Suspended ceiling: disadvantages

2018-01-26 22:22

Suspended ceiling: disadvantages
Now become increasingly popular stretch ceilings. It’s beautiful, aesthetically pleasing and even elegant. Manufacturers promote this product as the perfect solution for any home and any room. But that’s all the cons and disadvantages of such ceilings are mentioned in passing. But they are also quite substantial.

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Cons of suspended ceilings

Materials for suspended ceilings can be very diverse, but most often they are made of PVC film. Mainly because this material is cheaper than others. But it can hide many problems and disadvantages, which don’t normally say. We have identified the most serious problems that you may encounter.

Sag

This is a very common fault. If the room is large, it is likely that over time the canvas will SAG. So if the ceiling space is more than 20 square meters, it is better to choose a different finish.

Strength

It leaves much to be desired. The canvas is very easy to pierce with something sharp. Banal champagne cork can spoil the view of the ceiling. Care should be taken with a high furniture, because the hole in the middle of the ceiling is unlikely to look elegant. By the way, leaf tissue have higher strength.

Washing

It’s more for the ceiling in the kitchen. Many Housewives complained that wash from grease and grime is very difficult. The film is quite thin and not washing it with special care. It is possible that such ceilings are not the best solution for the kitchen.

Weld

Another drawback of suspended ceilings. If you choose a ceiling with a glossy surface, then all welds will be visible, but, alas, they do not look very aesthetically pleasing.

Full tightness

On the one hand, it is an obvious plus, because it is through this ceiling to protect the room from the flood. Although plus is quite controversial, because this “rescue” still leads to the replacement of the ceiling. And if you take the view that all surfaces in the house needs to breathe, in the case of PVC it will not.

Smell

Immediately after installing the ceiling can specifically smell: as new jacket or shoes. The smell should erode in a few days. But there are times when ceilings emit an unpleasant chemical odor that does not disappear for a long time. This testifies to the low quality of the product. To avoid this, you need to check the quality of the film before you install the ceiling.

Setup wizard often cheat and give cheap film for the road. It is best to purchase materials yourself, or consult with professionals.

World

When installing suspended ceilings will definitely need to replace all the lamps on special. They must be limited in power and have thermal insulation. Otherwise, around the lights on the ceiling formed yellow spots.

Collapse

Often there is a disadvantage of the use of PVC film. This means that any drafts or rattling doors film is attracted to the main ceiling. That’s just this deficiency is easily preventable at the stage of installation. A good master must align the pressure in the room under the ceiling.

As you can see, the disadvantages enough. But this does not mean that you should completely abandon the idea. The advantages of suspended ceilings is no less significant. They are safe and environmentally friendly, they are installed in many European homes, because in most cases, these ceilings do not carry any harm to health. They will last you a very long time. Such ceilings are well protect the house from moisture.

And they look very nice. Design options, you can choose anyone which you like. Also with the help of stretch ceilings can hide the flaws of engineering structures (pipes or wires).

So what to do? To put these ceilings or not? To say definitely not, you need to consider many factors. For example, experience shows that the ceilings will not be the best solution for the kitchen and large rooms. But for a bedroom it is a good option. Just need to weigh all options and to think and plan.

All of the described disadvantages can be avoided if you carefully approach to selection of materials and craftsmen. You can choose fabric ceilings, which does not contain all of the described disadvantages, but here the main drawback is their price. If you had to choose film, then you need to take care of its quality.