Greetings everyone, and a Happy New Year!
About to start a project that involves adding perimeter soffits in several rooms, with a trough for uplighting. Not real big rooms, longest run about 18′. Nine foot ceilings. Considering a soffit about 20-24″ horizontal and 12″ vertical.
Pardon my not having the means to post a sketch here; I know that would help. In section, the interior vertical edge of the soffit would have a 1×6 piece of finished trim extending upward from slightly below the bottom corner. The 6″ above that would be open and recessed 8-10″ to form the home for the lighting (thinking rope lighting right now). Also need to keep the interior volume open to handle small diameter high velocity HVAC runs.
Any thoughts about a cost-effective way to produce such? Any problems I’m ignoring? Can I keep these runs straight and sag-free? Fire-blocked? My drywall guy gonna shoot me?
Thanx for any and all help!
Edited 1/2/2003 11:13:40 AM ET by BEMW
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Boy, I was hoping someone would have addressed your posting by now. I am planning something very similar and have no idea how it will be framed. Maybe if you can post that sketch someone will bite.
Remember, measure twice... then keep cuttin'
'til it fits really fine.
Hey try this, that is if I can attach it. 2x4's at ceiling and wall, plywood ripped to depth of soffit minus 1 1/2. 2x4 stapled/nailed on the flat to bottom of plywood then 2x4 lookouts on the flat. 2x6 or 2x4 band to end of lookouts on edge.
Edited 1/4/2003 12:11:07 AM ET by jim at great white
I'll get some help and get the picture posted soon.
jim
Thanks for the input. Now, how about 2x2's instead of 2x4's, and drywall in place of plywood? Will it do the job?
Hey beamer I'd say sure on the 2x2's, but for strength i'd go with plywood for your hanger. If for any reason a monkey tried to climb on your soffit the drywall may just tear out.
You're right .. I'm with you there for ply for the vertical load-bearing.
I like framing my bulkheads with steel studs.
Either a complete box.....or just an L......with angled supports every so often.
I like the steel studs as I can build and lift most sections by myself. Less weight is better. I'm sure I could get an 18' section up there easily. Set on a removable ledger and screw it tight. Nice and quick.
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something like this,
use steel studs