What is the difference between hanging a flat ceiling and a suspended ceiling

This is the 143rd article of the Home Selector

There are a lot of things in life that make us torn, such as what clothes to wear, what takeout to order at noon, which brand to choose for a new cell phone ......

Andy's hair didn't fall out when he was decorating his home, and Andy argued with his parents for a long time about whether or not to hang the ceiling.

This must also be more concerned about the problem, today Andy will share with you about the knowledge of the ceiling.

01 whether or not to install the ceiling support: installed the atmosphere ah

Choose the ceiling of the family generally from the functionality and aesthetics considerations, because the ceiling can hide the pipeline and wires, and at the same time make the whole home more layered and modeling sense, more beautiful.

But the fact is that not all houses are suitable for suspended ceilings, and the best floor height is 2.8m or more. This layer height of the house, put on the ceiling can avoid the space looks empty, but also let the home more of a visual highlight.

On the contrary, if you have to install a ceiling in the case of a low layer height, then the effect will probably become this ↓↓↓↓ (Andy can not look at this effect)

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If the budget is enough, you can choose to do a flat roof. Don't know what "flat roof" is? Here's Andy's tips.

The ceiling is divided into flat and molded.

Flat roof is on a flat surface, spotlights, ductwork, etc. are hidden inside, there is a kind of clean beauty. (The picture below is a flat roof)

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Modeling roof is a little more complex, the top surface may have more than one iteration, but also contains such as concave round, concave light groove, etc. to produce a special effect of the shape, decorative and a little stronger.

Opposition: do not install more open space

Some people believe that there is no need to hang the ceiling, one is to save the budget, the whole house paving or modeling complex point of the ceiling, materials and labor costs can not be cheap; the second is not to affect the height of the floor, so that the home is spacious and bright. (Because the home is small, so Andy's home in addition to the kitchen and bath other spaces are not ceiling)

Not ceiling, with a simple line of gypsum is also a good choice, single-layer double-layer, simple carving, a variety of styles, but also very generous and decent.

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In addition, in fact, there is a localized ceiling, that is, only in the place where there is a need to do the ceiling, not only does not make the space look too depressing, but also play a certain role in covering up the ugliness of the money to be spent is not so much, it can be said to satisfy the ambivalence of many people.

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This kind of ceiling is mainly used to hide the body and pipes of the central air conditioning, fresh air system or air duct unit.

Andy's reminder: if you want to install a central air conditioner, you have to make sure the floor height is sufficient.

The thickness of the piping and drainage space for a central air conditioner is about 50mm, and the thickness of a conventional indoor unit is 200mm (which varies from model to model), and the height of the ceiling that you want to reserve is at least 250mm, so if the floor height is not high enough, even if it is just a localized ceiling, there will be a certain sense of constriction.

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Kitchen and bathroom, Andy suggested that all do ceiling, after all, there will be pipelines, circuits through, exposed to the unattractive and unsafe, as for the other spaces, from the actual situation, do not a force to ask the designer to design the ceiling for you ~

Lazy version of the summary

Ceiling (including flat and modeling roof) : layer height ≥ 2.8m tycoon please feel free;

Local ceiling: suitable for the installation of a new air system / central air conditioning / fresh air machine, or want to cover the curtain box of the family;

No ceiling: low layer height, insufficient budget do not engage in this, go a circle of the gypsum line is more generous.

02 ceiling material

Gypsum board: beautiful, suitable for different decoration styles

Gypsum board main material is gypsum, lightweight, high strength, fireproof and moth-proof, easy to process, the price is relatively low. Do flat roof generally used is gypsum board, this material ceiling many decoration styles are applicable, more common.

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Want the ceiling to be moisture-resistant, not easy to crack, construction, it is best to use a combination of water-resistant paper-faced gypsum board + waterproof latex paint + cement-based water-resistant putty.

ps: Use neutral anti-mold silicone to further seal the joints between the ceiling and the wall, which can effectively isolate moisture intrusion.

Aluminum buckled plate: more common in the kitchen and bathroom

Because of the pure aluminum is softer, so the aluminum buckled plate on the market is generally made of aluminum alloy, mainly used in the kitchen, bathroom ceiling decoration.

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Aluminum buckle plate has the advantages of fire and moisture resistance, corrosion resistance, resistance to fumes, easy to dismantle, easy to clean, etc., the disadvantage is that the adiabatic properties of the poorer, the installation of the high requirements, the splicing gap is large, the aesthetic degree is not high.

Eco-wood: cheap, change at any time

Eco-wood is a mixture of resin and wood fiber materials and polymer materials in a certain proportion, high temperature, extrusion, molding and other processes to make a certain shape of the profile, waterproof, corrosion-resistant, used in the balcony will be more.

Our common sauna board and anticorrosive wood, also belongs to the ecological wood.

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Andy reminded, be sure to choose a good color and texture, to see if the wall and the overall style coordination, otherwise it will only have the opposite effect.

Integrated ceiling: long life, expensive

Integrated ceiling has become more popular in recent years, is a combination of HUV metal square plate and electrical appliances, mainly installed in the kitchen and bathroom, will be the lights, exhaust fans, bath heater, and other products are assembled in a ceiling.

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The advantages are simple installation, flexible layout, maintenance is also convenient, relative to the ordinary ceiling aesthetics is higher, long service life, the shortcomings of a word to summarize: expensive!

Lazy version of the summary

Gypsum board ceiling can be made in different shapes, the price is cheap, want to affordable a little bit of this, but the fire-resistant moisture resistance is relatively poor, the kitchen, bathroom, these places are not suitable;

Budget is enough, you can choose to install in the kitchen and bathroom integrated ceiling, or else is the choice of aluminum button board;

Balcony hanging or not, depending on demand, the ceiling. Want to have a little texture on the ecological wood, if you do not seal the balcony there is no need to hang the ceiling.

03 On the keel

The market used more wood keel (pine, cedar, etc.) and light steel keel.

Wooden keel is suitable for small space, easy to install, cheap, but easy to produce mold and mildew moisture, shrinkage and expansion deformation easily lead to ceiling cracking. In addition, although there are brushed with fireproof paint, the overall fire rating is still not high.

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Light steel keel has no moisture, not easy to deformation, fire prevention characteristics, but because of the structure, occupies more space on the top, the price is more expensive than the wooden keel.

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Don't consider the price can choose light steel keel, want to be more affordable, you can choose light steel secondary keel + wood keel combination.