False ceiling and lighting planned together, because a ceiling is mostly a way to place light. Gypsum, POP or PVC, with cove, spot and task layers set out before the electrical work starts.
Each one opens the project it belongs to.
Each choice changes both how it looks and how it ages. The materials guide explains the trade-offs.
Gypsum board for most rooms, PVC where moisture rules it, POP where profiles are complex.
Ambient, task and accent, with the switching planned so the layers are usable.
It depends. How long false ceiling and lighting takes is decided before anything is built.
What decides it
What we check at the site visit
This is finalised with you after our site visit, once measurements, design and materials are agreed.
Most homes are handed over with one light point per room. Everything that makes a finished interior feel considered at night — cove light, a pendant over the dining table, spots on the TV wall — is decided at ceiling stage.
No. A false ceiling earns its place where it hides ducting, carries cove lighting or brings a very high ceiling down to a comfortable height. In a standard bedroom with no ducting, a peripheral cove often does everything a full ceiling would, for less money and less lost height.
Gypsum board is factory-made, goes up faster, cracks less and gives a cleaner line, so it is the default for flat ceilings. POP is mixed on site and suits curved or intricate profiles. PVC is used in wet areas where both would suffer.
A peripheral cove typically takes very little at the edges and none in the centre; a full ceiling takes more. In apartments with standard heights, we usually recommend keeping the centre open.
Warm light for living rooms and bedrooms, neutral for kitchens and study areas where you need to see clearly. Mixing colour temperatures within one sightline is the mistake that makes a finished home feel slightly wrong without anyone being able to say why.
Not well. Points have to be wired before the boards close, so the lighting plan comes first. Adding a spot afterwards means opening the ceiling again, which is why we settle the lighting layout at design stage.
A designer measures your flat, checks the builder's points and gives you a written scope. Monday to Saturday, 09:30–18:30.
