Tips and Tricks to Finishing Basement Ceilings

<h2 style="margin: 10pt 0in 0pt">Tips and Tricks to Finishing Basement Ceilings </h2>If you are planning to finish a ceiling in your basement, you probably already know that basement ceilings have specific challenges that need to be dealt with. First, the ceiling is often lower in the basement than in the rest of the home. Also, the basement ceiling usually has a good amount of heating pipes or ductwork, plumbing pipes, or electrical wires installed, so you need to find a ceiling finishing method that hides these systems, but still provides access to them if necessary for future repairs.Advantages and Disadvantages of Dropped or Suspended Ceilings A dropped or suspended tile ceiling is often one of the most popular choices when finishing a basement ceiling. This is because they are relatively easy to install, without the need to install heavy sheets of drywall overhead. They also have the advantage of being easy to cut and trim around pipes and other basement ceiling obstacles, and can be installed in a way that makes them easy to remove if future access to plumbing, heating or electrical facilities within the ceiling becomes necessary. A dropped ceiling in the basement can create a nice finished look, because of the fact it hides everything in the ceiling. However, it does lower the height of the basement ceiling, which can sometimes be a problem due to the fact that a basement ceiling is already low to begin with. Also, depending on the ceiling system that you choose, a dropped or suspended tile ceiling can be one of the more expensive ceiling finishing options. Tips for Drywall Ceilings If you want to install a drywall ceiling in the basement, remember to use screws for the installation process, so that it is easier to remove a panel of drywall if it becomes necessary for future repairs. Also, it can help to use quarter inch drywall for ceiling installations, as this reduces the weight of the drywall sheet when installing overhead. A little bit of pre-planning can be helpful when installing a drywall ceiling in the basement, so that you can create easier access to areas that contain any vital plumbing, electrical or heating features that might exist in certain areas of the ceiling. Tips for Painting the Ceiling Instead of installing a suspended tile ceiling, or a drywall ceiling, you might opt to simply paint the entire basement ceiling a solid color, using paint spraying equipment. This can be one of the simplest and least expensive approaches to finishing a basement ceiling. Although it doesn’t provide as nice of a finished look as some of the other ceiling methods do, it is often adequate for many types of basement rooms. By spray painting the entire ceiling the same color, including the ductwork and pipes, these types of fixtures tend to visually blend into overall ceiling, becoming much less noticeable. One of the advantages of painting a ceiling instead of using a more elaborate ceiling finishing option is the fact that access to plumbing, electrical and heating fixtures is easily maintained. About the author Writer/Designer, Veronica Smith, writes for AmericanArtisanArt.com and has many ideas for bringing the beauty of <a href="http://www.americanartisanart.com/wood-art-sculptures.html" target="_blank">wood wall sculptures</a> and <a href="http://www.americanartisanart.com/copper-art-sculptures.html" target="_blank">copper wall sculptures</a> to your interiors.

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