Everything You Need to Know About Aluminum False Ceiling
Just as a building is incomplete without a sturdy roof, home interiors are incomplete without a good ceiling. The aluminum ceiling or the fifth wall is steadily gaining momentum in a world of interior design that almost always favoured the four walls and the floor. Although aluminum false ceiling designs have been around for years, they're coming back with a bang in terms of patterns, finishes, technology and illusions.
Types of False Ceiling Designs
To help you evaluate which ceiling design to go for, here’s a rundown of both the classic and the bang-on-trend:
Pros and Cons of a Aluminum False Ceiling
If you’re still on the fence about whether or not to install a ceiling, here are a few pros and cons that should help you decide:
Advantages of a False Ceiling
- Great acoustics: Adding an additional layer to the original ceiling creates better acoustics within making it a perfect design treatment for living rooms, home theatre and AV rooms.
- Hides wires: A false ceiling is a perfect place to hide wires and pipes. A false ceiling can also be fitted with sunken or hidden lighting.
- Brings lofty ceilings lower: For lofty vertical space that dwarfs furniture in a room, you can consider installing a false ceiling to restore proportions.
- Insulates the room: For homes in colder regions of the country, this offers up an added perk of insulating rooms. The additional layer creates a gap between itself and the original layer, which traps air and cools the room down. It also optimises the functioning of air conditioners. Because it reduces the square footage to be cool and slashes energy bills.
Disadvantages of a False Ceiling
- Installation requires precision from experts: False ceiling requires precision in design, calculation and installation and must only be put in place by experts.
- Not feasible for low-ceilinged rooms: It needs to be at least 8 inches away from the original wall. Therefore, it is always recommended that the ceiling height be 11 feet or higher. For compact homes, a partial ceiling in a corner of the room can do the trick.
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