How do I put in a ceiling and retain as much ceiling height as possible. need to work around duct work?
dettigerfan asked:
I will finish my basement. I assume you start with the roof. How do I successfully add a roof and ceiling height of retaining as much as possible? Plan in the basement is a fitness room with weights and so on. I can live with an uneven roof, around duct work etc. Should I use the dry masonry in this case? Do you also factor in how to decompose in the light? Thank you
You can use tiles and staple them to the joists. You will only loose about 1/2 inch at best. Your problem will come when going around areas which do not have support for the tiles, you will have to add support by cutting and fitting 1 X 1′s. Tiles are cheap and this method will make it possible for you to easily remove them for repairs to electric wires and plumbing.
A cheaper way it to rent a paint sprayer and just paint it all white! This will allow for a clean look and access to all the workings. It looks Industrial so you can decorate accordingly.
you can leave the duct works exposed and paint it with a heat resistant paint.. this leaves you with the height you are looking for and lowers the cost… painting the duct work will give you a more industrial look but if you paint it right it can look cool. choose the right color and you can save lots of money and still get a nice ceiling with out all the work of drywalling and all that it entails
You can frame in a box around your ductwork and then drywall everything. I believe that your question involved having a ceiling so I don’t know what the setup currently is. Many times you will see a house where the ducting is ran near the edge of a wall space. This gives the ability to only box it in there and it doesn’t look stupid like a ***** up. Once your framing is in place you can run all the electrical etc that you need. You will have wood to attach to (especially if you put in backing pieces as you frame). This will allow you to attach to it later after drywall to hang weights on etc. I recommend writing down measurements of where studs and or backing is (typical would be a 16″ on center for walls and 24 on center for your ceiling). All this will help you after you get the rock installed.