# Ceiling-Mounted Zip Screen Installation
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# Ceiling-Mounted Zip Screen

Ceiling-mounted zip screen — the housing is screwed to the upper plane. Beam ground, channel alignment and the route leaving the wall free.

## The Ceiling Set-Up Steps

The housing is carried above; the side channels descend accordingly.

1. **The carrier line is found** — The plane the housing will connect to is decided; on a pergola an aluminium beam, on a terrace a concrete ceiling is sought.
2. **The housing axis is marked** — The housing line is aligned with the opening axis. The plane the channels will descend is calculated from this axis.
3. **The housing is screwed from above** — The connection points are distributed along the housing length; the screw descends perpendicular to the upper plane and the housing stays suspended.
4. **The channels are aligned** — The side guides are lowered on the same vertical from the housing's two ends; a slip spoils the zipper's entry into the channel.
5. **The system is commissioned** — The fabric is passed into the channels and lowered a full cycle; the motor end points are set.

## Connection by the Upper Plane

In a suspended set-up the carrier above decides the connection.

Connection selection on pergola beam, concrete ceiling, timber and steel carriers
Plane — Connection — Note
Aluminium beam — Sheet-metal screw into the profile slot — The ready channel of pergola series is used
Concrete ceiling — Steel plug + screw — The plug opens to full depth; the load is asked only of the concrete
Timber beam — Wood screw into the main beam — Not the cladding board but the carrier is sought
Steel structure — Self-drilling screw — It descends guide-free into thin wall; the torque setting protects

## The Suspended Set-Up's Scenarios

- **Pergola and veranda** — In open volumes having a top cover the housing is hung under the beam. The roof, not the façade, carries the screen.
- **An opening with no wall share** — On full-height openings where no wall remains above the opening the housing must hold from above.
- **The line above a shopfront** — On shop façades the housing is taken to the ceiling line above the storefront and assumes the shutter function.
- **A position standing out front** — When the screen must run in front of the opening plane the ceiling is the only plane giving depth.

## The Motor Feed's Place

When the housing is hung on the ceiling the motor and the feed line stay above too. The cable descent is planned through the channel or as a separate line; a line added later wanders in sight.

If a wind sensor is used its mounting is done together with the housing. The opening the sensor watches is the screen itself.

## Questions About Ceiling-Mounted Zip Screen

How does a suspended housing meet the wind load?

The housing is bound to the upper plane with spaced screws and the load is shared with the channels. As long as the zipper holds the fabric locked in the channel, pressure does not sway the system.

Is a pergola beam enough for the load?

The beam section and the pergola's own connections are checked at survey. Aluminium systems have ready slots carrying the housing.

Do the channels connect to the ceiling too?

No; the channels descend to the side plane, the ceiling carries only the housing. If no side surface exists an independent profile or post is resolved.

Related pages: [Wall-Mounted Zip Screen](https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/wall-mounted-zip-screen/) · [Façade-Mounted Zip Screen](https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/facade-mounted-zip-screen/) · [Zip Screen Systems](https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/zip-screen-systems/)

## Show the Upper Plane

With the pergola-beam or ceiling visual the connection type and the feed line become clear.

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