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Start with the services above it
A ceiling has to work around lighting, ventilation, fire services and access requirements. Establish the existing constraints and coordinate specialist advice before choosing a finished pattern.
Next idea ↓QUICK READ / CEILINGS & SERVICES
How to install gypsum false ceilings in your offices step by step guide.
Treat the ceiling as part of the whole room.
Three ideas to take into your workplace conversation.
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Compare systems by use
A suspended grid may offer practical access; a continuous finish can create a quieter visual field. Review repairability, acoustic performance and the effect on available height, using product-specific information.
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Coordinate the room below
Align the ceiling and lighting with the furniture arrangement, not just the outline of the room. Recheck the setting when partitions, meeting tables or workstations move.
Put it in your brief ↗A PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY
Before you decide.
- Survey existing height and service locations.
- Ask how maintenance access will be provided.
- Review a sample and a reflected ceiling plan together.
LET’S MAKE SPACE
Start your project brief ↗Your next chapter starts here.
Tell us what you want your workplace to make possible.