What are metal ceilings?

In the middle of the 19th century, sheet metal ceilings were innovative, America middle class for decorative plasters of rich Europeans. These panels of relief metal covered with countless ceilings of houses, hotels and businesses in many sauces are easy to produce, light, detailed and better than plaster. At the end of the 1920s.

Decorative plasters were beautiful, but not very practical. They were time -consuming mold, hard on the ship, and difficult to apply to the wet area of ​​the unfinished ceiling. The arrival of 2 'x 2' (60 x 60 cm) of tin panels, impressed on the embossed design, meant easier installation, finer details and less costs. Aluminum, stainless steel or copper leaves absorb the sound, slow down fire, resist moisture and mold and last longer than plaster or plasterboard. They can be nailed to the wood in Easy to handle squares. Panels can form a border, giantsWith crown strips or fire the ceiling medallion. Therefore, when the restoration experts began to return houses to their grandeur before the old century, they uncovered a canned tin. Maybe it must be repaired, insulated or redrawn, but it will last time very well. Some homeowners will calm down and restore the original can from commercial buildings for installation at home if their ceiling was damaged out of repair.

With re -interest, companies began to re -create pressed tin panels in replicated samples. In terms of technology, this has not changed much. Our nostalgia for this era of American design brings us original metal in silver, copper or "ancient". Minimalist or customized, designs are also complemented by modern architecture. Some still prefer white surface painting to make the eye into the plaster. For those who have a stricter budget, wallpaper with relief texture on the ceiling napodaThey are wagging tin.