Editing Ceiling (section)

==Types==
[[File:California Mid-Century Modern Home with open-beam ceiling 1960.jpg|thumb|[[California]] [[tract housing|tract home]] with an open-beam ceiling, 1960]]
Ceilings are classified according to their appearance or construction. A [[cathedral]] ceiling is any tall ceiling area similar to those in a [[Church architecture|church]]. A [[dropped ceiling]] is one in which the finished surface is constructed anywhere from a few inches or centimeters to several feet or a few meters below the structure above it. This may be done for aesthetic purposes, such as achieving a desirable ceiling height; or practical purposes such as acoustic damping or providing a space for [[HVAC]] or [[piping]]. An inverse of this would be a [[raised floor]]. A [[wikt:concave|concave]] or barrel-shaped ceiling is curved or rounded upward, usually for visual or acoustical value, while a [[coffer]]ed ceiling is divided into a grid of recessed square or octagonal panels, also called a "lacunar ceiling". A cove ceiling uses a curved [[Molding (decorative)|plaster transition]] between wall and ceiling; it is named for cove molding, a molding with a concave curve.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manleylabs.com/galleria/casaratas/casaratas52.html |access-date=September 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929160228/http://www.manleylabs.com/galleria/casaratas/casaratas52.html |archive-date=September 29, 2008 |title=Casa de las Ratas 2/2/2003 }}</ref> A stretched ceiling (or stretch ceiling) uses a number of individual panels using material such as [[PVC]] fixed to a perimeter rail.<ref>{{cite book|title=Interior Graphic Standards: Student Edition|author=Corky Binggeli|page=220|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|year=2011|isbn=978-1-118-09935-3}}</ref>