Do-it-yourself interior arches in the house: Step-by-step instructions + Interior photo

Arches are an architectural element that has existed since time immemorial. But despite all their archaism, arches are able to bring a twist to the modern one.

Now you can mount sheets of drywall - on both sides.

Arch vault construction

When starting to build an interior arch with your own hands, special attention should be paid to the vault. Firstly, this is the most difficult part of the arch to manufacture, and secondly, its shape affects the entire structure.

In addition to the above portal arch, there are several more types:

• Classical arch or Romanesque(arch in the form of a semicircle);
• Art Nouveau arch(half of the circle, dissected by a chord. It is similar to the classical one, but with a more gentle arch);
• pointed arches(the vault is, as it were, made up of two circles that are leaned against each other);
• Arch "romance"(similar arches are made in very wide openings. The vault is in the form of two arcs connected by a straight gap);
• Prism(the vault is made without any roundness, consists of straight lines, between which there are obtuse angles).

The sides of the vaults are also made of drywall. From the bottom of the sheets we cut out a recess of the required shape.

Since the prismatic interior arch consists exclusively of straight lines, it is easiest to make it yourself with your own hands. To make a rounded vault, you will have to sheathe it with curved sheets of drywall in the lower part.

If there is a desire to build an interior arch with your own hands, but there is doubt in your own abilities, then you can use the standard ones or make them to order. Arches can be chosen in various designs, textures and materials.

Wooden arches will look expensive and presentable, but they will not be cheap either. In addition, the material is heavy in every sense. For handmade work, fiberboard or MDF is better suited.

The assembly of the arch must begin from the top.

First, we use the supplied wooden dowels. We assemble a vault from two pairs of panels. We connect with PVA wood glue. After gluing, we wait for drying, and then from below the cornices of the vault.