Archive for the ‘Walls & Ceilings’ Category

Intelligent painting on the ceiling

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

It isn’t for nothing that the Sistine Chapel has been everyone’s favorite ceiling. Every museum you walk into or every pretty home, or hotel, instinct propels you to look towards the ceiling because that’s where the hidden jewels are. Yes, we’re talking about ceiling painting. You may have run out of ideas on home décor but this one’s not going to fail you. All you need to do is think well and choose an intelligent painting for the ceiling o recreate a whole new look.

It’s not difficult and if you can hire the right artisans, they’ll create magic on your ceiling. Whether it’s a popular painting, certain motifs, or a night sky with fairies for the children’s bedroom, professional artists can create a mirage of sorts on your ceiling. If art doesn’t revolve around classic for you, then eve intelligent graffiti can keep one and all glued to your ceiling. Here’s a guaranteed show stealer if the job’s done well.

Acoustic ceiling guide for commercial buildings

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Commercial buildings, CeilingsWhen you’re dealing with real estate that boasts of high ceilings, not everyone is going to find it beneficial. It certainly is the classic method of drawing hot air away from any living area and allowing proper air circulation but it also does create this strange ad hollow ambience. Furthermore, lighting such an area becomes difficult because of the large space and even air conditioning systems may fail to produce results. In order to cut down on this space one can turn to acoustic ceilings.

It’s easy to identify an acoustic ceiling. The basic structure remains the same for the most part. It’s usually a system wherein a framework is a dropped from the real ceiling and panel are fit into this air borne framework to create a lower ceiling. This reduces the area between the floor and ceiling effectively and one can put their electrical fittings on it. The acoustic ceiling then replaces the real ceiling and combats problems faced in such setups.

Protection with plastic sheeting on walls

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Home Improvement, WallsWhen you have a perfect home, you’d be wondering why you would want to use plastic sheets on the walls. Well it doesn’t literally mean that you should cover your walls with plastic sheets but does solve a very serious problem. The use of plastic sheets on your basement walls are great to deal with mould as well as insect attacks when professionals do the job. It can protect our home from damage. If there is an identifiable area that’s showing mould development, plastic sheets can be used to contain the area and prevent moisture and humidity effect I order to prevent further mould development.

If the plastic sheets are sprayed with appropriate medicines and made to cover the wall, the plastic sheeting can actually contain and prevent mosquito breeding thereby preventing situations like malaria, and other sickness. For plastic sheeting to be accurate, professionals use special equipment that holds the sheets in place.