Suspended Metal Ceiling Details

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Suspended metal ceiling details.

Cad files are available to represent the details of our ceiling systems for use in your design and construction documents. Furring channel is also used to fix plasterboard linings for suspended ceilings or as an alternate method for fixing plasterboard to masonry on walls. Suspended ceilings are a type of architectural design element used in commercial and residential buildings. We ve been hard at work ever since ensuring that architects have the right ceiling solutions available to meet the requirements of their individual projects.

A range of metal ceilings in aluminium steel and stretch metal are available in linear wide panel open cell. The grid is then filled in with ceiling tiles which are primarily made from mineral fiber blends. Plasterboard can be fixed to ceiling framing by either directly fixing to the joists or by first installing metal furring channel and then fixing the plasterboard to the furring channel. You ll find the industry s broadest range of metal ceiling tiles in curves clouds panels and planks in standard custom or one of a kind looks to meet both your design and functional needs.

Flat ceilings constructed of gypsum board that are screw attached to suspension members that support a ceiling on one level extending from wall to wall are generally exempt from acoustical seismic construction requirements such as. Drywall furring channel is commonly clipped with metal furring channel clips or wire tied perpendicular to the underside of the u channel at appropriate intervals for screw attaching drywall. Perimeter end wall clearance perimeter hanger wires horizontal restraint and vertical splay bracing. Visit the downloads resources page to find and download the cad files you need.

Certainteed s 1 1 2 drywall suspension system has a double stitched web for durability and strength and knurled face for easier screw installation reducing job time. The fully concealed grid and ceiling lining can be used in conjunction with gyproc plasterboards and gyptone and rigitone acoustic ceiling boards to create a seamless monolithic appearance. Sixty years ago hunter douglas pioneered suspended metal ceilings. They are created using metal grid systems which are suspended below the ceiling or roof deck using a series of wires.

Example of available cad file. In a ceiling assembly u channel is suspended from the overhead structure using hanger wire. Concealed monolithic metal frame suspended ceiling system.