Ceiling cladding

A ceiling cladding is attached directly to the (raw) ceiling with its substructure and is not suspended at individual points like a sub-ceiling or designed to span freely from wall to wall. Ceiling cladding is usually listed with thick-walled top layer components, e.g. made of wood-based materials or minerals. Tasks of ceiling cladding can be, for example:

• Fire protection (strengthening the fire resistance of the ceiling above)
• Sound insulation (improving sound insulation to the floor above)
• Acoustics (improving reverberation times in the room below)
• Installation level (Use of the ceiling cavity at the level of the substructure for smaller technical installations, in particular electrical cables or recessed lighting)
• Design (optical cladding of the raw ceiling, extended possibilities for room design through the ceiling cladding)

In contrast to a sub-ceiling, ceiling cladding usually requires a level substrate due to its direct fastening.

Source: bauwion