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PPP ceilings into a Museum

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PPP false ceilings can be inserted with elegance and sobriety in a museum context too, as shown by the exemplary application in the archaelogical museum in Altino (Venice), located along an old roman road and dedicated to roman and paleovenetians finds.

Just a few hundred metres as the crow files, is the island of Torcello, very important as a natural “bridge” that led to the birth of Venice.

A visit to the museum is therefore recommended to understand the genesis of this extraordinary city. From 1966 to present were examined, almost annually, large sections, also extended for kilometres, of street Annia, of the way to Oderzo and of the connetting urban road with the latter.

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These excavations unearthed more than 2.000 grave goods, many funeral monuments and above all enabled the acquisition of a unique

wealth of information about the roman funerary culture.

When this museum was opened there were a thousand objects, whereas now the consistency of the material amounts to about forty thousand pieces. The peculiarity that distinguishes it from other national venetian archaelogical museums, is the direct relationship with the vast surrounding archaelogical area.

Due to continuous flow of a huge amount of excavated material, it was necessary, over the years, to practice several enlargements of the museum deposits which led to transfer this new museum in the two rural buildings specially purchased by the State, inaugurated and opened to the public july 4, 2015.

In Altino our product is art 142, black color and it acts as an elegant false ceiling within the display cases.

It’s relatively small in size, therefore it’s not necessary to suspend it by some reduntant bracings.

You simply have to install it to obtain the desired surfaces using modules with snap fitting, choosing 400×400 mm or 200×200 panels. The trimming can be performed subsequently with a simple hacksaw. The operation ends resting it on the perimetre board.

Flatness is ensured by the grid structure and the lightness of the article. Pictures were taken  with permission of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage.

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museum ceilings

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HOW TO INSTALL A FALSE CEILING

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PPP false ceilings are easy to install, even by unqualified workers. However, you must follow some simple instructions for a perfect assembly as follows below.

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Apply a finisching hemline and drill at regular intervals (80 cm) the ceiling

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Apply a suspenssion every 80 cm more or less

So, how to install a false ceiling? You have to apply a finishing hemline (wood, aluminum, plastic, etc..).

This is not made to carry weight and its job is only to hide the joint line ceiling–wall and the expansion gap that you (see below) must calculate, expecially for large surfaces.

Provide for a ceiling suspension, applying plugs at regular intervals, to wich are fixed hangers in soft iron wire (not nylon wire because it does not guarantee a uniform expansion).

Otherwise it’s possible to use adjustable hangers, commonly used for other types of false ceilings. The recommended distance between suspension is about 80 cm and is to be considered as indicative but necessary to ensure flatness to PPP false ceilings.In this way the average weight of about 3-4 kg per square metre is evenly distributed in the ceiling.

 

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Outline of the main fitting points (section)

Join some grids, respecting (important) the panel direction.The first panel will have flaps facing the walls. The facade with the holes must necessarily be upwards, to allow the correct suspension.

Apply a joiner eyelet in any hole on the back of a panel in correspondence of the hanger and connect it to suspend the whole. It’s not necessary to fix every single panel since the hook is extremely solid and retractable and surface becomes unique.Proceed with other panels that can be pre-assembled on the ground.The ceiling flatness is obtained by adjusting the lenght of the hanger.Just use a wood board of the desired lenght to maintain a constant level of the floor, or some laser levels if prefered.

SIf you consider that by joining three panels (60 x 60 cm) is obtained, in less than a minute, a one-square-metre ceiling, you can imagine the setting speed for important surfaces too.

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Assemble panels up to hear the twitch of  connection

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Insert a carpenter’s eye in a hole on the back panel

False ceilings can be easily inspected. By releasing more panels along the side of connection, you get a “window” (it’s resealable after intervention, getting in this way the initial uniform surface, differently from metal false ceilings where interventions are always visible).Hatches, skylights etc.. are superfluous.

You can very easily drill or trim the panels to make them fit the room or to insert spots, pillars etc., only by using a simple hacksaw.

Our grid false ceiling (3-4 kg per square metre) is decorative only. For these reason transformers or heavy luminous bodies has to be anchored directly to the wall. The grid structure prevents heat buildup. I

As an alternative to “free” installation, which we recommend for costs and praticality, 20×20 and 40×40 formats can be installed with the addition of mineral fiber T24 on the structure. In this case panels have to be pre-assembled and trimmed to obtain these measures: 595×595 (20×20 mm mesh)   or 592×592 (40×40 mesh). On request we can perform a trimming operation (with a small surcharge), in order to provide panels ready for laying.

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Surface is unique, light, bright and elegant

All our false ceilings are antistatic but anyway we suggest not to install them in dusty environments and only when work is completed.

With large surfaces we recommend to provide, along the perimetre of the room, a thermal expansion space. The average variation is 1 mm per linear metre every 10o C. of temperature range.

Except in some exceptional cases (installation at very low temperatures in environments getting then very hot) thermal expansion is therefore negligible.For optimum results, avoid leaving fingerprints during assembly of metallic false ceilings.We recommend use of light cotton gloves.

See an overview of how to install a false ceiling.

Go to our catalogo controsoffitti

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PHOTOLUMINESCENT OPEN CELL CEILINGS

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Imagine the usual and well known quality of our ceiling mixed with innovative and improved photoluminescent technical features: here comes a new spectacular scenery never seen before!

Since ancient times, humans looks at the sky to match important choices and to find the right way, looking where Mother Nature puts bright guiding lights in the sky and spectacular light effects. Also in housing and commercial spaces, a clever planning of light sources is very important to recognize volumes and can also be used for suggestive effects.
When we talk about “photoluminescent materials” we mean the technical properties of special elements to catch daylight (or artificial light) and give it back to the room for prolonged time once the light turns off. Photoluminescence is a clean and renewable energy source, since charging happens every day with both natural and artificial light: special visual effects and energy saving can be obtained. To renew our open cell ceilings product range, a version that uses this very special thermoplastic photoluminescent masterbatches is in development, which combine the usual quality characteristics of PPP ceilings (high quality raw materials, according to strict European standards and Regulations, careful injection moulding, accurate control of all production steps and a long lasting luminescence) with a particular and spectacular aesthetic effect.
This product line is a suitable and intelligent choice for both commercial and business locations, creating elegant outfittings, modern and in the same time classic – a simple line of light drawing emotions in the night on the ceiling surface, writing messages, show you the way – something never seen before!