 400) is fixed, and then a soft polishing cloth.

Sanding is carried out until the surface is perfectly smooth.

• After the arch has been sanded, you can paint it if it was planned. After painting, special built-in ones are installed in the doorway

Making and installing an arch is not such a difficult process. The main thing is to figure out the little things, how each of the stages of work goes, and having understood the nuances in the session, you can purchase materials and get down to business.

Prices for popular types of putty

Putties

And for those who have already got their hands on, you can offer a more difficult task:

Video: monumental arch with columns

Drywall allows you to make structures with flexible shapes. Today we will tell you how you can do interior arch from drywall. Due to the dismantling of the door frame and the leaf, more space will appear, the opening will become slightly wider.

To obtain curved forms, gypsum boards are used, the width of which does not exceed 600 mm. With a standard drywall thickness of 12.5 mm, the smallest bending radius is 1000 mm. With decreasing sheet thickness, the minimum radius will also decrease.

The curved sheet is mounted on a metal frame, while the frame profile is also pre-bent in the radius required for the surface being formed.

First, we mark and cut out the details of the sidewalls of the interior arch.

Cut the right size drywall to a rectangular shape.

To make the perfect arch shape, screw the self-tapping screw into the very bottom of the sheet, slightly stepping back from the edge. Tie a thread to the self-tapping screw, at the end of which there will be a pencil. Thus, by pulling the thread with a pencil, you can mark an even semicircle, which can then be cut with a hacksaw, knife or jigsaw. If you want to make an oblique arch shape, move the screw to the left or right of the middle of the corner of the sheet.
Since you will need two pieces of the same shape, the second can be cut using the first as a template.

Fastening the guides

Attach the guide profiles to the wall, stepping back from the edge 12-13 mm, as in the photo. This is done so that after sheathing the profiles, the plasterboard structure is completely level with the wall and does not protrude.
For fixing the profiles, we recommend using dowels of at least 40 mm with a step of 30-40 cm.

Fastening the sidewalls

The previously cut sidewalls are attached to the guides from the end, with 3.2 × 25 mm screws for drywall for metal. Screw them in in such a way as to drown the hat a little.

Curved profile

Having measured the circumference of the arch, cut out the corresponding profile using metal scissors. It is on it that the inner frame will be assembled. To bend it, cuts are made on the edges of the profile with a step of 7 cm. This will allow the guide profile to be bent along the bend of the arch.

The resulting metal frame is screwed on the back side along the edge of the gypsum board using self-tapping screws, after which the distance between the resulting guides inside and the total thickness of the structure between the edges of the arch are measured. Jumpers are cut out according to the available dimensions of the profile of the bases of the rack. They are placed in increments of 7-14 cm, thereby strengthening the assembled structure.

Drywall fold

Once again, having measured the end side of the arch, cut out the corresponding strip from the gypsum board. It is very simple to bend it: you need to soak drywall with water. Moisture will penetrate into all the pores of the material - both the core and the cardboard. This method allows you to bend drywall without effort and cracks.

To better soak drywall, poke holes in the cardboard layer with a spiked roller, then moisten by placing a damp cloth on top of it. Once the gypsum has absorbed moisture, it can be rounded.

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To transform a house or apartment inside, it is not at all necessary to break walls, lay bricks or do concrete pouring. Drywall is able to replace dirty construction activities and easily create complex architectural forms... This material is very popular today, as it is convenient to mount. Plasterboard makes it possible to create multi-level structures on the surface of ceilings and in the opening, to build columns of various shapes and sizes, or arches. Do-it-yourself drywall arch is a real and not a complicated project. Observing the correct technology, using special tools and following clear instructions, the arch can be equipped in 2-3 days.

Able to emphasize the style of the interior of the room, introducing new architectural solutions and original changes into it. In addition, a correctly assembled arch can easily hide such a ceiling defect as a problem in the mismatch of the slabs in the ceilings. The arch is worth equipping if you want to get rid of interior door but don't leave door frame in the opening. The installation technology will differ depending on the measuring parameters of the opening and the characteristics of the material from which the walls of the house or apartment are made.

The opening between rooms can also be fitted on a solid wall. In this case, you will have to cut through an opening in the wall that coincides in height and width with the right dimensions... The edges of the opening may be uneven; in any case, they will be hidden by the arched structure.

Types of arches

A material such as drywall is very easy to use, it allows you to build complex structures of various shapes. It lends itself well to cutting, easy to install, and when wetted, it can bend and take the desired shape. The material has a smooth, even surface, so most often it does not require additional finishing and puttying. Drywall is lightweight, so work can be done alone without anyone's help.

Due to its functional properties, drywall makes it possible to construct arched openings of the most complex, original and bizarre shapes, also creating carved through holes and decorative shelves in the structure. What design is better to choose, and how to make a drywall arch correctly:

The arch design should be chosen based on your interior. The design should complement the overall picture and fit into the style of the apartment. The technology for constructing a drywall arch with step-by-step instructions is shown in this video.

Advantages of plasterboard structures

Drywall is the material that is increasingly being chosen for the construction of door arches. Plasterboard structures are today popular and in demand among builders and designers, they are widespread in interiors due to their many advantages:

Most often, door arches are installed in the living room, hallway, corridor, on the balcony or loggia. An elegant do-it-yourself arch made of drywall is shown in the photo.

Before starting the process of installing the arch itself, one must not forget about a few questions:

Necessary materials

• Drywall sheets. It is better to purchase two types: special thin arched sheets of gypsum board up to 6.5 mm thick and wall drywall 12 mm thick.
• Plaster-based filler.
• Fiberglass mesh.
• Self-tapping screws and dowels.
• Rack profiles made of metal.
• Paint or wallpaper.

The construction of a drywall arch with your own hands is shown in this video.

Necessary tools

• Plasterboard hacksaw or electric jigsaw
• Simple pencil
• Roulette and carpentry square
• Grout trowel
• Rotary hammer, drill and screwdriver
• Pliers
• Metal scissors
• Building level
• Putty knife
• Needle roller
• Sandpaper
• Sharp knife

Arch toolbox

For the construction of a metal frame for arches made of gypsum plasterboard, you will need several types of guides for U-shaped profiles made of aluminum: rack-mount for straight parts (60 * 27), guide for contours (28 * 27), arched and reinforced corners.

Stages of the construction of the arch

The arched structure is created in several stages, following the sequence of which will bring you the desired result:

• Creation of a project plan.
• Preparing the doorway.
• Work on the installation of the profile.
• Preparation of material for work.
• Installation work.
• Additional finishing.

Let's consider each stage in detail:

• Installation work.

Sometimes you want to refine the resulting arched structure. They are especially attentive to the design of an arched opening if it is the main accent in the interior. Designers recommend paying attention to the options for the most advantageous finish:

Building your dream arch yourself is not difficult. The main thing is to clearly follow the instructions and carefully think over the design of the arched structure in advance.

The original design and decoration of the drywall arch

To save money, such an original solution can be easily implemented with your own hands.

The use of such structures has gained popularity in various kinds of premises: private households, apartments, entertainment establishments, theaters, churches and even in educational institutions... Volumetric arches have different diameters, they are narrow in width and located in the entire wall, simple or unusual in shape.

The model is based on a metal profile, in some cases - from wood, to which a formed bend from a special drywall is attached. It is made either in the factory or by hand - by soaking the material with moisture, as well as by the dry method, using cuts.

Watch in the video: step-by-step instruction installation of a drywall arch.

Arch production steps

Starting the manufacturing process, you need to determine its parameters, choose the type, place where it will start from and decide: what will be the radius of curvature. Available at hand the right tools will speed up this process.

GKL bending methods

As you know, an arch is a curved model. For its manufacture, it is better to use a special drywall with a thickness of 6.5 mm.

However, its cost is quite high and not everyone can afford it, so there are three methods by which,:

Frame construction

The arch is fixed to a metal frame. For him use, cut with special scissors.

The size of the workpiece must be taken into account. The result is the four required pieces and two horizontal pieces, as wide as the pattern. The profile is attached to the wall with a margin of 1 cm, taking into account the thickness of the drywall and reinforced corners.

In brick or concrete walls drill holes 5 cm deep at a distance of 20-30 cm with a puncher to accommodate nylon dowels. The metal frame is fastened with self-tapping screws.

Alternatively, the base can consist of wooden bars, the only difference will be in fixing the sheet in the lower part.

Arch installation procedure

Using the example of the installation of a classic arch, you can clearly trace the order of work.

• The front side is being made;
• The production and installation of the butt-end parts is carried out.

The workpieces are screwed to the frame with metal screws at a distance of 10 cm, slightly recessed.

Work must be done carefully, avoiding material breakage. Further, the sheathing process is carried out, which consists of the following operations:

Finishing

When the installation of the arch is completed, you need to make sure that there is no exit of the structure outside the opening, the parts are firmly attached, and only in this case they go to finishing works... The main stages of finishing can be as follows:

Some nuances

It is desirable to decorate the arch to match the walls. It can be:

The selection of materials for finishing will depend on the wishes of the customer and his financial capabilities. Having studied all the subtleties of the process of making a drywall arch with your own hands, there is a possibility of creating this wonderful model, which will help to give a special individuality to the room.

Today, in order to transform your house or apartment, you do not need to break walls, knead mortars and lay bricks. Complex and dirty work can be successfully replaced by drywall! Currently, it is the most convenient to install, and therefore the most demanded finishing material.

With it, you can easily do tiered ceiling, build a partition, decorate a doorway with columns or pilasters, and much, much more. But in our article we will focus on how to make a drywall arch with our own hands.

We will consider all stages in as much detail as possible, with all possible details and nuances. We hope that the instructions presented in the article will help you understand the technology of building arches and repeat everything in practice.

Choosing an arch design

• Domed symmetrical arch- the classic version.

• Asymmetrical - an arch with an offset center. Perhaps one of the simplest and most economical designs, suitable for almost any interior.

• , in which the highest point is obtained due to planes converging at a slight angle.

• Openwork arch. The main difference between this design is the presence of through-type holes running along the line of the doorway.

• Designer or multi-level arch. In order to realize such an idea, you need to have a little imagination and skills in working with drywall. By the way, we will talk about how to make a complex arch a little later.

Stop your choice on the design of arches that will harmoniously fit into the rest of the interior of the room.

Note! If the height of the doorway is 2 meters or less, then making a drywall arch in the corridor will be an irrational decision, since it will "eat" anyway small space... In this case, you can simply round off the top corners in the doorway.

All about installation

If you wish, you can build an oblique arch, a French arch or any other, but in our article we will consider how a domed symmetrical arch from drywall is made. So let's get started.

Required material and tools

• drywall sheets (when building arches, it is recommended to use special gypsum boards, 6.5 mm thick - they are best suited for creating curved structures);
• rack metal profiles;
• plastic dowels;
• self-tapping screws for metal (3.5 mm by 25 mm and 4.2 mm by 13 mm);
• scissors for metal;
• drywall knife or jigsaw;
• pliers;
• drill, screwdriver and hammer drill;
• needle roller;
• building level, tape measure, pencil;
• serpyanka ribbon;
• plaster-based spatula and putty;
• sandpaper for grinding the putty layer;
• perforated corner for decorating the edges of the arch;
• primer;
• paint or wallpaper.

Preparing the opening for the arch

Before you make a wall with a drywall arch, you need to thoroughly prepare the opening in which it will be mounted. To do this, you will have to dismantle the door frame in order to slightly increase the opening, since the arch will visually reduce its height. Next, we clean the surface from exfoliating materials, dirt and dust.

Side plasterboard arch elements

Typically, a classic arched arch consists of three drywall elements: 2 identical side pieces and 1 curved piece. To make the side parts, we do the following with our own hands: using a tape measure, we measure the width of the opening and calculate the radius of the future arch.

Then we tie on a nylon thread, the length of which is equal to this very radius, two loops. We insert an awl into one loop, and a pencil into the other. Now we stick an awl into a drywall sheet and, evenly pulling the thread, draw an arc with a pencil.

After that, with a jigsaw or an ordinary construction knife, cut out the first side part of the arch along the drawn arc. We apply the cut out part to a new sheet of drywall, outline it with a pencil, cut it out and get the second side part of our arch. So, we partially answered the question of how to make drywall arches.

Installation of a frame from a profile and fastening of side elements

How to make a drywall arch correctly? It is important to take care of a reliable frame here. Let's take a closer look at this stage:

• First, on top of the opening, with the help of dowels, a metal profile guide is attached. After that, the same guides are fixed to the wall, from two sides - from the upper corner to the place where the rounding of the arch will end.

Important! The length of the side guides must be the same, otherwise the arch will turn out to be a curve.

• Then we make an arched profile from a conventional metal profile. To do this, you need to make cuts in it with scissors for metal and bend it, as in the photo. To make the frame as accurate as possible, we use the previously made side parts as a template. The profile is attached as follows: to the vertical guides - with dowels, and to the drywall - with self-tapping screws. You will need 2 such arched parts.

• In order to make the frame more reliable, additional profile segments must be attached in the space between the two arcs.

• The next step is to secure the side arched parts of the arch to the frame using self-tapping screws. Now let's move on to the curved element.

Bend and install a curved element

To neatly decorate the lower end of the arch, you must cut off a flat strip of drywall of the appropriate length and width. When measuring length, it is best to use a flexible measuring meter. Also, don't forget to add 10 cm to the length of the strip.

Ordinary water will help us to make a plasterboard end element in the form of an arc. Wet the underside of the strip, then pierce it with a needle roller and leave it on for a while. After that, you can carefully place the curved element in the shape of an arch, secure it to the adhesive tape and wait until it dries a little.

Attention! It is not necessary to wet the drywall too much, otherwise it will soften and crack.

The slightly damp strip can already be fastened with screws to the frame, along both sides. It is necessary to start doing this from the middle of the arch. Now we are waiting for the drywall to dry completely (about 12 hours).

Answering the question of how to make an arch from drywall, you need to add that in addition to giving the arch a bend in a wet way, you can do this by notching a layer of material. But this method is only suitable for creating small curves.

And it consists in the following:

• On one side of the drywall, a layer of paper and plaster is carefully cut (almost to the full depth).
• The future element of the arch is cracked along the cuts made with a slight push. It is important here that the gypsum mixture remains adhered to the undamaged layer of the paper.
• The slots are sealed with putty (if necessary, they are glued with a flying serpentine before that).
• The curved part is attached to the frame with self-tapping screws. Please note that self-tapping screws should not be screwed in at the very edge of the drywall part in order to avoid its destruction. In addition, the caps of the self-tapping screws must be slightly drowned in drywall.
• Those places that have been putty are cleaned with sandpaper until a perfectly smooth surface is obtained.
• The arch is now ready for decorative cladding (for painting or wallpapering).

How to make an arch on a drywall wall? As you can see, it's very simple!

The process is quite painstaking, but not complicated and, moreover, very interesting. If you are concerned about the question of how to make a large arch, then we will immediately answer you - all using the same technology, only the dimensions change.

Finishing

After the complete drying of the constructed structure, the time comes for its finishing.

Again, we'll walk through this process step by step:

• First of all, we go through all the elements of the drywall arch with fine sandpaper. Thus, we remove all the irregularities and in the end we get beautiful rounded protrusions.
• Then we seal the assembly seams with a special putty for seams, not forgetting to glue the joints with a serpyanka tape.
• Before starting to putty, it is necessary to fix the perforated corner profiles made of galvanized metal or plastic (they are needed so that the corners of the arch keep their shape). Such profiles are attached to the putty and then also covered with a layer of putty.
• We wait until the putty is completely dry, after which we clean all the irregularities with the same sandpaper.
• Now apply a layer of primer, wait until it dries.
• We putty the arch with a special finishing compound and grind it for the last time.
• Everything! The arch is ready for decoration.

Choosing a decorative coating

We figured out how to make drywall arches. However, assembling the arch is only half the battle.

And how beautifully to refine the resulting structure? After all, one must take into account not only originality and compliance with the entire interior, but also practicality.

The arch will periodically be exposed to contacts with people passing or objects carried through it, which is fraught with damage.

Therefore, let's think together what kind of decorative coating is most suitable for her.

• Wallpapering. Quite a frequent choice of those who ponder how to do door arch from drywall. Traditional cladding. But thanks to the limitless assortment of wallpapers, a wide variety of colors, textures and patterns, such decoration can turn out to be very interesting and exclusive. As for practicality, it all depends on the material from which your chosen wallpaper is made. The highest quality and most durable are considered vinyl wallpapers non-woven base. Wallpaper with a three-dimensional pattern will look delightful.

• Painting with water-based paint. Perhaps the most the best way, from a practical point of view. The painted arch can be washed as much as necessary, and it will be quite resistant to damage.

Note! The arch will require little paint, so we recommend not skimping on expensive, high-quality paint. The price will pay off doubly - it will make your design even more reliable.

Alternatively, after applying paint, you can decorate the arch with beautiful painting along the entire arc - here it is important to have imagination and some artistic skills.

• Covering the entire opening with decorative fabrics is very extraordinary and noble. The most diverse material can be used: linen, satin, jute, brocade, jacquard, viscose and so on. All fabrics have their own special texture, pattern and color. But, I must say that this option is not suitable for every apartment, it all depends on the size and style of the interior.

• Stone decoration. The most reliable and, at the same time, incredibly beautiful way. However, he is also the most expensive, because facing material will cost much more than the same paint or wallpaper. Yes, and you will have to work hard here. But if we make a drywall arch with our own hands, then we are not afraid! Moreover, the service life of the stone finish is almost unlimited.

Installation of complex arches

Using the example of a simple domed symmetrical structure, we examined how to make drywall arches with our own hands. But sometimes there comes a desire to create something truly special and unique!

However, often we simply do not have enough knowledge. After reading the instructions below, you will learn how to make your own drywall arch of any shape.

• Before making a drywall arch, you need to decide where the structure will be located and what dimensions it will have. It is important that it does not interfere with the functionality of the apartment, please the eye and give a good mood.
• We decided on the location, you can proceed directly to the installation. Let's take a look at the wall decorative structure, which is only partially an arch.
• With the help of a level or a plumb line, we beat off a line on the wall along which the future wall-arch will be located.
• Then, along this line, we mount a metal profile to the wall. And one more - to the ceiling.
• Now, on two profiles located in an L-shape, we screw a suitable drywall sheet with self-tapping screws.
• Next, we arm ourselves with a pencil and draw the shape we need.

• We walk along the line drawn by us with a jigsaw or a construction knife.

• Then, in a similar way, we mount the second sheet of drywall at the distance you need from the first sheet (it all depends on how thick the structure you want to get).
• A metal profile must be screwed along the perimeter of the newly cut lines. We prepare it this way: every 5 cm we make cuts on it to get a flexible "snake" ("snakes" will need 2 pieces). We attach them along the trimmed perimeter. drywall sheets... Self-tapping screws should not be spared, otherwise the design will turn out to be unreliable.

• It remains only to sheathe our "snakes" with a strip of drywall. We cut the strips of the required length and width. Then we slightly moisten one of their sides with water (we explained above how to make a drywall arch using the wet method).
• The final stage of installation is to fix the strip to the ends of our structure. You can see what happened in the end in the photo.

If you do not fully understand the construction technology of such structures, then we recommend watching a thematic video.

Epilogue

So we figured out how to make a drywall arch ourselves. The design reception Is an effective and inexpensive way to revitalize any interior, add a little freshness and originality to it.

So don't be afraid to experiment with creating a variety of shapes. And in the next article we will talk about how to make a drywall arch over the bed.