The frame for drywall is mounted from a special metal galvanized profile, which is of three types: guide, rack and ceiling.
In the recent past, the basis for drywall was assembled from wooden blocks. Some to this day for the construction of the frame prefer this type of building material, but this is wrong. The wooden frame for drywall in its properties can not meet all the requirements of durability of the structure.
Due to the absorption of moisture by the tree, it deforms when it dries, first of all, this concerns the timber, which was initially oversaturated with moisture (not completely dried), which, unfortunately, is very common. When the timber dries, its curvature occurs and, accordingly, the gypsum board screwed to it repeats these curvatures. This, in turn, is the cause of cracks and generally leads to the curvature of the entire structure. The wooden frame for drywall has another important minus - the absence of perfectly even sizes. This leads to insufficient evenness of the entire structure in the final result, which cannot be said about the metal profile, with the help of which perfectly flat frames for drywall are created, since the profile has perfectly accurate and identical sizes.
The first step in resolving the issue of how to assemble a frame for drywall is marking. Since the installation of any frame structure begins from the perimeter, it is first necessary to draw the outline of our frame. To do this, draw a line on the floor, which will serve as a guide for fastening the guide profile. Then, using a plumb line, draw the same line on the ceiling. Next, we draw vertical lines on the wall with a step (600 mm) along which the rack profile will be fastened, and on these lines we drill holes for dowels, with which we fix metal plates.
We fix the
guide profile on the floor and ceiling
, into which we insert the
rack profile and fasten them using metal screws. And the final step will be the connection of the rack profile with metal plates, which will add rigidity to the structure. Everything, the frame for drywall is ready.
It remains only to attach sheets of drywall to it, but this procedure also has a number of its own characteristics. Let us briefly dwell on them. Mount GLK is necessary only vertically. For quick and high-quality installation work, it is necessary to pre-prepare the sheets, adjust the dimensions, cut, if necessary, an opening for switches and sockets, etc. Cutting sheets is carried out using a hacksaw or clerical knife, you can also use a jigsaw. Vertical edges must be cut off, adhering to an angle of 45 °.
Drywall fastening to the profile is carried out with the use of screws with a flat hat, while they should be slightly recessed and have an interval of 200-250 mm.
Given the above, we can conclude that there is nothing complicated in installing a frame for drywall, you just need to study a little bit about some of the nuances of this type of construction work.