Dropped or suspended ceilings are among the simplest and most affordable ways to cover ceiling defects wiring and overheard ducting.
Insulation above suspended ceiling tiles.
Ensure that your ceiling tiles can support the weight of the insulation.
Fiberglass ceiling tiles cannot support the weight of insulation.
Suspended ceiling insulation pads.
To install simply place a pad on each tile.
From cathedral ceilings to interior wood framed ceilings we have a perfect fit of stone wool ceiling insulation for your build.
For our money by far the simplest form insulation to install above your suspended ceiling is the insulation pad.
Lowering high ceilings also.
The batt insulation should be unfaced and can be of various thicknesses varying on the stc required.
Soniguard drop ceiling soundproofing insulation above your ceiling tiles will dramatically improve the sound blocking characteristics of any suspended ceiling.
They are made from a rigid 3 thick fiberglass with a thin vinyl laminated to the face providing a stellar nrc value for noise absorption in the room and a fantastic r value for insulation and noise blocking.
Installing insulation above a suspended ceiling is relatively easy and can be accomplished in one afternoon.
Each pad is a self contained pillow of rock or mineral fibre encased in polythene.
If you are tired of noise coming down through your ceiling or up through the floor from the basement below and you ve already got a suspended ceiling or can install one soniguard.
Insulation is useless without an infiltration barrier and a suspended ceiling is a lousy infiltration barrier.
Although batt insulation is fairly lightweight it can put an undue amount of stress on flimsy drop ceiling tiles and break them.
Insulating fiberglass ceiling tiles are the perfect solution for jobs that require a lay in ceiling panel with access above and high r value.
Applying batt insulation above suspended ceilings to meet code addresses and recommends practices known to conform to the requirements of the international building code and to all three model building codes.
If you have fiberglass tiles you ll need to replace them before proceeding.
How to insulate a drop ceiling.
The insulation contractors association of america s technical bulletin 27.
Remove the suspended ceiling tiles from the ceiling grid one by one.