S.No. | ASPECT OF COMPARISON | DIAMOND GRG False Ceiling | Mineral Fiber False Ceiling | Calcium Silicate False Ceiling | Gypsum Board False Ceiling |
1 | Make | Make in India | Import | Import/Make in India | Import/Make in India |
2 | Material | Glass Fibre Reinforced Gypsum | Recycled Newspaper, starch, mineral fiber etc | Sand and fly ash | Gypsum |
3 | Appearance | A variety of products for choice with good decorative effect for a modern indoor environment | Basic | Basic | Plain Board |
4 | RH (Related Humidity) | RH 99% Certified | RH 85-99% | RH 99% | RH less then 70% |
5 | NRC | NRC .60-.85 Certified | NRC .50-.70 | NRC .50 | NRC less then .45 |
6 | Light Reflectance | 0.75-.85 | 0.80-.85 | 0.85 | less then .60 |
7 | Fire Resisitance | Non combustable Certified BS-476-4:1970 | Class 0/Class 1-BS 476 | Non combustible | Non combustible |
8 | Water Resistance | Yes | No | No | No |
9 | Repaintable | Yes | No | No | No |
10 | Maintenance | Easy accessibility to pipeline and wires in the plenum area | Easy accessibility to pipeline and wires in the plenum area | Easy accessibility to pipeline and wires in the plenum area | Limited accessibility to plenum area |
| | Easy to replace damage ceiling if needed | Easy to replace damage ceiling if needed | Easy to replace damage ceiling if needed | Difficult to replace damage /soiled ceiling |
11 | Installation | Light, easy and convenient to install | Light, easy and convenient to install | Light, easy and convenient to install | Time & energy-consuming |
| | Direct hung – speed up the construction process and lower the construction cost | Direct hung – speed up the construction process and lower the construction cost | Direct hung – speed up the construction process and lower the construction cost | May have unsightly crack joint if installation done poorly |
12 | Price as per DSR | 12mm – 1690.45/Sq.Mtr. & 10mm fully perforated – 1760.70/Sq.Mtr. | 15mm – 2055.65/Sq.Mtr | 16mm – 2069.90/Sq.Mtr 20mm – 2362.10/Sq.Mtr | |