How To Cover Insulation In Basement Ceiling

How can you cover exposed insulation in your basement ceiling? Follow our simple guide below.

Cost Effective Option

It’s very possible to conceal insulation and other overhead obstructions by installing some conventional drywall. It’s often necessary to install a secondary framework below the obstructions instead of relocating items like plumbing lines below the existing floor joists. This secondary framework will undoubtedly be expensive to install.

The most cost-effective option is a suspended ceiling. Also known as drop ceilings, suspended ceilings, are installed underneath the obstructions, requiring no heavy framing. The ceiling tiles will hang level regardless of how uneven the ceiling may be. If needed, the tiles can be easily removed and replaced.

Install A Drop Ceiling

This is a very straightforward process but must be done in the proper order. Follow our step-by-step guide:

• Start by marking the height at which you want the ceiling.
• Next, use a level and extend the line around the whole room.
• Atop the line, you will install L brackets.
• Install the brackets using screws to secure them to the wall.
• Install anchors in the existing ceiling at four-foot intervals.
• Attach a hanger wire from each anchor, which holds the new ceiling below any obstructions.
• The main tees need to be installed on four-foot centers across the room’s full width.
• They must also be directly below the rows of anchors.

Finish The Project

Start inserting the cross tees once the main framing is installed. These need to be 2 feet in length and spaced out every four feet along the rows of main tees. A grid of two by four foot openings will be the result. Measure all openings and custom cut each tile to fit. Now that the rows of tiles have been installed, start in one corner and install the standard-size tiles to complete the ceiling.

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