Vinyl Soffit for basement ceiling?? - Contractor Talk
2010年2月24日 · Rustic knotty pine ceilings in certain design aspects of a room/building, recessed light covers typically made of plastic to allow light through, furniture, carpet, tables, TV's, stereo's, all the exposed plumbing in my utility room and hidden in the basement ceiling is PEX and PVC, both of which put off the same toxins if ignited.
Estimating Basement Ceiling surface area - Contractor Talk
2022年1月16日 · Every house I've ever sprayed the basement ceiling in (I've done easily fifty over the years) has taken between five and ten gallons of paint. Pipes, wires, ducts, all of it. Price it out assuming you'll use ten gallons. You're covered. Seriously. Calculating exact square footage of every floor joist bay is a complete waste of time.
Basement ceiling options - Contractor Talk
2005年4月13日 · Wondering what suggestions the pros might have for basement ceilings. I would like to avoid a true drop ceiling because of the loss in headroom, but I don't necessarily want to just put up drywall because of the sound transmission - the basement will be rented out, so the more isolated, acoustically, I can make the upstairs and downstairs, the better.
painting an open basement ceiling - Contractor Talk
2018年1月7日 · I have a basement job coming up that was going to get suspended ceiling and now the home owner wants to paint the open joist. The joist are I-joist with osb. There is all the wiring and pex tubing and flex duct.I was going to buy a decent Wagner sprayer for the job and just take it one bay at a time and be as thorough as i can about getting it ...
Spraying basement ceiling black - Contractor Talk
2013年2月14日 · Finished the 400 sq. ft. ceiling today. Sprayed 4 gallons of primer (ceiling and walls) and 3 gallons of flat black (ceiling only). Started at 11:30 and finished at 4:00. That includes waiting 1.5 hours for the primer to dry and spending an hour cleaning the equipment. All told, 2 hours to spray 7 gallons of paint. Graco LTS 15 performed ...
Basement ceiling choices | Contractor Talk - Professional …
2012年6月20日 · We ended up doing a drywall ceiling in my basement, but prior to that I was considering doing a painted grid with site fabricated plywood panels rather than the acoustic tiles. 2000 SF of 1/4 ply might be pricey, but you could use it strategically, with drywall in some areas and plywood in others.
Plastic on ceiling in basement (unconditioned space)
2015年4月24日 · IMHO that was a really poor decision. Here the furnace (gas forced air) is in the basement and the ducts are on the ceiling so there are vents for the basement. The insulation would be better on the walls and none on the ceiling. Otherwise with a dehumidifier in the basement the plastic might not be a problem.
framing basement ceiling | Contractor Talk - Professional …
2010年10月4日 · I am going to frame out for a finished basement in a new house. They had a 10' pour on the foundation so the floor joists are at 10'. They only want an 8' drywall ceiling in this basement. My questions are: What is the best way to frame out the ceiling for the drywall, since the present joists are at 10' and I'm only going up 8' with walls.
Basement ceiling height deviation from plan | Contractor Talk ...
2024年11月5日 · A big builder built my house. The blue print calls for a 9' foundation wall and 3" concrete slab, and also shows an unfinished ceiling height of 8' 9". Mathematically this makes sense to me. However as I am measuring the windows for curtains, I noticed that the basement ceiling height is about 1.5" short of the stated 8' 9" in blueprints.
Basement Ceiling insulation | Contractor Talk - Professional ...
2022年12月21日 · I am remodeling a house in NW GA, the home has a walkout basement. It has 9ft ceilings and the builder has put insulation in all areas of the ceiling - paper side up. Now in one area there is a lot of ductwork and some pipes so drop ceiling is hard to piece together , if I was wanting to cover up the insulation.