Garden mix room near Nottingham, UK
Posted: Fri, 2021-Mar-19, 19:27
Thanks for the support and positive comments guys! It’s been a tough couple of weeks (as I’m not a builder!) but I have succeeded in completing the ceiling today.
The finished height from wood floor (yet to be installed) to underside of plasterboard will be 2.25m. Obviously the joists are lower than that but it still feels like a decent amount of headroom inside the room. This is good, as getting a decent ceiling height was the reason the floor is below ground level - a decision that cost a lot of time, money and of course heartache when the water came in.
Anyway, the plasterboard lift is a godsend and with a bit of bodging I used it to lift all 8 ceiling modules. As I was working alone these were actually assembled on the lift - I made the frame from 3x2, attached it to the lift, did a test lift to make sure it fit, then added the two layers of plasterboard whilst the frame was on the lift, then lifted into situ.
I also spent some time getting some insulation on top of the inner ceiling joists where I could, and also completed the vapour barrier to protect the plasterboard from condensation.
The last ceiling section near the door is actually higher than the others, to give as much headroom as possible when entering the room. Acoustically this isn’t ideal, but needs must.
Next steps are getting the door and window made for the inner room, caulking the ceiling, and then on to wiring for power and light.
I’m really pleased I completed the inner room in the two weeks I had off work, on my own except for two of the days. Just fell asleep in the middle of a film on tv, no surprise.
The finished height from wood floor (yet to be installed) to underside of plasterboard will be 2.25m. Obviously the joists are lower than that but it still feels like a decent amount of headroom inside the room. This is good, as getting a decent ceiling height was the reason the floor is below ground level - a decision that cost a lot of time, money and of course heartache when the water came in.
Anyway, the plasterboard lift is a godsend and with a bit of bodging I used it to lift all 8 ceiling modules. As I was working alone these were actually assembled on the lift - I made the frame from 3x2, attached it to the lift, did a test lift to make sure it fit, then added the two layers of plasterboard whilst the frame was on the lift, then lifted into situ.
I also spent some time getting some insulation on top of the inner ceiling joists where I could, and also completed the vapour barrier to protect the plasterboard from condensation.
The last ceiling section near the door is actually higher than the others, to give as much headroom as possible when entering the room. Acoustically this isn’t ideal, but needs must.
Next steps are getting the door and window made for the inner room, caulking the ceiling, and then on to wiring for power and light.
I’m really pleased I completed the inner room in the two weeks I had off work, on my own except for two of the days. Just fell asleep in the middle of a film on tv, no surprise.