Without perforations they are also generally more wind proof than other suspended ceiling systems. Offices, places that require consistent maintenance, buildings with chilled beam systems such as the above NAB Docklands building by Woodsbagot.
“They are also the easiest to move around when renovating and shifting office spaces.” “Lay-in tiles are extremely easy to remove and flexible for services such as electricians, plumbers, aircondition and that sort of thing,” he said. Tiles are simply placed on a T-shaped runner (above left), generally between 10 and 25mm, and can be easily installed and demounted as individual tiles.Ĭootes drew attention to the flexibility that lay-in tiles afford to maintenance requirements and services that need to access the ceiling void above the tiles. The grid of a lay-in tile system is fully seen and is the most common product in standard office buildings. Right: NAB Docklands building utilises a perforated metal lay-in tile system.
LAY-IN TILE:Ībove ceiling tiles lay on a T-shaped runner such as top-left. More importantly the list will describe ways you can utilise metal pan with that associated grid to take your ceiling to places unseen in non-metal applications. These grid systems are also used with other types of ceiling tiles such as mineral fibre but due to their composition, a metal pan ceiling can achieve different shapes and finishes that non-metal varieties cannot.įollowing is a list of the types of grids and their most suited applications. The three systems Cootes refers to are the clip-in, hook-on and lay-in varieties, all of which differ in the way they attach to a ceiling grid and also in the finish and functionality they can achieve. “But to keep it simple it’s easier just to work from three main types of grid systems and then you can differentiate with how individual ceiling tiles attach to that grid.” “There are hundreds of variations of metal pan ceiling tiles that can be achieved,” says Paul Cootes from Como Building products. In Part Three we went back to an experienced specifier armed with new questions to gain further insight into why metal pan ceiling tiles are a superior to other products. Part Two threw questions at a ceiling expert and unveiled the specific uses and limitations of metal ceiling tiles. Part One explored an architect’s perspective at the Darling Quarter project in Sydney. This article is Part Four in a series of metal ceiling tile articles looking at the advantages of the product through a variety of applications.
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