Having a suspended ceiling will add value to your kitchen. Besides being a desirable design feature, a dropped ceiling has many other advantages: it is an important aesthetic element, it brings acoustic balance and control, it adds sustainability, also integrates mechanical, electric and plumbing systems. But what type of suspended ceiling to select for the kitchen? How to achieve the return on investment with a proper choice?
PVC suspended ceiling
According to research, PVC pinch plate is the most popular choice for kitchen suspended ceiling. PVC pinch plate has PVC as raw material. It is resistant to water, moisture and moth. It is also fireproofing for flame resistant material is added during its manufacturing process. Here are the key points for choosing PVC pinch plate:
Watch: the surface must be flat, smooth, glossy. The tongue and groove is complete and can be install and dismantle freely. There is no scratch, no crack, and no bump on the surface.
Touch: there must be clear and melodious sound when knocking the plate with hand. Bendable plate proves it has good elasticity.
Test report: ask for quality test report and product testing certification when shopping. The performance index of product must satisfy: hot-shrinkage rate less than 0.3%, oxygen index higher than 35%, softening temperature higher than 80 ℃, burning point higher than 300 ℃, water absorption less than 15%, moisture rate less than 4%, dry static bending intensity higher than 500 MPa.
The maintenance and replacement of PVC pinch plate: PVC pinch plate has good water proof and scrubbing proof performance. People can clean it with washing agent and water. The joint is easy to be stained by oil dirty. People can use brush to scrub it. The only thing need to pay attention to is that do not wet the lamp circuit.
The replacement of PVC pinch plate is convenient – take off the layering on one side, pull out the broken PVC plate, replace with new one, install the layering again.
Plasterboard
Plasterboard is a kind of board processed by having building plaster as raw material and specially-made paper board as surface cover, adding additive and fibre in specified amount as core. Plasterboard is featured with light weight, sound insulation, heat insulation, high processability, simple and convenient construction method. It can be divided into ordinary type, fireproofing type and waterproof type.
Watch: there is no crinkle, scratch, and stain on it.
Measure: the length deviation of plasterboard cannot exceed 5 mm; width deviation cannot exceed 4 mm; thickness deviation cannot exceed 0.5 mm; the edge depth deviation must be between 0.6 mm to 2.5 mm; edge width should be between 40 to 80 mm; the water content less than 2.5%. The weight of 9 mm board is about 9.5 kg/m².
Integrated ceiling
The pinch plate of integrated ceiling can be divided into many categories: film coated board, roller coating board, matte board etc. the main material for pinch plate has aluminum and PVC.
Watch: the board surface is flat, soft. There is no granular and uneven phenomenon on it.
Touch: the surface temperature of film coated board is equal to the temperature of plastic. The surface temperature of roller coating board is equal to the temperature of metal. Therefore, the touch feeling of film coated board is warmer than roller coating board.
Listen: lift one corner of the board, knock the centre of the board – film coated board has deeper sound than roller coating board.
These are the main characteristics of suspended ceilings for kitchen. Installing them is not an easy task. You can rely on the help of professionals like handyman specialists who do odd jobs like TV wall mounting services or some other fittings.
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