Ceiling

A blanket (also ceiling ) is in building a (usually) horizontal component, which enters into a space at the top. As a basement ceiling, it forms the walkable area of higher storeys above.

The pictorial view of a ceiling is called a ceiling mirror.

Construction

When building a cover, the payload depending on the planned use of lying on the floor ceiling should be noted, for example, used as living space. You need the load to the supporting components such as walls or columns forward and next often also functions as protection against weather ( roof deck ), cold or heat ( heat protection), meet noise ( noise control ) and fire ( fire protection), may also protect against toxic or harmful substances or explosions ( bunker ceiling) offer.

The choice of the type and the materials used depend on the requirements of a o and of the span of the ceiling. The most common are:

• Wood, mainly in residential wood beam ceiling
• Natural stone, masonry, for example, as a vaulted ceiling
• Steel or aluminum, for example, in industrial as trapezoidal sheet metal roof
• Concrete, reinforced concrete or prestressed concrete, for example, as a flat ceiling, floor slabs, prestressed, precast ceiling, hollow core ceiling
• Combination of materials, such as ceiling cap, steel composite floor, Hourdisdecke

Ceiling lining

Ceilings were often decorated magnificently in the past with representative buildings, with wood paneling ( coffered ceilings ), paintings, mosaics and stucco decorations (for example, the so-called Cologne ceiling).

Especially designed and valuable blankets are also referred to as a ceiling (from the French ).

Today, blankets are often covered with plasterboard and similar building materials.

Suspended ceilings

When suspended ceilings referred to lightweight blankets that are hung under the actual soffit. The intermediate space is used for cable installations such as ventilation ducts. Recessed lighting can be recessed flush in these blankets, so that there is a smooth concrete finish.