Plywood crafts for decorating the garden: we make budget garden figures. Do-it-yourself box made of fiberboard Features of working with material

One of the most inexpensive building and furniture materials. Its use is justified where it is necessary to level the surface or prepare it for decoration. And also where you need to make the back wall and bottom of a furniture cabinet, chest of drawers or upholstered furniture. Pressed wood has been used for more than a decade for the interior of passenger cars. And this list is far from complete.

The main advantages of fiberboard, which allow it to be actively used in construction, are the resistance of dimensions over time to deformation. True, provided that fiberboard does not come into contact with water. The second advantage of the material is its environmental friendliness.

Particularly harmful substances are not used. At least two of these significant qualities make it possible to actively use fiberboard in construction, furniture production, and other sectors of the economy.

All Soviet radios, some radios and radios, as well as televisions, had cases made of fiberboard.

Civil and industrial construction has found the use of fiberboard as a material for:

floor insulation;
sound insulation of partitions;
thermal insulation of ventilation ducts, technical boxes, as well as rooms where “clear sound” is required (television studios, cinema halls);
creating formwork when pouring reinforced concrete structures of small volume;
door panels;
facing works with walls;
production of built-in and cabinet furniture;
interior decoration of passenger cars of trains, metro, trams;
roughing and sometimes even finishing floors;
panels of electrical panels.

One of the most common options for using fiberboard for cladding is the creation of arched structures, as well as wall decoration.

The photo shows where fiberboard can be used

Wall panels

Facing the space with materials that can not only imitate stone, brick, wood, but also perfectly cover all the imperfections of the walls, are easy to maintain and are relatively inexpensive, can be said to have become a revolution in the construction industry. Fiberboard wall panels can be placed horizontally, vertically, at an angle.

And even a person who is not experienced in construction can work with them. Manufacturers make special fiberboard panels, one side of which has a special decorative coating. MDF, as a type of fiberboard, leads among wall panels in terms of quality and price.

Sheet panels made of fiberboard are similar to plywood, only one of the sides has a decorative pattern. For the kitchen, this can be a smooth or embossed texture. The standard length of such a panel is 3 meters, but the thickness ranges from 3 to 6 millimeters.

All varieties of fiberboard do not require special care. But their main problem is the fear of moisture. That is why it is better not to make wall panels near the kitchen sink from fiberboard. Although in any other place in the kitchen they will be quite appropriate.

The appearance of the panels is quite original, the installation is simple, there are few joints. The average price of one square meter is 600 rubles. Such panels can last at least one decade. But provided that there is no direct contact with water, and the percentage of humidity in the kitchen does not exceed the norm.

Photo examples of the use of fiberboard wall panels

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Do-it-yourself fiberboard arch

One of the positive properties of fiberboard - the ability to bend, combined with even more excellent quality - the ability to keep the shape, allows you to actively use this material for the construction of arches.

The main conditions for a quality design:

Precise measurement of all details.
Drawing up a drawing.
The presence of good tools that will allow you to cut the necessary elements evenly.
Possibility to have an assistant during installation.

It is possible to bend the fiberboard with an arc so that it does not burst and does not have cracks, if you first apply a thick layer of PVA glue to the surface. Once absorbed, it will give the fiberboard the necessary elasticity.

Cut and assemble the entire frame, for example, the legs (the base of the arch, its lower part) need to be on the floor. Then insert all the elements into the prepared opening.

It should go like this:

cut an aluminum profile and bend it exactly in the shape of an arc from fiberboard;
make a frame from a profile around the opening;
attach the elements of the arch from fiberboard with a screwdriver.

If the arch is made on a draft and its further cladding, painting, for example, is expected, then all joints must be glued with reinforced mesh or construction tape. Now the finished arch can be decorated.

When fiberboard is laminated, you need to carefully cut out the parts and mount them no less carefully. Otherwise, all the irregularities will be noticeable.

Fiberboard arches are able to decorate the space, hide the flaws of the doorway. At the same time, such a design will cost minimal money, and it can be completed in record time.

Ceiling

The most important thing that a person who decides to sheathe his ceiling with a sheet of fiberboard should remember is the fairly large weight of the structure. One sheet of high-density fibreboard weighs at least 30 kilograms. Therefore, in order for such a ceiling to hold tightly and not create a danger, it is worth choosing fiberboard of minimum density and creating a good frame on which to fix the sheets according to all the rules.

It is necessary to make a frame around the perimeter of the ceiling. It can be made of metal or wooden slats. It is better to make a step between the transverse slats no more than 30-35 centimeters. It is necessary to fasten the fiberboard sheets with a screwdriver, connecting them into a rigid joint. Fiberboard can be glued pointwise to the insulation or concrete ceiling, for example, with liquid nails.

All this is quite simple to do with your own hands. The installation of fiberboard on the ceiling itself is very similar to working with drywall, but at a price it is cheaper. And the quality of such a ceiling is not worse.

The indisputable advantages of a ceiling made of fiberboard sheets:

Minimum price.
Fast installation.
Durability.
Surface leveling.
Possibility of sheets to perform construction in several levels.

The finished ceiling can be painted, more than once during the entire period of operation, or wallpaper can be pasted on it. This can be done multiple times.

The ceiling made of fiberboard is practical, when decorating it will be beautiful and modern. If water does not get on it (neighbors will flood or heating pipes will break), then it can last for a decade.

DIY floor

Theoretically, a whole room can be made from fiberboard. It is quite suitable for creating walls (it is only necessary that they are double and good soundproofing material is laid between them). Fiberboard will serve perfectly as a ceiling, it is also appropriate for the floor.

For the subfloor, a fiberboard must be chosen at least 6 millimeters thick, high density and not ennobled.

Fiberboards can even be laid on an existing wooden floor, the main thing is that there are no large differences in height, otherwise the fiberboard will simply crack. If you make such a floor initially, then you will need lags. Across them, you can lay sheets of fiberboard. Or you can make a wooden draft floor from a non-edged board, and lay fiberboard on top of it.

The surface on which the fibreboard will be laid must be treated. For a tree, for example, hot drying oil is suitable.

If laying sheets on an old wooden coating, it is necessary to close up all holes and large cracks in it. Such preparation will extend the life of the finished floor.

Each fiberboard must be attached around the perimeter. It is important that the finished surface is even. On top of it, you can put any coating. Fiberboard is suitable even for linoleum and ceramic tiles.

It is quite possible to make a floor from fiberboard on your own, even without assistants. The work won't take long. The quality of such a subfloor will be quite high, and the price will be small.

Fiberboard is a universal building material, however, in order to perform high-quality installation, some subtleties must be observed.

How to lay fiberboard on an old wooden floor can be seen in the video:

Features of working with fiberboard

So, you have to place the fiberboard on the ceiling, walls or floor.

There are such options for attaching sheets to frames, logs or the old floor:

Screw fastening. Each sheet is screwed to the base with a distance between fasteners of at least 5-6 centimeters.
Gluing sheets. Special glue or liquid nails are applied to the underside of the fiberboard sheet and to the base of the floor. The manufacturer does not indicate that the canvas should be left under pressure. It is only said that 20 minutes will be enough for the sheets to be considered glued thoroughly. This mounting method is only suitable for mounting fiberboard on a wooden base.

Between themselves, fiberboard sheets can be glued together or a special connecting profile can be used. And if such a floor is mounted under linoleum, it is best to connect all its elements with construction tape or reinforcing mesh. If the installation was carried out inaccurately, the places of chips and other errors must be puttied. It is important to make a flat surface.

Gluing wallpaper on the ceiling and walls made of fiberboard is no more difficult than on concrete. But the surface needs pre-treatment.

So, you need:

Prime fiberboard once, allow the mixture to dry;
putty the surface, eliminate all irregularities;
glue white wallpaper paper, let it dry;
stick wallpaper.

This method will allow you to change the wallpaper over time without damaging the texture of the fiberboard. By the way, if you paint it correctly, then this procedure can be repeated several more times.

You need to paint fiberboard like this:

Clean the surface.
Apply a coat of alkyd primer. It is important that its temperature is at least 50°C and only one coat is applied. The primer is poorly absorbed, and it forms a film on the surface of the fiberboard.
After the primer has dried, paint the fiberboard with a roller or spray gun. It is inconvenient to do this with a brush, since the texture of the fiberboard is not uniform. You can paint the prepared fiberboard with any paint.

Cutting or sawing boards with a hacksaw is quite difficult, as it is difficult to achieve perfect evenness of the cut. Therefore, you need to do this with an electric jigsaw. True, certain skills are needed to work with it, but by practicing on pieces of fiberboard and drawing sheets, you can achieve consistently good results.

The video will tell about the technology for convenient cutting of large-format fiberboard sheets:

Thus, working with this building material, which is based on wood, is quite simple, the main thing is to follow the recommendations and then the final result of the construction will please for a long time.

Furniture

In the production of furniture, fiberboard is given almost a key position. This material is necessary for the back walls of wardrobes. The size of the sheets for these purposes is usually used standard and the thinnest in thickness. In the laminated version, even the role of doors in these cabinets is intended for him. The bottom of drawers in chests of drawers is also made from fiberboard.

In the furniture industry, not a single version of cabinet products can do without fiberboard. Of the shortcomings, it can only be noted that an overly crowded cabinet with its contents can squeeze the back wall out of the fiberboard. However, it can be easily nailed or replaced with a new one. The advantages include ease of installation, low cost and practicality of the material.

Fiberboard, which has been known to mankind for more than a century and a half, still has no analogues that can replace it. The ratio of valuable qualities with accessibility makes fiberboard one of the universal materials, which are convenient to use in construction and simply when creating furniture.

Let's first briefly recall what a fiberboard (MDF) is. It consists of pieces of wood impregnated with a special adhesive and pressed under high pressure and at high temperature. This production technology is typical for all types of fiberboard. Each specific type differs in density, impregnation materials and surface grinding (drawing). In this article, we will consider such an application of this material as a fiberboard ceiling finish. In order to make ceilings from fiberboard with your own hands, you do not need to have any special skills or special knowledge.

For each room you need to select the appropriate type of material. For a living room, you can take soft grades of fiberboard, which will better let air through, in other words, “breathable”. To sheathe a fiberboard ceiling in rooms with high humidity, it is recommended to order sheets of increased density (they absorb moisture much less) and impregnated with a special antifungal solution that will prevent the appearance.

Some "specialists" practically do not pay attention to the mass of the wood fiber board, and it sometimes reaches 30 kg. Imagine what kind of load is created on the ceiling, sheathed with such "weightless" fiberboards! Therefore, we remind you once again - pay attention to the brand of the plate: the lower the density, the lighter the plate. It should be noted that the density of the material is directly proportional to the degree of moisture resistance and strength.

Fiberboard ceiling cladding technology

Let's look at how to sheathe a fiberboard ceiling. The plating process is divided into two important stages:

So, you have completed the preparatory work and purchased fiberboard sheets. They must be laid on a flat surface and these sheets should be left in the room in which the fiberboard ceiling will be sheathed for about a day or two in order to equalize the temperature and humidity of the sheets with the microclimate in the room.

Installation work is best done with two people - this is the best option. It’s not worth doing the work alone - you can break the sheet or the fiberboard sheet will fall on you or along with you.

Mounting methods

For fixing to the crate, you can use building brackets (in the case of mounting on a wooden beam and using a construction stapler), nails or self-tapping screws. Please note that in the latter case, you need to countersink each "breakdown" (make a recess under the hat). Ways of fastening to the ceiling depend on the density of the sheet. We remember that the denser the fiberboard sheet, the heavier it is, and, accordingly, the stronger materials for fastening. Protruding iron from staples or nails must be carefully puttied, because over time these iron parts will rust and show through paint or wallpaper.

The procedure for fixing a fiberboard sheet

First you need to fix the sheet according to the guide rails. To do this, the sheet must be lifted, pressed against the guide profiles and fixed with several fasteners along the edges of the sheet. An important detail: this is a pre-fix. Therefore, do not use staples for this. Fix the sheets with long nails or thin screws that will protrude from the fiberboard. That is, do not completely hammer them, so that you can then painlessly pull them out. The sheet fixed in this way is checked with a rope, which is pulled across the entire room. If the sheet is unevenly attached, then it is relatively easy to pull out the nails and trim it.

Now we move on to fixing the aligned sheet. To finally nail the sheet to the ceiling, you need to start from one edge with a step of 15 cm. In this way, we gradually go through the entire sheet, and there will be no bulges on the material.

Finishing work:

Finally, you have finished mounting the fiberboard ceiling, everything turned out smoothly and without cracks. Now, with a clear conscience, we proceed to the finishing work.

Fiberboard ceiling, look at the video:

In conclusion, we will take a closer look at the third option, how to paint fiberboard on the ceiling with paint.

If you do not know how to paint the fiberboard on the ceiling, then we recommend using a foam roller. It will paint over the microrelief of the surface well, evenly distribute the paint and the hairs will not leave it. If you buy a fur roller, then there is no guarantee of its quality. In addition, the fur roller leaves a micro-pattern of hairs, which does not always dissolve on the ceiling, but, on the contrary, becomes more convex and noticeable under the force of gravity. Use the special telescopic handle and it will be easier for you to work.

What to do when you want to ennoble a living space, make, for example, an original beautiful arch, but the budget does not provide for spending on expensive finishing materials? In this case, cheaper, but no less high-quality design methods will come to the rescue. We will consider how chipboard and fiberboard materials can be used for these purposes, as well as how to build a structure with our own hands. To do this, we give examples with a photo.

A little about arches

Since ancient times, arches have been used to ennoble not only interiors, but also the facades of buildings. They allow you to achieve a special impression of the building. At the same time, interior arches perform an important function inside the room: they separate the rooms, but leave the room intact.

Today, a variety of materials are used for this. Therefore, you can get an arch of different shapes, sizes, colors, structures, and so on. At the same time, they can be decorated in an original way. For example, to think over and implement neat shelves on which you can install vases, framed photographs, souvenirs and other accessories that complement the interior design.

Kinds

We can distinguish the following main types of forms that are used when creating a structure:

classic - the usual radius of the arc;
romance - a rectangular shape with rounded corners;
portal - a rectangular shape, akin to an ordinary door frame;
modern - truncated arc radius;
ellipse and others - the construction of the appropriate shape;

About chipboard and fiberboard

Now let's pay attention directly to the materials we are considering.

Chipboard - chipboard. This is the finished material for the arches. If the structure will be installed at the border, for example, with a kitchen, then for these purposes, chipboard with moisture-resistant characteristics should be used. The material allows you to choose the most optimal color and structure of the surface.
Fiberboard - fibreboard. There are several brands and types of this material. The traditional stove does not look very attractive, so it will have to be decorated. It can be wallpaper, the material can be puttied and painted.

Few people know, but the now famous MDF is nothing more than medium density fibreboard. This is a more expensive solution, but it does not require additional manipulations to give the desired decorative effect.

How to create an arch structure

You need to start by preparing the tools.

Instruments

a hacksaw for wood, and preferably a jigsaw;
self-tapping screws and screws with dowels;
screwdriver;
drill - can also replace a screwdriver;
perforator or impact drill;
grinder.

Training

If the tools are prepared, you can begin to dismantle the old door along with the box. First, you can remove the door itself, then - trim and box. Then you need to take care that the surface is not dirty and dusty.

Process description

It is better to fix sheets of fiberboard or chipboard on a crate made of wooden blocks. To do this, you need to take measurements, according to which you need to cut off the required number and the desired length of the bars.

We drill holes in them, taking into account the diameter, in order to then fix them with dowels and screws. Next, we make marks where you need to drill holes in the opening. We do this with an impact drill or puncher. We select for this drill the desired diameter. We insert the dowels into the holes, apply the beam and fix it, twisting the screws one by one.

When such a frame is built, you can fix the sheets of chipboard or fiberboard. It is necessary to take measurements again, according to which we alternately cut and fix pieces of material. It is necessary to calculate and make holes in the material so that they coincide with the location of the bars. Then we apply the sheets to the crate and fix them with self-tapping screws, screwing them into the holes using a screwdriver or drill at low speeds.

When all the elements are installed, it remains to close the caps of the screws with decorative plugs. The ends of the sheets of chipboard or fiberboard must be closed with platbands.

In this way, you can easily create a portal format arch. Here it is important to pay due attention to the joining of vertical elements and horizontal, so that a seamless connection without gaps is obtained.

A profitable solution is to use fiberboard and chipboard for finishing the structure

If you want to save money, but at the same time create an original design of the doorway, you can use chipboard or fiberboard for this. The properties of these materials are sufficient to be used for these purposes. As a result, we get a delightful interior with a non-standard solution - the presence of an interior arch.

If the width of the element allows, lighting devices can be introduced into it (wiring is laid immediately after the frame is installed, and holes for lamps are cut in the sheets), which will create original lighting. The effect of such an arch will be simply amazing.

It is quite possible to build an arch with your own hands, the main thing is to carefully familiarize yourself with all the nuances of this process The arch is an original and stylish piece of furniture that adds zest to any room. This element is often used in the design of door or window openings, gazebos, and sometimes even as a garden decoration. In order to make an arched structure, you can call specialists, or you can try to create it yourself. It's not hard. It is enough to have some skills in construction and all the necessary tools.

Stylish do-it-yourself interior arches: their shapes and materials for manufacturing

In everyday life, an arch is a certain element in the form of a ceiling of a certain shape, framing an opening in the wall. Such designs are quite popular and are often used in the design of modern premises.

The advantages of using arches include:

The appearance of a certain zest in the interior;
The ability to visually enlarge the room;
A chance to "hide" the flaws or angularities of the room.

If you decide to build an arch indoors, you should decide on its shape.

A stylish arch will not only decorate the interior, but will also become the main highlight in the design of the room.

There are such main types of arched openings:

Classic - is an arc or semicircle. This type of design is considered universal, as it fits almost any interior.
Ellipse - ideal for a low opening. Looks original and stylish.
The portal is one of the simplest designs. It can be inserted into a regular opening with right angles, without the need for a drastic change in the size or shape of the door.
Romance - has a rectangular shape with slightly rounded corners.
Modern - made with a fairly large bend radius, and in shape resembles an oval or circle.
A trapezoid is a simple design, made with sewn corners. Very easy to perform.
A transom is a continuation of the door. It can take any form of a doorway or be an independent element.

When choosing the color and shape of the structure, you should consider the overall design of the room so that everything fits together. And the main materials for the manufacture of the arch are drywall, various types of wood, plastic or fiberboard.

Instructions for making a wooden arch yourself

For the manufacture of a wooden arch, the following materials are usually used: oak, mahogany, pine, larch, linden and beech. The most common is pine, which is distinguished by its resistance to decay and elasticity, but at the same time it is quite cheap.

Necessary tools and materials for manufacturing:

Building level;
Electric jigsaw or wood saw;
Perforator;
Pencil, compasses and tape measure;
Screwdriver;
self-tapping screws;
Sheets of plywood or fiberboard for the template;
Wooden planks;
Lacquer for processing the finished product.

Before proceeding with the manufacture of the arch, you must first prepare all the materials and tools for work

It all starts with making a template. Since the arch has a curvilinear shape, it is made up of individual elements.

It should be borne in mind that the smaller the size of the assembled parts, the more smooth the arc and the more seams.

If the assembled template looks perfect, all the elements can be glued and carefully fixed. To make the inner surface look like a circle, it is necessary to cut off all unnecessary and protruding parts. This is done, as a rule, with the help of a milling cutter or other power tool.

Thus, as many wooden arcs are made as necessary. The prepared template allows you to create them quickly and easily. Subsequently, all parts are glued together.

Arch racks are made from boards of the required dimensions, which are then connected to the arched arc using the tongue and groove method. You can additionally strengthen the connecting points with metal or wooden studs.

The inner surface of the arch must be carefully sanded, and all inconsistencies must be sanded out. Thus, it will seem that the entire opening is made of one solid tree.

The work ends with tinting and varnishing the finished product. If desired, you can add platbands, imitations of various stones, make a backlight.

Options for making an arch from fiberboard with your own hands

Fiberboard is a kind of shredded wood, the remains of shavings. Now this material is quite popular and is widely used in the decoration of various premises.

Quite simply, easily and quickly with your own hands you can build an arch from fiberboard

What does the process of creating an arch from fiberboard look like:

First, the doorway is prepared for repair. The old door is removed along with the box, and then the surface is cleaned of dirt and dust.
It is best to fasten fiberboard to a wooden crate. You can make it from bars of a suitable size, in which you need to drill holes for the fasteners. Then the same holes are made in the doorway using a drill or puncher. Dowels are inserted into the holes, after which the timber is fixed.
Next, fiberboard sheets are attached to the resulting frame. The procedure is similar: first, all dimensions are taken, and then pieces of material of the desired shape are cut out from them.
Further, holes are made in the fiberboard, coinciding with the location of the bars. The cut parts are applied to the crate and fastened with self-tapping screws.
At the end of the self-tapping screw caps, it is necessary to close them with special plugs so that they are not visible, and cover the ends of the material with platbands.

This is how an arch is made of fiberboard sheets. The main thing is to monitor the careful and high-quality joining of the upper (arc-shaped) and lower parts of the structure so that the product has a solid and finished look.

Interior portals look very stylish and original, while they are quite easy to install. Basically, they are placed between common rooms and visually make the room wider.

Portals in the doorway are installed, as a rule, in order to make the room wider

What needs to be done to install such a portal:

To begin with, the sides of the future structure must be given an even appearance. To do this, you can use plaster or corners. Moreover, it is necessary to set the latter as accurately as possible, because the slightest distortion will be noticeable.
The gap between the corners must be filled with mortar and wait for it to dry. If the width of the wall is less than the width of the extension, then it will have to be cut, and cover one of the sides of the opening with a casing.
Next, the extension is applied to the opening and is drilled with a drill at a distance of 5-10 cm from the top. First, it is fixed at the top, then at the bottom and at the end - in the center. The gap between the fasteners can be from 10 to 60 cm. Thus, all extensions are attached.

By the way, the door portal can be assembled separately and then inserted into the opening, but it turns out to be more difficult due to the fact that the slightest mistake during installation can nullify all efforts.

Original do-it-yourself arch (video)

Do-it-yourself interior arches are easy, but responsible. The manufacture of this decor element should be undertaken by a person who is familiar with some building basics and is not afraid to pick up a puncher. An arch or portal is always beautiful, stylish and original, and a hand-made design gives the room its own unique charm.

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