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clairemclarke

Ugly drop ceilings

clairemclarke
10 anni fa
We may buy a house with these in the basement similar to the picture here how can we change them? beadboard? there's too much going behind the tiles to actually raise the ceiling.
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  • Amy Marsteller
    10 anni fa
    We just finished our basement and I had the same dilemma. Ended up doing a faux tin look over our kitchen/bar area. The tiles were easy to find online but I was not able to locate a company that furnished matching grid system. I went to our local automotive store and they mixed a couple pints to match. Rolled our grid and looked perfect! For the rest of the basement we used Armstrong basic white (I strongly dislike the ones with visible holes but wanted ones with good acoustic qualities so picked the ones with least noticeable texture). We had considered Armstrong tiles that give a coffered look- beautiful. But it was going to be too much work to figure out how to get the can lights installed in them. Instead we ended up buying white grid covers from Armstrong (look a bit like coffered but on a much smaller scale). I am very pleased with the results. And when a water line sprung a whole just after we were done I was SO happy I didn't decide to drywall:)

    Commenti (11)

    • Laura Fore Myers
      10 anni fa
      Bead board or tongue and groove would be awesome.
    • PRO
      Molidor Custom Builders, Inc.
      10 anni fa
      We recently built a new home for a client. She is an artist and we set up a small studio in her basement. She did not want any type of drop ceiling or drywall ceiling. So we just painted her ceiling and it looks great--plus, it adds more space.
    • Brenda
      10 anni fa
      drywall would look the best, but sometimes it is not a good idea to block access to all the pipes and wiring that are in that ceiling.

      there are some more modern drop ceilings that look substantially better then the one in the above photo. I actually saw one recently that sort of looked like a "cove" ceiling. maybe take a trip to Home Depot and see what's available.
    • decoenthusiaste
      10 anni fa
      You can paint it out, so to speak - very nice for media room. Or you can install a really "wowy" new one!
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    • clairemclarke
      Autore originale
      10 anni fa
      we need to redo it not just paint it...although that looks a ton better than I thought it would!
    • PRO
      Deborah Vieira Design
      10 anni fa
      I guess it depends on how much you need to access up there... If you have cool rafters/pipes/etc, pulling out the covers, giving it a unifying color with cabling concealing wiring, exposing it all could look very industrial-chic, save a lot of money, and raise the ceiling. You didn't mention the height of the current ceiling... if it's high enough and you don't need direct access, then I'd alternately suggest ripping out the drop ceiling, drywalling, and adding interesting beams or a paneling design to better balance the proportions of the room. Ping me if you're interested in a quick sketch.
    • PRO
      Creative Innovations & Designs Inc
      10 anni fa
      Why do you need access? Covering pipes and wiring is not an issue as mentioned above. It's no different that drywalling or covering up the wires and piping in the rest of your house. If the home is built properly and to code, there is no need to have access to anything. Drop ceilings are not the most attractive look. I would spend the money to drywall and paint the ceiling. Bead board would be a step up from drop too. I suggest you remove it regardless. It dates the house, and never looks that great.
    • Randy Powell
      10 anni fa
      I saw some pretty cool, funky and decorative ceiling tiles in Las Vegas. reflecive, patterns with the grids in various colors....my problem would be to find a supplier of these ceiling tiles...can anyone shed any light on this?
    • cremmey18
      9 anni fa
      Albmars, do you have a picture of your basement? It seems like I am going for the exact same look.
    • Jean Bockhorn
      8 anni fa

      my house is 70 years old just a plain one story on piers narrow in front but long. no hallway you have to walk through the rooms. but here's the kicker 1st room is livingroom and first bedroom are 9'4 the bathroom and 2nd bedroom are dropped 7'1 and the next room kitchen is 7'4 the ceilings 12x12 tiles are masonite just curious why they would do that and if originally the ceilings thru the house 9'4 .

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