What are stretch ceilings?

Almost half a hundred years for the decoration of rooms using magnificent stretch ceilings. But all the same, users have questions about their classification and method of attachment.

How to classify stretch ceilings?

It turns out that this can be done in several ways:

  1. The material of the canvas. There are film ceilings (PVC) and fabric (impregnated with special compounds canvas). The film impresses with the richness of the color palette, but the fabric is more durable and not so fragile at possible temperature differences.
  2. Method of installation. There is a cold and hot kind of installation of a cloth. The first method is suitable for fabric ceilings, and the second one is for PVC linen.
  3. Width of fabric . At first only fabric fabrics, the width of which reaches 5 m, were seamless. Film ceilings had to be welded from strips 1.5 meters wide, which did not have a good effect on their appearance. Recently, PVC canvases have appeared, which also have giant dimensions.
  4. The texture of the material . What is famous for this finishing material, so it's appearance. Therefore, let us list in detail what types of stretch ceilings are available depending on the texture:

If to describe in a nutshell, then for the production of satin PVC film is polished to a gloss state, the glossy fabric is polished to a mirror state, and matte ceilings are not polished at all.

The fact is that, despite numerous advantages, until now the cost of such beauty exceeds the cost of installing gypsum plasterboard or plastic panels. Nevertheless, stretch ceilings gradually out of exotic curiosity become an affordable kind of finishing work, so our material will undoubtedly come in handy for many users.