UNICHANNEL

An innovative new way to conceal window shades. UniChannel is a modular in-ceiling pocket system for concealing window shades, consisting of an MDF carcass with aluminium plaster-in flanges, a removable bottom trim cover, and an easy-to-use 'Twist-In' shade bracket mounting system. Supplied in a kit format, UniChannel can be easily cut to length before assembly and installation on site, avoiding the awkwardness and risks associated with cutting traditional single-piece aluminium ceiling pockets. The innovative ‘Twist-In’ shade bracket mounting profile inside the UniChannel means that shade fixing brackets can be inserted and locked into place inside the pocket (before being finally secured via mechanical fixings). This prevents fitters from having to juggle shade brackets and tools above their heads during shade installation. To allow for a clean ceiling finish, the UniChannel system is supplied with two plasterboard fixing flanges, as well as an aluminium bottom flap. The plasterboard fixing flanges allow the system to be boarded and skimmed into the ceiling after fitting, to create an almost seamless join between the pocket and the finished ceiling. The removable bottom flap has two fixing positions, enabling it to either be visible and sit flush with the finished ceiling (powder coating available on request) or be raised up and have an MDF panel applied which can be hand-painted on-site to match the ceiling finish colour. UniChannel aims to not only offer a cost and time saving over the traditional methods of concealing window shades but also a number of intelligent design features to help make specifiers and fitters jobs easier.