| You have arrived at another critical planning point in | | | | long way in style and design choices in recent years |
| your remodel. The walls have been laid out,plumbing | | | | and I would implore you to take a look at them. |
| done and electrical systems ran. Now you need to | | | | Many options are available from colors to mirrored |
| decide on what you will choose to do with your | | | | even clear panels for anything from a traditional to a |
| ceiling.When it comes to ceilings in basements there | | | | contemporary look. Drop panels also allow access to |
| are really only two possibilities. The first of which | | | | any existing plumbing and electrical systems as well |
| would be dry-walling it like the remainder of your | | | | as the ability to be changed out easily if they |
| home(presumably). The second option is installing a | | | | become damaged. Modern drop ceiling panels even |
| drop ceiling. | | | | offer substantial sound deadening qualities. |
| Let us take a look at both options. | | | | When deciding between the two take a look at your |
| Option number one and in no particular order will be | | | | existing structure. You will need to keep a minimum |
| dry walling your ceiling. Many homeowners choose | | | | of seven and one half feet from the floor (after you |
| this option out of aesthetic purposes. The flow of | | | | install your subfloor) and need to stay below air ducts |
| your home is carried along into your basement this | | | | and sewer lines. Dry walled ceilings in basements will |
| way and it creates a traditional feel. Dry walling does | | | | generally need a structure built under your floor and |
| have downfalls though including sometimes prohibitive | | | | plumbing to attach to thereby further using space. |
| costs and lack of access to plumbing,electrical, and air | | | | Drop ceilings hang from wires suspended from your |
| ducting in your home. If anything were to go wrong | | | | joists and further supported by brackets along the |
| with a bathroom or kitchen water or sewer line in | | | | wall. While many of you will need to have a drywall |
| the future you would have to tear out your new | | | | ceiling professionally installed most homeowners can |
| ceiling to repair them. For this reason it is | | | | install there own drop ceilings with time and patience. |
| recommended to use a drop ceiling in most basement | | | | Now that we have discussed some of the options in |
| remodels. | | | | basement ceilings I hope you will find it easier to |
| Drop ceilings have had a stigma for many years. | | | | make a choice. Next in my articles on basement |
| Many people feel that they belong in offices and | | | | remodeling we will discuss your ceiling light installations |
| mobile homes. Modern manufacturers have come a | | | | and start on flooring. |