In fact, we offer a few ceiling options specifically designed for home theaters. In addition to providing accessibility and excellent acoustical value, suspended drop ceilings are mold resistant, compatible with recessed lighting, environmentally safe, and are generally quick to install. The cost of a drop ceiling can vary widely. We carry ceiling grid and tile from several popular brands including Armstrong, CertainTeed, and USG, and will work to lay out your ceiling to accommodate specific lighting plans.
Redefine the look and feel of your home with stunning decorative drop ceiling panels. Installing Drywall Ceilings - Not So Easy When it comes to choosing a ceiling product for your home, there are two basic options: a drywall ceiling and a drop suspended ceiling. Don't Take Our Word For It Obviously, from our biased point of view, having a drop ceiling is much more practical not to mention the endless decorative possibilities.
Decorative When it comes to decoration and design, your options are endless with a drop ceiling. Practical One of the biggest benefit to a drop ceiling is that you have easy access to plumbing, wiring, and duct work. Glossary and Reference Glossary 1. Suspended Ceiling vs. Drop Ceiling A suspended ceiling is the exact same thing as a drop ceiling, also called a dropped ceiling. Reference 2. All rights reserved. Website by Dextel. Account sign in Please enter your email address and password below to access your account.
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This was done partly because a minimum of demolition and refinishing was required, but more importantly because access was easy. If that new plumbing sprung a leak, or that wire connection came loose, you needed to get to it to fix it.
New residential construction adapted quickly to modernization, and soon wires were tucked neatly away between walls, joists and rafters. Plumbing was mostly confined to basements and crawlspaces, because repair still made access critical. Heating and cooling ducts were snaked and squeezed through attics, soffits and utility closets as much as possible; keeping everything neatly out of sight.
But homes were one thing - businesses, offices, hospitals, schools and factories quite another. As structures go, homes are fairly stable creations; usage is constant and moderate, wear and tear is minimal, and most buildings that start as homes stay homes from their inception to their eventual demise. With commercial, industrial, retail and institutional structures, exactly the opposite is true.
Such buildings get used hard, often , and their vital life support systems of power, water, and HVAC require constant maintenance. These buildings are also all about flexibility. Occupancy and usage change, walls move, new infrastructure gets added Internet, fire sprinklers, etc. Ask any maintenance technician: access is everything.
Ceilings proved to be the perfect places to hang all those new wires, pipes and ducts. You could easily get to the ceiling, it wasn't being used for much else, and it let you drop lights, vents, power and water outlets anywhere you wanted.
This made for easy installation, easy repair, and easy relocation when necessary. In short, it was a dream for early electricians and plumbers, and they took full advantage of it. As a result, during the explosive growth of the early twentieth century, what most workers saw if they looked up from their lathes, looms or desks was an ugly tangle of intimidating, industrial spaghetti. The concept was simplicity itself. Using wires, brackets and removable panels, a finished ceiling could be hung, dropped, or suspended below the structural ceiling, concealing all the necessary mess but providing ready access to it when needed.
Drop ceilings were inexpensive and easy to install, allowing owners to quickly modernize the look and feel of their buildings. If suspended ceilings had never provided more than this primary benefit, they would still have been a significant improvement and a lasting success.
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