Tips to Find the Right Suspended Ceilings

Feb 14
09:18

2012

Jay Sanders

Jay Sanders

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When you are considering getting suspended ceiling, you need to take your time as there are numerous available systems, designs and materials. You must also know what exactly you are expecting from the ceiling.

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 First,Tips to Find the Right Suspended Ceilings Articles you need to determine the system to go with, as different type of buildings requires different systems. Certain systems are more efficient for a building style than others, thus, it is important to choose the most suitable one.

 Suspended ceilings are attached to the existing ceilings and can be used to hide various things on your ceiling, for instance air vents or pipes. Sound insulation can also be added with these ceilings. There are various different reasons that can determine you to install suspended ceilings.

 Suspended ceilings are drop down ceilings that are attached to the original ceiling by cables, they are made up of a metal grid which is hung onto the original ceiling joints. They are used so that you can cover up anything that is on the existing ceiling i.e. air vents. They can also be used so that you can insert ventilation or to provide more acoustic protection to the room.

 There are many different reasons why you might install suspended ceilings. Another brilliant part to suspended ceilings is that you can use the void in the ceiling below the original ceiling to carry out maintenance, but then again you can also get suspended ceilings that are not demountable. If you opt for these then you can't remove them and use the void for maintenance.

 Throughout the years, suspended ceilings have evolved a lot and today ceiling tiles are available in almost any design and of any material to best suit your needs and preferences. Special acoustic tiles are also available to get rid of the noise that might disturb you. They’ll make your room significantly quieter, as these tiles are equipped with sound insulation. Other type of tiles contains heat insulation, which can help you to have a warmer room. This is an extremely useful feature, especially in the case of a colder room.

 As already mentioned before, various different designs and materials are available, including various lights, insulation materials and various patterns, allowing tiles to offer heat insulation or more light.

 The currently available suspended ceilings are based on today’s new technology. Thus, the AMF Beamex System has been developed by AMF, where an LCD projector has been incorporated into the ceiling tiles. As a result, the need for cabling has been fully eliminated. With a simple touch of a button the tile (with the LCD projector) is automatically pulled down and it is ready to be used. The major advantage of this system is the fact that the projector doesn’t require extra storage room as it is nicely hidden in the void of the ceiling.