Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Drop Ceiling Panels Offer Quick Way To Remodel Rooms

By Lora Weeks


If the view of overhead fixtures spoils the looks of an otherwise beautiful room drop ceiling panels provide a quick way to improve the aesthetics. These modular tiles are suspended in a grid held in place by wire. They can cover air conditioning ducts as well as wiring and plumbing. Each panel is independent of the others making it easy to replace a broken or damaged one.

These suspended tiles have been popular in businesses for many years. They are often used in homes when converting unfinished basements. Due to the possibility of covering overhead fixtures, they are ideal when plumbing runs outside the framing in the basement.

The modular grid used to hold the tiles in place can be expanded to fit practically any size room. In the U. S. Tiles are commonly available a two foot squares or as 2 foot by four foot rectangles. Installers need to choose the correct gird for the units to be installed.

One reason the systems become popular in business was their natural soundproofing. Employees could conduct business in adjacent rooms without distracting one another or clients. Today, this quality of the system is enhanced even more by adding batts of insulation to further reduce noise.

For many years, florescent lighting was the lighting of choice with this type of system. A four foot fluorescent fixture could be installed in place of one of the tiles to provide a sleek finish. Today, many designers are specifying LED lighting which works equally well in the modular system but provides higher quality light with lower energy costs.

drop ceiling panels offer an ideal way to convert unsightly overhead views in rooms. The modular systems reduce the travel of sound waves and conceal ducts or mechanical equipment. They help to conserve energy by reducing the space that must be heated to keep occupants warm.




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