Let's figure out which ceiling is more practical and profitable: stretch or made of drywall.
Pros and cons
Stretch ceiling advantages:
- High speed of production and installation.
- Low cost.
- No finishing required.
- Easy to wash and care.
- Not afraid of water.
- Modern and durable materials.
- Lots of textures and colors.
- Saves repairs from flooding.
- Within one day, it can be completely dismantled with preservation. For example, if you need to dry the ceiling or you need to work with electrical wiring.
Cons of a stretch ceiling:
- The canvas can be torn or damaged with a sharp object.
- Low maintainability if damage occurs far from the edge of the ceiling.
- Without installing mortgages, it is impossible to mount additional lighting.
Advantages of plasterboard ceiling:
- Strong and durable material subject to humidity.
- Can be repainted multiple times.
- Does not tear from sharp objects, but traces remain on the paint.
- Additional sound insulation in case of using vibration isolating suspensions.
- Repairable.
- You can mount light lighting without mortgages.
Cons of a plasterboard ceiling:
- High price.
- Long time to install.
- Finishing required.
- Afraid of moisture.
- In the event of flooding by neighbors, it completely fails and requires a major overhaul with the replacement of the plasterboard and finishing.
Cost of materials
The price of a rough ceiling consists of two parts - the cost of materials and the cost of work. For convenience, I will take a ceiling of 10 square meters. With dimensions of approximately 3 meters by 3.4 meters.
Stretch ceiling
Even at the stage of calculating draft materials, the stretch ceiling will cheaper by almost two and a half times.
The cost of fabric and related accessories for a ceiling area of 10 square meters will not exceed 3 200 rubles.
This includes:
- Film cut at the factory - 1960
- Baguette - 13 meters for 35 rubles.
- Decorative insert - 13 meters for 10 rubles.
- Fasteners - 150 rubles.
- Mortgages for lighting - 250 rubles.
- Heating pipe bypass - 50 r.
- Beam for mounting a mortgage under the eaves - 160 rubles.
- Hangers - 10 pieces for 10 rubles.
Plasterboard ceiling
The cost of materials for a finished plasterboard ceiling with an area of 10 square meters will be about 8470 rubles.
This includes:
- GKL Knauf GSP-A 2500x1200x9.5 mm - 4 sheets of 250 r.
- Guides 28x27x3000 - 5 pieces for 120 rubles.
- Ceiling profile 60x27x3000 - 12 pieces for 190 rubles.
- Straight suspension for a ceiling profile 60x27 - 40 pieces, 10 rubles each.
- Ceiling profile connector 60x27 mm single-level (crab) - 28 pcs, 20 rubles each.
- Fasteners - 650 rubles.
- Tape for drywall joints (perforated) - 150 r.
- Primer - 350 r.
- Gypsum putty for grouting GKL Knauf Fugen - 280 r.
- Finishing putty Knauf Rotband Pasta Profi - 700 rubles.
- Ceiling paint - 1500 r.
Cost and speed of installation
The most interesting begins when you need to pay for the work.
Stretch ceiling installed in 1 day. You will pay for the installation of baguettes, the installation of mortgages, the stretching of the canvas, the installation of lighting and cornices. 8 500 rubles.
Plasterboard ceiling takes longer to install and costs more. It will take one day to install the frame and its sheathing, half a day for priming and grouting, 2 days for two layers of putty, another day for grinding and painting for 2 layers. A total of at least 5 business days.
The cost of the work will be approx. 20 000 rubles. And this is just a flat single-level ceiling without lighting and installation of cornices. If you want complex shapes, curvilinearity and lighting, then feel free to multiply the cost of work by 2.
As a result, the total cost of a stretch ceiling with an area of 10 squares will cost 11,700 rubles and it will be ready in 1 day.
It takes 1 week to mount a false ceiling from a plasterboard and it will cost you 28,470 rubles.
What happens if you are flooded by neighbors
But the most annoying thing is that if the neighbors flood you at least a little, then the GKL ceiling will completely lose its appearance. GKL in contact with water swells and loses its strength and shape. Putty and paint soak and fall off drywall. In the best case, you will need to remove the finish in places and repair these areas. Then repaint the entire ceiling 2 times. At worst, it will require a complete replacement of drywall and, as a result, a complete replacement of the finish. This is equivalent to the full cost of the ceiling.
The stretch ceiling not only calmly holds more than 50 liters of water and does not deteriorate, it also serves as a huge umbrella for your repairs and furniture. To eliminate the consequences of flooding, it is enough to drain the water through the hole for the chandelier or spotlights.
Finished ceiling care
The film ceiling can be easily wiped with a damp cloth using non-aggressive detergents. There are no restrictions on the number of wet cleanings.
A painted false ceiling can be washed if you use the right paint. But often this is not recommended.
If the ceiling is painted with regular matte paint, then the only way to update the surface is to completely repaint the ceiling.
Additional benefits
If you insure your home, the presence of a stretch ceiling is an additional advantage and makes insurance cheaper, since you yourself have protected your repair from the most basic danger of damage to property - flooding!