I have about 82” height to work with,other than a suspended ceiling are there any other options? This is where my shop is so I’m trying to preserve as much height as possible. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Thats actually a good idea. You can go black which adds depth or white. I suggested that for a customer whose basement I had framed. He had a relatively low ceiling so there wasnt much altenative. Worked well for him and its a look I kinda like.
Why not, Big box retailers use it.
It was only intended partially as tongue in cheek.
I've done that myself on certain projects. Black helps hide the "mess" above....while white helps to brighten an otherwise gloomy area.
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I understood the tongue & cheek I was simply agreeing with you. Depending on the usage of the area, I think its a great idea.
He did say shop.....I'd love to have a 12' high, bead board ceiling myself....in reality, we make due with what we have.
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I'd love to have a 12' high, bead board ceiling myself
And I'd love to work on a plush carpet with extra thick pad with a little nome like creature following me around with a vacumn and gathering my tools as I request them....
But then this is still a shop, I'd leave the joist bays open, at some point it's going to be nice to have that extra depth to swing that extra long board around...
There is non-supsended "suspended ceiling that has zero clearance.
Tracks go on the joist. The panels put in place and a cap strip snaps over the track to hold the panel in place.
"Floating" plywood panels. I saw an article somewhere where they hung plywood panels with lightweight chains. The panels were slightly staggered in height so thatthey overlapped. This effectively created a ceiling, while leaving easy access to the utilities above. I've been looking for an opportunity to try this, I would probably use mostly ~4x4' birch plywood panels (3/4" shop grade would be fine), maybe smaller panels where needed, either clear finished or painted. A lot less fuss than either a suspended ceiling or drywall, and probably fine for a basement shop.