Category: Architecture

Drop ceilings are an essential part of commercial settings. They are a suspended secondary ceiling that is hung below the main structural ceiling. They offer several benefits, including aesthetic appeal, improved indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and water and fire damage resistance, to name a few. Functionality of Drop Ceilings The biggest benefit of utilizing…

Things to Know Before Installing Recessed Lighting in Your Home Before tackling a recessed lighting installation in your home, however, it’s important to figure out which kinds of lights to use and where they’ll go. Recessed lighting can be found in virtually all types of homes, and for good reason. It beams light downward, illuminating…

Ceilings Designs Ceilings serve very important functions in a home. They help create enclosure within rooms and separation between spaces. Ceilings also help to control the light and sound diffusion around a room and contribute to preventing the transmission of sound across different rooms. Ceilings also serve a visual function, and an appealing ceiling design…

Acoustic Ceilings What is an acoustic ceiling? A suspended acoustic ceiling is a secondary ceiling, hung below the structural ceiling both to treat room acoustics and to look attractive. Suspended ceilings have the added advantage of hiding the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installations from view while maintaining some level of access to these utilities. How…

Suspended Ceilings: Advantages & Disadvantages Suspended ceilings are sometimes referred to as dropped ceilings or false ceilings. As their name implies, they are suspended from the structure above, usually a roof or slab. This creates a space between the underside of the structure and the upper surface of the ceiling. Suspended ceilings are hung from…