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Lecture 7 Ceilings

Suspended ceiling systems are included in building design for aesthetic concealment, housing services, and enhancing insulation and fire protection. They must be easy to maintain, comply with building regulations, and allow access for service maintenance. Suspended ceilings can be classified into jointed, jointless, and open ceilings based on their construction methods.

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Lecture 7 Ceilings

Suspended ceiling systems are included in building design for aesthetic concealment, housing services, and enhancing insulation and fire protection. They must be easy to maintain, comply with building regulations, and allow access for service maintenance. Suspended ceilings can be classified into jointed, jointless, and open ceilings based on their construction methods.

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LECTURE 7

Ceilings
Reasons for including suspended ceiling system in building
design are:
a) Provide a finish to the underside of a structural roof or floor generally for purposes
of concealment.
b) Create a void space suitable for housing and concealing services and light fittings.
c) Add to the sound and/or thermal insulation properties of the floor or roof above.
d) Provide a means of structural fire protection to steel beams supporting a concrete
floor.
e) Provide a means of acoustic control in terms of absorbtion and reverberation.
f) Create a lower ceiling height to a particular room or space.
Functional Requirements of Suspended Ceilings

• Easy to construct, repair, maintain and clean


• Conform with Building regulations especially those concerned with
the spread of flame over the surface and limitations imposed on the
use of certain materials.
• Provide an adequate means of access for the maintenance of the
suspension system and/or the maintenance of concealed services and
light fittings.
Classification of Suspended Ceilings
The simple method of classification is grouping the ceiling systems by
their general method of construction.
These are:-
1) Jointed Ceilings
2) Jointless Ceilings
3) Open Ceilings
JOINTED CEILINGS

• Are those most popular and common form because of their ease to
assemble, install and maintain.
• Also known as Panelled ceiling
• They consist basically of a suspended metal or aluminium
framework to which the finish in a board or tile form is attached.
• The boards or tiles can be located on a series of the bar the
supporting members exposed forming part of the general appearance.
• Common ceiling materials used are fibreboards, metal trays, fibre
cement and plastic tiles or trays.
JOINTLESS CEILINGS

• These are ceilings which though suspended from the main structure,
give the internal appearance of being a conventional (direct) ceiling.
• Final finish is usually of plaster applied in one or two coats to
plasterboard or expanded metal lathing.
• Alternatively, could be formed by applying sprayed plaster or sprayed
vermiculite-cement to an expanded metal background.
OPEN CEILINGS

• Are largely decorative in function. By installing light fittings in the


ceiling void, they can act as a luminous ceiling. The format of these
ceilings can be an open work grid with or without louvers or a series of
closely spaced plates of polished steel or any other suitable material.
• The colour and texture of the sides and soffits of the ceiling void must
be carefully designed if an effective system is to be achieved.
• It is possible to line these surfaces with an acoustic absorption material
to provide another function to the arrangement.

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