A C O U S T I C S O L U T I O N S™

INSTALLATION GUIDE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW OF THE LINEA CEILING SYSTEM

HANDLING & STORAGE

PLUMBING PENETRATIONS

CONTROL JOINTS

FRAMING OVERVIEW

FRAMING PREPARATION

SUSPENDED CEILING

GRID INSTALLATION

PANEL INSTALLATION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acoustic Solutions Linea Ceiling Systems is an attractive, economical and functional solution for commercial and ndustrial ceilings in offices, shops and shopping centres, hospitals and nursing homes, school and university buildings, clubs, restaurants, function centres and community buildings, warehouse and factory buildings. Acoustic Solutions Linea Ceiling Systems are suited both decorative and acoustic requirements.

Advantages include:

• Fast, easy and inexpensive to install. Panels simply sit in a two-way grid suspention frame.• Panels in grid systems provide ready access to services located above.• Dimensionally stable panels that will not buckle, shrink or warp. • Virtually maintenance free.• Surfaces simply wipe clean with a water damp cloth.• Systems easily adapt to accept flush mounted lighting systems.

Panels can be easily cut-on-site using a plunge cut saw or hole saw to fit around columns, sprinklers and to accommodate flush lighting systems, etc.

Our acoustic panels are manufactured locally from medium-density (750 kg/m³) fibre boards. They are also available in non-combustable imported gypsum to suit your fire safety specifications.The wood-based material used in our panels is hydroscopic, yielding an expansion/contraction coefficient of the core material of only 0.30%. They can be installed in environments of up to 70% humidity.The dimensional stability of the MDF core board is maintained by a perforated matrix pattern on the rear of all panels

The acoustic panels can be mounted to present unlimited sequencing and an attractive, joint-free continuous surface, thanks to their precise tongue-and-groove design. Key to the acoustic shielding function of our panels is it's unique grooved surface pattern. Available options are: Narrow-spaced grooves, which appear collectively as a textured surface; wider-spaced grooves, each individually visible to the eye.

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LINEA CEILING SYSTEMINTRODUCTION

The Linea Ceiling Systems offer lightweight, decorative and acoustic solutions for commercial applications. They are installed with a two-way suspended grid or directly fixed to wooden battens. The pre-coated face of the supporting grid or edge profile of the panels combine with various surface textures to form a decorative feature ceiling.

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JOINTED PANEL SYSTEMRECESSED PANEL

SYSTEM

SEAMLESS GROOVE SYSTEM TONGUE & GROOVE

OVERVIEWTHE LINEA CEILING SYSTEM

The Linea Ceiling Systems offer lightweight, decorative and acoustic solutions for commercial applications. They are installed with a two-way suspended grid or directly fixed to wooden battens. The pre-coated face of the supporting grid or edge profile of the panels combine with various surface textures to form a decorative feature ceiling.

All materials must be kept dry, preferably stored inside. Care should be taken to avoid sagging or damage to ends, edges and surfaces of sheets. All Linea acoustic panels must be stacked flat, properly supported on a level platform or on support members which extend the full width of the panels and which are spaced at a maximum of 600mm centres. If stored outside, panels must be stored off the ground, stacked as previously detailed and protected from the weather.

SUPPORT FULL WIDTH OF LINEA CEILING PANELS

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OVERVIEW HANDLING & STORAGESTACKING & SUPPORT OF CEILING PANELS

SPRINKLER PIPES: The penetration through fire rated ceilings for sprinkler pipes should not exceed the pipe diameter plus 10mm. The hole must be cut using a hole saw. Once the pipe is in position caulk around the sprinkler.

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CAULK GAP

100mm MAX

COPPER PIPE

LINEA CEILING PANEL

COPPER PIPE PENETRATION THROUGH CEILING

FIRE SPRINKLER PIPE PENETRATION THROUGH CEILING

SPRINKLER PIPE

HOLE DIAMETER =PIPE DIAMETER + 10MM MAX

SUPPORT SPRINKLER PIPE INDEPENDENTLY OF CEILING

LINEA CEILING PANEL

PVC PIPE PENETRATION THROUGH CEILING

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FRAMING IF REQUIRED

LINEA CEILING PANEL

PVC PIPE

PIPE PENETRATIONSPLUMBING

SPRINKLER PIPES: The penetration through fire rated ceilings for sprinkler pipes should not exceed the pipe diameter plus 10mm. The hole must be cut using a hole saw. Once the pipe is in position caulk around the sprinkler.

Linea Ceiling System must have control joints at 12m maximum spacing in both directions control joint details for ceiling systems.

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6mm GAP MAX

FIX WALL ANGLE TRIM TOWALL WITH FASTNERS AT600mm MAX CENTRE

FURRING CHANNEL JOINERFURRING CHANNEL

LINEA CEILING PANELCONTROL JOINTS

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FURRING CHANNEL

LINEA CEILING PANEL

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CONTROL JOINT DETAILS FOR NON FIRE RATED CEILINGS

CONTROL JOINT DETAILS FOR NON FIRE RATED CEILINGS

PERIMETER DETAIL FOR NON FIRE RATED CEILINGS

PLUMBING CONTROL JOINTS

INTRODUCTIONThis manual details the minimum requirements for various common timber and steel framing systems, and recommended installation methods.

TIMBER FRAMINGTimber members to which plasterboard will be fixed must:– be spaced at no more than 600mm centres.– have a minimum fixing face width of 35mm.– have a timber moisture content at the time of lining of no more than 16%.Unseasoned timber framing shall be given sufficient drying time in the construction programme to minimise the possibility of shrinkage after the fixing of linings. Kiln-dried timber framing must be protected from wetting during storage and erection.

STEEL FRAMINGSteel framing to which ceiling panels will be fixed must:– be spaced at no more than 600mm centres.– have a minimum fixing face width of 32mm.– be no greater than 1.2mm base metal thickness.

CEILING SUSPENSION SYSTEMSThey are not trafficable unless stated, and are designed to carry the weight of the ceiling only.• Strengthen suspension systems to support light fittings and access panels. • Any additional loads are not to be placed upon, or carried by the suspension system.

CORROSION PROTECTIONFor steel components in external environments, in heavy industrial areas or within 1km of the coast, additional coatings may be required.

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FRAMINGFRAMING OVERVIEW

Linea Ceiling System may be fixed directly to steel furring which is held by appropriate direct fixing clips attached to a structural support. Direct fixing clips provide some vertical adjustment to enable accurate levelling of the furring. After levelling, the nail/screw fix type brackets should be permanently fixed in place by nails/screws. Furring channels then snap fit into the clips. The ceiling drop should be limited to 200mm maximum with these attachment systems. Install brackets to ensure there is a clearance between joist and furring of 10mm minimum. The furring channel should be spaced at 600mm centres and with fixing clips at 1200mm maximum centres.

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FURRING CHANNEL SPACING(600mm MAX CENTRES)

TIMBER OR STEEL SUPPORT STRUCTURE

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FRAMING FRAMING PREPARATIONSTEEL FURRING CHANNEL DIRECT TO FRAMING

The Linea Ceiling System may be fixed directly to steel furring which is part of a concealed grid suspended ceiling. These systems are NON-TRAFFICABLE and are not designed to resist the weight of foot traffic. The Linea Ceiling Systems comprise of suspension brackets fixed to the supporting structure, suspension rods/ wire,suspension clips/ wire, top cross rails. Where top cross rails are not continuous, they must be joined. Joins must be aligned with hanging points. A system comprising of top cross rails at 1200mm maximum spacings, suspension points at 1200mm maximum centres, furring channel at 600mm maximum spacings. No provision has been made for the support of services or lighting systems. Adequate independent or additional support must be provided for services and lighting systems.

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TRACK FIXED TO WALLAT ENDS AND 600mmMAX CENTRE BETWEEN

ENDS OF FURRING CHANNELS10mm CLEAR OF WALL

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SUSPENDED CEILING

The Linea Ceiling System may be fixed directly to steel furring which is part of a concealed grid suspended ceiling. These systems are NON-TRAFFICABLE and are not designed to resist the weight of foot traffic. The Linea Ceiling Systems comprise of suspension brackets fixed to the supporting structure, suspension rods/ wire,suspension clips/ wire, top cross rails. Where top cross rails are not continuous, they must be joined. Joins must be aligned with hanging points. A system comprising of top cross rails at 1200mm maximum spacings, suspension points at 1200mm maximum centres, furring channel at 600mm maximum spacings. No provision has been made for the support of services or lighting systems. Adequate independent or additional support must be provided for services and lighting systems.

The following information assumes the room is square and the ceiling panels are to be installed in a standard square-on-square pattern. Installation methods will need to be modified to allow for out of square rooms or other grid patterns, such as brick pattern, and to allow for light fittings, etc.

• For best appearance, the panels closest to the walls may need to be cut to size to provide a symmetrical pattern. To determine the position of the grid, determine the number of 1200mm panels that will fit the room dimension. Determine any remainder and add 1200mm. Divide this total by 2. This is the margin along each side of the room. Now determine the number of 600mm panels that will fit the room dimension. Determine any remainder and add 600mm. Divide this total by 2. This is the margin at each end of the room

Example Grid Calculations:

Main Tee Grid4000 ÷ 1200 = 3.3 modules4000 – 3600 (3 panels) = 400400 + 1200 = 16001600 ÷ 2 = 800 margin on each side of the room.

Cross Tee Grid• 5000 ÷ 600 = 8.3 modules5000 – 4800 (8 panels) = 200200 + 600 = 800800÷ 2 = 400 margin at each end of the room.

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CROSS TEE TILE HOLD DOWN CLIP

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INSTALL SELECTED WALL TRIM WITH THE BOTTOMFLANGE ALIGNED AT THE REQUIRED CEILING LEVEL.THE ENDS SHOULD BE MITRE CUT FOR A MOREATTRACTIVE FINISH. FIX TRIM TO THE WALL FRAMING/MASONARY AT THE ENDS AND AT 600MM MAX CENTRES BETWEEN

600mm MAX 600mm MAXTYPICAL GRID LAYOUT.

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SUSPENDED CEILING GRID INSTALLATION

Clean hands or gloves are essential to prevent soiling of panel face during installation.

• Lift the panel through the grid with position facing down on the bottom flanges of the grid main/cross tees.

• Fit Hold-down Clips to cross tees top flange, and bend hold-down flanges downward to prevent panels lifting.

• Accurately align and level the grid. The suspension clips can be adjusted to either a string line or laser.

• To assist with stabilising the grid system in large ceiling areas, the Wall Trim Stabiliser should be attached to the wall trim at every second or third main/cross tee.

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STABILISING BRACKET SCREWFIXED OR RIVETED TO WALL

CROSS TEE

MAIN TEE

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PANEL INSTALLATION