Home Theater Construction: Ceilings

14 Apr

Every room has a ceiling, whether it is in your basement, your attic or any room in your house. Take into consideration y

our budget, your room location and the environment when choosing your ceiling type and construction methods.

Consider your rooms purpose and use when choosing a ceiling type. You probably shouldn’t use a highly reflective ceiling

if your using a front projection based system because it can cause your room to “glow” with reflective light and be distra

ctive.

The absolute most common ceiling construction method is Drywall. Drywall offers good acoustic control, easy to paint surf

aces and fairly easy installation. When installing a drywall ceiling you can install directly onto the surface, use resilient channe

l and even double up on drywall for sound proofing. Design your ceilings based on your needs – if you need access drywall isn’t the

easiest unless you design panels where necessary.

Ceiling tiles are common in basement applications or rooms where you need access to the ceiling area for maintenance. Cei

ling tiles are often referred to as “drop ceilings” or “hanging ceilings” but they can be installed by stapling/

gluing them to existing drywall or firing strips/installation channels. Cost effective, easy access and availability of acoustic til

es are a good reason to consider tile ceilings.

The choices are plentiful and the for many reasons people choose alternate ceilings for aesthetic and acoustic reasons. T

in ceilings offer a beautiful and warm environment and i have even seen rooms with diamond plate, steel, aluminum and other metals.

The choice is yours as long as you take into the consideration the acoustic properties and even reflection properties of these mater

ials.

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