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Required Tools and Materials
Screwdriver - Drill - Level - Tape Measure - Saw, Hammer - Pliers - Pincers
- Chuck - Plugs
Screws - Screwspikes - Screweyes - Rocker Arms - Ribs or Wire
Pieces by Tedesma System:
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Set
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Primary T-Outline |
Secondary T-Outline |
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CEILING FRAMING USING PERIMETER PLATES
Plates
outlining the perimeter should aesthetically cover the entire length of
the ceiling in any particular case.
Example:
A 5-metre ceiling (0.61 x 0.61 m. each)
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If
we put 8 complete plates in a line we cover 4.88 metres (8 x 0.61).
That’s 0.12 metres left up to 5 metres.
We
should allow 12 cm. on two of the sides (or 6 cms distributed
throughout the whole perimeter).
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WE’LL DO BETTER IF WE OPERATE AS FOLLOWS:
Put 7 complete plates (instead of 8) covering 4.27 metres. That
leaves 73 cm to ovelayl. By so doing and distributing the remaining
73 cm, each new plate will now be 36,55 cm. |
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CEILING HEIGHT AND SETTING OF PERIMETER OUTLINES
To
install a ceiling first we make marks on the walls to show the height to
which the structure will be placed.
Then
we put up the primary outlines in the walls of the perimeter.
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The outlines are placed with plugs, screws and wedges of wood, as is
indicated in the figure. To do so, first holes are to be made. The
corners are finished in the shape of a mitre joint or posting
square.
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PRIMARY OUTLINES SUSPENSION, CUTTING AND JOINING
Afterwards, we begin to suspend the structure with Primary
T-Outlines (190cm approx.)
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To
do so, rods or hooks are placed on the ceiling, every 61 cm.,
pairing their corresponding eyebolts or stretchers set on the
outlines also every 61 cm. We recommend the use of a measure
standard to level the ceiling.
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After
being suspended from the ceiling, primary outlines are joined by means
of a chuck and glue. Then the secondary outlines are placed to start
shaping the structure. |
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Then the secondary outlines are placed to start shaping the
structure.
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Outlines that end up being too long are cut to size so that they
perfectly fit onto the perimeter, which has a tongue on the upper side
to make it possible. Then they are fixed with a nail or a screw.
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PLATE ASSEMBLING
Plates
have to be placed onto the outlines as the suspended structure is being
installed.
The
perimeter plates have to be cut to size.
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REMARKS:
WHEN
SETTING THE HEIGHT OF A CEILING:
The distance between the suspended ceiling and the real ceiling should
be over 15 cm to facilitate the assembly.
EXPANSION JOINTS
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Sometimes expansion joints are to be used due to the size of the
ceiling.
These expansion joints are carried out by means of wooden fillets
that are fixed with screws to a primary outline. After that, another
primary outline is suspended and fit against the wooden fillet still
to be fixed.
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FIXING
THE PERIMETER FILLETS WITH DECORATIVE MOULDINGS:
A decorative moulding can be put setting it in the wall by means of
plugs and screws. Then, the perimeter structure made up by primary
outlines is set on the moulding and hung from the ceiling by means of
wire or rods.
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