“So I was lyin’ there, just starin’ at the ceiling tiles. . .”
About 2/3 of my basement has a drop ceiling. It has been the handiest thing ever, especially when it came to re-wiring my kitchen. I keep noodling around with my house; if I’d drywalled the ceiling, it would be a series of patches now. Well, probably just holes, with my wife tapping her foot.
But it screams “office.” And the head height is bad – 80 1/2″ inches off the finished floor, and that’s with a lot of wrestling to get my tiles in. And some water got spilled in the kitchen and left water spots, and a couple tiles got scraped up. Of course, all the damaged tiles are cut tiles, so I’m too lazy to make new ones.
Are there any smart or creative systems out there? I’m really just curious – ha ha, no way I’m re-doing this one.
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pull the ceiling...
paint everything.. do contrasting colors for each type of component....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
My basement ceiling is for storage of moulding.
Steel cross bracing 2 spots vs in the middle, great storage for the long thin stuff. Moulding, pipes, 8 ft fluorescent tubes, threaded rod, etc.
did the same with mine...
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Huh, I just throw them on the floor. Urs sounds like a better idee.
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In a former life I worked on private yachts. A popular ceiling covering was thin plywood panels upholstered with nice headliner material. Then velcroed into place on strapping.
http://www.dartcanvas.com/hdliner.html
A specially modified butter knife is used to remove panels for access.
Where does the time go when it's not around here?
The boat-builders always have the coolest tricks. :-)Different world, that. Can't ever see myself building something floaty. But yeah - the ceiling idea holds promise. For the next house.
I love the boat ceiling idea, but my basement is wet enough now. No telling what would happen if I put in a boat ceiling! ;-)
You want "smart"? Redo it with old computer motherboards.
How, uh, futuristic.
I'm with Imerc. Black will give the feeling of a taller ceiling. White would be the other option. I like the look of the black ceiling. It kind of gives a loft/commericial feel to the place.
Diamond plate, polished aluminum. With sealed beam lights.
Egg carton bottoms.... one of my crazy neighbors actually did the whole ceiling with em.
A bumpy look and great acoustics.
This was in the 60's and.... groovy.
Edited 12/22/2007 9:43 am ET by wood4rd