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The Evolution of Tin Ceilings

We value decorative ceilings for the way they look and not the way they are made. Two hundred years ago decorative plaster ceilings graced the finest homes. Prized for their appearance, these hand-crafted works of art were only available to the very wealthy, but they had the disconcerting habit of dislodging and crashing down on anyone unlucky enough to be caught beneath them.

In the early nineteen hundreds what we now think of as tin ceilings came into their own. Touted not only for their fire safety, metal ceilings were also featured as sanitary, moisture resistant, and even vermin proof. Yes, they required the skills of a tinsmith to install, but tinsmiths were more common and less expensive to hire than master plasterers. And a tin ceiling also added a vital safety feature far more basic than fire protection; if installed properly it was unlikely to fall on your head.

Metal ceilings thrived until the beginning of World War II, when a scarcity of sheet metal coupled with improved building materials and construction safety standards brought an end to their heyday. Inexpensive wallboard (gypsum, sheet rock, etc.) provided the required fire barrier, and because these materials were easier and faster to install than tin ceiling panels they were ideal for the post-war building boom. The quest for efficiency and modernization of the 50's and 60's mostly relegated tin ceilings to restorations and the occasional new construction project that attempted to capture the charm and character of an earlier age.

It was at the turn of the twenty-first century that decorative tin ceilings began their modern renaissance. No longer limited by the metal-pressing technology of a hundred years earlier, a new generation of tin ceiling innovators began manufacturing tin ceiling panels that employed cutting edge production techniques and materials in service of the prized esthetics of yesteryear. The result: tin ceilings that are every bit the equal of their forebears for beauty and that far exceed them for features and functionality; tin ceilings that truly are better than tin.

If you want the look of a classic tin ceiling but without the expense, maintenance, and special installation skills and tools needed for metal, these new laminated tin ceiling panels are better in many ways than actual tin. Beautifully crafted, these elegant tin ceilings seamlessly combine the design essence of the past with the ease, efficiency, and sustainability of the future.