Drop Ceiling Height

A standard basement wall is 8 feet high on the foundation s outside.

Drop ceiling height. To refit your old ceiling with a tray extension determine whether your. Standard height of a dropped ceiling basement walls. Installation is a straightforward job that any skilled diyer can do by attaching hanger wires to the ceiling joists with nails or screws and then suspending the main beams and cross tees.

If the home s mechanical elements such as drainpipes heating and air ducts and wiring run. All the water pipes etc are above in the joists. I have nothing below my floor joists.

Here s how to choose a ceiling height that s right for you. How high can you go i want to put up a suspended ceiling in the basement but i don t want to lose head room. At the lower ceiling level we use a detail that allows us to finish off this vertical transition as the drop ceiling is hung.

We build the metal stud wall so the bottom is 2 or 3 inches short of the finish ceiling height and let the drywall hang 5 to 6 inches below the bottom track of the metal stud wall. I was wondering how high the suspended ceiling can be where i can get the 2x2 ceiling tiles in out. Metallaire metallaire ceiling panels made of real metal offer a unique and striking way to update your low ceiling without losing height.

An interior poured concrete floor. Today s drop ceiling grid hangs down only three inches from the existing ceiling. For new flat coffered tray or sloped ceilings go for a minimum of nine feet.