Top 5 Ceilings designs for Bedroom

Here are the top 5 Ceiling Designs for your bedroom, these are Handpicked and top designs now a days in the market. You may also want to check important tips for your ceiling.

Top 5 Ceiling designs for kitchen

I have handpicked 5 top designs for your ceiling in kitchen, I hoe you like one of these atlease and also see how False ceiling is made

Top 5 Ceiling designs For Office

Following are the top 5 office Ceiling designs selected for you guys to get an idea and see if it fits your need or no. we have many suggestions on this site about which ceiling to select and how to maintain a ceiling please visit those. and also we have different types of Ceiling designs.

Tin ceiling tiles

Everything you need to know about tin ceiling tiles from the types of tiles to how to maintain these tiles and from repair to paint work.

Types Of tin ceiling tiles:

Snap locking tiles: This type of Tin tiles can be installed directly over plaster and drywall.

Nail up tiles: This type needs a wood basing for example joists and plywood.

Drop in: This is a type of false ceiling.

Maintenance of tin ceiling tiles:

These tiles can be affected by dirt, pollution or salt deposits and needs to be cleaned regularly. To clean you just need water and soap. You may use a nonabrasive cloth or brush. Use fresh water.

Use mild detergents only, to know you may read the detergent usage guide. If it requires gloses it means it’s harsh. If you keep using harsh detergents you might not see immediately but damages may occur over time.

Trim and molding:

Both of them are not “required” but are good. You may say having tin ceiling without molding like hanging a picture without the frame.  Although crown molding is the most popular, Shoe molding is a great alternative to crown molding

Filler panels:

These can be used for visual consistency for the panels of tin ceilings.

Nails for tin ceiling tiles:

An 18 gauge brad nails with pneumatic brad nailer is most common.

Painting a tin ceiling tile:

It is good practice to paint the tin ceiling as it protects it from rust and other things but if you like the metallic look of ceiling it may be fine as well. Aluminum ceilings can also be used.

Plaster of paris False ceiling designs 2016

Lets have a look at Plaster of paris (POP) False ceiling designs which are latest in the market. These are also called plaster of paris moldings and POP ceiling designs.

False ceiling Designs jan 2016

Lets have a look at latest designs of false or drop ceilings which can be your next idea of your own false ceiling, enjoy uninterrupted flow of images with out any text. False ceiling latest designs of 2016.

Different Styles of false ceiling

In old days people would work hard to make there ceiling unique and stylish, they would take many days thinking how their ceiling should be because they could not change it later on, but now, with the advancement in technology, we can always hang a secondary ceiling over the original one, with war less pain, hard work and expenses, which also comes in different looks, styles, colors and costs. The best part is, it’s always reversible, you don’t have to stick to one only, it’s replaceable as well.  

What false ceiling lets you do is to play with different color combinations and lighting of the room, also it lets you use your creativity while having the peace of mind that it’s not permanent. Let’s have look at some of the most popular styles of false ceiling.

Tray ceiling:

Tray ceiling has 2 levels of false ceilings that normally create a rectangle or an oval, it gives a very classy look and also can hold the accent lighting which is very popular now a days. It’s normally used in kitchens, dining and living rooms. Its lets you experiment with myriad designs and explore the diversity. The most popular now a day is the 3D effect which people create through simple tray ceiling. Another popular purpose of tray ceiling is to create warm colorings in the room, which looks very attractive.

Beam ceiling:

Do you still like old houses where the wooden beam was visible? You like to have it in your home but you have plane white ceilings? You can do it now, thanks to false ceilings. You can make you TV lounge look like an old winter house which had these big wooden beams shown all over. Which are famous in horror Hollywood movies.  It is recommended to have this type of ceiling to a bigger room; it feels better in a spacious place. Timber should be fixed properly while installation. As they are additional they should get a sturdy grip. Then some nice polish and correct lighting will make your space like you always dreamed of. Ha-ha.

Coffered ceilings

Do you need your room to look luxurious; this ceiling type can do it for you. Coffered ceilings give you a charming old and architectural look to your room. The design may depend on your taste, be it square or rectangular, it actually creates a grid look where you can experiment with different lighting as well, and the middle part of the ceiling is best fit for statement lights. This is one of the most admired styles in elite communities. You can also choose the trimming style of the ceiling.

Wooden ceilings:

If you have some metal decors in your room or living then you may want to add some wooden parts on your ceiling. Wooden ceiling also compliments the wooden floor and wooden furnishing. There are some hard core fans of wooden interior like me, so with no question I would select wooden ceiling or at least partial wood work over the ceiling, you may paint the wood as well but natural color is the best with polishing. Warm lighting is best suit for wooden ceilings.

So these are the styles of false ceiling I hope you like my article and visit other topics also.

False ceiling

What is false ceiling or definition of false ceiling:

False ceiling is an additional ceiling which is hung below the main ceiling (original ceiling) which is also referred as drop ceiling, drop out ceiling or T-bar ceiling. Functions involve lighting, added designs, cost saving and noise acoustic.

You may refer to below articles to know more about false ceiling.

Important tips for false ceiling

Construction of false ceiling

Functions of false ceiling

Selection of false ceiling

Important tips for false ceiling

You need to take care of the following tips of false ceiling in order to prevent damages and also for long run benefits, below are the tips:

Mounting a ceiling fan on false ceiling:

Install the ceiling fan on the original cement or concrete ceiling; do not install it over the false ceiling even if it is not that heavy to save it in long run.

Water proofing of false ceiling:

You can make your original ceiling water proof by applying water proofing coating so that water doesn't drip on your false ceiling and ruin its beauty.

Plan ahead:

Before installing false ceiling, plan ahead of what you want and where exactly you want. Mistakes that people do here is they don’t plan ahead and on this way they cut there ceiling and make amendments, but it can never be the same as first time installation.

Seek for second hand ceiling:

You like fast ceiling but don’t have the budget? Seek for second hand flase ceilings, normally when company offices are transferred they leave the false ceiling there or sell it. That can come handy because those are fairly new ceilings.

Hope you like the article also read how to construct falseceiling?

How the false ceiling is made?

Even if you are not going to install false ceiling yourself, you need to have an idea that how it’s installed so that the labor doesn’t misguide you.

Construction of false ceiling:

1.            First of all, the frame work is done to prepare the ceiling for a false ceiling.

2.            After frame work the wiring has to be done, wiring should pass through the pipes to save from any damages.

3.            Then what ever material you want like gypsum or pop, is installed by screw drivers.

4.            To fix the lights, some cutting is done, its also called lighting gala cutting. Where you need to be very careful in cutting the holes.

5.            Then next part is leveling, it is important that all the false ceiling is leveled.

This is how your ceiling gets prepared for the final stage (if applicable) which is paint. J

Why would you install a false ceiling, there is a solid reason toinstall false ceiling.

Basic functions of false ceiling

Is false ceiling only for beauty? Or is there any science behind that, yes there is, false ceiling comes with a lot of other functions so let’s talk about them.

Electrical wiring:

False ceiling comes handy when you need to do some electrical work on the roof, for example you need to add a fan in the center of the ceiling or lights. Also if the internal wiring is damaged then you may use false ceiling to do the new one.

Lower the roof:

This may not sound very important but yes it is. Some people don’t like the ceiling to be too tall. You have a nice solution of making it down and enjoy what you life.

Cooling and heating:

If your ceiling is too tall and your room is too big then making it hot or cool is a tough task. To handle this situation you may apply false ceiling and reduce the space of the room. It will also reduce the time of cooling and heating

Savings:

This function is directly connected to the above point, as it becomes easy and fast to make your room cooler or hotter it will save you energy consumption resulting in savings and its gradual saving can recover the cost of the false ceiling with in a year or two.

Noise absorption:

False ceiling can work wonders by absorbing the noise thus reducing acoustic noises in your room.

You want a hanging lamp over the dinning and some spot lights near the entrance. No worries, just install false ceiling and play with your creative areas.

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