We found two heat vents in the ceiling joists that previously did not have a down-pipe into the room (which was why it was often cold in there in the winter!). We removed all of the ceiling tiles as well as all of the metal framing (which we took to metal recycle).įrom there we had a clear view of exactly what we were working with. Don’t tear your ceiling apart before you know what you are dealing with! Step One! For example, you may have venting, pipes, or wiring that cannot be drywalled over easily, or that you may need to box around in order to drywall the ceiling. Warning: before you undertake this project, you want to assess what exactly is inside your drop tile ceiling. We also weren’t a fan of the fluorescent overhead lighting in this space and really wanted to install some low-profile pot lights instead. Since the ceiling had been painted previously, the ceiling tiles had pulled apart from their metal frame (and we had to move some of them when we were doing construction upstairs), so they were ripped and damaged looking throughout. Parts of it were broken due to my boys’ big basketball game (which made it’s way to the garage this week). If you saw my before pictures in last week’s post then you know that we had a drop-ceiling in this room that was not in very good shape. So far in this series, I have shared the “before” as well as our plans and inspiration board… I’m so excited to get this area in our home cleaned up, renovated, and decorated so that it actually becomes a comfortable and welcoming family space (and area for the kids to hang out with their friends, when they are allowed to have them over again!). Which means that over the next 8 weeks I will be sharing the process of making over our basement family room with you one step at a time. This time, because of the complications involved with designing and renovating during COVID19, the ORC has extended the timeline to 8 weeks instead of 6. If you aren’t familiar with the One Room Challenge (also known as the ORC), it’s a challenge where designers and bloggers attempt to give one space in their homes a complete makeover in a 6 week time period. Today I’m sharing how we have dealt with that drop-ceiling in the family room and the construction details about this space so far. Welcome to week two of our One Room Challenge makeover of our basement family room! I’m so excited to get this space finished and turned into useable square footage again. Today I’m sharing the progress in our basement family room for the One Room Challenge including how were removed and replaced our drop-tile ceiling.
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