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A wall and ceiling furring and panel system for an interior side or ceiling wall of a building utilizes parallel furring strips and other panel supporting components which are fixed to the frame members of the wall and which provide panel support surfaces one of which is of relatively narrow width a

A wall and ceiling furring and panel system for an interior side or ceiling wall of a building utilizes parallel furring strips and other panel supporting components which are fixed to the frame members of the wall and which provide panel support surfaces one of which is of relatively narrow width and the other of which is of relatively wide width. Immediate access to plumbing, wiring or other utilities behind the wall or above the ceiling is gained by sliding or lifting a panel to provide an opening at the desired point of entry. The system is adaptable for use with any conventional wallboard and with wood or metal studs.

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A system for constructing at least a major portion of a selected interior ceiling wall of a building in a manner providing immediate access to the utility space above the ceiling wall at any selected point of entry, comprising: (a) frame members fixed to the selected ceiling wall forming a utility s

A system for constructing at least a major portion of a selected interior ceiling wall of a building in a manner providing immediate access to the utility space above the ceiling wall at any selected point of entry, comprising: (a) frame members fixed to the selected ceiling wall forming a utility space therebetween and suitable for directly supporting furring strips thereon; (b) a plurality of pairs of parallel furring strips fixed directly to said frame members, each pair of strips providing a pair of continuous, opposed, parallel, co-planar panel retaining surfaces, the first of said panel retaining surfaces being of relatively narrow uniform width and the second of said panel retaining surfaces being of relatively wide uniform width not less than twice the width of the first, each strip having appended portions oriented perpendicular to the plane of each said panel retaining surface and providing a smooth straight continuous surface for abutting, trapping and aligning a straight, flat edge of a panel retained by and located entirely above the respective said retaining surface to which such portion is appended; and (c) a plurality of rectangular flat panels, each of said panels being formed with straight flat unnotched edges on all sides thereof and each being mounted with a selected pair of opposed flat panel side surfaces fully and continuously loosely engaging and located above a selected mating pair of said retaining surfaces in normal service and positioned so as to be trapped by said other appended portions of the pair of furring strips forming said selected pair of panel retaining surfaces to form the selected said ceiling wall, said furring strips providing external surface portions operative to cover gaps between respective edges of adjoining said panels to provide an externally visually gap free appearance, each said panel having freedom to slide toward the wider one of the panel retaining surfaces above which such panel is mounted and to tilt to be completely removed from said furring strips to provide access to the utility space above such panel and without requiring removal of any other of said panels and also while located above said selected pair of panel retaining surfaces having freedom to slide lengthwise of said selected pair of panel retaining surfaces during installation of said panel, said furring strips providing the sole means of support for said panels in the construction.