If you re installing a suspended ceiling a hanging partition or track lights to a concrete ceiling you can avoid drilling for wedge anchors and go with angle clips and pins.
Hanging lights from concrete ceiling.
If you need to hang something from a cement ceiling you cannot simply drive a nail or screw into the cement.
The containers must be big and heavy enough to hold the posts without tipping over and strong enough to hold fast setting concrete.
It would be a huge job to try and drill channels into the ceiling and lowering the ceiling so that we can hide wiring between the concrete and paneling would also be a big job and we d lose precious height and it would crash into the sprinklers.
If you have a dinning room or entryway that needs new lighting you may want to hang a chandelier.
You must take steps to safely secure the fastener or it will quickly tear out of the ceiling.
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From lights and fans to art and plants hanging objects from the ceiling can make a room look more unique and stylish while opening up a lot of extra space.
Hiring either will cost plenty and you can better spend that money on other things.
Our condo is lovely but the living room has no overhead lighting same with the bedroom.
Installing a new light fixture is a great way to instantly change a drab room into a dazzling one.
Concrete like brick and china is a ceramic material made from processed rocks.
Lighting showrooms and catalogs have a wide variety of fixtures to tempt you.
Homeowners with concrete ceilings see this as a formidable task that can be done only by an electrician or home contractor.
It is extremely strong when under compression but much weaker when under.
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With a cement wall anchor you can secure heavier items to the ceiling without fear of the anchors coming out.