Many moons ago [ 30 years] my father had a house in Hartford Connecticut with stretched canvas cielings in a room 16 ‘ x 20’. This would work very well for a project I’m now working on. Anyone have any experience with this ?
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No. Read about them, as in I know they exist, but nothing more.
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Haven't seen stretched canvas lately, but there's a few commercial systems out there using mylar. I'll try and drum up the names for ya if you're interested.
Bob
Mylar, canvas ... whatever. Large cieling area to cover which could get wet [if/when flat roof leaks] I thought a canvas [mylar] cieling might be good as it will show water damage fairly quickly and not wait [light a sheetrock cieling would] until it might collapse.Thanks, Chris
I was staying in a hotel in Paris a couple of years ago and while laying in bed the ceiling seemed to be vibrating,so I stood up on the bed and sure enough it was some type of thin plastic material pulled tight and held up with crown moulding.The room was about 12'x15' and the lid was about 10' high.Maybe this was a mylar ceiling?I did not feel to safe,it seemed a fire hazard to me.Mike
A restaurant in the local mall has canvas ceilings. Framework runs around the place and the canvas is tied tight to the rods via rope thru eyelets. They broke the ceiling up into sections to prevent sagging material. Can't give to any details on how they did it. You could probably call an awning company and they could clue you into the particulars.