English translation of "plafond lourd" - "a main ceiling or a main (structural) ceiling"

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170 months ago

Lilly (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	plafond lourd
Context:	diagnostic de performance énergétique (DPE) -Descriptif du logement et des ses équipements
Keywords:	Toiture: Plafond lourd pourtelles béton / entrevous béton Combles perdus isolé(s) 20 cm

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170 months ago

wrote:

Heavy celing

170 months ago

Noelle Ward wrote:

structural ceiling with concrete beams

My comment:

structural ceiling as opposed to a suspended ceiling

170 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

heavy ceiling supported by concrete girders

170 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

a main ceiling or a main (structural) ceiling

My comment:

as opposed to a dropped ceiling which is not part of the structure.

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170 months ago

Geoff Bing wrote:

heavy ceiling

My comment:

heavy ceiling with concrete beams...

why not...

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170 months ago

wrote:

Sure

170 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Maybe, but I have my doubts. What, exactly, is a heavy ceiling? Any references for this?

170 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

If you go and look at French architectural docs, it's clear these are the "regular" ceiling as opposed to the drop ceilings. They are structural and are the main ceiling. We simply don't say heavy ceiling in English....that would suppose there is a light ceiling...

170 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Sure

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